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Old Games: Should Downloadable Content Be Free?

dkpatriarch — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:51:59 +0000

Old Games: Should Downloadable Content Be Free?

by dkpatriarch

© 2009 David Hilton

I would love to see sales figures for downloadable content for games that were released 1-3 years ago. Some of this content hasn’t ever changed in price and competes with new release games’ downloadable maps and features.

Old Game Content Should Be Free

In a world where everything, including the retail games themselves, depreciates does this make any sense?

No it doesn’t.

But of course those in charge are certainly not obligated to lower prices or, even better, make the added content for older games free. But it would be both logical and, well, nice.

This is the point raised recently on the Xbox.com.au forums by user mchiefvs360. The comment was:

It’d be nice if older games like GRAW1, COD2 or PGR3 made their content free as I don’t know many people who would want to pay full original price for maps for a game that is five years old, Perfect Dark Zero did it right.

And he (or she) has a good point.

Games like Gears of War, The Outfit, Lost Planet, Perfect Dark Zero, Fable 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and GRAW 2 have some or all of their content free and are praised for it.

Of course the latest trend has been to re-release the bundled retail game and downloadable content some time later as a “Game Of The Year” edition at full or near full retail prices, as with Lost Planet, Oblivion, and Fable 2.

Should Oblivion content be free now?

I’m not sure of the sales figures for those editions either, but I believe it would be good PR and even prolong the use of many of these old games if all the content was made free after a certain length of time instead (which Lost Planet has since done).

Let’s face it: these days gamers move on pretty quickly. If your game isn’t Halo 3 or COD:4, and fewer people are playing your game online (or offline in the case of added missions, cars and tracks) what is the purpose of keeping a high price on it?

If a gamer has a lot of downloaded content on their HDD that they got for free for your game, they may just keep it instead of throwing it away for a few bucks trade-in at EB Games.

When the game’s content is announced as being free it may very well revive interest in the game and propel a few sales (used or new). Yes the game-maker makes nothing off a used copy sold, but any creator wants their creation used as long as possible, and this may keep up interest for an upcoming sequel. It’s not as if they are making anything if nobody is paying to download the content anyway.

So what would be the drawbacks?

Well not everybody goes on N4G, Gamegrep, or the forums to find out about new initiatives like a game’s content being made free, so how would the good publicity reach the public at no cost? Sure, the Microsoft (or Sony) Dashboard could advertise it, but otherwise word of mouth will be the only way people would even see the goodwill gesture and take advantage of it.

Then there is the worry that some gamers would just wait for the content to become free and therefore it would cost in download sales, though I doubt most gamers who really want the content would wait that long.

Still, these concerns aside, it certainly could be something besides the “deal of the week” idea to give added value to being part of the online service. Some gamers still aren’t online with their consoles because they don’t play online games, but if they could get free content for their retail game they may connect more readily for the added missions or race tracks and be tempted to try online gaming.

The future of gaming.

Then there are the implications for the future of console gaming.

If future consoles, as is sometimes surmised, focus on digital distribution, as with the PSP GO!, then you may have a situation where prices do not reduce very far as there is no competition between retailers.

PSP GO: expensive digital distribution the future?

With the PSP GO! we have the situation where the retail versions of PSP games with full packaging and discs are more often actually cheaper than the downloadable version. Digital distribution with consoles remains very fixed in pricing with only the “deal of the week” lowering the price of only a few items. Will this trend continue in future consoles?

Yet the PC crowd can revel in digital distribution thanks to Steam, where prices drop often on a large variety of games. This model is in stark contrast to the one with the PSP GO!.

If Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo and all the game-makers start winning the gamers over to digital content by adopting the ‘depreciation’ model and by giving all older content for free, they will be a lot more successful in winning converts (especially skeptics like me) to the concept of digital distribution-only consoles in the future.

They really should start by giving older content away now.

So what games offer “some” free content on Xbox Live Marketplace?

Well here they are:

GRAW 2
FORZA 3
Gears of War
Call Of Duty: World At War
Halo 3
Fable 2
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 3
Left4Dead
Midnight Club: LA
FEAR 2
Project Gotham Racing 4
The Last Remnant
Rainbow 6: Vegas
Rainbow 6: Vegas 2
Endwar
Infinite Undiscovery
LOTR: Conquest
Timeshift
Frontlines: Fuel At War
Kameo
Crackdown
Civilization: Revolution
The Darkness
The Outfit
Lost Planet

© 2009 David Hilton

OXCGN's Massive Forza 3 Career Help Guide

xboxoz360 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:50:29 +0000

OXCGN’s Massive Forza 3 Career Help Guide

by XboxOZ360

©2009 Grant Smythe – Oxcgn

Welcome to OXCGN’s Forza 3 Racing Tips #1

The afternoon glare stuns your vision

Forza 3 would have to have the biggest selection of races available in any known racing game to date.

With 730 races, (no, I have yet to work out exactly how many laps that is, but I’m working on it…that will be in Tips #2), which are spread over a massive 220 events from 10 different categories or series ranging from 50 different real life race circuits as well as fictional tracks based on real life locations in places such as Italy, Germany, France, Nth America, England, Japan and Spain. I think you’ll need a Tourist Visa!

What we will be doing here is hopefully help you go through and use the Events Listing which you can use to help build your Experience Level (XP) and thus gain more credits (CR), as well as win some more neat cars (Veyron). We will also discuss the various cars to use in the different classes that will give you not only a great chance at working your way through Forza 3, but help you enjoy the experience along the way.

Get all testie on the Benchmark High Speed Test Ring

We will also look at which cars to start off learning how to us “Assists Off” function, as well as the advanced Manual & Clutch gear changes which help gain you more credits.

By having most of the assists off, as some cars actually need them on to be tractable (drivable), you can gain an increase of your points of as much as 75% which certainly helps build those Experience Points (XP) up and also get those credits piling up in your account to start upgrading.

But like all things, you have to start – well – at the beginning, funny that, so let’s start with the different races and progress from there shall we. Naturally we’ll try and get as much stuff as possible in, but this will need to be spread across several postings and pages with updates, tips (OZ’s Forza 3 Tips), guides and general knowledge on the gameplay mechanics, some tuning tips and much more.

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As you can see from the image above at the start of the page, (click to see full size) there are a great deal of events, and of course races. So I’ve made it easier for you by making a printable PDF available for you.

Simply click the image here on the right to have the PDF downloaded to your desktop, and print it out for further reference.

At the end of this particular information page, you’ll find a word doc that you can also print it out, that will have all the details below available for you. No other site does this for its readers,. But OXCGN is a site for the readers by gamers. And we want the same things you do. Information, help, assistance and above all else, the ability to simply have some fun and get into the games we play.

These printable items will help you check out the different classes and give you some idea of how the system works, and you can tick off the classes as you move ahead, and show your mates rather than have then having to view your stats on the 360, especially if you’re not in front of it right then.

I have found the Events List section very useful in getting races done and moving forward. I’m currently on Driver Experience Level 35/50 and my next is 40/50, yet only completed 15% of the career mode.

OZ’z first Forza 3 main tip – FPV

Close to windscreen view point - okay, but not the best.

First Person Viewpoint. I’ve always played the game, or any real racing game or semi-sim through the in-car view, or, if not available, the closest to the screen view as possible. – Why? – realism!

Many find it difficult, citing inability to see ahead properly (well dahh, have you driven a car), sun-glare (yep, that gives it more real-life effects), poor vision on corners (no, really?!), other cars location to you (you don’t say), and more often than not, the inability to see YOU racing in your nice shinny car (poor didums).

Racing isn’t about seeing what “you look like” – It’s about driving at your best without knocking everyone out of the way to get ahead, or seeing how much damage you can deliver to your car, and others.

The ultimate First Person Viewpoint - FPV the 'only' way to race

Anyone want to race me, and it has to be with in-car view locked, manual gears and most assists off, depending on car being used. while I’m not up at the top of the ladder, and probably never will be. But I am still in the top 1% of the leaderboard in Circuit in Class A, top 2% in Class S with varying % in other classes so far.

This is due mainly due to the fact I feel more in this viewpoint than I do in any other, I “focus” on what lays ahead, which is what a driver should be doing, and I can scope the road and track out behind and ahead of me, and have a better feel for the race in general, especially in longer races and Enduros.

In Drivers view (Cockpit or In-Car-View), the cars actually sound more realistic, the road sounds are more realistic, even down to the gravel crushing under tyres, track poles being clipped, rumble strips picking you up on corners, gauging ‘braking markers’, the sound of witches hats popping as you run over them (by mistake of course), and most importantly, the ability to use the engine and gear sound to determine the moment to change gears and the sense of speed needed in such a game.

The Lolly-Pop Viewpoint - totally 'un-real' - Oh look, lovely trees!

Try it, especially at the beginning with the slower cars so that you get used to it, and you’ll find it becomes much more natural, and much more responsive than in the 3rd person lolly-pop view, which always has a much more artificial feel and responsiveness to it.

Try it in both views, and see and feel the differences, you’ll be surprised.

Plus, think about this for a second – have you EVER driven a car flying on a magic carpet about the car – no – didn’t think so.

The ten classes in Forza 3

All of Forza 3’s ten different classes explained and listed with the number of races and points you can gain per race.

• 1 Testing:

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Designed mainly as an introduction to the various cars and style. You start out of course with the wonderfully responsive Audi R8 Quartro to get your skill level worked out, which the AI helps determine. You can still change this difficulty level, but the AI simply wants to see your skill levels, it then seems to work out the opponent difficulty for you, which helps a great deal. Your first main Test is then back into th “F Class” cars so you can work your way through the pack.

Testing:

Asian Open – 3 Races – 6000 points
European Open – 3 races – 6,600 points
All American Open – 3 races – 6,600 points
FWD Open – 3 races – 6,600 points
RWD Open – 3 races – 6,600 points
AWD Open – 3 races – 6,600 points
2 Door Challenge – 3 races – 6,800 points
3 Door Open – 3 races – 6,800 points
4 Door Open – 3 races – 6,800 points
5 Door Open – 3 races – 6,800 points

• 2 Amateur:

An area where you will build your experience with the different cars, working up the ladder towards the higher end cars. Do not be discouraged with these, or think that they are beneath you as a driver. A great deal of fun and most importantly, experience can be gained through constant playing of these classes.

Amateur 1:

FWD Elite Open – 3 races – 12,900 points
Asian Elite Open – 3 races – 12,400 points
French Elite Open – 3 races – 12,000 points
RWD Elite Invitational – 3 races – 12,700
Mid-Engine Elite Open – 3 races – 11,600 points
Nth American Elite Open – 3 races – 13,100 points
German Elite Invitational – 3 races – 14,600 points
British Elite Invitational – 3 races – 15,100
AWD Elite Open – 3 races – 14,100 points
Italian Elite Open – 3 races – 15,800 points

Amateur 2:

Super Mini Road Test – 3 races – 11,500 points
Coupe Road Test 1 – 3 races – 13,300 points
Saloon Road Test 1 – 3 races – 11,700 points
Hot Hatch Road Test – 3 races – 13,100 points
SUV Road Test – 3 races – 12,200 points
Coupe Road Test 2 – 3 races – 13,800 points
Saloon Road Test 2 – 3 races – 14,600 points
Coupe Road Test 2 – 3 races 13,200 points
Supercar Road Test 3 races – 15,400 points
Prototype Road Test – 3 races 16,100 points

Amateur 3:

American Muscle Showdown – 3 races – 11,100 points
Inline 4 Showcase – 3 races – 11,400 points
Normal Aspiration Runoff – 3 races – 12,500 points
Boosted Proving Grounds – 3 races – 13,500 points
Six-Cyl Fast & Furious – 3 races – 12,700 points
Ultralight Showdown – 3 races – 13,100 points
Executive Car Open – 3 races – 14,300 points
Eight-Cyl Supreme GT – 3 races – 13,600 points
Ten-Cyl Salute – 3 races – 15,000 points
Twelve-Cyl Flagship Trophy – 3 races – 14,300 points

• 3 Manufacturer:

Manufacturer 1:

Integra Owners Meeting – 4 races – 22,900 points
Hyundi Owners Meeting – 4 races – 21,100 points
Mitshubishi Owners Meeting – 4 races – 22,700 points
Skyline Owners Meeting – 4 races – 23,400 points
Subaru Owners Meeting – 4 races – 21,500 points
Honda Acura Owners Meeting – 4 races – 24,100 points
Mazda Owners Meeting – 4 races – 23,800 points
Fairlady 2 Cup – 4 races – 23,300 points
Nissan Infiniti Owners Meeting – 4 races – 24,200 points
Toyota Lexus Owners Meeting – 4 races – 23,700 points

Manufacturer 2:

Peugeot Racing Club – 4 races – 20,600 points
Sweden Racing Club – 4 races – 22,200 points
V.Dub Racing Club – 4 races – 22,300 points
Vahxall Racing CLub – 4 races – 24,200 points
Lotus Racing Club – 4 races- 23,400 points
SEAT Racing Club – 4 races – 23,300 points
BMW Owners Club – 4 races – 22,900 points
Audi Racing Club – 4 races – 25,800 points
Mercedes- Benz Racing Club – 4 races – 25,800 points
Porsche Racing Club – 4 races – 26,600 points

Manufacturer 3:

Firebird T.A. Track Days – 4 races – 22,400 points
Focus Track Days – 4 races – 22,000 points
Chrysler Track Days – 4 races – 23,300 points
Pontiac Track Days – 4 races – 23,500
Mustang Track Days – 4 races – 24,100 points
Ford Track Days – 4 races – 23,800 points
Chevrolet Track Days – 4 races – 26,400 points
Corvette Track Days – 4 races – 26,00o points
Dodge Track Days – 4 races – 25,900 points
Viper Track Days – 4 races – 26,400 points

Manufacturer 4:

World Sub-Compact Shoot Out – 4 races – 20,500 points
American Muscle Shoot Out – 4 races – 20,100 points
Euro Hatch Shoot Out – 4 races – 21,400 points
Lightweight Shoot Out – 4 races – 22,500 points
German SUV Shoot Out – 4 races – 22,400 points
JDM Imports – 990’s Shoot Out – 4 races – 21,800
Speedstar Shoot Out – 4 races – 23,500 points
Premium Sedan Shoot Out – 4 races – 25,100 points
Prestigious Shoot Out – 4 races – 23,800 points
Ultimate Speed Shoot Out – 4 races – 26,200 points

Manufacturer 5:

Civic V’s Golf – 4 races – 22,100 points
Celica V’s Silvia – 4 races – 22,300 points
Tarmac Rally – 4 races – 22,300 points
Mustang V’s Camaro – 4 races – 22,800 points
Supra V’s Fairlady 2 – 4 races – 22,600 points
German Sports Line Challenge – 4 races – 25,800 points
NSX V’s Skyline – 4 races – 24,900 points
Fastest Fleet Shoot Out – 4 races – 27,100 points
Ferrari V’s Porsche – 4 races – 25,800 points
Lamborginhi V’s Ferrai – 4 races – 26,500 points

• 4 Semi Professional:

Semi Pro 1:

Puma 150 BHP Run-Off – 5 races – 42,700 points
Recaro 200 BHP Run-Off – 5 races – 44,800 points
Bilstein 250 BHP Run-Off – 5 races – 46,500 points
Toyo 300 BHP Run-Off – 5 races – 49,300 points
Sparco 350 BHP Run-Off – 5 races – 48,900 points
BBS 400 BHP Run-Off – 5 races – 54,500 points
Stoptech 450 BHP Run-Off – 5 races – 54,900 points
Bridgestone 500 BHP Run-Off – 5 races – 50,700 points
Motul 600 BHP Run-Off – 5 races – 55,800 points
K&N 700 BHP Run-Off – 5 races – 55,800 points

Semi Pro 2:

Class F Pre-’00 Asian Tour – 5 races – 41,600 points
Class F Post ‘00 Asian Tour – 5 races – 43,400 points
Class E Pre ‘03 Asian Tour – 5 races – 45,200 points
Class E Post ‘03 Asian Tour – 5 races – 45,800 points
Class D Pre ‘00 Asian Tour – 5 races – 46,500 points
Class D Post ‘00 Asian Tour – 5 races – 47,400 points
Class C Asian Tour – 5 races – 49,400 points
Class B Asian Tour – 5 races – 52,000 points
C;ass S Asian Tour – 5 races – 58,000 points
Class R2 Asian Tour – 5 races – 61,000 points

Semi Pro 3:

Class F European Tour – 5 races – 41,000 points
Class E European Tour – 5 races – 43,400 points
Class D European Tour – 5 races – 45,000 points
Class C European Tour – 5 races – 49,200 points
Class B European Tour – 5 races – 47,900 points
Class A European Tour – 5 races – 53,800 points
Class S European Tour – 5 races – 53,700 points
Class R3 European Tour – 5 races – 54,800 points
Class R2 European Tour – 5 races – 59,000 points
Class R1 European Tour – 5 races – 63,000 points

Semi Pro 4:

Class F Nth American Your – 5 races – 44,700 points
Class E Nth American Your – 5 races – 44,000 points
Class D Nth American Your – 5 races – 46,900 points
Calss C Nth American Your – 5 races – 47,200 points
Class B Nth American Your – 5 races – 53,000 points
Class A Nth American Your – 5 races – 56,000 points
Class S Nth American Your – 5 races – 58,000 points
Class R3 Nth American Your – 5 races – 63,000 points
Class R2 Nth American Your – 5 races – 64,000 points
Class R1 Nth American Your – 5 races – 66,000 points

• 5 Professional:

Professional 1:

Yaris S Trophy – 6 races – 68,800 points
MX5 Miata Trophy – 6 races – 72,000 points
ABARTH 500 ESSEESES Trophy – 6 races – 79,000 points
Mini John Cooper Works Cup – 6 races – 82,000 points
Hyundi Geniesis Coupe Tour Trophy – 6 races – 83,000 points
F355 Challenge Trophy Trophy – 6 races – 91,000 points
Murcielago LP640 Trophy Trophy – 6 races – 65,000 points
Porsche 911 GT3 Trophy Trophy – 6 races – 85,000 points
Ferrari F430 Trophy Trophy – 6 races – 90,000 points
FXX Trophy Trophy – 6 races – 101,000 points

Professional 2:

Aussie Touring Car Championship – 6 race – 111,000 points
Porsche 911 GT3 Showdown – 6 races – 111,000 points
German Racing Car Showdown – 6 races – 110,000 points
American GT3 Invitational – 6 races – 109,000 points
GT3 Invitational – 6 races – 109,000 points
GT2 Invitational – 6 races – 116,000 points
Japanese Invitational – 6 races – 119,000 points
Dream Machine – 6 races – 117,000 points
GT1 Invitational – 6 races – 119,000 points
LMP Invitational – 6 races – 116,000 points

Professional 3:

Class F World Tour – 6 races – 84,000 points
Class E World Tour – 6 races – 88,000 points
Class D World Tour – 6 races – 99,000 points
Class C World Tour – 6 races – 100,000 points
Class B World Tour – 6 races – 110,000 points
Class A World Tour – 6 races – 115,000 points
Class S World Tour – 6 races – 114,000 points
Class R3 World Tour – 6 races – 116,000 points
Class R2 World Tour – 6 races – 126,000 points
Class R1 World Tour – 6 races – 133,000 points

• 6 Speedway:

Speedway:

Class F Speedway Challenge – 6 races – 18,800 points
Class E Speedway Challenge – 6 races – 19,400 points
Class D Speedway Challenge – 6 races – 20,600 points
Class C Speedway Challenge – 6 races – 21,400 points
Class B Speedway Challenge – 6 races – 22,500 points
Class A Speedway Challenge – 6 races – 23,500 points
Class S Speedway Challenge – 6 races – 23,700 points
Class R3 Speedway Challenge – 6 races – 25,700 points
Class R2 Speedway Challenge – 6 races – 25,900 points
Class R1 Speedway Challenge – 6 races – 27,400 points

• 7 Drag Racing Heats:

Drag Races:

250 bhp FWD Shoot Out – 3 races – 1,890 points
300 bhp FWD Shoot Out – 3 races – 1,890 points
350 bhp RWD Shoot Out – 3 races – 1,890 points
400 bhp AWD Shoot Out – 3 races – 2,700 points
450 bhp RWD Shoot Out – 3 races – 2,700 points
500 bhp AWD Shoot Out – 3 races – 2,700 points
550 bhp AWD Shoot Out – 3 races – 2,700 points
600 bhp AWD Shoot Out – 3 races – 2,700 points
650 bhp RWD Shoot Out – 3 races – 2,700 points
700 bhp RWD Shoot Out – 3 races – 2,700 points

• 8 Closed circuit laps & races:

Closed circuit:

Fujimi Kaido Class F Series – 4 races – 38,400 points
Amalfi Coast Class E Series – 4 races – 29,000 points
Nurburgring Class D Series – 4 races – 38,400 points
Fujimi Kaido Class C Series – 4 races – 39,300 points
Amalfi Coast Class B Series – 4 races – 29,100 points
Nurnurgring Class A Series – 4 races – 38,400 points
Fujimi Kaido Class S Series – 4 races – 39,000 points
Amalfi Coast Class R3 Series – 4 races – 27,900 points
Nurburgring Class R2 Series – 4 races – 38,400 points
Fujimi Kaido Class R1 Series – 4 races – 38,700 points

Closed circuit – Lap Days:

Class F Lap Days – 3 races – 34,400 points
Class E Lap Days – 3 races – 34,500 points
Class D Lap Days – 3 races – 34,500 points
Class C Lap Days – 3 races – 34,400 points
Class B Lap Days – 3 races – 34,500 points
Class A Lap Days – 3 races – 34,500 points
Class S Lap Days – 3 races – 34,400 points
Class R3 Lap Days – 3 races – 34,400 points
Class R2 Lap Days – 3 races – 34,500 points
Class R1 Lap Days – 3 races – 34,400 points

• 9 Full-on Endurance Races:

Endurance:

34 Lap Road Atlanta – 1 race – 72,000 points
130 klm Circuit de Catalunya – 1 race – 74,000 points
134 klm Twin RIng Mojetgi – 1 race – 83,000 points
160 klm Silverstone Gran Prix – 1 race – 88,000 points
32 Lap Mugello – 1 race – 92,000 points
169 klm Suzuka Circuit – 1 race – 92,000 points
31 Lap Sebring International Raceway – 1 race – 99,000 points
128 mil Road America – 1 race – 110,000 points
17 Laps Circuit de la Sarthe – 1 race – 110,000 points
187 klm Nurburgring Nordschleife – 1 race – 110,000 points

• 10 Top of the Ladder Championships:

Championships:

Class F World Championships – 3 races – 18,200 points
Class E World Championships – 3 races – 23,900 points
Class D World Championships – 4 races – 36,600 points
Class C World Championships – 5 races – 53,000 points
Class B World Championships – 6 races – 82,000 points
Class A World Championships – 7 races – 106,000 points
Class S World Championships – 8 races – 157,000 points
Class R3 World Championships – 9 races – 216,000 points
Class R2 World Championships – 11 races – 314,000 points
Class R1 World Championships – 13 races – 428,000 points

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Make sure you come back for an even more detailed breakdown soon, we will have a downloadable and printable PDF for each set of races or class, so you can find out, the tracks, number of laps and points gained for each race.

Our next set of Forza 3 details will be dealing with various racing tips for each track, as well as some driving tips for the Novice, Intermediate and Expert drivers. Dealing with such things as Assists, Gears, slight changes to the Optimised Auto-Upgrades and several other great Forza 3 tips-n-tricks.

The main thing is to have fun, but also to hone your skills so that you get the best you can from not only Forza 3, but any decent racing game. Our aim is that you will walk away from the experience much more informed, and also with a greater respect for the game, and the work Turn 10 have put into the game.

Personally I’m looking forward to the next lot of Downloadable Content, and seeing the creations that come from the Forza 3 community. The game has its bugs, all games do. There’s no such thing as the “perfect” game or a game without flaws. They all have them. Forza 3 has its share, but they do not distract from the overall experience of the gameplay or the game in general.

©2009 Grant Smythe – Oxcgn

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OXCGNs Forza 3 Information - All 136 Tracks Available on Release, Loading Hints

xboxoz360 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:35 +0000

Official Release dates = 23rd Oct Au/Eu/Nz/UK – 27th Nth America

by XboxOZ360

©2009 Grant Smythe – OXCGN

Forza 3 Update 27th October #16

OXCGN’s Forza 3 Information

All 136 Tracks Available on Release & Loading Hints

Available now - 250 gig Elite Special Forza 3 Unit

Forza 3 ships with 100 tracks out of the box on day one. However, within each box you will find a redeemable XboxLIVE code to load up even more tracks and cars which will give you a total of 136 tracks off the bat.

However, before we get into the details of the tracks, let’s just take a few minutes to make sure your 360 is a happy little vegimite before rushing on XboxLIVE and downloading any DLC etc.

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• Update: More new Tips and HUGE Track Info specs right here.

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Helpful Hint From Self Confessed Forza Nut XboxOZ:

Hint # 1: 360 Maintenance

While Forza 3 does come with 2 discs, the second disc is the one that holds the various cars and tracks to be uploaded onto your 360’s HDD, requiring 1.6 gig of space.

Before starting, I would seriously recommend clearing out any rubbish gear off your hard-drive BEFORE loading Forza 3, as well as run a normal ‘Xbox 360 System Maintenance’ check through your wee-beasty, which is simply a matter of doing the following sequence of button presses, then clicking okay in the Xbox Dash when the maintenance check comes up. Couldn’t be simpler.

• Some of my Forza 2 toys to check out, you can do these

Just remember, you still own any of the paid pics or theme sets that have downloaded, but that you are no longer using and can get them at anytime off XboxLIVE for free – IF you want them again. Right now they are simply clogging up the works, and taking up valuable space, they can actually be slowing things down a little if you have never done some “housecleaning” in the past.

Delete and get rid of all those un-used demos, trials and image/theme packs you no longer want or use.
Access the Systems pane in your xbox 360 dashboard
Select Memory and then press “A”
Highlight Hard Drive or storage device (do NOT hit “A” again)
Press Y to view the “Device Options” section
Press the following sequence “X – X – LB – RB – X – X”
The following message will appear “This will perform maintenance on your Xbox 360 storage devices. Do you want to continue?”
Press Yes/No
Once completed, simply close the system pane and go back to the game and begin your uploading for Forza 3, then redeem your codes for the new tracks and cars or car skin offers.

Note: This will erase all the cache from the storage device chosen, and you may well have to download some updates as you start various games. But that’s a good thing really, as you know that you’re getting the latest update for each game when you need them, plus it removes many of the updates or cache from previous demo, trial and full games that you may no longer have or use.

Effectively freeing up valuable space on you HDD and making a nice clean area for new game such as Forza 3’s DLC and its 1.6 gig install segment. Takes all of a few minutes time, and gives your machine a much better performance rating as well in the long term.

I have found that when this is done on a regular basis, say once every month or so, it helps loading times on all games, plus helps many games run much smoother. As it shifts the files around much the same way as a de-frag does on your PC. Leaving some nice clear space for the next download, and in this case, Forza 3.

The disc 2 upload to your HDD takes exactly 5 mins 20 seconds from start to finish and ejecting the disc. Once that is done, you never need to do it again, unless of course you move to a new machine or bigger HDD on the 360.

Hint #2: Assists – On or Off?

Hit these guys up for a round of Forza 3 on 6th Nov. OZ will be there to.

While many “gamers” say that if you do not race with ALL assists ‘off’ on all cars, then you’re really only a chicken, or worse, a cheat. WRONG! Some cars NEED many of the assists on to be manageable in any way-shape or form.

Next time that you’re in the leaderboards of the top racers in cars such as these super highpowered beasts, check to see if those top stars have assists on – or off, you might be surprised at what you find.

So please do not feel bad about using assists when you need them, you’ll never understand how to manage a car unless you begin with them on at the start, then turn some of them off as the cars and tracks progress, and your abilities and skill sets grow.

• More toys for you – simple, but effective

Just try buckling yourself into any one of the V8 Supercars with all assists off, select manual gear change (like the real cars do) and see just how far you get in the first 30 seconds, let alone 1 – 2 mins of track time.

Yes yes, he beat me, hey, he does this for a living . . .

Believe me, even the real V8 Supercar drivers at a recent Forza 3 bash OXCGN attended had the assists “ON” when driving their respective beasts from the Holden and Ford V8 Supercar teams that are now appearing in Forza 3. (yes we ‘did’ actually asked them if they had assists on or off).

Once you become experienced, then start turning them off one at a time. Otherwise, you could end up extremely frustrated with the game, and ditch it, which is not what Turn 10 have in mind for the ‘average gamer’ or the seasoned racer for that matter.

Now on with the 136 tracks & game information

Available now - 250 gig Elite Special Forza 3 Unit

Many of these are from Forza 2 (11), but an huge number (13) are also brand new tracks with a smattering of Old-School ones from Forza 1, all beautifully redone from ground up naturally for your racing enjoyment. These are perhaps some of the best known tracks to man and machine.

A few of these will certainly test even the most ardent of racing fans and skilled driver, and that’s no idle threat, that is a promise. Especially the 10 included in Rally di Positano with the full track taking up a whopping 12.4 Kilometers of twisty, winding spaghetti corkscrewy track that is going to have every racers knuckles showing white before they are past the first 2 kilometers.

Not to mention the excellent extensions at Sedona Raceway Park which has almost doubled the amount of road surface, turns, twists and banked corners, hmmm cool.

• Simple colour changes everything – just experiment

We have a total of 13 new race venues to chose from in Forza 3, and a return of 11 tracks from Forza 2, many of which have proved to be the hot favourites of many Forza players around the globe. A total of 24 venues, and 136 tracks in total – so far. With many more to come in the near future. So that track you might be missing out on right now, like my favourite Grand Prix long & short Nurburgring, might well be in a following DLC pack.

What we’ll do here is list all 136 tracks and their distances, history, and specific details pertaining to as many of the tracks as possible. Like number of spectators, track width, longest straight, number or turns – you name it, and we will try and have it here for you to use for future reference. We will also include the actual layouts so you can check them out before you unleash yourself and your rides on them.

We will be working in with the boys over at Forza Racing League who will also be checking out the best cornering techniques for each track over time, and have those available for you as well.

• Expand your garage and simply have fun

But be warned, some of these tracks are going to really test you, and while some might look like a snap to do, however, they are often far from it. As you’ll be working at 1000’s of a second time differences, where the slightest slip or drop in gear change or bank turning position, entry or exit or apex attack will cost you very valuable time.

Time that will most likely either win the race and gain a podium finish, or, have you finish at the back of the pack. It is up to your skill-set as to whether you win – or lose, not how much horsepower you have under the hood, or how wide your wheels and tyres are and how mean the car might look.

Winners are based purely on the person behind the wheel, who then dictates as to how well the car handles and performs, not the other way around, trust me on that one.

• Last, but certainly not least

Here are the new circuits for you to savour over, and remembering that Turn 10 have a bucket load more tracks and cars heading your way, as it was clear in the track selection menu, there was room for several more additional circuits, each with at least 2 or more tacks in them, some with over 5 or even more.

So the likelihood of the games track numbers rising above say 200 could well be on the cards, especially when you know that from day one, there is 136 tracks up for grabs. Not including any of the special Pre-order offers from the likes of GAME, EB Games, GameStop, etc etc etc.

Forza 3 New Tracks as of day one:

1: Amalfi (Italy) – 2 Tracks

Track: Real Location, fictitious track
Location: Amalfi Coast, Italy
Date opened: n/a
Date modified: n/a
Track length: 1.85 klms
Longest straight: n/a
Number of turns: 14
Track width: n/a
Spectator capacity: n/a

Track versions:

Full Coastal Circuit = 1.85 klms
Full Coastal Circuit reverse = 1.85 klms

2: Rally di Positano (Italy) = 10 tracks

Track: Real location, fictitious track
Location: Amalfi Coast, Italy
Date opened: n/a
Date modified: n/a
Track length: 12.04 klms
Longest straight: 0.350 klms
Number of turns: Way too many to count
Track width: 9 – 12 mtrs
Spectator capacity: n/a

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 12.04 klms
Stage A = 2.92
Stage B = 2.60 klms
Stage C = 3.12 klms
Stage D = 5.96 klms
Full Circuit Reverse = 12.04 klms
Stage A Reverse = 2.92 klms
Stage B Reverse = 2.60 klms
Stage C reverse = 3.12 klms
Stage D reverse = 5.96 klms

3: Road America (USA) – 1 Track

Track: Real track
Location: Elkhart Lake, WI USA
Date opened: September 1955
Date modified: 1996
Track length: 6.52 klm (4.048 miles)
Longest straight: 1266 mtrs
Number of turns: 14
Track width: 11 mtrs
Spectator capacity: 200,000

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 6.52 klms

4: Sedona Raceway (USA) – 10 Tracks

Track: Real Location, fictitious track
Location: Sedona, Arizona Southwestern USA
Date opened: n/a
Date modified: n/a
Track length #1: 6.65 klms
Track length #2: 3.25 klms
Track length #3: 2.43 klms
Longest straight: n/a
Number of turns #1: 19
Track width: n/a
Spectator capacity: n/a

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 6.65 klms
Club Circuit = 3.25 klms
Speedway = 2.43 klms
Full Circuit Reverse = 6.65 klms
Club Circuit Reverse = 3.25 klms
Speedway Reverse = 2.43 klms
Drag Strip 1/8 mil
Drag Strip 1/4 mile
Drag Strip 1/2 mile

5: Benchmark High Speed Ring (California USA El Toro Air Base) – 16 tracks

Track: Real City, real & fictitious tracks
Location: El Toro Air base California, USA
Date opened: 1955
Date modified: 1999
Track length: 3.9 miles 6.37 klm
Longest straight: 0.000 miles
Number of turns: n/a
Track width: MASSIVE
Spectator capacity: n/a

Track versions:

Speedway = 6.37 klms
Layout A = 2.35 klms
Layout B = 1.80 klms
Layout C = 1.80 klms
Layout D = 1.96 klms
Layout E = 1.18 klms
Layout F = 2.53 klms
Drag 1/4 mile
Drag 1/2 mile
Speedway reverse = 6.37 klms
Layout A reverse = 2.35 klms
Layout B reverse = 1.80 klms
Layout C reverse = 1.80 klms
Layout D reverse = 1.96 klms
Layout E reverse = 1.18 klms
Layout F reverse = 2.53 klms

Drag Strip 1 mile

6: Honda Twin Ring Motegi (Japan) – 4 Tracks

Track: Real track
Location: Motegi Japan
Date opened: August 1997
Date modified: 2000
Track length: 4.80 klms
Track length #2: 3.03 klms
Track length #3: 1-77 klms
Longest straight: 0.762 klms
Number of turns: 14
Track width: 12 – 15 mtrs
Spectator capacity: 80,000 – 100,000

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 4.80 klms
East = 3.03 klms
West = 1.77 klms
Super Speedway = 2.493 klms

7: Tsukuba Circuit (Japan) – 2 Tracks

Track: Real track
Location: Shimotsuma, Japan
Date opened: 1966
Date modified: 1970
Track length: 2.07 klms
Longest straight: 0.437 klms
Number of turns: 12 – 14
Track width: 10 – 15 mtrs
Spectator capacity: 8500
Official lap record: 51.875 sec = “Keiichi Tsuchiya”

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 2.07 klms
Short Circuit = 1.56 klms

8: Fujimi Kaido (Japan) – 14 Tracks

Track: Real location, fictitious track
Location: n/a
Date opened: n/a
Date modified: n/a
Track length: 16.42 klms
Longest straight: n/a
Number of turns: n/a
Track width: n/a
Spectator capacity: n/a

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 16.42 klms
Full circuit reverse = 16.42 klms
Stage A = 3.70 klms
Stage B = 4.99 klms
Stage C = 3.55 klms
Stage D = 4.19 klms
Stage A reverse = 3.70 klms
Stage B reverse = 4.99 klms
Stage C reverse = 3.55 klms
Stage D reverse = 4.19 klms
Old Hill Climb = 7.53 klms
Old Hill Down = 7.53 klms
New Hill Climb = 8.09 klms
New Hill Down = 8.09 klms

9: Ladera Test Track (Spain) – 6 Tracks

Track: Real location, fictitious track
Location: Camino de Monsterrat, Spain
Date opened: n/a
Date modified: n/a
Track length: 1.95 klms
Track length #2: n/a
Track length #3: n/a
Longest straight #1: n/a
Number of turns: n/a
Track width: n/a
Spectator capacity: n/a

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 1.95 klms
Short Circuit = 1.24 klms
Mini Circuit = 0.90 klms
Full Circuit reverse = 1.95 klms
Short Circuit reverse = 1.24 klms
Mini Circuit reverse = 0.90 klms

10: Iberian International Circuit (Spain) – 6 Tracks

Track: Real Location, fictitious track
Location: Camino de Monsterrat, Spain
Date opened: n/a
Date modified: n/a
Track length: 2.40 klms
Track length #2: 1.84 klms
Track length #3: 1.90 klms
Longest Straight #1: n/a
Number of turns: n/a
Track width: n/a
Spectator capacity: n/a

Track versions:

Full Circuit 2.40 klms
Short Circuit = 1.84 klms
Mini Circuit = 1.09 klms
Full Circuit reverse = 2.40 klms
Short Circuit reverse = 1.84 klms
Mini Circuit reverse = 1.90 klms

11: Camino Viejo de Monsterrat (Spain) – 8 Tracks

Track: Real location, fictitious track
Location: Camino de Monsterrat, Spain
Date opened: n/a
Date modified: n/a
Track length: 2.90 klms
Longest straight: n/a
Number of turns: n/a
Track width: n/a
Spectator capacity: n/a

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 2.90 klms
Short Circuit = 1.74 klms
Mini Circuit = 0.90 klms
Extreme Circuit = 6.95 klms
Full Circuit reverse = 2.90 klms
Short Circuit reverse = 1.74 klms
Mini Cicuit reverse = 0.90 klms
Extreme Circuit reverse = 6.95 klms

12: Circuit de Catalunya (Spain) – 3 Tracks

Track: Real location, Real track
Location: de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Date opened: 1989 – 91
Date modified: 2006
Track length: 4.627 km (2.875 mls)
Longest straight: 1 047 m (0.651 mls)
Number of turns: 16, R= 8, L= 8
Track width: 12 mtrs
Spectator capacity: 104,000
Lap record: 1:21.670 ( Kimi Räikkönen, Scuderia Ferrari, 2008)
Speed & Gears for Corners: F1 Complete

Track versions:

Grand Prix Circuit = 4.66 klms
Natinoal Circuit = 2.98 klms
School Circuit = 1.70 klms

13: Le Mans Circuit de Sarthe – 24 Heures (France) – 3 Tracks

Track: Real track
Location: Germany
Date opened: 1921 – 23
Date modified: 1929 – 32 – 56 – 68 – 84 – 86 – 2006
Track length: 6 km (3.7 mi) (known as Ligne Droite des Hunaudières)
Track length #2: 13.59 klms (8.469 mls)
Track length #3: 4.18 klms
Longest straight: 450 m / 0.28 miles
Number of turns: 10 – 21
Track width: 13 mtrs
Spectator capacity: n/a
Lap record: 3:19.394 (246.068 km/h) in 2008 – 3:19.394 (246.068 km/h)
Speed & Gears for Corners: F1 Complete (F1 track only – not in game atm)

Track versions:

Full Circuit 13.65 klms
Old Mulsanne Circuit 13.59 klms
Bugatti Circuit 4.18 klms

Old Forza Tracks Back for more action

1: New York (USA NY – Fictitious Track) – 4 Tracks

Track: Real City, fictitious track
Location: New York, NY, USA
Date opened: n/a
Date modified: n/a
Track length: 3.9 miles
Track length #2: n/a
Longest straight: 0.933 miles
Longest straight #2: n/a
Number of turns: 13
Track width: 68 feet
Spectator capacity: n/a

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 2.93 klms
Old Circuit = 2.91 klms
Full Circuit reverse = 2.93 klms
Old Circuit = 2.91 klms

2: Maple Valley (Fictional – USA) – 4 Tracks

Track Type: Fictitious Track
Location: New England, USA
Date opened: 1976
Date modified: 1995
Full Track length: 4.83 klms
Short Track length #2: 1.87 klms
Longest straight: 0.302 miles
Longest straight #2: n/a
Number of turns: 12
Short Track length: 1.15 miles – 1.87 klms
Longest straight: 0.2492 miles
Number of turns: 6
Track width: 48 feet
Spectator capacity: 12,000

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 4.83 klms
Short Circuit = 1.87 klms
Full Circuit reverse = 4.85 klms
Short Circuit reverse = 1.87 klms

3: Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway ( USA California) – 1 Track

Track: Real track
Location: Salinas, (Monterey) Califorina, USA
Date Opened: 11/9/1957
Date Modified: 1996
Length: 3.60 klms (2.238mls)
Number of Turns: 11
Longest straight: n/a
Track Width: 30-50 feet
Lap record: 1:05.880 (Sebastien Bourdais, , 2007, Champ Car)

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 3.60 klms

4: Sidewinder Proving Grounds (USA?) – 18 Tracks

Track: Fictitious track
Location: n/a
Date opened: n/a
Date modified: n/a
Track length: 7.74 klms
Longest straight: n/a
Number of turns: n/a
Track width: n/a
Spectator capacity: n/a

Track versions:

Layout A = 1.01 klms
Layout B = 1.32 klms
Layout C = 1.35 klms
Layout D = 2.03 klms
Layout E = 2.22 klms
Layout F = 2.30 klms
Layout G = 3.30 klms
Layout H = 3.61 klms
Layout I = 7.74 klms
Layout A reverse = 1.01 klms
Layout B reverse = 1.32 klms
Layout C reverse = 1.35 klms
Layout D reverse = 2.03 klms
Layout E reverse = 2.22 klms
Layout F reverse= 2.30 klms
Layout G reverse = 3.30 klms
Layout H reverse = 3.61 klms
Layout I reverse = 7.74 klms

5: Autodromo International de Mugello (Italy) – 2 Tracks

Track: Real track
Location: Scarperi, Italy
Date opened: n/a
Date modified: n/a
Track length: 5.25 klms
Track length #2: 2.88 klms
Longest straight: n/a
Longest straight #2: n/a
Number of turns: 18
Track width: 18 – 20 mtrs
Spectator capacity: n/a

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 5.25 klms
Short = 2.88 klms

6: Nurburgring Nordschleife (Germany) – 5 Tracks

Track: Real track
Location: Nordschleife, Germany
Date opened: 1951
Date modified: n/a
Track length: 20.76 klms
Longest straight: 6 km (3.7 mi) (known as Ligne Droite des Hunaudières)
Number of turns: 10 – 21
Track width: n/a
Spectator capacity: n/a
Speed & Gears for Corners: F1 Complete (F1 only – not in game atm)

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 20.76 klms
Stage A = 4.99 klms
Stage B = 4.99 klms
Stage C = 4.99 klms
Stage D = 5.96 klms

7: Road Atlanta (USA) – 2 Tracks

Track: Real track
Location: Braselton, Georgia, USA
Date opened:1970
Date modified: December 1996
Track length #1: 4.09 klm (2.54 miles)
Track length#2: 2.85 klm (1.77 miles)
Longest straight #1: 1.0780 klm
Longest straight #2: 0.5824 klm
Number of turns #1: 12
Number of turns #2: 9
Track width: 12.1920 mtrs
Spectator capacity: 100,000

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 4.09 klms
Short Circuit = 2.85 klms

8: Sunset Peninsula Raceway (USA) – 6 Tracks

Track: Fictitious track
Location: Florida USA
Date opened: 1973
Date modified: 1996
Track length #1: 4.47 klms
Track length #2: 3.12 klms
Track length #3: 3.93 klms
Longest straight #1: 0.6983o klms
Longest straight #2: 0.69830 klms
Longest straight #3: 1.04263 klms
Number of turns #1: 16
Number of turns #2: 10
Number of turns #3: 4
Track width: 21.3360 mtrs
Spectator capacity: n/a

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 4.47 klms
Club Circuit = 3.12 klms
Speedway = 3.93 klms
Full Circuit reverse = 4.47 klms
Club Circuit = 3.12 klms
Speedway reverse = 3.93 klms

9: Sebring International Raceway (Florida USA) – 3 Tracks

Track: Real track
Location: Sebring, Florida, USA
Date opened: 1950
Date modified: 1983/86/91/96
Track length: 5.95 klms
Track length #2: 3.22 klms
Track length #3: 2.74 klms
Longest straight: n/a
Number of turns: 17
Track width: n/a
Spectator capacity: n/a
Lap record: 1:43.274 (Sébastien Bourdais, Peugeot, 2009, LMP1)

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 5.95 klms
Short Circuit = 3.22 klms
Club Circuit = 2.74 klms

10: Silverstone Racing Circuit (Great Britian) – 3 Tracks

Track: Real track
Location: Northamptonshire, UK
Date opened: 1948
Date modified: 1979 – 87 – 92 – 95 – 2010
Track length #1: 5.141 klm
Track length #2: 3.62 klm
Track length #3: 2.64 klm
Longest straight #3: 85 mtrs
Number of turns: 17
Track width: n/a
Spectator capacity: 90,000 gen – 60,000 grandstands
Lap record: 1″18.739 Michael Schumacher, Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 2004
Speed & Gears for corners: F1 Fanatic – incl areal map

Track versions:

Silverstone Grand Prix = 5.13 klms
Silverstone International Circuit = 3.62 klms
Silverstone National Circuit = 2.64 klms

11: Suzuka Circuit (Japan) – 3 Tracks

Track: Real track
Location: Suzuka, Sth West Nagoya, Japan
Date opened: 1962
Date modified: n/a
Track length #1: 5.81 klms (3.609 mls)
Track length #2: 3.46 klms
Track length #3: 2.24 klms
Longest straight: 0.900 klms
Number of turns: 17
Track width: 10 – 14 mtrs
Spectator capacity: 100,000
Lap record: 1:31.540 ( Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren, 2005)
Info on gears/speed on corners: F1 Complete

Track versions:

Full Circuit = 5.81 klms
West Circuit = 3.46 klms
East Circuit = 2.24 klms

There you have it, all 136 tracks that you will have once you have opened Forza 3, and redeemed the Codes for the Launch Day Legendary Pack which comes in all boxes of Forza 3.

We will keep you updated on any new tracks and cars of course, and our Forza 3 review is heading your way in the next day or two, and you can be assured that our review will be a very detailed one, not your average one from most gaming sites, especially the major ones who basically take all games with an average amount of enthusiasm . . .

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OXCGNs Forza 3 October Update # 15 - '90 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z, Last of a Breed.

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OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #15 – Daily Vehicle News

‘90 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z, Last of a Breed.

Well it’s almost there for us bods Downunder (Australia, the great southern isle for the uneducated) when Forza 3 will be unleashed onto our shelves and market of retailers throughout our great fair land on October 23rd. Some of us have been lucky enough to nab a copy for reviewing so far, and we managed to pull one of the Forza 3 Limited Collectors Editions apart for you as well yesterday.

We will hopefully be following that un-boxing up with another even bigger un-boxing! Yes, the un-boxing of the Forza 3 250 gig Super Elite Bundle which we hope to have in our hot little sticky hands in the very close future thanks to GameBasement. So make sure that you are around for that soon as we have it arrive.

And while this isn’t the last you’ll see of OXCGN’s Forza 3 news & Updates, they will start take a twists and turns, and start delivering a different style of reporting and news, the OXCGN Forza 3 Community News.

We’ll be teaming up with the guys over at Forza Racing League to help readers get into and enjoy racing on any level within Forza 3. as well as Forza 2 if you are so inclined. The guys over there have some huge plans ahead for their sites, and when you see them, you’ll wonder why someone hasn’t done these great ideas beforehand.

[Ed: Update:]

One of our intrepid readers, and lovers of the old but faithful Camaro, Tom Svetlak sent me some info re the IROC:

“although the 91-92 production year Camaros were third generation… they were never badged as IROC. the lease for IROC expired on December 31, 1989 and was then used by Dodge for the Daytona. the 1991 and 1992 Camaros simply went back to Z28.”

But right now, let’s take a look at one of the most celebrated Chevy Camaros, the famous Chevy Camaro IROC-Z 350, that first made its appearance in 1982. While the Camaro had been around since the mid 60’s, the car that became the one of faces for the International Racer Of Champions (IROC) which first made its appearance in 1985 and reach its highest peak of fame in 1992, based on a series of races that pitted champions from all types of motorsports from around the world in equally matched cars.

The only difference being the various liveries set up for each driver and team, and then down to the fine art of tuning both engine and suspension. Basically what you can do in Forza 3, and which will mean the difference between winning, or losing . . And please, this is NOT a dodgem-cars-racer. Start doing that online and you’ll find yourself in the banned book from many tournaments and erased from Friends Lists left right and center.

Try “racing and doing things within the limits allowed to you, brake when you’re supposed to, don’t shunt on purpose to make room for yourself. Sure, there are such things as accidents, we all have them, but doing it on purpose is basically “very bad form” in the racing world.

1992 was the last year to ever see the IROC-Z badging and moniker of the famed Camaros, which was a sad day indeed, as these cars made an impression on anyone when they rumbled down the pavement or rolled backwards out of a garage then spun off into the distance. It was an end that was necessary however, especially when high powered gas guzzlers were being scrutinized by both the public and environmentalist world-wide. The IROC-Z was not the only big-broad-muscle-car to suffer from this time, but that is as they say, another story.

It was the third generation of Camaros and with that came some amazing advancements in technology, not to mention obtaining brute horsepower that could be squeezed from the humble but solid Chevy Small Blocks (ie; 303, 327 and 350’s) It was one of the highest sold vehicles on the sales charts during the period from ‘85 – ‘92, but like all things in life, it had to end, and 1990 was its time.

The car featured the famous L98 350 cu-in small block and pupped out a decent 245 bhp which either ran through a Turbo-Hydramatic 700R4 four-speed auto, or were available fitted out with an optional five speed manual transmissions – of course. This pushed the ponies through to the standard LSD (limited slip differential) and unleashed those wild hooves onto the tarmac, and usually at an expense of a lot of rubber I might add. These were also the first Camaros to offer modern fuel injection

The cars were nearly 500 pounds lighter than the long running second generation model. The legendary IROC-Z was introduced in 1985. In 1987, the potent L98 5.7 V-8 engine was available in the Z28, paired with an automatic transmission. The “20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition” was offered in 1987 and a “25th Anniversary Heritage Package” in 1992. Beginning in 1989, the famed 1LE performance package was introduced, for the street models and for showroom stock racing in the U.S. and Canada. The B4C or “police” package was made available beginning in 1991. This basically created a Z28 in more subtle RS styling.

In Forza 3 you will be able to tweak, twitch and preen your IROC-Z to perfection, paint it in whatever colour combinations you wish, or simply choose to leave it stock and in true American Muscle Car trim, which any self respecting purist would do of course. You will be able to find races that fit into that class of course, as well any classes you build the beast into, or take it onto the Forza 3 Drag Strip at the Benchmark High Speed Ring.

That is one thing about Forza 3 that no other games have. That being. A huge community base that is expanding rapidly on a daily basis, and in all avenues and genre’s or racing to I might add. So no matter what your taste, be it for the Japanese Zappers, American Muscle, European sleek sallons, there will be cars there for you to play with.

Our next Forza 3 feature will be our Forza 3 Media Extravaganza . . with all our 700 plus images, and copious amounts of videos all in one big huge page just for you to spend time looking through. We’ll be opening the lines and having a Show-Us-Your-Ride page where you can send up your cars, which we will then upload tof all to see and admire.

So hang around, stay ‘tuned’ – yes, another racing pun – sorry, and see what else OXCGN has in store for other games.

Hmmm. . . . let me see . . . . Splinter Cell sounds nice . . . yep, our next port of call on OXCGN Game Series will be . . . . the great Ubisoft franchise – Splinter Cell: The History Of Sam Fisher.

IROC never died though, here’s a IROC Inspired VW Concept street racer that really turned some heads, I’d have one at the drop of a hat., and it’s green to, the only colour that it was available in. Much Like Henry Ford’s T Model, which was available in any colour you wanted, so long as it was – black.

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OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #12 - Remington #8 Cadillac CTS-V Is Razor Sharp

xboxoz360 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:43:53 +0000

Official Release dates = 23rd Oct Au/Eu/Nz/UK – 27th Nth America

by XboxOZ360

©2009 Grant Smythe – OXCGN

Forza 3 Update 17th October #12

OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #12 – Daily Vehicle News

Remington #8 Cadillac CTS-V Is Razor Sharp

We could use all the terrible clichés with Remington, but hey, why try and Steel everyone elses thunder . . wink wink.

The Cadillac is in it’s second generation of cars now, and through the extremely short period of time the Vehicles have been competitive, they have smashed records left-right-and-center.

Up until recently, the out of the box Cadillac CTS-V is a screamer, and was the fastest, commercially available 4 dooir production car on the planet, setting a blistering time at the infamous Nürburgring Nordschleife of 7:59.32, and was beaten only by a recent attempt by a V8 powered Porsche.

What Forza 3 digital drivers have here is the Remington #8 Cadillac CTS-V Race Equipted version. A bare bones pure breed race car just for you to throw around any one of the 400 plus tracks in Forza 3. Even in street trim these are pure beasts, delivering 559BHP right off the production line and a massive 551 lb-ft of pure torque that is unleashed through a 6 speed auto or 6 speed sequencial gearbox.

Times for the CTS-V off the showroom floor, are staggeringly quick, with an official 0-60 mph time for the 2nd-generation CTS-V is 3.9 seconds, while the quarter mile is run at 12.0 seconds at 118 mph (190 km/h). Now that is quick when you consider, it’s a huge 4 door luxury sedan which is packed to the rafters with as many luxury items a Cadillac should be.

Even the United States Police Force think these “Tin-Tops” are super slick, and they are super patriotic as well . . . “Please – please – I did it officer, honest I did, just lock me up, take me away in your car – PLEASE….“

While we will have access to the un-race equipt models with higher 556 bhp models, the 515 bhp Remington Racing version however is certainly no slug, and while the motor is basically as is off the showroom floor, it has been tweaked and honed to near perfection. Blueprinted (taking a motor to the exact design ie; blueprinting, specifications).

This involves removing any burs, moulding or forging imprints, polishing every inner chamber, matching inlet and exhaust ports to each individual inlet and exhaust tube. As if it were one seamless tube allowing the high octane fuel in, and forcing out the burnt and un-burt fuel out the extractors as fast as possible without creating any ‘unwanted’ turbulence.

Making sure every item that is spinning off that crankshaft is balanced and each are the ‘exact’ same weight as each other, so as not to create an imbalance during spinning at extraordinary high revs. The CTS-V is powered by General Motors famed supercharged 6.2 liter LSA V-8, based on the LS9 V-8 from the recently released Corvette ZR1. It produces 556 hp (415 kW) and 551 lb·ft (747 N·m) of torque. The LSA engine has a bore and stroke of 4.06 x 3.62 inches (103.25 x 92.0 mm).

The #8 Remington Shaving CTS-Vis one of Team Cadillac’s flagship which has led the luxury marque to the World Speed Challenge GT Manufacturer’s Championship in early in 2005 and 2007. Snatching up 12 out of 41 races during one segment of the championships. Forza 3 drivers will have the chance to be in the driving seat that Andy Pilgrim has lumped his backside in to win many races and set new records with the Remington Razor Sharp Ride. He won the driver’s title in 2005.

Yes, there is a discrepancy with the Horsepower on the production model of the CTS-V 556 bhp when compared to the restricted 515 bhp that the class restrictions and racing rules require for the Remington CTS-V to compete. So basically, they had to down grade the power from stock, now there’s a switch.

But by using the aforementioned blueprinting and expert spanner work by the guys at Katech, the LS2 V* still pumps out enough torque to make your eye water coming out of the apex’s. This huge muscular heart thumping LS2 V8 is shoehorned into a super rigid race chassis that has been fitted out with leading edge suspension technology.

The car feels at home in race trim on short tracks like the Amalfi Coast, Ladera and Tsukuba’s very technical demanding course, as it does on the long straight featured courses like Le Mans, Catalunya, Nürburgring Nordschleife and Mugello.

Those back straights and blinding corners at The ‘Ring are enough to scare the pants off any real driver, so expect the same here. Especially knowing that even great race drivers can pull their same track times on Forza 3 as they can in real life on the very same tracks.

You’ll have the chance to see if you can come close to those times in real-world races, knowing that the physics involved match up to real life as close as possible. With Real-World drivers using the same markers, brake and apex points, exits and know where the flaws in a goven track need being avoided at high speeds.

Now that is something, knowing that what you’ll be playing represents as close as possible to real life as technology allows at this present day and age. Imagine what you can do with the Producytion model that thumps out 559 bhp, you could buiold a monster . . . I will be, and covering it in the OXCGN/Fantec Livery.

Anyone want to come ride with us . . ?

Real World Counterpart History

First generation (2004-2007)

The CTS sedan is enhanced with GM performance parts like a GM LS engine V8 from the C5-generation Chevrolet Corvette Z06, as well as the Corvette Z06’s six-speed Tremec manual transmission.

From 2006-2007, the previous LS6 engine was superseded by the new LS2 engine as used in the base 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. The 2006-2007 update also included a stronger rear differential and half shaft design.

Unique front and rear treatments also included mesh grilles over the front openings, a track-ready suspension, and eighteen-inch wheels inside of Z-rated Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar run-flat tires. In addition, GM badges were added on 2006 models.

There is some controversy surrounding the rear differential and half-shafts of the 2004-2005 models. In addition to many internet forum postings from unhappy owners, one can find reference to the “whine” problem in Road & Track’s November 2006 issue.

There are also numerous complaints with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) for both the 2004 and 2005 models. On page 6 of the November 2006 issue of GM High Tech Performance, author Rick Jensen claims to have an internal GM document indicating that some engineers within GM and Delphi realized the torque load from the engine could exceed the half shafts capabilities.

Cadillac/GM have not released anything official, though some dealers have replaced the units under warranty. The upgraded differential starting in 2006 is seen by some as a silent admission of the problem. This problem has not affected the reliability of the non-V series version of the car, which is given a 5 out of 5 reliability rating on autos.msn.com

Second generation (2009-)

A supercharged 6.2 liter LSA V-8, based on the LS9 V-8 from the recently released Corvette ZR1, is the powerplant in the 2009 CTS-V. It produces 556 hp (415 kW) and 551 lb·ft (747 N·m) of torque. The LSA engine has a bore and stroke of 4.06 x 3.62 inches (103.25 x 92.0 mm).

There are manual and automatic transmission choices, a six speed transmission with a short-throw shifter and dual clutch surface flywheel, or a paddle shift conventional (planetary gearing and torque converter-based) automatic six speed. There will also be LED flash tracers to tell the driver when to shift.

For the first time, Cadillac will offer 14-way adjustable performance Recaro seats. To improve the handling and comfort, the 2009 CTS-V uses Delphi Corporation’s MagneRide technology. The dampers, filled with magnetorheological fluid, are adjusted based on sensor readings that happen at 1ms intervals.

The 2009 CTS-V has a base price of US$59,995, and is available for purchase as of November 1 2008.

Official 0-60 mph time for the 2nd-generation CTS-V is 3.9 seconds, while the quarter mile is run at 12.0 seconds at 118 mph (190 km/h).

Coinciding with the release of General Motors’ Viability Plan, the automaker has disbanded its High Performance Vehicle Operations team, the crew responsible for the line V-series Cadillacs, the Chevrolet Cobalt SS, HHR SS and the V8 version of the Colorado. According to Vince Muniga, a spokesman for the General, “All high-performance projects are on indefinite hold.

The engineers are moving into different areas of the organization, and they will work on Cadillacs, Buicks, Chevrolets and Pontiacs.” Muniga went on to say that there are no plans for high-performance versions of upcoming plans, but once GM is in a better financial position, the team could be reinstated.

CTS-V coupe

In a 2009 interview, General Motors Chief Executive Officer Bob Lutz mentioned the production of CTS-V coupe had been planned.

Speed attempt

The CTS-V sedan achieved a lap time of 7:59.32 at the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife, which is the fastest documented time for a production sedan on factory tires. The vehicle was driven by John Heinricy in Nurburgring, Germany during the attempt.

The record breaking vehicle was sold in 2009 Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction for $60000 (before buyer premium).

The record was recently broken however, when the Porsche Panamera Turbo fitted with a 4.8 litre 493BHP V8 completed the Nordschleife in 7:56.29. Three seconds faster than the CTS-V.

Forza 3 again tops the bill for great gaming and also providing one of the biggest online driving communities on the planet, one where you and your team can build, paint, create, test and then race.

It’s a time in video game racing history that will set standards above many other games of similar quality. So if this is great, then what youcan expect from Forza 4 (yes, I said Forza 4, they have most likely begun work on that by now, which is the usual process in game development) will be a huge leap forward, especially considering how far it has come since its launch in 2002 on the 1st-gen Xbox.

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OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #11 - 2010 Curvaceous Chevy Camaro Carries On

xboxoz360 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:07:39 +0000

Official Release dates = 23rd Oct Au/Eu/Nz/UK – 27th Nth America

by XboxOZ360

©2009 Grant Smythe – OXCGN

Forza 3 Update 14th October #11

OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #11 – Daily Vehicle News 2010 Curvaceous Chevy Camaro Carries On

After a somewhat lackluster 4th generation of Camaros, Chevy has finally got its act together and produced what would arguably be called the ultimate Camaro in their 5th Generation Camaro lineup.

Borrowing on past styles, the “retro-Fitted and Retro-Styles 2010 looks like it belongs in todays modern world, yet still has the distinct charm of years gone by when style actually meant something. Except of course the sad period in the 80’s, but hey, everyone makes mistakes, including Chevrolet. But not anymore.

Forza 3 fans will not be disappointed, as not only do they get one of the older classics, the 1979 Camaro Z28 Classic Muscle Car, they now get their collective backsides nestled in the latest iteration, the 2010 SS Camaro sporting all the goodies the SS model supplies, along with its cool looks and futuristic curvy lines.

In Forza 3 you’ll be able to trick this beauty out in whatever colour combinations you may wish to, as well as do a few things under the hood, suspension and even wheel/tyre combinations. But hey, why spoil what is arguably the ultimate Camaro but butchering it and trying to make someting out of it that it was never meant to be.

Leave the perfect thing of beauty as is. Sure, make it look purdy’ and then tweak the suspension, but appart from that, this 6 ltr monster really needs very little to make it any more impressive.

These things are no slouches, and can turn the quarter mile in just 13 secs, run from 0-60 in 5 seconds, and pull up tree stumps at incredable speed. Okay, the last bit I made up, but with the torque it produces, it very well could do.

One thing OXCGN wants to do is educate. Educate the younger and newer gamers into a game genre that is basically being re-defined. Giving you the digital racer the most opportunities that any racing car game has ever done in the past, allowing you to construct and drive many of the world best cars.

So we continue giving you the inside-guff on the variuous cars being presented, and least of all, this wonderful ride from Chevrolet.

Some basic history for you that will help you understand it’s origins, as well as see how the model has gone full circle to the original retro sytling it was originally famous for. That is of course, before it went terribly wrong in the late 90’s early 20’s – yuk . . shudders . . forces images out of my mind . . ohh dear.

Now where was I, oh year, so rude of me, so here are some historical facts on the birth and life of “The Camaro”.

First Generation (1967-1970)

Stats and full details from Edmunds Chevy History FIles

'69 Camaro Convertible

The basic engineering of the Camaro was a unibody structure from the windshield and firewall back, with a separate steel rail subframe for everything up front. Double A-arms made up the independent front suspension while the solid rear axle was suspended by semi-elliptical leaf springs.

As was typical of standard-equipped vehicles at the time, braking was by four drums, the steering was slow and manual, and Chevy’s rugged 230-cubic-inch straight six poked out an optimistically rated 140 horsepower while twisting a three-speed manual transmission.

The base $2,466 ‘67 Camaro sport coupe was lean and aggressive, as was the convertible. Adding substance to that appearance was done either by picking or combining individual options or trim packages called RS and SS.

Buyers could opt for a larger 250-inch version of the six making 155 horsepower, a 210-horsepower 327-cubic-inch small-block V8 fed by a two-barrel carb, that same V8 with a four-barrel carb and a higher compression ratio was rated at 275 horsepower, or two versions of the 396-cubic-inch big-block V8 making either 325 or 375 horsepower.

Those engines could be lashed to a series of wide- or short-ratio three- or four-speed manual transmissions, or one of two automatics: the slushy two-speed Powerglide or outstanding three-speed Turbobydramatic.”

Stats and full details from Edmunds Chevy History FIles

Second Generation (1970½-1981)

'71 Camaro Coupe

“Though it didn’t make it to market until February of 1970, the second-generation 1970½ Camaro would be in production 12 years. The second-generation Camaro’s styling was inspired by Ferrari and was also bigger, heavier and no longer available as a convertible. And as the 1970s progressed, it would grow less powerful, succumbing to the pressures of tightening emissions regulations and a fuel crisis.

Still based on the Nova, the new Camaro was engineered much like its predecessor in that it still used a unibody structure with a front subframe, leaf springs in the back and A-arms up front for suspension. Those A-arms were freshly designed and the steering gear moved from the back to the front of the front axle, but otherwise the basic mechanical pieces were familiar.

'77 Camaro Z28

Also familiar were most of the engines. The 155-horsepower 250-cubic-inch six was now the Camaro’s base engine, followed by the who-cares 200-horsepower 307, the lowliest of V8 offerings.

A 250-horsepower two-barrel 350 effectively replaced the 327. Order the SS package and the 350 earned a four-barrel carb and additional compression to reach 300 horsepower. Moreover, SS buyers could pay even more and get a 350- or 375-horsepower 396 big-block V8.”

Stats and full details from Edmunds Chevy History FIles

Third Generation (1982-1992)

'83 Camaro Coupe

“Third-generation Camaros were the first built without front subframes or leaf-spring rear suspensions. Now the front end was held up with a modified MacPherson strut system, and the hind end relied on a long torque arm and coil springs.

These were also the first Camaros with factory fuel injection, four-speed automatic transmissions, five-speed manual transmissions, four-cylinder engines, 16-inch wheels and hatchback bodies. In January 1982, the Camaro was, for the first time since 1967, truly all-new and slightly smaller.

But the 1982 engine selection was hardly scintillating. Base sport coupes started with a 90-horsepower version of GM’s lethargic 2.5-liter “Iron Duke” four and could be optioned up to a 112-horse 2.8-liter V6 (base engine in the Berlinetta) or a four-barrel carbureted 5.0-liter (305-cubic-inch) small-block V8 rated at 145 horsepower. That V8 was the Z28’s base powerplant; buyers could opt for a Z28 “Cross-Fire Injection” (throttle body-injected) version producing 165 horsepower. The carbureted V8 could be had with either a three-speed automatic or four-speed manual, but the injected engine was automatic only.

A Camaro paced the Indianapolis 500 again in 1982, and the silver and blue replicas of that car are probably the most attractive of the ’82s. However, the T-top Z28 that actually paced the Memorial Day classic that year used a highly modified 350 (5.7-liter) V8 for motivation that wasn’t available to the general public. Kind of sad, really.

The three-tier Camaro lineup continued into 1983 with minimal visual differences. However the Z28 got a nice power bump with the introduction of the “L69″ engine option. With a Corvette-spec camshaft, revised exhaust and a healthy four-barrel carb, the 5.0-liter L69 “H.O.” V8 was rated at 190 horsepower and could be backed by a new five-speed manual transmission.”

Stats and full details from Edmunds Chevy History FIles

Fourth Generation (1993-2002)

'02 Camaro Rag-Top

“While the 1993 fourth-generation Camaro was very much new, it was shy of all-new; much of the floor stamping and all of the rear suspension was shared with the third-generation car. But with plastic front fenders, a new short-arm/long-arm front suspension, rack-and-pinion steering and a sleek new profile, the ‘93 was new enough.

For ‘93, the Camaro lineup was pared to two models: base sport coupe powered by a 160-horsepower 3.4-liter version of GM’s V6 and the Z28 with the Corvette’s 5.7-liter LT1 small-block V8 underrated at 275 horsepower. Once again, the convertible was gone.

The black-roofed (no matter what the body color) ‘93 Z28 was a stunner. The LT1 was easily the most powerful small-block installed in the Camaro since its namesake, the 1970 LT-1, and, considering the move from gross to net power ratings, probably even more powerful than that legend.

Behind it was either a four-speed automatic or six-speed manual transmission and 16-inch wheels and tires; and four-wheel antilock disc brakes were standard.

'02 Camaro Hard-Top

With Z28 prices starting under $17,000, the value was just amazing. The most desirable ‘93? Probably the black Z28 replicas of that year’s Indy 500 pace car. These replicas were identical to the actual pace car which, in stark contrast to the ‘82, led the race with no mechanical changes.

As expected, the convertible Camaro returned with the 1994 model year. Designed and built by GM at the St. Therese, Quebec, plant where all F-cars were assembled, the ‘94 ragtop’s chassis was significantly stiffer than the previous convertible’s. Otherwise it’s almost impossible to tell a ‘94 coupe from a ‘93 unless one opens up the automatic transmission and finds that it is the electronically controlled version of the 4L60″.

Stats and full details from Edmunds Chevy History FIles

Fifth Generation (2010-Present)

2010 Camaro SS Hard Top

“After eight years of flying the Chevy flag at half-mast, Camaro enthusiasts had their prayers answered when Chevrolet brought back its road burner for 2010. Initially available only as a coupe in base LS, midlevel LT and V8-powered SS models, this is without a doubt the best Camaro to date.

The retro styling borrows shamelessly from the 1969 Camaro, down to the cowl-induction-style hood, Coke bottle profile, cross-hatch grille and rear-quarter gills. Yet it’s not a complete knock-off, as the 2010 has a huskier stance and is noticeably thicker in the rear haunches.

The cockpit is mostly modern, with a few old-school touches thrown in such as a quartet of gauges located down low in front of the gearshifter. The latter isn’t exactly an ergonomic success, but they pay homage to the optional setup of the late ’60s. The available RS package (essentially an appearance package) adds bigger (20-inch) wheels, a rear spoiler, HID headlights and smoked taillights.

Unlike before, getting a V6 Camaro doesn’t mean “plenty of show but not so much go.” The LS and LT come packing 304 hp via a direct-injected, 3.6-liter V6. It also has a six-speed manual transmission (six-speed automatic optional), disc brakes all around, an independent rear suspension (a Camaro first) and 18-inch wheels.

At a base price of around $23,000, the entry-level Camaro offers a heavy dose of performance that’s light on the wallet. With 0-to-60 and quarter-mile times of 6.0 and 14.2 seconds, respectively, these are seriously rapid cars.

The big-dog SS has a 6.2-liter V8 with either 426 hp (with six-speed manual) or 400 hp (with six-speed automatic) as well as meatier Brembo disc brakes.

With the ability to leap to 60 mph in 5 seconds and tear down the quarter-mile in 13 seconds flat, the SS will show its taillights to virtually any Camaro that came before, perhaps even the super rare ZL-1 of 1969. And in terms of unraveling a twisty road, the latest Camaro has no peer with its elders, thanks to a finely balanced and tuned chassis, the aforementioned independent rear end and quick, communicative steering.”

Stats and full details from Edmunds Chevy History FIles

Real World Counterpart

A thing of pure beauty

2007 Concept Z8 Camaro which the 2010 is modeled from

I wonder what lays ahead for tomorrow’s Forza 3 Vehicle History Lesson . . Stay tuned.

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Forza 3 250 Gig Xbox 360 Bundle Official - OXCGN News & Speical Offer

xboxoz360 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:58:18 +0000

Forza 3 250 Gig Xbox 360 Bundle Official – OXCGN News & Speical Offer

by XboxOZ360

©2009 Grant Smythe – oxcgn

Well Forza nuts, it’s now official, these great bundles are now available for Pre-order, and OXCGN has struck a deal with a online store to offer all OXCGN readers the chance to grab one of these great newly announced Forza 3 250 Gig Xbox 360 Bundles.

OXCGN was right yet again, predicting back on the 19th September that the unit ‘would’ come out, even though everything went exceptionally quiet when word leaked a few weeks ago on a South African site showing details of the bundle, it has come to fruition, and speculation can be put aside, and they are now available to buy.

The bundle is now available for pre-order, and available in PAL and NTSC of course. I know I’ll be saving my pennies to nab one of these babies, that’s a ‘given’, but if you are interested, and want something to chat with the guys/gals about, then check it out now.

All OXCGN readers will get Double the normal Loyalty points, and an Additional 1000 points thrown in, all of which could knock the delivery costs down substantially. We may try and work other deals out for our loyal Forza 3 readers, but for now, slip over to GamesBasement and check it out, register your interest and while you’re there, check out the other LE and CE items they have up for pre-order on the 360.

These guys still have the Forza 3 Limited Edition available as well

Don’t forget, on release, you’ll also have the chance to grab the very first special Launch Day Legendary DLC Pack off XboxLive MarketPlace which will have 18 additional tracks including several of the old favs’ from Forza 2 ( I just want Maple Leaf Full circuit and I’ll be happy as larry) , and 20 more great cars, many of them Legendary Classics. The second DLC available in the holidays will be the Ferrari Pack will contain 20 more wonderful prancing horses, and I believe a few more tracks.

So the 250 gig HDD on this bundle is going to come in mighty handy I can tell you. Don’t forget, if you can’t afford or want the Bundle, there’s always the Forza 3 Limited Edition Set that comes with a special Vehicle Pack as well.

Information on the bundle

This product contains:

Xbox 360 Elite console
Forza Motorsport 3 Standard Edition
HDMI Cable
250GB Hard Drive
2x Wireless Black Controller
Xbox Live Wired Headset

Elite Console

Introducing Xbox 360™ Elite, the premier Xbox 360 console package that includes a massive 250GB hard drive, a HDMI port, and HDMI cable, all wrapped up with a premium black finish.

Xbox 360 Elite also includes a 2 black wireless controllers and black Xbox LIVE® headset. Xbox 360 Elite has enough space for a whole library of Xbox LIVE Arcade games as well as downloadable high-definition TV shows, movies, music, and all the other content available from Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Xbox 360 Elite console: The console is equipped with an HDMI port, HDMI cable, a black wireless controller and black Xbox LIVE® headset. It also comes with three powerful core processors, 16:9 cinematic aspect ratio, anti-aliasing for smooth textures, full surround sound, and DVD playback with upscaling capabilities right outof the box.
Xbox 360 120GB hard drive: The huge 120GB detachable hard drive allows gamers to save their games and store television shows, movies, music, pictures, trailers, extra game levels, demos and other content available from Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Also sold separatley.
Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (black): The sleek black finish of this high-performance wireless controller matches the style of the Elite Console. It has a range of up to 30 feet and a battery life of 30 hours on two AA batteries. Also sold separatley.
Xbox 360 headset (black): Now available in black, the headset lets you strategize while playing together online or trade taunts with your opponents. You can also send voice messages to friends on Xbox LIVE.
Xbox 360 HDMI cable: New to Xbox 360, HDMI lets you get HD video (up to 1080p) and multichannel surround sound, all from one cable.
Xbox LIVE Silver Membership: With this, gamers can chat with friends online, collect achievements and gamerscores, send and receive voice and text messages, and access Xbox LIVE Marketplace content such as game demos, HD movies and TV, as well as the best in downloadable games from Xbox LIVE Arcade.
One-month subscription to Xbox LIVE Gold: An Xbox LIVE Gold Membership provides a complete online entertainment experience. Subscribe to this premium service and engage in competitive online multiplayer matches, tailor your matchmaking via feedback and accomplishments, chat with more than one person at a time, and take advantage of unique privileges in Xbox LIVE Marketplace and Xbox LIVE Arcade.

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OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #9 – Saleen S331 Supercharged Supercab

xboxoz360 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:14:48 +0000

Official Release dates = 23rd Oct Au/Eu/Nz/UK – 27th Nth America

by XboxOZ360

©2009 Grant Smythe – OXCGN

Forza 3 Update 13th October #9

OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #9 – Daily Vehicle News

Saleen S331 Supercharged Supercab

With just TEN DAYS TO GO, here we have more hot cars from Forza 3. While we know all 400 of the cars that will ship on launch day, I’m wondering just how many we will eventually see over the course of the next 18 months in Forza 3.

Forza 2 had Car Packs being release upp to 12 months after its release, and Forza 3 seems to be following that trend, right from the get-go, with the Launch DLC pack that supplys a total of 20 new tracks to the already 100 on off out off the box, and also around 20 cars that get added to the current 400.

Using some basic math, one would assume Forza 3 will top the 500 – 600 mark by the time the DLC finish in about 12 months time. That is of course, if Turn 10 stop the packs.

But come release day, we do get to get all dirty with Saleen’s S331 F-150 4 door Supercab. Saleen are well known for their ability to turn just about any vehicle into something quite remarkable, not only visually, but performance wise as well.

Never underestimate the sedate looks of any of the Saleen conversions. If you do, you’ll be the one in the rear-view mirror looking forward, not back.

Ford fans are going to go bannannas over this one, as Saleen have been doing the F-100’s since 1988 which at the time was a Ford Ranger. It won the 1991 SCCA Race Truck Championship and from then on, have not looked back with their range of Saleen kitted Ford Trucks, not to mention their Mustangs which began life in 1983/4.

It all began when racing driver Steve Saleen decided to change a few things and turn from your average race driver, to a Driver come manufacturer, starting a world of great new vehicles specially build for specific purposes – to win.

Steve started out racing the Mustangs in early 1980’s, winning various events including the Escort Endurance Championships. Saleen Autosports was then created in 1983 and produced its very first production Saleen, the Saleen 1984 Mustang.

An odd mix then occurred when tinkerer extrordinare, and comedian Tim Allen joined forces to form what is now known as the Saleen/Allen ‘RRR’ Speedlab Team.

We can all remember the images of Tim’s Hot Rod sitting in the Home Improvements garage and him tinkering away either under or inside it.

One of Tim's Tinkering oys

Merging his real world love of cars into his comedian life and work. They looked great and he actually knew what he was doing, so teaming up with Steve Saleen seemed like a logical and fortuitous idea, especially since they knew each other so well, and shared such a passion for cars as well as comedy. Car enthusiasts often ribald each other, so these two probably felt right at home.

Establishing a relationship that has obviously worked well for both of them. ALthough, Steve has now branched out and creates his new company SMS, which debut’s it’s frist toy, the 2010 Dodge Challenger soon. We’ll do a feature on that in a special Saleen GameBanter article in the near future, so stay tuned for that.

They won the very final race in a tricked out S281 ‘Stang. It pushed onward through 96, 97 taking out the SCCA World Challenge manufacturers championship in the S2 class and the Le Mans in 97, the secure the SCCA World Challenge T1 prize.

Here we are in the 21st century, and the winning has not stopped. They have worked on several of the Ford line of cars and trucks while continuing the evolve the S281 Mustang line of vehicles. The fleet included cars such as the Ford Explorer and Ford Focus Sports Coupe.

What many might not know is, that we saw several of Steve and ALlen’s handy work in the Transformer movie/s, as they lent their combined talents to create the now infamous Bumblebee Camaro and the Barricade Car characters which stared in the shows.

In 2007 the Saleen Truck racing scene saw the birth of the 1000 bhp twin turbo’d S331 and sales rocketed during 2006/07 boosted by the appearance of the aforementioned cars in the Transformer movie.

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This time, Saleen takes the shape of the four-door F-150 pickup which is loaded up with the typical Saleen powerplant and body changes to create something quite distinctive, and exceptionally quick.

Designed to work well on the street racing raw horsepower had to make way for sensiblity, with this beast being powered by one of Ford’s 5.4 ltr V8’s.

This time has Saleen’s twin VI Superchargers residing ontop of the huge 5.4 ltr block which churns out a solid 450 bhp, which is a solid 150-horsepower boost over the standard F150 Crew-Cab (US Supercab) that you’ll nab of any Ford local car lot.

It has all the other trappings going for it as well of course.

Such as highly performance enhanced and tuned suspension, 15-inch brakes (you have to make sure this dog stops once you get it going) and rides on a set of huge 23-inch wheels and tyres (yes, that’s how we spell it here in English speaking countries).

Now just picture this. Just the image on someones face as this thing flys off from the lights while your backside is firmly stuck in the seat of you labouring sports car wondering WTF was that picture – priceless. One thing is for sure, the Saleen moto whhich has always been – “Power in the Hands of a Few” makes sense now, and it has never been so appropriate as in this case.

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OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #8 – Build Your Own Ford-Dodge-Chevy, get all Ovally

xboxoz360 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:42:45 +0000

Official Release dates = 23rd Oct Au/Eu/Nz/UK – 27th Nth America

by XboxOZ360

©2009 Grant Smythe – OXCGN

Forza 3 Update 11th October #8

OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #8 – Daily Vehicle News

Build Your Own Ford-Dodge-Chevy & get all Ovally

You either love-em, or hate-em. Oval racers, or so often called “Stock Cars” . . . Actually there are several classes of Stock Cars that could all fit under that one moniker, but we’re talking today more about NASCAR and specifically, the Late Model Series Stock Cars.

For many video game racers, these things sound boring. Round-n-round you go, where you stop, everyone knows – the wall or infield, time and time again.

Well, actually, that in fact says a lot about just how difficult it is to keep over 600bhp stable enough to reach speeds of in excess of 150 mph while negotiating a full pack of vehicles all hell-bent on getting to the front, just like you are.

The trick with these beauties is, consistency and ‘keeping the line’, using the banks and the cars momentum to sling you out of the banks, behind another car and use him to snatch you past him using his slip stream. It takes skill, nerves and exacting precision to pull these moves off, and the slightest bump, nudge or fence/wall clip, will have devastating effects. Not only for you, but a whole lot of the driver behind you. Not good for the rep’, that’s for sure.

Sound easy enough, but it sure as hell aint, that’s for sure.

Well Forza 3 fans are in for a huge treat. You’ll have the basic to create your very own livery and stable of cars. Create your own race team with unique colours and paint jobs, as well as modifications allowable in the classes.

Forza 3’s superb physics model will allow you to also play the role of crew chief as you manipulate tire pressures, swap springs, adjust shock performance and add sway bars to these Monte Carlo SS; Dodge Charger and Ford Fusion stock cars then evaluate the changes at speed on the track.

Test the changes at oval or oval-based circuits like Sedona, Sunset Peninsula and Twin Ring Motegi or go the road racing route at exotic venues such as Le Mans, the Nurburgring and Silverstone.

Each of the Ford, Chey and Dodge stock cars come equipped the same as far as specific and horsepower are concerned, with national standards being used as these cars are fitted out so that everyone starts out the same. It’s then up to you and your team to fine tune the beast and make it into the winners circle.

Be it the Chevy, Dodge or Ford, you have the ability to adjust on the fly and you can take these onto the very quick ovals, or even trim them out for various circuits if you like like the ones mentioned above. Forza 3 is offering the virtual racer much more than any other game has, or will do in the foreseeable future when it comes to choice of how you drive and race your cars.

You think you’ve been having fun so far, well you haven’t, not by a long 1/4 mile (pun intended). Speaking of which, OXCGN will be doing an interview with one of the nets best Forza Drag Racing sites and tournament organisers very soon.

So if you want to drop your latest Dodge Vortex Challenger, Ford 2010 Mustang or Chevy Camaro up against others, and want to know how to use that clutch for magic starts, then hang around and we’ll keep you posted on that one as well.

OXCGN will be forming its own racing team, aptly called Team OXCGN Racing (well dahh) and we’ll be after some very talented people to help manage, drive, paint and tune vehicles in various classes and disciplines. From Drag racing, stock cars through to the various circuit classes as well as all out open “U” Class cars where anything goes.

So if you think you’d like to help make a team up, become part of a team, them make sure you email us . . . but let’s take a very small peek at what Stock Car Racing is about.

Real World Stock Cars

“A stock car, in the original sense of the term, described an automobile that has not been modified from its original factory configuration. Later the term stock car came to mean any production-based automobile used in racing. This term is used to differentiate such a car from a race car, a special, custom-built car designed only for racing purposes.

Today most stock cars may superficially resemble standard American family sedans, but are in fact purpose-built racing machines built to a strict set of regulations governing the car design ensuring that the chassis, suspension, engine, etc. are architecturally identical on all vehicles.

Ironically, these regulations ensure that stock car racers are in many ways technologically less sophisticated than standard cars on the road. For example, NASCAR (the largest stock car organization in the U.S.) requires carbureted engines in all of its racing series, while fuel injection is now universal in standard passenger cars.

The closest European equivalent to stock car racing is probably touring car racing, though these are raced exclusively on road courses rather than ovals.

Classes:

There are several classes of stock car racing, each with slightly different rules, but the key intention of cars that look like production cars, but with near-identical specifications underneath, remains true.

Street Stock

‘True’ stock car racing, which consists of only street vehicles that can be bought by general public, is sometimes now called Street Stock, Pure Stock, Showroom Stock, or U-Car racing. In 1972, SCCA started its first showroom stock racing series, with a price ceiling on the cars of $3,000. Some modern showroom stock racing allows safety modifications done on showroom stock cars.

Super Stock

Super Stock classes are similar to street stock, but allow for more modifications to the engine. Power output is usually in the range of 500-550 horsepower (373-410 kilowatts). Tire width is usually limited to 8 in (200 mm).

Late Model

Late Models are usually the highest class of stock cars in local racing.[1] There may be subcategories of Late Models such as Super Late Models and Limited Late Models. A Late Model may be a custom built machine, or a heavily modified street car.

Early stock car racing

In the 1920s and 1930s, Daytona Beach became known as the place to set world land speed records, supplanting France and Belgium as the preferred location for land speed records, with 8 consecutive world records set between 1927 and 1935.

After a historic race between Ransom Olds and Alexander Winton in 1903, the beach became a mecca for racing enthusiasts and fifteen records were set on what became the Daytona Beach road course between 1905 and 1935. By the time the Bonneville Salt Flats became the premier location for pursuit of land speed records, in 1936, Daytona beach had become synonymous with fast cars.

Drivers raced on a 4.1-mile (6.6 km) course, consisting of a 1.5 to 2-mile (3.2 km) stretch of beach as one straightaway, and a narrow blacktop beachfront highway, A1A, as the other. The two straights were connected by 2 tight, deeply rutted and sand covered turns at each end.

Stock car racing in the United States has its origins in bootlegging during Prohibition, when drivers ran bootleg whiskey made primarily in the Appalachian region of the United States. Bootleggers needed to distribute their illicit products, and they typically used small, fast vehicles to better evade the police. Many of the drivers would modify their cars for speed and handling, as well as increased cargo capacity, and some of them came to love the fast-paced driving down twisty mountain roads.

The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 dried up some of their business, but by then Southerners had developed a taste for moonshine, and a number of the drivers continued “runnin’ shine,” this time evading the “revenuers” who were attempting to tax their operations.

The cars continued to improve, and by the late 1940s, races featuring these cars were being run for pride and profit. These races were popular entertainment in the rural Southern United States, and they are most closely associated with the Wilkes County region of North Carolina. Most races in those days were of modified cars. Street vehicles were lightened and reinforced.

So let’s enjoy some of the great innovations Turn 10 are giving us in this 3rd iteration of Forza Motorsports . . . I know I will be . .how about you?

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OXCGN Attends Exclusive Ubisoft Night: Assassin's Creed 2 Launch Party, Splinter Cell & Avatar - Oh My!

xboxoz360 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:05:56 +0000

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©2009 Grant Smythe OXCGN

Photos by Belinda Roland

What a night! Held at the excellent Oxford Street Darlinghurst venue (Sydney), the brilliantly presented Oxford Art Factory, which just oozes atmosphere, guests were part of the “Official Australian Launch of Assassin’s Creed 2″, which will hit Australian shelves on November 19th with Nth America/Europe following on the 20th.

Not only was Assassin’s Creed 2 on display for us, guests were given some actual hands-on time with two major upcoming Ubisoft games, plus more exclusive details and unseen items related to three of their major upcoming titles: Assassin’s Creed 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction and James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game.

Plus something else . . . and probably best of all, we had a fleeting snippet of ONE of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed 2 – Movies. Yes I said Movies! We were treated to the initial trailer of the first movie which just look stunning.

There will be three movies in total, and other than saying that not only does the first one look absolutely fantastic, but that you will be suitably impressed when they do open up on your widescreens all around the world in the not too distant future. Actually, that is all we can say at this stage. – other than shheezzes………

• Assassin’s Creed 2 Walkthrough

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However, we will have an actual movie trailer within the next 10 days (ideally sooner) when it is officially announced, so you’ll have to wait until then to actually see the trailer I’m talking about.

Assassin’s Creed development guru and Creative Director, Patrice Desilets was there to walk us through some of the aspects of Assassin’s Creed 2, much of which he displayed at the recent TGS and PAX, but we were allowed to grab some hands on with the game, and see a new trailer for the game that has not been seen anywhere else – yet.

Patrice showed us some of the various kill-tactics that you can use in the game, as well as allowing us to see just how great this game really is in the flesh, so to speak.

Especially on a huge screen and a solid ear penetrating sound system more at home in a major theatre than any cavern-like venue. It was wonderfully received and brought suitable laughs and ohhs-n-arhhhs from the large crown of gamers, media and film buffs invited along for the night.

Sam Fisher was on show yet again being all stealth like, however this time the game build was even better than before. Spending some time talking with Emile Liang Associate Producer on Splinter Cell: Conviction and for the Splinter Cell series was certainly an eye opening and rewarding time.

Both of us have seen Sam move from his early years in the 3rd Echelon through to his present predicament. But Emile Liang has had the distinct advantage of being right there during Sam’s birth, development and growth over the last 12 years.

The game can and will be tricky for some, and it’s certainly not like previous games. If you’re a blunderer and simply like running in guns-a-blazing, you’ll be rewarded for your efforts by dying a lot, and not achieving much in the game.

It’s fast-paced, very quick, thought provoking and you really do need to ‘think’ several moves ahead, which is how any good Sam Fisher game should be.

Cut scenes are no longer evident and the move from small scripted segments into gameplay are undetectable to the person watching, which can be unnerving at times. Sam has many more ruthless moves than before, and he’s not a happy little Vegemite anymore either. Not happy Sam!

OXCGN plans on doing an Introduction To Sam Fisher – Sam’s History. That way younger or newer gamers to the Xbox platform can get a taste of how Sam has ended up in his current position, and to actually see just how far Ubisoft have come with their excellent franchise over the last 12 years.

But another big secret that was hidden behind closed blinds (literally) was – James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game. The Oxford Art Factory has a hidden room behind the bar veiled in huge glass walls behind slated blinds. To the attendees, all that was on view was Assassin’s Creed 2 and Splinter Cell: Conviction in the red-hued room with mist floating about the stage and floor.

Once the presentation was over, the blinds went up, the room shone a dark shade of blue and we were allowed into the rather large area to gape and stare in disbelief as James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game was presented to all to both see, and experience first hand.

Not your average Avatar: The Game either! Ohh No!

While we had a chance to see and get all up-close-n-personal with the normal game, which looked and played exceptionally well by the way, we also had the privilege of being the very first to see and play the 3D version of the game on a huge 50″ 3D equipped True HD TV . . . and that my friends was and is an amazing experience indeed.

It will make you want to run out and spend the big bucks required on buying the newest tech 3D TV you can find, just to play this game. It looks and ‘feel’s awesome, and that is an understatement. After seeing and playing the 3D version of Avatar: The Game, then moving across to the standard 2D game (like all games are) was like going back 20 years in gaming. I kid you not.

Even slipping across the venue to the Assassin’s Creed 2 and Splinter Cell pods had nothing on Avatar: The Game in that regard. Not saying either of those games are slouches in the visual department, they are far from that, but once you don those ‘proper’ 3D glasses, play some of the game, you will never look at a game in the same way again. That I promise.

The “Ohhs…” – “ahhh’s…’ – “woooww’s…” and the “oh my god… this is f^&%ing awesome…” coming from both male and female attendees alike was quite remarkable. Soon as they placed the 3D glasses on their jaws simply became unlocked and the words of disbelief just tumbled out. I swear I heard someone let out an honest to goodness ‘gasp’ . . . honest!

If this is any indication of just where games are going in the future (well, it’s actually here now), then we are in for a real treat, FPS and racing games will never look the same – ever again. Luc Duchaine, Senior International Brand Manager for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game was on hand to answer any questions from the crowd , all of whom seemed more intent on getting their hot little paws on the game and popping on the very cool looking Roy Orbison styles 3D glasses than asking Luc any questions. You do really need to get these glasses, not at all geekish, and fit over normal glasses without a worry.

The Andy Warhole inspired venue was just brilliant for the evening, and there were copious amounts of drinks laid on for the over 18’s, especially the very tasty and potent Assassin’s, which came in Red, Yellow and Blue, plied with suitable amounts of vodka and other alcoholic fluid thrown in for good measure along with few twists of lemon over Ice in LONG glasses . . . . .

I managed 2, but that was all this little body could take. I’ve now seen the smallest hamburgers (if that’s what you’d call them) and downed several delightfully tasty mini-tacos with lime scallops and guacamole.

The crowd was given a formal welcome and introduced to lead developers from Ubisoft, shown the Film Clip, and an Assassin’s Creed 2 walkthrough was given by Patrice , and then we were set loose on the various pods around the dark cavern that is The Oxford Art Factory. The film that was shown is the work of a new segment of the huge Ubisoft company, Hybride Technologies, which is a special-effects studio responsible for the beautiful and yet compelling VFX’s in the feature films Sin City and 300.

The only game we couldn’t actually play was Splinter Cell: Conviction, which is now approaching its polishing stage, and not really ready for users to grab hold of just yet. There was a 15 minute section of the 12 hour game, which can be played through in many different ways now, due to the sandbox approach Ubisoft have taken with this iteration.

It showed off several aspects of Sam’s abilities, and for me, it’ll be a game that sits inside one of my 360’s permanently for some time to come when it is released.

As mentioned, I spent some time with Emile Liang who is the creative producer for the Splinter Cell Franchise, and his enthusiasm is simply infectious. We discussed the various aspects of both old and new Splinter Cell games, and it was easy to see just how far forward this iteration has come. The hold-off has proven very beneficial, and I personally don’t mind developers staying off a release if it is to produce a better experience and thus supply a much more viable product in the end.

My next major Ubi game will be their Rainbow Six franchise which will no doubt be mentioned very soon, as it and the crew from GHOST have been under development for some time now, and once Assassin’s Creed 2 has had its time in the sun, we will begin to hear rumblings of the Rainbow Team and the GHOST’s wandering through our lounge rooms in the not too distant future.

Avatar The Game comes out in December, but best news of all is the fact that Australia gets their hands on Ezio and be swishing dual blades into unsuspecting villains a full 24 hours before the rest of the world.

The global release is mentioned as the 20th, but good old Australia gets their greasy little mits on it on the 19th, which if you look at the International Date/Time Line, will be almost 38 hours ahead of North America – cooool. (Hey, in the past we used to have to wait months for our versions of games or sometimes never get a game released here at all, so we have a right to brag okay?)

But the winner of the night, outside the exclusive viewing of the Assassin’s Creed 2 Movie of course, was the 3D – Avatar The Game. It’s nothing short of fan-bloody-tastmigorically-awesomeness all rolled up in one beautifully crafted and detailed gaming experience. Now of course you can quote me on that if you like.

To top the night off of course, Ubisoft gave away copies of each of the games to five very lucky winners which were chosen as door prizes. Sadly I was not one of the winners – this time . . will put pins in my entry the next time – bugger.

More Assassin’s Creed 2 details here.

©2009 Grant Smythe OXCGN

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OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #6 - Complete Car List - All 400 Named

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Official Release dates = 23rd Oct Au/Eu/Nz/UK – 27th Nth America

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Forza 3 Update 8th October #6

OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #6 – Daily Vehicle News

Complete Car List – all 400 vehicles named

Only available in Launch Day Legendary DLC Pack

Well finally we have what we have been dying to hear, or read as the case might be. The complete listing of all vehicles for Forza 3 available on release, the complete release listing.

Naturally the listing won’t stop here,. As we already know, the first DLC (downloadable content) will be the Ferrari Pack which will include 20 of the “worlds finest” machines belong to the prancing horses stable. No news as to costs for the DLC packs just yet, but my educated guess would be around the 800MSP mark. I could be wrong (which I very rarely am – jk btw), but that’s my guess at this time.

• Forza 3 Where Dreams Are Made 3

Well in fact, it’s not, the very first DLC pack – Motorsports Legends Car Pack come on launch day and also has extra tracks and gear waiting t o go. The list is mentioned below prior to the full car listing, check it out.

There’s plenty of cars for everyone to enjoy, and personally, I found it difficult to customise and or paint all 340 odd cars in Forza 2. I owned them all, and some more than one, but I find it difficult to believe anyone could build and race competitively all of the cars.

Which is why having over 1000 cars in a game, and more after release such as in Grand Turismo 5, is simply overkill to the extreme. But that’s just me, some want more simply to say they have more, me, I prefer more specific cars than simply any and every car available.

Enough prattling on, here is the ‘complete Forza 3 Vehicle list to enjoy, discuss, comment and even complain about, as I’m sure many will. “Where’s my such-n-such make of car” …. “How dare they not include so-n-so brand” …. or “why did they include that model, and not the other’s – that sucks”, or versions thereof etc etc etc.

So a little word for the wise, – get over it, and enjoy what you are being given rather than complaining about it. You have no idea what is in store for you via DLC in the following 12 months or more. Expect many more vehicles, tracks and other goodies coming your way for Forza 3.

Forza 3 Car (vehicle) List

Featuring the latest and greatest production offerings as well as the world’s fastest and most exotic street cars, “Forza Motorsport 3″ offers more than 400 fully customizable and tunable cars from over 50 of the world’s leading manufacturers. Whether your passion is classic American muscle cars, European roadsters, purpose-built race cars or high-tech Asian imports, “Forza Motorsport 3″ puts you in the cockpit of the cars you love. Now, at long last, we can finally reveal the entire car list for Forza Motorsport 3.

Special Launch Day DLC Pack

Racing fans and car lovers the world over are counting down the days until the much anticipated release of “Forza Motorsport 3” on Oct. 27 , exclusively for Xbox 360. With the finish line in sight, Turn 10 and Microsoft are looking toward the winner’s circle as they officially release the game’s full list of cars and tracks on Forzamotorsport.net .

On launch day, that list will grow even larger with the release of a free Game Add-on car and track pack, available exclusively by way of a one-time-use token card included in every new copy of “Forza Motorsport 3.”

To celebrate these announcements, the team has also released the game’s official online trailer, featuring never-before-seen gameplay footage.

Putting the speculation amongst the buzzing Forza community to rest, Turn 10 has lifted the curtain on the more than 400 cars and 100 tracks to be featured in “Forza Motorsport 3.”

The garage roster includes 30 Ferraris, 28 iconic Porsches, as well as cars not previously available in any racing game, such as the new Aston Martin DBS, Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR, and the 2009 Acura ARX ALMS race car.

“Forza Motorsport 3” players will be the first to fully paint, customize, and tune these incredible cars and more.

Additionally, the Motorsports Legends Car Pack gives players another great reason to be excited about picking up “Forza Motorsport 3” on launch day, delivering 10 classic race cars and roadsters, on top of two extra tracks: the brand new Benchmark High Speed Ring and the returning circuit Sidewinder Proving Grounds.

On Oct. 23rd/27th, this pack will be exclusively available via a one-time-use token card included in every new copy of “Forza Motorsport 3.”

The Benchmark High Speed Ring is best described as an old airfield and hangar converted into a race track and automotive playground, perfect for all manner of creative “Forza Motorsport” hoonage and multiplayer mayhem.

The track is characterized by 3.96 miles of rough surfaces and huge open areas, featuring a massive oval, an 8-lane drag strip, and an airplane hangar that players can drive (or drift) through.

’65 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
’64 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage
’81 BMW M1
’60 Chevrolet Corvette
’69 Dodge Charger
’57 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
’80 Fiat 131 Abarth
’67 Lamborghini Miura P400
’71 Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R
’65 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe

THE CARS OF DISC 1:

2008 Acura #15 Lowe’s Fernandez ARX-01b
2008 Acura #26 Andretti-Green Racing ARX-01b
2002 Acura #42 Realtime Racing NSX
2008 Acura #66 de Ferran Mortorsports ARX-01b
2009 Acura #66 de Ferran Mortorsports ARX-02a
2005 Acura NSX
2002 Acura RSX Type-S
2007 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
2009 Alfa Romeo Brera Italia Independent
2008 Alfa Romeo Mito
2006 Aston Martin #007 Aston Martin Racing DBR9
2008 Aston Martin #008 Bell Motorsports DBR9
2008 Aston Martin #009 Aston Martin Racing DBR9
2005 Aston Martin DB9 Coupe
2003 Audi #1 Champion RS 6
2008 Audi #2 Audi Sport North America R10 TDI
2006 Audi #2 FSI Champion Racing R8
2006 Audi #8 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 TDI
2008 Audi A4 Touring Car
2009 Audi Q7 V12 TDI
2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
2006 Audi RS 4
2003 Audi RS 6
2000 Audi S4
2004 Audi S4
2007 Audi S5
1983 Audi Sport Quattro
2004 Audi TT Coupe 3.2 quattro
2007 Audi TT Coupe S-Line
2004 Bentley Continental GT
2009 BMW Motorsport 135i Coupe
1971 BMW Motorsport 3.0 CSL
2001 BMW Motorsport #6 Prototype Technology Group M3-GTR
2009 BMW Motorsport #92 Rahal Letterman Racing M3 GT2
1997 BMW Motorsport M3 E36
2005 BMW Motorsport M3 E46 Coupe
1991 BMW Motorsport M3 E30
2008 BMW Motorsport M3 E92
2002 BMW Motorsport M3-GTR
2009 BMW Motorsport M5 E60
2009 BMW Motorsport X5 xDrive48i
2008 BMW Motorsport Z4 M Coupe
2009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4
2008 Cadillac #8 Remington Shaving CTS-V
2009 Cadillac CTS-V
2004 Chevrolet #3 Corvette Racing C5.R
2005 Chevrolet #31 Whelen Engineering Corvette Z06
2006 Chevrolet #4 Corvette Racing C6.R
2007 Chevrolet #4 Corvette Racing C6.R
2003 Chevrolet #50 Corvette Racing C5.R
2003 Chevrolet #73 3R-Racing Corvette Z06
2005 Chevrolet #99 Tiger Racing Corvette Z06
2009 Chevrolet Aveo5 LT
2002 Chevrolet Camaro 35th Anniversary SS
1990 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS Coupe
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS-454
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Coupe
2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2008 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Stock Car
2008 Chrysler 300C SRT-8
2006 Chrysler Crossfire SRT6
2009 Citroen C4 VTS
2002 Dodge #1 Team Zakspeed Viper GTS-R
2008 Dodge #11 Primetime Racing Group Viper Competition Coupe
2008 Dodge #2 Mopar Viper Competition Coupe
2004 Dodge #22 3R-Racing Viper Competition Coupe
2003 Dodge #23 Magellan Financial Viper Competition Coupe
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Hemi
2009 Dodge Challenger SRT-8
1969 Dodge Charger R/T
2006 Dodge Charger SRT8
2008 Dodge Charger Stock Car
2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10
2003 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
2003 Dodge Viper SRT10
2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR
2005 Ferrari #11 Larbre Competition 550 Maranello GTS
1964 Ferrari 250 GTO
1998 Ferrari #30 MOMO Doran Racing F333 SP
1967 Ferrari 330 P4
1994 Ferrari F355 Berlinetta
1995 Ferrari F355 Challenge
1999 Ferrari 360 Modena
2003 Ferrari Challenge Stradale
1991 Ferrari 512 TR
2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello
2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
2004 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
2006 Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione F430GT
2008 Ferrari #71 Tafel Racing F430GT
2003 Ferrari #88 Veloqx / Prodrive Racing 550 Maranello
2008 Ferrari #90 Farnbacher Racing F430GT
2009 Ferrari California
1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GT
2002 Ferrari Enzo Ferrari
1987 Ferrari F40
1989 Ferrari F40 Competizione
2004 Ferrari F430
1995 Ferrari F50
1996 Ferrari F50 GT
2005 Ferrari FXX
1984 Ferrari GTO
2010 Fiat 500 Abarth SS
2009 Ford #1 TeamVodafone FG Falcon
2004 Ford #10 Tiger Racing Mustang
2009 Ford #25 Britek Motorsport FG Falcon
2009 Ford #5 Ford Performance Racing FG Falcon
2009 Ford #9 Stone Brothers Racing FG Falcon
2009 Ford Fiesta Zetec S
2009 Ford Focus RS
2006 Ford Focus ST
2003 Ford Focus SVT
2008 Ford Fusion Stock Car
2005 Ford Ford GT
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429
2000 Ford Mustang Cobra R
1993 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R
1985 Ford RS200 Evolution
2009 Holden #2 Toll Holden Racing Team Commodore VE
2009 Holden #33 Garry Rogers Team Commodore VE
2009 Holden #39 Supercheap Auto Racing Commodore VE
2009 Holden #51 Sprint Gas Racing Commodore VE
2005 Honda #18 TAKATA DOME NSX
2005 Honda #8 ARTA NSX
2004 Honda Mugen Civic Type-R
2006 Honda Civic Si Coupe
2007 Honda Civic Type-R
1991 Honda CR-X SiR
2009 Honda Fit Sport
2002 Honda Mugen Integra Type-R
2000 Honda Integra Type-R
2002 Honda Integra Type-R
1992 Honda NSX-R
2005 Honda NSX-R GT
2003 Honda S2000
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe
2003 Hyundai Tuscani Elisa
2008 Infiniti G37 Coupe Sport
2009 Jaguar XKR-S
2008 Koenigsegg CCGT
1988 Lamborghini Countach LP5000 QV
1999 Lamborghini Diablo GTR
1997 Lamborghini Diablo SV
2005 Lamborghini Gallardo
2006 Lamborghini Miura Concept
2005 Lamborghini Murcielago
2007 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640
2008 Lamborghini Reventon
2003 Lexus IS300
2006 Lexus IS350
2009 Lexus IS F
2002 Lexus SC430
2005 Lotus Elise 111S
2009 Lotus Evora
2006 Lotus Exige Cup 240
2008 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged
2005 Maserati #15 JMB Racing MC12
2008 Maserati GranTurismo
2004 Maserati MC12
2009 Mazda #16 Dyson Racing B09/86
2009 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3
1994 Mazda Miata
2007 Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe
2001 Mazda Mazdaspeed Roadster
1997 Mazda RX-7
2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type-A
2004 Mazda RX-8 Mazdaspeed
1997 McLaren #43 Team BMW Motorsport McLaren F1 GTR
1997 McLaren F1 GT
2009 Mercedes A200 Turbo Coupe
2004 Mercedes C32 AMG
2009 Mercedes C-Class Touring Car
2009 Mercedes ML 63 AMG
2009 Mercedes SL 65 AMG Black Series
2005 Mercedes SLR
2003 MINI Cooper S
2009 MINI John Cooper Works
2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
2006 Mitsubishi HKS Time Attack Evolution
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR
1999 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR
2008 Nissan #12 CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R
2003 Nissan #12 CALSONIC SKYLINE
2008 Nissan #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R
2008 Nissan #24 WOODONE ADVAN Clarion GT-R
2008 Nissan #3 YellowHat YMS TOMICA GT-R
2010 Nissan 370Z
1970 Nissan Datsun 510
2003 Nissan Fairlady Z
1994 Nissan Fairlady Z Version S Twin Turbo
2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V
1992 Nissan Silvia CLUB K’s
1994 Nissan Silvia K’s
2000 Nissan Silvia Spec-R
1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec
1997 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec
2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II
2002 Nissan MINE’S R34 Skyline GT-R
2000 Nissan Top Secret D1-Spec S15
2009 Nissan Versa SL
2004 Opel Speedster Turbo
2003 Pagani #17 Carsport America Zonda GR
1999 Pagani Zonda C12
2002 Panoz #50 Panoz Motor Sports LMP-01
2005 Panoz #51 Panoz Esperante GTLM
2005 Panoz Esperante GTLM
2004 Peugeot 206 RC
2007 Peugeot 207 RC
2007 Peugeot 207 Super 2000
2007 Peugeot #8 Peugeot Sport 908
2009 Peugeot #9 Peugeot Sport Total 908
1968 Chrysler Plymouth Barracuda Formula-S
2009 Pontiac G8 GXP
2006 Pontiac Solstice
2002 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Ram Air
1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am SD-455
1987 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA
2008 Porsche #16 Dyson Racing RS Spyder Evo
1987 Porsche #17 Racing Porsche AG 962c
2008 Porsche #2 Gruppe Orange Racing 911 GT3 Cup
1998 Porsche #26 Porsche AG 911 GT1-98
2005 Porsche #31 Peterson-White Lightning 911 GT3-RSR
2008 Porsche #45 Flying Lizard 911 GT3-RSR
2005 Porsche #5 XBOX 360 911 GT3-RSR
2005 Porsche #55 Applied Materials 911 GT3 Cup
2005 Porsche #66 AXA Racing 911 GT3 Cup
2008 Porsche #7 Penske Racing RS Spyder Evo
2007 Porsche #80 Flying Lizard 911 GT3-RSR
2006 Porsche #82 Red Bull 911 GT3 Cup
1995 Porsche 911 GT2
1982 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3
1970 Porsche 914/6
1989 Porsche 944 Turbo
1987 Porsche 959
1998 Porsche 911 GT1
2004 Porsche 911 GT3 (996)
2008 Porsche 911 GT2 (997)
2007 Porsche 911 GT3 (997)
2007 Porsche 911 Turbo (997)
2003 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Porsche Carrera GT
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS
2009 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S
2006 Porsche Cayman S
1980 Renault 5 Turbo
2003 Renault Sport Clio V6 RS
2007 Renault Clio Renaultsport 197
2009 Renault Twingo Renault Sport Cup
2008 Saab 9-3 Turbo X
2002 Saleen #11 Graham Nash Motorsport S7R
2003 Saleen #2 Konrad Motorsports S7R
2006 Saleen S281 E
2008 Saleen S331 Supercab
2004 Saleen S7
2006 Saturn ION Red Line
2007 Saturn Sky Red Line
2005 Scion tC
2009 Scion xD
2009 SEAT Ibiza Cupra
2007 SEAT Leon Cupra
2007 SEAT Leon Supercup
2007 Ford Shelby GT500
1968 Shelby Mustang GT-500KR
2003 Subaru #77 CUSCO SUBARU ADVAN IMPREZA
2006 Subaru Impreza S204
2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2008 Lexus #25 ECLIPSE ADVAN SC430
2008 Lexus #36 PETRONAS TOM’S SC430
2008 Lexus #6 ENEOS SC430
2004 Toyota Altezza RS200
2003 Toyota Celica SS-I
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
1984 Toyota Celica Supra
2002 Toyota MR-S
1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT Apex
1998 Toyota Supra RZ
2008 Toyota Yaris S
2005 TVR Sagaris
2006 Vauxhall Astra VXR
2009 Vauxhall Corsa VXR
2004 Vauxhall VX220 Turbo
2009 Volvo C30 R-Design
2004 Volvo S60 R
2003 Volkswagen Bora VR6
1995 Volkswagen Corrado VR6
2006 Volkswagen Golf GTi
2010 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk6
1992 Volkswagen Golf Gti 16v Mk2
2003 Volkswagen Golf R32
1984 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI
2008 Volkswagen Scirocco GT
2008 Volkswagen Touareg R50

THE CARS OF DISC 2:

2003 Honda #16 G’ZOX NSX
2004 Honda Civic Type-R
1999 Honda Civic Si Coupe
1994 Honda Civic 1.5 VTi
1995 Honda CR-X Del Sol SiR
2005 Honda NSX-R
2000 Honda Prelude SiR
2005 Mazda Axela Sport 23S
2001 Mazda Mazdaspeed Familia
1990 Mazda Savanna RX-7
1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS
1998 Mitsubishi FTO GP Version R
1997 Mitsubishi GTO
2003 Nissan #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R
1997 Nissan #23 Nissan Motorsports R390
2003 Nissan #3 HASEMISPORT ENDLESS Z
1998 Nissan #32 NISSAN R390 GT1
2005 Nissan #46 Dream Cube’s ADVAN Z
1969 Nissan Fairlady Z 432
1998 Nissan R390
2003 Nissan Skyline Coupe 350GT
1993 Nissan MINE’S R32 Skyline GT-R
1998 Subaru Impreza 22B STi
2005 Subaru Legacy B4 2.0 GT
1969 Toyota 2000GT
2006 Toyota #25 ECLIPSE ADVAN SUPRA
1999 Toyota #3 Toyota Motorsports GT-ONE TS020
2004 Toyota #35 Yellow Hat YMS Supra
2005 Toyota #36 OPEN INTERFACE TOM’S SUPRA
2005 Toyota #6 EXXON Superflo Supra
1995 Toyota MR2 GT
1995 Toyota Tom’s T020 MR2
2002 Toyota Tom’s W123 MR-S
2002 Toyota Soarer 430SCV
1992 Toyota Supra 2.0 GT Twin Turbo
1998 Toyota Top Secret 0-300 Supra
2001 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
2002 Audi #1 Champion S4 Competition
2001 Audi #4 Johansson Motorsport R8
2004 Audi #5 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh R8
2004 Audi #8 Audi ABT TT-R
2008 Audi R8
2003 Bentley #7 Team Bentley Speed 8
1999 BMW Motorsport #15 BMW Motorsport V12 LMR
2005 BMW Motorsport #2 BMW Motorsport M3-GTR
1998 Ferrari #12 Risi Competizione F333 SP
2003 Ferrari #72 Team Alphand Aventures 550 Maranello GTS
1961 Jaguar E-type S1
1993 Jaguar XJ220
2002 Koenigsegg CC8S
1992 Lancia Delta Integrale EVO
1974 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale
1989 Lotus Carlton
1972 Lotus Elan Sprint
2002 Lotus Esprit V8
2005 Maserati #35 Risi Competizione MC12
2005 Maserati #9 Vitaphone Racing Team MC12
2006 Maserati GranSport
1997 McLaren #41 Team McLaren F1 GTR
1998 McLaren #41 Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren F1 GTR
1954 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing Coupe
2003 Mercedes CLK55 AMG Coupe
1998 Mercedes AMG Mercedes CLK GTR
2003 Opel #5 OPC Team Phoenix Astra V8
2007 Peugeot #1 Peugeot 207 Super 2000
1993 Peugeot #3 Peugeot Talbot Sport 905 EVO 1C
2005 Porsche #3 Lechner Racing School Team 1 911 GT3 Cup
1998 Porsche #5 Zakspeed Racing 911 GT1-98
2002 Saab 9-3 Aero
2003 SEAT Leon Cupra R
1998 TVR Cerbera Speed 12
2001 TVR Tuscan S
2005 Vauxhall Monaro VXR
2004 Volvo #24 At-Speed S60 R
2004 Volkswagen Beetle
2001 Acura Integra Type-R
1997 Acura NSX
1987 Buick Regal GNX
2004 Cadillac #16 Team Cadillac CTS-V
2002 Cadillac #6 Team Cadillac Northstar LMP-02
2004 Cadillac CTS-V
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427
1970 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1
2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser GT
2003 Dodge #126 Team Zakspeed Viper GTS-R
2000 Dodge #57 Carsport Holland Viper GTS-R
2000 Dodge #91 Viper Team Oreca GTS-R
2003 Dodge SRT4
1996 Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo
1999 Dodge Viper GTS ACR
1998 Chrysler Eagle Talon TSi Turbo
1966 Ford GT40 MkII
2005 Ford Mustang GT
2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe
2003 Panoz #11 JML Team Panoz LMP-01
2006 Panoz #81 Team LNT Panoz Esperante GTLM
2004 Pontiac GTO
1968 Pontiac GTO Hardtop
2001 Saleen #26 Konrad Motorsports S7R
2000 Saleen S281
1965 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C
1999 Shelby Series 1

EXCLUSIVE CARS LIMITED COLLECTOR’S EDITION CARS:

2005 Acura Forza Motorsport NSX
2005 Aston Martin Forza Motorsport DB9 Coupe
2010 Audi Forza Motorsport R8 5.2 FSI quattro
2008 Dodge Xbox 360 Charger Stock Car
2003 Nissan Forza Motorsport Fairlady Z

FORZA MOTORSPORT VIP MEMBERSHIP CAR PACK:

2008 Aston Martin DBS
2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia
2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera
2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997)

EXCLUSIVE PREORDER CARS:

2009 BMW Motorsport Walmart M5 E60
2009 BMW Motorsport GameStop M5 E60
2009 BMW Motorsport GAME M3 E92
2009 BMW Motorsport MicroMania M5 E60
2008 Mitsubishi GameStation Lancer Evolution X GSR
2010 Audi R8 5.2 Community Edition

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OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #5 - #11 Primetime Racing Group Viper

xboxoz360 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:42:35 +0000

Official Release dates = 23rd Oct Au/Eu/Nz/UK – 27th Nth America

by XboxOZ360

©2009 Grant Smythe – OXCGN

Forza 3 Update 8th October #6

OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #6 – Daily Vehicle News

#11 Primetime Racing Group Viper slithers to the front

Dodge fans everywhere will be jumping in their seats with this one. One of the best performing Dodge Viper Competition Coupes to roll around any of the Le Mans and Lite Le Mans tracks is of course the #11 Primetime Team’s GT2 – R Dodge Viper Competition Coupe.

Drivers in Forza 3 will have at their disposal a pure breed racing car that is purpose built, but done so at a price that allows many privateers to enter, or ‘Weekend Warriors” to compete on an even field. It’s a semi-production vehicle, built specifically for racing, but at a price that will not have the racing enthusiast having to sell of their left lung and kidney.

At a beginning price of just $US140k – which is cheap in racing terms, the teams can then goo about decking out their pride and joy in whatever manner they choose so long as it fits within their class specifications and rules in the AMLS, the SPEED World Championships and other sanctioning bodies such as IMSA Lites for Le Mans.

This is a Forza 3 R3 Class car, and popping in with a solid PI of 714 which with the right suspension tuning, will have any Forza 3 fan circulating in top form after several laps to bed the tyres in and get the full feel of the car’s handling and setting.

Remembering, each car will handle differently, and what suits one, will not suit another, be that driver or car and for each track.

Set the car up for Le Mans, and the expect to take on the ‘Ring’, and you’ll only come to grief against one of the barriers that line the famous track. You tune it to suit you, test, re-tune, test, re tune, honing it in like a fine piece of machinery, which it is.

It’s like a watch, an expensive one. It requires fine adjustment to gain the maximum out of it, that’s your job, not the game developers.

Some History on the Dodge GT2 Competition Coupe

The philosophy behind the building of the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe started with the first Viper RTT/10 that rolled off the production line in 1992. Once these vehicles (and the subsequent Viper GTS Coupes) started getting into the hands of owners, an addiction to racing began.

Soon, Viper were competing not only in the U.S., but all over the world. A high mark was established for Viper’s racing legacy by the GTS-R which claimed five international championships including the 1999 FIA GT2 Class Championships.

The Real World Counterpart

Included in these series championships were two spectacular individual performances. First, in 1998, it took the GT2 class victory at the legendary 24 hour Le Mans, The Dodge Viper followed that up with an unprecedented victory at the 2000 Rolex 24 at Daytona where it not only won its class, but finished first overall for the race.

Daimler-Chrysler followed up this success by introducing another entry into the Viper stable of race vehicles.

The GTS-R Concept Race Car rattled the race world when it was unveiled at the 2000 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Nothing like it had ever been seen before and the Le Mans endurance race-inspired concept set the stage for what was to follow – the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe.

How your car come from Dodge Motorsport when purchased from their Competition Racing section - for a cool $US140,000

But Dodge Motorsports had real-world ideas for the Competition Coupe. First it had to be safe and durable. Then, of course, the race car would also have to have outstanding performance advantages for competition in selected race series. And, least but not least, it would have to be an affordable, working-class club racer.

The Dodge Viper Competition Coupe accomplished these objectives and then some. With an FIA approved roll cage, fire suppression system, fuel cell, and supportive race seat, the Competition Coupe is well stocked with racing safety equipment. In addition, the V-10 engine that powers the coupe has proven to be a reliable and durable racing workhorse.

As for performance, the Competition Coupe estimates put a 0-60 mph acceleration time at 3.8 seconds: 0-100 mph at 9.2 seconds: 0-1/4 mile times at 11.8 seconds at 123 mph with a top speed of 192 mph, braking from 60-0 in 90 feet and lateral acceleration of over 1.25g’s.

To make it affordable to even weekend warriors, the Competition Coupe utilizes a combination of high-volume production parts and state-of-the-art race car equipment to deliver blazing performance at an excellent price.

In short, the philosophy of the Viper Competition Coupe is a commitment to safety, durability, performance, and value. The Competition Coupe is a prime example of Dodge Motorsports striving for excellence on the track, and off. Source Chrysler LLC

Your Dodge GT2 Competition Specs New

The Primetime Race Group.

Primetime Race Group debuted in the American Le Mans Series in 2007 with a Dodge Viper Competition Coupe in the highly competitive GT2 class at the Detroit Sports Car Challenge presented by BOSCH.

The team, with drivers Joel Feinberg and Chapman Ducote, also competed at Petit Le Mans and the Monterey Sports Car Championships in preparation for a full championship schedule in 2008.

Primetime, owned by Feinberg, also has competed in SPEED World Challenge and IMSA Lites, finishing third in the L1 class in 2007.

Primetime are struggling a little in getting their GT3 class car into performing well in the GT2 class, but they are getting there.

“It’s like turning a tractor and making it into a race car,” Feinberg said of converting a GT3-spec Viper into GT2.

“Unfortunately with the way the ALMS [rules] are, you have to start with a street car. And if you look at the cars in the series, the Porsche and Ferraris are the front running cars because on the street, they’re the better street cars. If you’re not a top-notch street car, you’re not going to be a top-notch racecar.”

• Primetimes #11 in Action

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OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #4 – Slippery Evos – 2006 HKS Time-Attack & IX Mitsubishis

xboxoz360 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:24:04 +0000

Official Release dates = 23rd Oct Au/Eu/Nz/UK – 27th Nth America

by XboxOZ360

©2009 Grant Smythe

Forza 3 Update 6th October #4

OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #4 – Daily Vehicle News

Slippery Evos – 2006 HKS Time-Attack & IX Mitsubishis

Forza 3 drift lovers will just go berko with this one.

The Time-Attack world record holder, Taniguchi’s ever so slippery CT230R. In Forza 3 you’ll be able to take this slippery-sucker around the 100 odd tracks and see if you can match some of Taniguchi’s own times, as well as set some Forza 3 World Records on the huge Drift Leaderboard which will be set up.

Forza 3 aims to supply the digital racer with several major disciplines, as not everyone likes tail-chasing around the world’s biggest circuits or trying to get across the quarter mile in the least amount of time. Some simply want the thrill of getting from point A to point B in the shortest time possible, while laying down an endless line of rubber and becoming enveloped in billowing tyre smoke. Not my cup of tea, but it certainly is to many of the Tuners around the world, that is for sure.

• Drifting Madness

Some History on HKS’s Time Attack Machine

The HKS’ Racing Performer CT230R Circuit Time Attack Car driven by Nobuteru Taniguchi (NOB) shattered both the Super Lap Battle Track Record and the Overall Single Lap Track Record at Buttonwillow Raceway during the Superstreet and Eurotuner Super Lap Battle Competition. Competing in the Group A (Unlimited AWD) category, the HKS Racing Performer CT230R Circuit Time Attack Car broke the previous record held by Sun Automotive (1:48.906) in the first session of the competition, posting a 1:44.668.

However, it did not always appear in its striking Stringer Red livery. Due to an accident, the once Grey Ghost was fully rebuilt, and the Stringer Red and striking graphics were applied.

• Oppssy, Crash after setting World record in Grey Livery

This livery certainly looks 10 times better than the original Grey that they used first. Perhaps you might be able to make your own livery up using the base 2006 Evo and doing the mods yourself through Forza 3’s excellent mod section and livery painter.

This wasn’t the only record HKS broke; the 1:44.668 time also made history beating the overall track record of 1:48.766 set by Team JIC/Hancook Tire earlier in 2007. The history making didn’t stop there…the HKS Racing Performer CT230R Circuit Time Attack Car piloted by Taniguchi then went on to break the HKS record posted at 1:44.610 in Session 2, with a record of 1:43.523 in Session 3. In total, HKS broke three records during the one day competition.

“Outside the United States, HKS is recognized as a premier motorsports developer that engineers, fabricates and manufactures record-breaking, pure race cars. Our purpose in bringing the HKS CT230R to this competition was to demonstrate HKS unique capabilities to North America motorsports fans and car enthusiasts,” said Rick Lafferty, president, HKS USA.

“The HKS CT230R proves that horsepower is not enough to be a winner, to achieve such a decisive win it takes all the resources of a bona fide performance engineering company to develop a balanced package combined with the expertise of an exceptional race driver. We at HKS USA are proud of our engineering team for developing this winning car and to Nob for bringing the full potential of the HKS CT230R. With this irrefutable performance, HKS has verified its unique capabilities in delivering driving performance on the track and the street.”

The Superstreet and Eurotuner Super Lap Battle competition was a special invite competition that brought together many of the world’s most successful Super Lap Battle competitors.

Taniguchi making sure followers get a good view

Taniguchi is no stranger to winning as he is one of the most widely recognized Japanese motor sports figures ever to get behind the wheel of a race car. He is best known for his versatile driving ability and composure behind the wheel.

Motor sports competitions, like the Super Lap Battle, are more than just venues for HKS to showcase its motor sports capabilities; they are opportunities for HKS to advance development of products for street applications. The HKS Racing Performer CT230R represents leading edge motor sports engineering.

Constructed by HKS engineers from the tires up on Mitsubishi’s Evo VIII platform, the car showcases motorsports technology and HKS’ products many of which are available in the market.

HKS and Taniguchi have teamed up since 2001, when Taniguchi piloted the HKS D1 Silvia, and won the D1 Grand Prix Series Championship. Taniguchi continued to pilot HKS D1 machines through 2005, but the HKS and Taniguchi tandem did not stop with drifting.

In 2005, Taniguchi’s grip driving skills placed him behind the wheel of the HKS TRB-02 and CT230R Time Attack Mitsubishi Evolutions. Taniguchi’s driving skills and HKS’ technical prowess combined for an unmatched force in Time Attack.

• Real World Counterpart – Real shots

Taniguchi raced the HKS CT230R into the Time Attack record books running a 53′589, which made it the first car ever to run in the 53 second range at Tsukuba Circuit, Japan. The HKS – Taniguchi association has not been limited to Japan events and competitions. Taniguchi drove an HKS USA developed Mitsubishi Evolution RS in the Car and Driver Super Tuner Challenge.

Racing against top US aftermarket manufacturers and tuners, Taniguchi and HKS once again found themselves on top, besting the nearest competitor by three seconds, and setting the day’s fasted ¼ mile, 0-60, and road course time.

In 2006, Taniguchi piloted the HKS-sponsored Speed Source RX-8 in the Grand Am Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway. Taniguchi qualified at the top of all the other RX-8s competing, including David Haskell’s #70 Speed Source RX-8; Haskell was the 2005 and 2004 Grand AM ST class champion and in ‘05 he won and qualified P1 at Phoenix.

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OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #3 – Black Beast #41 Gulf McLaren F1 GTR

xboxoz360 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:13:42 +0000

Official Release dates = 23rd Oct Au/Eu/Nz/UK – 27th Nth America

by XboxOZ360

©2009 Grant Smythe

Forza 3 Update 3rd October #3

OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #3 – Daily Vehicle News

Black Beast – #41 Gulf McLaren F1 GTR

Most gamers dealings with the McLaren are somewhat limited and many have really only been familiar with the McLaren F1 in such games as Forza, Forza 2, PGR 3, PGR 4, and several others that have had the rights to use licensed vehicles in their games.

Not many have actually known the real history behind the F1 GTR and the fact that that series only had 100 cars ever built for both sale and use as racing rigs, of which only 28 were ever the F1 GTR’s. What follows will help Forza 3 fans understand a little more about the great cars that will be circulating around the 100 odd tracks in Forza 3.

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The 1998 #41 Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren F1 GTR is one of the cars we’ll have a chance top ‘fang-around in’, and we’ll need to do so gently, just like all of the R2 class cars. Not as much as the R1’s of course, but still a handful at a respectable PI rating of R2-846 and in the hands of the unsuspecting game-racer or novice racer, it will no doubt test their abilities.

Many of whom will no doubt blame the game (ie developer) for the cars over-active tail-end or lack of traction and skitishness these class of racers exhibit in the hands of any novice. Actually, this is true of all of the R Class vehicles, as they are all purpose built with racing in mind, and race drivers are not lead-footed hoons, they treat their rides like an extension of themselves, and know how to squeaze every last 1000 second out of each lap.

Something many ardent Forza 3 fans will be doing when they lay their backsides in these cars once the game is released.

The History

A thing of pure beauty

The BMW powered, British-built F1 from McLaren International, Ltd, is arguably the fastest and most expensive production car ever made.

McLaren is known more for its F1 racing efforts where it won the 2008 world championship with Lewis Hamilton than its manufacture of road cars. The F1 team founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren merged with Ron Dennis’ Project Four Racing in 1981 and soon thereafter Dennis negotiated taking control of the enterprise.

The specially commissioned BMW engine allows the driver to be centrally situated in the cockpit, affording a more equal weight distribution. With it’s 627 normally aspirated horses pouring through a bespoke six-speed transaxle gearbox, the ultra-light F1 leaps from 0 to 60 mph in a matter of a few scant seconds.

Click to view specs

The McLaren F1 holds several records, including the highest top speed (240.1 mph) and the fastest lap speed on a UK circuit (195.3 mph).

In 1995, McLaren debuted the F1 GTR at the Le Mans endurance race. The McLaren took first place, taking it’s place in history as doing so on it’s first race. In addition to taking the checkered flag, the F1 GTR also took 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 13th places in that race.

To celebrate this extraordinary achievement, McLaren produced five F1 LMs, one for each of the F1 GTRs that finished the 1995 Le Mans race, with the goal being that the LM was a 1995 F1 GTR modified as little as possible to make it a street legal supercar. Consequently the F1 LM sported a more powerful 680 bhp V12, and now owns the 0-100-0 mph world record for a production car by ripping through the tach in a gut wrenching 11.5 seconds while travelling a distance of only 828.4 feet!

The final version of the F1 production car was the F1 GT. It was designed to attain downforce equal to that of the LM, but to do so with lower drag. Thus, the front bodywork was extended and the rear deck was redesigned to create a stunning, yet functional, new look.

Model makes and specs

Several racing versions of the McLaren were produced, including the highly successful 1995 F1 GTR, the 1996 F1 GTR, and the 1997 F1 GTR.

Developed by McLaren cars LTD, a subsidiary of the McLaren Formula One Team, the McLaren F1 GTR is the fastest, most powerful and most expensive production car in the world.

It is powered by a BMW 6.1 Liter V12 engine producing 627 hp with a 0-60 mph time of 3.1 seconds and a top speed of 230-240 mph, which is by no means a slug in anyone’s books.

The original McLaren F1 was started in 1991 of which only 64 cars were ever made. The LM model was introduced in 1993 with 5 cars built. The GT model had 3 cars. Finally, in 1995, the GTR was introduced, and over the next 3 years, 28 cars were built.

The 95 GTR was originally developed for shorter, 4 hour Global GT Endurance series races in response to demand from customers who wanted to race their own modifications of the standard production F1. However demand quickly came about to make it into a 24 hour car to run in the Le Mans endurance race. In 1995 McLaren became the first manufacturer ever to sweep the board, scoring four of the top five places, upon its Le Mans debut.

In 1996 McLaren revised the 1995 GTR to meet new BPR GT series regulations, capping the engine power output to 600 bhp. This allowed the designers to shed 100kg from the car, making it as light as the 1,000kg minimum weight limit would allow.

The insides of the latest McLaren

McLaren also developed an upgrade for 95 GTRs to move them to 96 GTRs in spite of the fact that the 96 model was 70% new components. New features included a larger rear wing for markedly improved downforce.

In 1997 the GTR was once again revised to meet new racing regulations, this time from the FIA GT Series and the Le Mans 24 hour race. The modifications focused on engine refinement, the inclusion of an all new sequential transmission, extensive aerodynamic changes, and substantial weight reduction.

The chassis and power train were the prime candidates for weight reduction along with small weight improvements made throughout the car. In 1995 the F1 GTR weighed 1,100kg. The 96 model reduced its weight to 1,000kg, and in 1997 the GTR was able to further reduce its curb weight to a mere 915kg.

Davidoff’s old 1998 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail went under the hammer, what a prize to own.

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OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #2 - Move Over - Mad Mazda #16 Lola Comin' Through

xboxoz360 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:30:17 +0000

Official Release dates = 23rd Oct Au/Eu/Nz/UK – 27th Nth America

by XboxOZ360

©2009 Grant Smythe

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OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #2 – Daily Vehicle News. Move Over – Mad Mazda #16 Lola Comin’ Through

In the world of Le Mans racing and enduro-racing, the Lola built racing machines are second to none.

Having had many different drivetrains, and building specialised vehicles for every major competitor, the Lola Company have made a huge name for themselves since 1958, and only recently celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2008.

In Forza 3, you’ll be getting your backside into one of the best machines there is available in that class, the #16 Lola B09/86 MZR Coupe, sister to its other twin, the #20 from Dyson Racing, which are currently running second in their class in the world series.

The R1 Class vehicle has an PI of R1-943, so basically all you’ll need to do is tweak the suspension to suit your driving skill-set. This machine will need a gentle hand (foot) on the accelerator, and timid use of the brakes. Especially when they have one of the highest brake ratings of the R1 class cars in Forza 3.

Lola celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2008. Very few companies can match Lola’s racing pedigree.

For the majority of that time, Lola has been the largest and most successful constructor of race cars, producing winning designs for virtually every category from Formula Ford and Sports 2000 to Formula 1 and Le Mans Prototypes. They have 37 class victories in the American Le Mans Series alone.

Befitting a company with 50 years of winning technology, the record of Lola’s current-generation LMP2 design – including class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the last three out of four years – underscores Lola’s skill in creating a winning package for endurance racing.

Outstanding performance, drivability, and consistency combined with superior engineering, serviceability, and quality continue to make Lola successful on race tracks around the world.

For 2008, Lola took another step forward with their new LMP2 coupe model. The first customer car of its type, the B08/80 allowed race teams to exploit the coupe format’s potential in a package built around proven components and design features.

The 2009 B09/86 LMP2 Coupe is a one-piece carbon composite monocoque and is certified to ACO and FIA structural standards through 2012.

The body panels are of lightweight pre-preg carbon composite construction. The suspension is double wishbone with pushrod/rocker-activated coil spring/adjustable damper units all around.

The six-speed sequential gearbox is of lightweight cast magnesium and is designed to allow complete changes of gear ratios in ten minutes without losing any oil.

Mazda’s involvement in motorsports has been long and fortuitous with many winning records including gaining the 1986 Bonneville speed record of 238.44 mph which was set in Racing Beats’s RX-7. Mazda also gained the coveted 1991 24 Hours Of Le Mans in their Rotary y4 787B.

Mazda has always supported Motorsport, especially in America, where it remains the most-raced name in American racing history. Team Dyson’s two Lola’s (#16 – #20) compete in the American Le Mans Prototype 2 catergory races, so you’ll be in the hot seat of one of these great beasts.

Many would-be digital racers hate these cars because of their sheer speed, and what some say, undrivability. If anything, they can be the most drivable of all race cars, you have to simply come to grips (no pun intended of course) with the way these cars are designed.

They are not your everyday street car with a super powerful motor, ever fascist of the car from nose to tail has been built for speed and stability, you the driver are part of the, and you must become one with that car in order to obtain the best from it. This applies to any of the pure race-built cars in Forza 3.

The Lola B09/86 LMP2 Coupe is encased in a one-piece carbon composite monocoque which is of course certified to all ACO and FIA structural standards through to 2012. The body panels utilises the lightweight pre-preg carbon composite construction methods Lola have become known for.

The BP Dyson Racing Mazda coupes are powered by turbocharged 2.0-liter Mazda MZR-R engines prepared by Advanced Engine Research (AER) Ltd. Mazda MZR race engines produces in excess of 500 horsepower. The block features all-aluminum construction and is mounted as a semi-stressed member of the chassis via A-frames.

The Lola B09/86 MZR is the smallest, lightest and most compact in the LMP class and there are no external belt drives or ancillaries. The camshafts, water pump and oil pump are internally driven by gears.

The feisty 2.0-liter is backed by a six-speed sequential gearbox with a lightweight cast magnesium case that is designed to allow complete changes of gear ratios in 10 minutes without losing any oil.

You’ll be able to use that 6 speed sequential via Fantec’s great Porsche 911 Steering wheel which can come with the 6 speed sequential shift if you wish as an option. We will have one of these babies up for garbs this year, so stayed tuned for that. The Dyson Racing Teams Mazda Lola #16 will give you the chance to really show what you’re made ofwith the rest of your friends on XboxLIVE when the game is released.

The Dyson Lola B09/86 MZR Racing Team

OXCGN will be running the very first Forza 3 Playdate on the day of the games release here in Australia – 23rd October at 8pm – 11pm (most likely later) AEST. Sporting our own liveries and drivers, we will take on the challengers for som eof the titles in Forza 3.

So if you feel adventurous, and want to risk it, then stay tuned for all the details about registering for the evenings events, which will also include a small Enduro race for those who feel they can carry that off.

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OXCGN's Forza 3 October Update #1 - Here Comes The BMW E85 Z4

xboxoz360 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:40:55 +0000

Official Release dates = 23rd Oct Au/Eu/Nz/UK – 27th Nth America

by XboxOZ360

©2009 Grant Smythe

Forza 3 Update 1st October #1

OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #1 – Daily Vehicle News. Here Come The BMW E85 Z4 Coupé

Everyone loves a BMW. Well, they are everywhere, and the poor man’s ‘Supercar’ entry into a world of semi-elitedom. Or the thrill of driving around town with your top down wanting to be seen in something a little bit different, and be noticed.

I’ve always fancied the BMW Z’s, ever since the first one in 2002, the infamous Z3, hit the streets across the globe. Being snaffled up as fast as hotcakes on a Sunday morning in the US.

But there was ’something’ about them at the time that irked many a motoring enthusiast, their handling initially was somewhat questionable, being somewhat skitish and oft prone to suspension issues, some of which are detailed below.

Not majorly so, just enough to have the racing purist a little miffed considering the asking price for such a car. They were initially only available as a Roadster for a few years, until BMW offered the Coupe in 2006 with the Z4 M Coupé.

Forza 3 fans will have the chance to fashion their own style and presentation with their BMW’s in the game, and the E85 Z4 will be no exception. I can see special racing clubs being set up just for this model, with owners trying to prove just who is boss when it comes to swinging a Z4 E85 Coupé around the tarmacs of the great circuits of the world.

I know I will be, that’s a given. Their sleek lines allow for some fancy paintwork for those who fancy going bananas on their rides, or simply enhancing what BMW have already created.

One car that would be welcomed in the BMW line up would have to be the BMW E85 Z4M series coupé

BMW launched the Z4 roadster on 22 October 2002.The production of the new Z4 Roadster started in 2003 to replace the old Z3. In the beginning only the powerful 6-cylinder 2.5 & 3.0 models were available.

The Z4 was designed by Chris Bangle & produced at BMW’s Spartanburg, South Carolina. BMW’s newest roadster has a much stiffer chassis than his predecessor by using a more advanced multi-link rear suspension.

Just two years after the production began the 100,000th Z4 was completed and shipped to Germany (Jena , Leipzig). It was an individual Phoenix Yellow Z4 and had also matching Phoenix Yellow/Anthracite leather interior, 18 inch lightweight alloy wheels and aluminum silver interior trim.

Later on the Z4 became more attainable with the arrival of a new 2.2-litre model.The production of this third Z4 roadster started in October 2003 and ended in 2005. It was then replaced by the a new 2.5 litre engine with less horsepower than the initial 2.5. See engine specifications below for full details.

In 2005 the new 2.5si & 3.0si replaced the old 6-cylinder engines. The most attainable Z4 : the 2.0 also introduced in 2005 is a quite powerful car. It’s power is supplied via a 4-cylinder 2.0-litre putting out 150 hp.

The latest additions to the roadster family, the updated Z4 and the all-new Z4 M Roadster, began production in January 2006. Production of the Z4 Coupe and Z4 M Coupé began in April 2006.

Five-speed manual gearboxes were standard on all models except the 3.0 L and the M Roadster, which has a 6-speed getrag. 5-speed automatic are available on all cars except for the 2.0 4-cylinder.

A Sport package is also available, with a stiffer and lower suspension, larger wheels with run-flat tires, and DDC_II (Dynamic Driving control ), BMW’s stability control system.

Initially, the Z4 was available only as a roadster , but in 2006 the new coupé was officially launched.

The Z4 M Roadster and the Z4 M Coupé were introduced in 2006. They feature the (In the US) 330-horsepower 3.2 L S54B32 engine. A new six-speed manual transmission is used .

It’s the only transmission available and its final gear ratios are virtually the same as in the M3. The M Roadster has a 6-speed getrag manual box .Production of the BMW Z4 Coupé and M Series Z4 Coupé began 4/4/2006.;

The upgraded BMW Z4 : First European Cars to Offer THX

The recently-updated BMW Z4 includes the first THX-certified sound system from any German manufacturer .

Available on the Z4 Coupé and Roadster, the Premium Sound System has 10 speakers, a 7-Band Graphic Equalizer, digital ten-channel audio amplifier and digital sound processor, two sub-woofers with an output of 100 Watts located behind the seats, two woofers each developing 40 Watts at the front of the car, and six midrange loudspeakers and tweeters.

Total output is 430 watts. During the certification process, THX worked with BMW engineers to analyze speaker layout and positioning, and acoustic and equipment performance in the Z4 to make sure they were optimal for distributing sound throughout the vehicle.

Some critisism of the series have been floating around for some time as mentioned above, one of which is also the steering system used. Electro-hydraulic steering. The Z4 series (ass opposed to the Z4M) included an electro-hydraulic steering system which earned the vehicle considerable criticism.

BMW Mille Miglia, picture taken in BMW Museum

The system deactivates hydraulic assistance to the steering while driving in straight lines, was introduced as a fuel-saving device, said to reduce fuel consumption by up to 1/4 compared to hydraulic-only power steering systems.

Various motor journalists like Jeremy Clarkson of the excellent BBC Top Gear series and several racing drivers complained that this style of steering set up gave the vehicle an artificial, and somewhat synthetic or indirect steering feel to it.

The BMW Z4 M series on the other hand, only included conventional hydraulic assistance, said to have given the car a much more direct and communicative feel.

Old & New together at last

Also BBC Top Gear’s journalist Jeremy Clarkson has on several occasions complained of the overly hard or harsh ride of a car he otherwise favours.

Jeremy attributes this to be a feature designed to please American drivers, who, accustomed to local soft suspensions and badly engineered vehicles, believe any harsh and overly firm ride is equivalent to good suspension dynamics.

His words, not mine, so shoot him, not me.

Body Type Available for the BMW MZ Series

Engine Types Available for the BMW MZ series since launch

NB: 2.0i was only sold in Europe. 3.0i Roadster was sold in Germany until 2005.
US models include 3.0i Roadster, 3.0si Coupé, M Roadster, M Coupé.

Motorsports entered and won

Dieter Quester, Dirk Werner, Jamie Campell-Walter and Tim Mullen won the Silverstone Britcar 24 Hour Race with a BMW Z4 M Coupé. The unit of the racing version is modified and reinforced version of the S54B32 3.2-litre engine, delivering around 294 kW/400 hp. The car is made by BMW’s M Division and called the Z4 M Coupé Motorsport.

The Z4 Coupe Motorsport version weighs 1,200 kg/2,643 lb with a driver and has a 120 litre/30 gallon fuel tank for endurance racing. The racing kit for the Z4 M Coupé is available for € 250,000, plus VAT （391, 025 U.S. dollars) in addition to the list price of the car. The Racing Kit is very popular among N Class drivers, which also got a lot of good results in the track.

In August, 2008, a modified Z4 debuted in Round 6 of the Super GT season, participating in the GT300 class. It is powered by a detuned version of the S62 V8 engine from the E39-Series M5. Although it is well known by fans since it has a unique image (or called “Itasha”), this car also marked the return of BMW to Super GT series since their exit from the previous JGTC (which they used the M3).

They continues to participate in the 2009 Super GT season other than Sepang Race, and they would replace their H-pattern to a sequential transmission, as well as their S62 Engine with a Inline-6 (S65B40) after race 3, after they had suffered an unrepairable engine blow in race 2 at Suzuka.

In 2008 Super Taikyu Endurance Series (equivalent to Group N championship) in Japan, both BMW Z4M entered by Petronas Syntium Team won the Super Taikyu 1 class first and second taking both the championship and drivers title. Both cars dominated the series by taking first and second at every race in the 2008 season beating cars like Porsche GT3 (both 996 and 997), Honda NSX, Mitsubishi Evolution X, Mazda RX-7, Nissan GTR and Nissan 350Z.

Super Taikyu endurance races usually last for at least 500 kilometers or 4 hours highlighted by the race of the season, 24 Hours of Tokachi. In total Petronas Syntium Team gather 277 points compared to the second place team Endless Sports with a mere 98 points. The cars were driven by established and popular drivers such as Nobuteru Taniguchi, Masataka Yanagida, Manabu Orido and father and son pairing of Hans-Joachim Stuck and Johannes Stuck.

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OXCGN Forza 3 Update #12 – Presenting #008 Aston Martin DB9

xboxoz360 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:14:09 +0000

Official Release dates = 23rd Oct Au/Eu/Nz/UK – 27th Nth America

by XboxOZ360

Forza 3 Update 30th September #12

OXCGN Forza 3 Update #12 – Daily Vehicle News

Presenting #008 Aston Martin DBR9

As promised, we are bringing you the daily vehicles from Forza 3, but with a twist. We’ll be bringing you the news behind the cars in much more detail than the boys at Turn 10 can afford to do on a daily basis.

We intend to fill you in with what makes these cars different, how they have been used, and what makes them unique in the racing world. Their origins and history are part of racing, and racing is after all what Forza 3 is all about.

The Aston Martin has long been the symbol for superstars, and one of those of course is James Bond. Being a movie star in its own right, the Aston Martin has made an impression wherever it has appeared, be that on the silver screen, on the road, or race tarmac around the world.

And little wonder, especially with its ground trembling grunt and power that can have many other supercars in its class trembling in their collective boots.

In Forza 3 we’ll see the Bell Motorsports present their R2 Class #008 Aston Martin DBR9 for our enjoyment.

Not a car to be played with lightly either, as off the block it has a R2 826 PI rating, so you’ll be needing to treat this puppy with kid-gloves, and try and lead it around the circuit, rather than you having to try and catch its tail as it tries and break free from your grasps, which it will do.

So be gentle, but firm at the same time with this beast.

Most gamers when faced with the twitchiness of the full on Aston Martin DB9 Race cars in previous games seem to think that it’s the game at fault. Truth is, it’s more about the pure nature of the car its self, rather than a poor developers approach to correctly representing the vehicle in question.

Aston Martin became a name to recon with when it first debuted in the 1948 and won the 1959 Le Mans World Sportscar Championship in the first ever DBR1. The current DB9 owes its bread and linage to that original DBR racing car which set records as far back as the late 40’s and 50’s, and still continues to do so today.

These cars are actually based on real world vehicles, vehicles that only the very “affluent” and discerning of buyers can afford. Not your everyday Aston Martin either, the DB9’s are a special breed, one that only select numbers dare buy and drive, or should I say “ride”.

It was in 2005 that the then DB9 discarded its somewhat lackluster 007 history and dropped the 008 on the racing world like the proverbial “ton of bricks”. This saw it first across the line in the 12 hr Sebring enduro, then even better, it had back-to-back wins in the GT1 Class at Le mans in 2007 and in 2008.

The Bell Motorsports #008 was one of the cars that helped put Aston Martin back on the map in sports car racing, campaigning in the American Le Mans series in 2008.

You won’t find much steel in these puppies, with 90% of the vehicles carcass made from carbon fibre, with the only bits of metal being the Alloy roof all of which is wrapped around a huge rollcage system designed to withsatnd impacts of in excess of 200 mph.

Equipped with the huge 6ltr V12 that pumps out a solid 620 BHP, the engine provides jet like thrust that enables it to take on one of its arched rivals, the L6 Corvette.

These coupes just ozze sleekness, power and brute power. Power that you will have to learn to master, as racing means learning to work ‘with’ your ride, not the other way round.

If you want to get the best out of your Forza Motorsports 3 R2 Class DBR9, it will have to be done gently, and try slowly chipping away at lap times, rather than using its brute force to win outright.

All you’ll end up with is a car in the wall, and many other drivers really pissed off at you for your trouble. It’s a beast, pure and simple, treat it like you love it, or it’ll bite you in the arse as fast as look at you.

A brethren of the DBR9 is the DBRS9, which is the vehicles built specifically for the FIA GT Championship, and runs at races such as 24 Hours of Le Mans, the DBRS9 is intended to be raced by racing teams participating in FIA GT3 class and some national and international GT2/GT3/GT4/GTC series, like FIA GT3 European Championship, British GT Championship, International GT Open, Australian GT Championship, ADAC GT Masters, Belgian GT Championship, Italian GT Championship, French GT Championship, Speed World Challenge, as well as owners who have a great deal of cash handy, and simply wish to use it for their own personal ‘track days out’ with the family.

The DB9 has been adapted for use in sports car racing by Prodrive. Initially the DBR9 was launched prior to the 2005 season, running in the ACO and FIA’s GT1 class. It retains the DB9’s six litre V12 engine, but has been extensively modified to decrease its weight as well as to improve performance.The DBR9 won in its debut at the 2005 12 Hours of Sebring, and has gone on to take wins in the American Le Mans Series, Le Mans Series, FIA GT Championship, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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OXCGN Forza 3 Update #11 - Daily Vehicle News - Koenigsegg CGT

xboxoz360 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:53:47 +0000

Official Release dates = 23rd Au/Eu/Nz/UK – 27th Nth America

by XboxOZ360

Forza 3 Update 25th September #11

OXCGN Forza 3 Update #11 – Daily Vehicle News

Presenting The Koenigsegg CGT

Forza 3 is just 4 weeks away from release to the gaming public, and during the next 4 weeks, Turn 10 will be releasing a New car each day (week days) which will include it’s historical details, specifications and a small gallery of images of the vehicle in question.

OXCGN will republish these for all its readers so that they have the details all in one spot, plus we’ll elaborate a little more on each of these vehicles where needed. First off the starting grid for this feature is the exquisitely designed and fashions Koenigsegg CGT. One of the most favoured vehicles in gaming history outside the Ferrari.

Personally I prefer the Koenigsegg over the Ferrari. Why?

Well for me, the Ferrari is somewhat ‘common’ in the Supercars arena, sort of like the Holden or GM Chev of middle range compact vehicles. They are everywhere. But how often do you see a Koenigsegg floating around the street, not that often I can tell you. And the sound, whoa . . . much more ‘meatier’ than any Ferrari, if that is what you’re after in a Supercar, which I am.

Nothing beats the sound of a deep-throated V8 or V10 pounding out its raw horsepower to the pavement. Sure, the high pitched revs of the Ferrari are excellent, if you like Formular One style sounds on the street, but I prefer something that sounds more like a bear locked in its cage waiting to escape over the hig-pitched scream of the small bore Ferrari any day thank you very much.

The Koenigsegg is one such beast. So without further ado, here’s the history of the great beast, the Koenigsegg CGT.

Presenting the Koenigsegg CGT

Christian von Koenigsegg founded his car company on pure passion, intense innovation and a desire to build dreams. The company was launched in 1994 and work began straight away on a two-seat, mid-engine, hardtop supercar.

The prototype was painstakingly developed and stole the show when it debuted at, of all places, the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. Based on this successful showing Koenigsegg prepared for production which involved passing certification and setting up a proper production line.

A pre-production CC prototype was displayed at the 2000 Paris Motor Show and in 2001 “Car and Driver” magazine tested the car and gave rave reviews. In 2002 Koenigsegg delivered its first customer CC 8S at the Geneva Motor Show and delivered a total run of five for the year.

In 2003 a fire forced the factory to move to a former Swedish Air Force base near Angelholm, Sweden. The hangars were a great fit for manufacturing and the accompanying runway provided ample room for a much needed test track.

Development of the 806-horsepower CCR was well under way in 2004 and it made a splash at the Geneva Auto Show. The CCR dethroned the McLaren F1 as the world’s fastest production car in 2005 and held the title for about a year before the Bugatti Veyron edged it out.

The CCX is still the fourth fastest production car in the world however, with a top speed of 245 mph. The CCGT that is available in Forza Motorsport 3 joins the CC 8S for a double dosage of Swedish performance. The CCGT is a specially modified Le Mans racing model of the CCX configured to ACO/FIA GT-1 regulations.

The changes included de-fanging this supercar by removing the twin Rotrex superchargers, altering the tuning strategy and upping displacement from 4.7 liters to 5.0 liters.

This lowers output from 806 horsepower to 630 which will be air-restricted to 600 as the car moves closer to competition. The CCX and CCGT engines are not reworked Ford V8s as in past models, rather they are build from the ground-up by Koenigsegg’s Angelholm assembly plant.

The CC line features a cutting edge carbon fiber monocoque chassis and carbon fiber body panels. Consequently, unlike most race car conversions, Koenigsegg had to add weight to its vehicle. Regulations set minimum weight at 1,100 kgs and the CCGT tipped the scales at a mere 1,000 kg. Light and nimble the CCGT promises to be an engaging, edge of your seat drive in Forza Motorsport 3.

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OXCGN's Halo 3: ODST Co-Op Review - Pt 2

GrathiusXR — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:49:45 +0000

by GrathiusXR:

Well Halo 3: ODST has finally hit stores worldwide and boy what a lead up it has been. With the Real life Warthog dropping in Sydney for gamers to see and feel, Midnight launches around EB and special offers all throughout the Xbox Community, it seems that ODST has been much more well received instead of being labeled a hyped up meh game.

Coming in a 2 disc format with Disc 1 containing the main ODST campaign and Co-Op Firefight, with Disc 2 containing all 24 maps for Halo 3 Online Multiplayer side of the game it seems there is enough content within the game to satisfy any gamer.

Whether you are an avid multiplayer man, a single-player person or someone who enjoys some solid co-op gaming with friends, then this package is well suited to all styles What we are doing here in ODST Single Player Campaign Pt 2, is touching on the co-op portion of the game to see just how well does it stack up with single player?

Is the experience better? More frantic and challenging? Or is co-op an easier tuned down version of the singplayer player ODST campaign?

That’s what Pt 2 of the review is here for.

Co-op comes in 2 forms, offline and online, with 2 players max being able to play offline and up to 4 players available to play online via Xbox Live. The differences here are at a minimum and in terms of layout and structure as everything is untouched, so the Co-op campaign is virtually the same as if you were playing the Single Player Campaign on your own.

But the beauty of this is not that everything is the same, it’s the fact that you can have so much fun going through each mission again and again no matter how many times you frustratingly get stuck or melee’d and need to restart from the last checkpoint.

Playing on Legendary does bump up the difficulty in co-op mode somewhat to make it a bit more challenging than playing Legendary on Single Player. The only real downside to this is that certain missions can be completed in under 10 minutes because of the frustration that the AI can give at times.

Some levels have parts in them that when the enemies get annoyingly painful, you can easily progress through a door without needing to defeat all the enemies in an area in order for it to trigger a progression and then allow you to finally leave that area and progress further.

A good example of this is on one level where you are in an open outside area. You not only have Brutes, Grunts and Jackals all wanting a piece of your backside and kill you, you also have 2 Wraiths at any given time bombarding you with a relentless attack of plasmas shots that can accurately hit you even if you are completely out of their line of site.

However, after a few minutes of this, the AI eventually gives up and comments that you now have to retreat instead of staying and defending the area and ideally defeating all the enemies. In order to feel satisfied you can easily fall back run through the door and the crisis is averted.

Shorter games & missions

This sort of thing makes for an easier mission and can often shorten the different levels and games pretty much.

I didn’t enjoy the Single Player Campaign as much, especially seeing that half the missions feature very similar scenarios which in the end does make for an extremely short game campaign wise, something that ODST is being heavily criticized for in most reviews on the net at the moment.

Some of the ODST’s Campaign features offers areas where you must defend your position from wave after wave of Covenant, allowing you to hone your skill-set in the face of overwhelming odds. Playing the Co-Op Mode allows you to become even more skilled for when you want to tackle the Firefight Mode which is accessed after having completed the ODST Single Player Campaign.

These things are good within the overall gameplay, however, these sequences occur a little too frequent for my liking within the campaign which can detract you from the experience and and can leave you somewhat less excited for Firefight Mode when it does arrive at the end of the Campaign.

If you play the campaign with any of the Halo 3 Skulls, Campaign becomes pretty much a less linear Firefight Mode and again, whilst this is not a such negative thing, it can also detract from the excitement leading upto the Firefight.

But hey, who doesn’t love the confetti and little boys screaming ” yayyyy ” when Grunts are head shot with a pistol, this on its own never gets old inside the Co-op Campaign.

So basically, all things aside, the Co-Op Campaign is virtually with the exception that you can actually have a laugh or two with your mates at the good, the bad and the down right frustrating times that are encountered. It’s best played in Co-op just for the sheer fun and taking advantage of what Xbox Live has to offer.

Not since Halo 3’s 4 player co-op campaign has there been any other game that really featured any co-op experience which was/is as fun. Whilst some do have only 2 player, I’d have to say that 4 play- is really the way to go and the best way to get the most out of not only the game at hand, but also the full benefits of Xbox Live.

Co-Op is a mode that can truly enrich an already great single player game. If you are still ’sitting on the fence’ with this one as to whether or not to buy ODST, how about thinking of it like this.

Halo 3: ODST is an out-n-out co-op game, so whether you love playing the single player campaign or not, or if you are not interest in the Firefight Mode or even the great Multiplayer aspect, then grab ODST now simply to have a blast with friends over Xbox Live.

I think that in the future, when campaign has been replayed over and over several times, you won’t find as many people on your friends list in which to enjoy the experience with. But you never kow, gamers are a fickled lot, and anything could happen.

So a big fat kudos to Bungie for releasing yet another excellent Halo game in the ever growing franchise, and for supplying an overall amazing game. It is certainly a great way to start the ‘end-of-year AAA blockbuster period where titles come and go so fast you don’t get time to blink. This is an excellent start on the lead up to the holiday season. Shame I don’t have deeper pockets.

Apart from the random moments of horrible lag during campaign and the strange habit that the Halo 3 Engine has of making heaps of objects appear right in front of you, causing brief moments of frustration, in my view it is the best co-op experience you will have and for these 2 main problems is why the co-op earns a solid 9/10.

“9/10

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OXCGN's Forza 3 September Update #10 - Skyline Drifting Style

xboxoz360 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:18:02 +0000

Official Release dates = 23rd Au/Eu/Nz/UK – 27th Nth America

by XboxOZ360

Forza 3 Update 25th September #10

Fujimi Kaido Drifting Style

Watch these guys in action, simply amazing in-game footage - Team Blackjack

With the demo now live and many Forza 3 nuts circulating around the track in 6 of the different cars, one in each class, many have been hanging out to see what Turn 10 would lay on them next.

Drifting fans will not be disappointed, as the infamous Skyline, of which there are several versions naturally, will grace your screen and be able to be customised to your hearts content.

Here is an superb example of what Forza 3 can deliver in the hands of an expert Drifting team such as Team Blackjack. All the video you see here is from “actual gameplay” which has been constructed with the in-game video editor to give you an example of what is possible from the final game.

Shot at the Kita-Kantiou road circuit which has over 10 miles of open roads, and in excess of 100 corners to go mad on. But these guys make it look easy-as. Just watch the steady hands on the steering wheels as they loop around each other, and slide at 45 deg angles less than a few meters apart from each other.

• Fujimi Kaido Drifting Style Extraordinaires

done

It is simply just amazing, anyone that says that it’s not in-game footage obviously hasn’t played the demo yet (which you can access via our online download facilty ex-UK Xbox.com below)

If you think that you are good at drifting, then you best think twice, as these guys literally drive (drift) rings around most competitors, let alone the lay-drifter that resides in us all.

Take your time, view the video, make sure you see it a few times to observe the sheer brilliance of this driving team in actual action in Forza 3. As well as the bevy of Skyline and other Japanese car images below that are only some of the huge line-up of cars available out-of-the-box, and also via DLC after release on October 23rd (22nd Japan/Asia and 27th Nth America).

I’ll be giving you my Forza 3 personal impressions later tonight, even though many have gotten theirs up already, I wanted to make mine just that little bit different, so stay tuned. And, above all, thanks to our many Forza 3 fans who come here daily to get the news from Forza 3’s biggest unofficial site on the net.

Oxcgn wants your opinion on the Forza 3 Demo, albeit a small taste, it does give punters a feel for the game.

Forza 3 Demo Download NOW

Enjoy the fun and let us know what you think

Click to download Forza 3 NOW

Just follow the link, above, or from any of these 3 images, then sign-in and simply click the green Download to Your 360 button.

You’ll be given another screen to agree to terms, confirm the download, which will then active to downloading process straight to your 360’s HDD.

Return to you Xbox 360 and you’ll find Forza 3 happily downloading to your HDD

Enjoy, and we do mean what we say, write and send an intelligent, well written reviews of the demo, and we’ll print the 5 best ones over the next month prior to the games release. One each week.

We will advertise the reviews on GoogleReader, N4g, and several other news sites OXCGN uses. It’s your way of telling the world what you think of the next Forza game.

Simply email us at our email address and we’ll check out your efforts and get the winning ones up as soon as possible, so get writing guys/gals.

In Forza Motorsport 3, live the most realistic racing experience available as you take the wheel of more than 400 of the most-beloved cars on over 100 renowned real-world tracks and exotic road courses from around the globe. With breathtaking HD graphics and advanced vehicle simulation, Forza Motorsport 3 includes a host of driving assists and adjustable skill levels to make the game a gripping pick-up-and-play experience for audiences of all ages and skill levels. Forza Motorsport 3 is where dreams are driven.

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WANTED:- Certified Forza 3 Evangelist

xboxoz360 — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:45:34 +0000

WANTED: Certified Forza 3 Evangelist

Yes, the OZ is looking for some help!

Personally, the Forza 3 pages are my baby here at OXCGN, always have been, always will be. However, one man can only do so much and be able to still deliver the goods to the hungry and eager Forza 3 fans out there.

So to honour that code, I’m needing someone who has the following skills. A word of warning in advance. Please do not respond if you simply want some online glory or your name in print, yet do not have the skill set required! You’ll be not only wasting your time, but most importantly, mine as well. Which is something I do not take to kindly these days. I already put 10 – 14 hours per day into OXCGN, I really do not have any more hours in one day to add any more by following false leads and people who can not deliver what they say they can.

You may also put someone else out of a position that does have the skill set required. Those that do apply will be given 2 tasks to see how they go, so that you know that you will be accepted based on your skills, not because of anything else. No, I do not take bribes (jk btw).

Some facts to consider.

Did you know that OXCGN readers spend 3 – 4 times longer on our pages than they do in sites like IGN, GameSpot and other major sites. They have an average time per page of 2-4 mins. OXCGN has an average of 8 – 10 mins per page per visitor.

OXCGN is now ranked above any other ‘non-corporate-commercial’ single platform site in the Asian Pacific Region and currently sits at 123k on Alexa (global website ranking system for ALL websites), and has a Google Page Rank of 4/10. Major sites have a Google Page Rank of 5/10. We have on average 2-4k people view our site daily. So these will be the people you will be writing and doing work for . . not for your own glory or gratification. A site is only measured by what it ‘delivers’ for the audience . . not what the owner wants to deliver for him or her self.

I’ll need someone who has or shows:

Excellent research abilities
Good literacy and writing skills
Able to ferret out things as track details
Video experience in helping compile race videos
News Hound help in finding news
Photoshop skills
WordPress.COM skills – not vital, but helpful
Plenty of time to donate to the task – you will be a volunteer.
Great team spirit and able to take direction
An unbiased ‘Gamer’ – not a ‘Fanboy’

If you don’t mind volunteering, and meet these skills, then send me an email now.

Yes,that is right, everyone involved on OXCGN does so from a volunteer basis. You may? get access to some XboxLive code for Arcade games from time to time, or a Xbox 360 game to review which means you keep said game, but this will be based on your abilities and by showing that you are what you say you are, and being able to deliver on time and in the manner required.

You will be helping me personally in completing one of the nets biggest and most complete Forza 3 track detail listing ever made. It will be used for years as a reference tool, and your work will help make it the landing page for all Forza 3 racers across the globe. Ideally Forza 3 and Turn 10 will have it up on their site for their community to use.

You will become part of a very large Forza 3 community, one the will be the leading Forza 3 online tournament groups on the net.

This is why I do not want anyone who simply does not have the time, energy, ability and most of all, enthusiasm. You must exhibit all of these and show that you do want to make a difference. Those with previous experience will be welcomed, as will those who can show that they have the skills and abilities to meet their word.

I have a saying or motto as it were, and it goes something like this.

“A persons integrity is measured by those who see him ‘being a person of his word’. If he says he will do something, then he must be that word and live up to that level of integrity”. I make every attempt to honour that code every day. If you can, then we could create a great working relationship.

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OXCGN Unboxes Forza 3 Limited Collectors Edition

Shadow Wave — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:27:35 +0000

by Shadow Wave

These guys still have the Forza 3 Limited Edition available as well

October 23rd is going to be a big day for any racing fan, and as Friday approaches, many people will be revving their engines on the drive home, cranking up the bass, and maybe doing a burnout in a safe area. All just for the anticipation of Forza 3’s imminent release.

Well OXCGN has got their hands on a Limited Collectors Edition of Forza 3 already and we thought we would share the un-boxing love with everyone.

NB: OXCGN’s Main Forza 3 Page:- Leads to over 40 pages of Forza 3 information, news and images/vids

Are optional extras worth it on this ride?

…Let’s just ignore that little yellow sticker that says “DO NOT PLACE ON SHELVES UNTIL OCTOBER 23rd” for the time being shall we… So where were we . . . oh yeah, moving right along.

Pull off the slip cover to discover this . . . . looks nice satiny and very sleek. Hmmmm, it opens up very nicely, very good so far. What, not metal! Yep, however it sure feels nice and solid for a cardboard box.

And there it is, the Forza 3 Limited Collectors Edition open in front of me. Yep its got some nice furry stuff on the inside. Mmm. The Furry stuff seems to get over everything inside the box, but where is my nice 360 logo on the spine . . . bugger.

Ahhh . . Australian racing pride rises, the wonderful sight of the back of the box, Pure V8 Supercar Aussie pride shining through! They are awesome creatures those Commodors. Oooo . . . Lots of paperwork, nice – I think?

So what do I think?

Well the Keyring and 2gb USB stick are there in all their glory…. Keyring feels pretty solidly made for what it is. Although it does look somewhat basic for a car keyring and USB holder. The USB stick . . . is well . . . it pretty much looks like a stock standard usb with the Forza 3 logo on.

Yep, that was quite disappointing really – sadly.

The DVD case has a Halo 3: Legendary edition feel about it. The front of it looks nice, the back of the case has nothing printed on it besides the colour black. I miss the ‘Xbox 360′ logo that should be on the spine of the DVD case… Now its going to look so damn funny on my shelf next to all my other Xbox 360 game logos.

Available now - 250 gig Elite Special Forza 3 Unit

Booklets Galore! The Manual is quite small, but has colour pages which is nice. The bonus Limited Edition DLC feels kinda lame when compared to the Add on Pack that every version of Forza 3 gets as it seems better.

Well people, that’s all I can say on this one folks. No major Collectors Edition goodies to be found here,even after looking under every conceivable crevice. Still, I can say I have one if someone asks.

In my opinion, and speaking from an overall point of view, the Forza 3 Collectors Edition is NOT worth the extra $20 (or more depending on sales etc). To be honest, the best thing about this CE is opening the box up, it felt really good to open. But the big reveal was very anticlimactic.

The USB stick is a basic dull grey colour and while 2gb was the ’standard’ a year or two ago, it seems to be more of a gimmick than anything else now that much large sized USB sticks are easily obtainable. The Keyring does feel really good, but it is very basic in design. And finally the prospect of getting 5 bonus cars in the CE is not really that tempting considering that there are over 400 cars in the game already.

What really would have finished this CE off would have been a tin case, and maybe a small model of an Audi R8 or maybe for us Australians a Holden or a Ford.

That being said, it isn’t an overly expensive Collectors Edition so if you are a fan of Forza you might find it to be a worthwhile Collectors Edition in some way or another.

NB: OXCGN’s Main Forza 3 Page:- Leads to over 40 pages of Forza 3 information, news and images/vids

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OXCGN Forza 3 Special - Lets Go Drag Racing, Forza Style

xboxoz360 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:14:25 +0000

Official Release dates = 23rd Oct Au/Eu/Nz/UK – 27th Nth America

by XboxOZ360

Forza 3 Special Feature

OXCGN Forza 3 October Special – Lets Go Drag Racing, Forza style

Real World Car With Forza 2 Paintwork

One of the biggest things many Forza fans loved in Forza 2 was Drag Racing at the excellent track called Copper Head.

Well this time, we have 8 lanes of drag racing in Forza 3 and it will be at the ex-Marine Corps El Toro Air Base in California, “The Benchmark High Speed Ring”.

Available now - 250 gig Elite Special Forza 3 Unit

Yes yes, I know, Drag Racing is typically one-on-one tyre smokin’, big screamin’ motor mayhem, but to give everyone a fair go, and not have waiting queues as long as the eye can see.

However, Turn 10 have made it so you can have as many as 8 cars racing the Magic Quarter Mile to see just who can pip the cherry and arrive at the other end first.

Whether or not this is a good, or bad thing is up to time to tell. My personal view is that drag racing has always been between two people, with their reaction time to the Christmas Tree being the golden rule of Launch Mechanics.

One site that has been leading the way in that area is Forza Drag Racing Association and the Forza Racing League. These guys have been successfully running daily events for the last several months, running different divisions, bracket racing and high power rig events within the world of Forza 2.

Now that Forza 3 is right around the corner, we are wondering what the change to clutch and Christmas tree will make to the game. With that in mind, we set about asking the owner of the site, Aaron Nelson some questions around his experience with racing, both on, and off the track, and of course, within the virtual world of digital racing.

You’ll find our Q&A at the end of this article, make sure you read it, as it is very informative indeed. Something every Forza 3 racer will want to check out at some stage. Seeing that Turn 10 have made generous allowances for both Drag Racing, NASCAR and Drifting car set ups, where you the player, can design the cars specifically for those purposes.

I wouldn’t doubt that they have something in store for the Drag Racing fraternity that might be a little different. As it certainly isn’t just a small number of individuals who play every now and then.

This is a well organized and well presented genre that can stand on its own two feet and bring heaps of fun to those who love clipping the old quarter mile. We have many a car that will fit the bill of being a typical Drag Racing setup, especially now with the inclusion of the All Classic and Modern American Muscle Cars.

Such as the Dodge Challenger, Saleen Mustangs, S331 Supercab, Corvette IROC-Z, Pontiac Ram Air, and dare I say, even the Ford, Chevy and Dodge Tin-Tops Turn 10 have provided for NASCAR would make great base cars for Super Sedan, or even something akin to Funny Cars or Pro-Street. Now wouldn’t that be nice.

The guys at Forza Drag Racing Association help those who would love to do it, but aren’t quite sure how to go about it. As 90% of winning is getting off the line (pipping the cherry) without any tyre spin, or as least as possible, and “hookin’ up” as quickly as possible, making those shifts at the crucial moments, and even if your top-end speed is less, you can actually get across the line before your opponent if you do your launch properly.

• Forza racing At its finest

Have just a few seconds delay, a redline flutter at a critical gear change, and the chances or winning have just flown right out the door.

It might sound dead simple. Pull up to the line, watch the lights, turn green, power on, get there first. But it is far from being that simple, and there’s many a digital racer that can attest to that, as they sit at the ‘tree’ watching their opponent slingshot away to the finish lane.

Drag racing has been a part of racing history since – well – since cars were invented, some of the old classics were excellent pieces of craftsmanship. No high-tech computer systems or intercoolers and in-car tweaking. These things are raw horsepower being unleashed onto the tarmac.

Seeing that Forza 2 and now Forza 3 do have tyre heat involved in the dynamics, Burnouts are a definite must to get those slicks nice and sticky, and, if the physics are as good as they say, then following the other cars run line (trye tracks) is vital, as you’ll get 50% more traction from the sticky surface left by other cars before you. I’ve walked on the drag strip in my younger days, as well as raced on it, and I can tell you this.

Trick your in-game Mopar out like one of these Real-World Beauties

The smell of nitro, burning rubber and super stick slicks is something that sort of stays with you for – well – forever. Engines un-capped that break your eardrums with raw power, and flames stretching out pipes for several feet in the AA Fuelers and AA Funny cars and Super Pro Streeters.

If Forza 3 proves to be even 50% as good as they say it is in the physics department, then drag racing Forza style will become a huge success, and world wide tournaments will become common fair for gamers everywhere.

OXCGN Drag Racing Interview with Forza Drag Racing/Forza Racing League

OXCGN Interviews Aaron Nelson (aka soadieman) of Forza Drag Racing Association and the owner of Forza Drag Racing and Forza Racing League. Here’s what he had to say over some questions we posed to him recently.

Grant Smythe: Many people often wonder how anyone can really “drag race” in a computer game that is NOT aimed solely at Drag Racing, like the NHRA games popular in Nth America can be done in games such as Forza 2, how have you been able to do it so successfully?

Aaron Nelson: Drag Racing is a sport that is longed for developers attention. We did not have a Christmas Trees(lights) to go off of and therefore we needed a way to start the race. So we went for the old street racing format but instead of a pretty lady dropping a shirt to start the race we substituted it with for a middle aged man saying “GO” .

This format has proven its self time and time again to be the best way to run an online drag race but only with the restrictions that we have applied has it become the best way to run. There are many different formats to use with in Forza but to minimize lag and have a set a rules for everyone to abide was when www.forzadragracing.com was born..

Let your imagination run wild, just like your car

GS: What type of tournaments can racers expect in Forza 3 Drag Racing through your site (www.forzadragracing.com)?

AN: We run many different types of tournaments though our site. For Drag Racing we have Spec Racing Formats which the racers have to meet a car spec to run, we have High Roller tournaments “Run what you have” where Racers can race for big dollars / pinks.

We have instant challenges for people to challenge other racers and teams to a race for position through the website and last but not least we now have a RANKED championship where all racers start out as amateurs and work their way up to pro through a series of races.

The Reason for the Ranked championship is to separate competition and make it a little more even for the new racers who want to experience tournament style racing.

Perhaps turn one of the Chevy, Dodge or Ford Stock Cars into a Drag Racer?

GS: What classes are there currently, and will these expand, and if so, what to.

AN: We currently run all classes and Drives. We will continue to do this and as the game progresses we will implement a more aggressive Class approach for each event.

GS: Is cheating on any level tolerated on the site, how do you deal with it when it does occur?

AN: We have a ZERO tolerance policy for cheating. We will give someone the benefit of the doubt the first time and ban them from the current season. If the same racer is caught a second time then he is permanently banned from all tournaments and website functions.

How about a Camaro or Chevy Sedan for a Classic Ride

GS: How has the site grown over the time you’ve had it, I believe it has changed names a few times, why is that . . . ?

AN: Well the site www.forzadragracing.com has grown in 8 months to almost 800 members with a steady 4 to 5 member increase each day. We have never really changed names of the site but added to it. We recently added www.forzaracingleague.com and the reason for this was we saw a need in the community to unite Circuit Racers and Drag Racers so they would have a place for to come to and trust.

A lot of the time racers do not want to race in these Online based tournaments because of the inconsistency of the events. Knowing this we are proud to fill the gap and will continue to grow with a drifting format later this year.

GS: Will the site stay primarily aimed at Drag Racing, or will it expand, as no doubt if it does, it will sure as hell increase one persons workload ten fold . .

AN: HAHAHA well yes the work load is insane and doing this as a hobby has defiantly gave me a run for my money.. I do have some help from my friends Joe, Tyler and Fernando.

It’s funny because when we started this we were maybe putting in a couple hours a night and now with the additions we are now putting in at least an additional 5 – 6hrs a night. We are dedicated to this and our aspiration is to become be the PREMIERE online racing site for Forza.

There’s no substitute for a good looking engine under the hood

GS: I know we (OXCGN) will be forming a Racing Team, not only for Forza 3, but we’ll carry the Team Name across to other games, such as Grid, DiRT 2 and Race Pro etc wherever possible . . will your site be doing the same, or simply being the host to racing events?

AN: We actually like running in tournaments but when we started this site our main goal was to mediate events and not to conflict with them. We have actually talked about it but always comeback to the point of being a mediator and feel that this is the best way to operate a tournament site.

GS: Have you had any real-world experience in Drag Racing or racing in general, if so, what was it and where/when.

AN: Yes absolutely .. I have drag raced many time on street and track. I actually prefer the track and have countless hours doing it. The places I have been to are Irwindale speedway and Infineon Raceway. I have also done some open track racing at Mazda Laguna Seca in Montery, CA.

Perfect launches are everything in Drag Racing – Now we have a clutch !

GS: What was the style of drag racing in Forza 2, how did you and the racers manage good starts without a clutch?

AN: So in FM2 there are many different ways to launching a car which is very important to winning a race. In FM2 we had to find a way to reducing wheel spin as much as possible.

In most drives (RWD, FWD) we would accomplish this by doing a drop launch. A drop launch is where a racer has tuned a car to where he/she set the car in a higher gear holds e-brake and set RPM’s to a certain level. When the racers are ready to race the driver punches the gas releasing the e-brake and shifting down to first gear.

This sounds complicated but it works very well and about 90% of the community launches this way, formally this is known as a 2 to1 / 3 to1 launch. In AWD usually you will tune the car again to apply the e-brake and set it in first gear and hold a certain RPM the release and punch it. AWD’s by far are the best way for a beginner to start Drag Racing.

For DETAILED information then go to our Drag Racing Tuning Garage Section on our site to read more about tuning drag cars.

Tyre heat and grip are everything in Drag Racing – Get it right

GS: So how will Forza 3 change things, now that the clutch is involved, and by the looks of it, the great Fantec Porsche Turbo Wheel which comes with an excellent adjustable pedal set up. This should change the playing style?

AN: With The Clutch now being implemented this is going to add another level to the drag launch and more than likely you will apply it rather than the e-brake so when you release it you will achieve instant power.

I have tried this in the demo with minimal recourses and have succeeded but in order to be a viable option it will need to be scrutinized to the max for a full understanding of its advantages if there will be any.

GS: Will there be any prizes awarded or will it be entirely in-game prizes. Is there a global leader board planed for the drag racing event?

These guys still have the Forza 3 Limited Edition available as well

AN: Real World Prizes – this has always been the goal and we are constantly talking to companies to achieve this for our racers and teams.

This next year we will secure a main sponsor and real world prizes will be given out. For now we will continue to give out in game prizes. “HEY TURN 10 *wink wink* haha

A Global leader board is currently active for drag racing and we will be making another one for circuit and Drift racing when Fm3 comes out.

GS: What are your thoughts on the 8 lane drags at the new test track, Benchmark? Do you think this will help, or hinder real competitiveness or distract from the real aim of drag racing?

AN: I think it adds an interesting element for sure but in the spirit of traditional drag racing it will distract people from it. The other problem is that the drag tree does not work with staging and in place of it uses a 3-2-1 countdown thus enabling the racer to react robotically. To compare it to track racing it would be like taking the road markers away.

The purpose of a tree, staging, etc is it is part of the race and by taking away true reaction time they have taken away a key element to drag racing. When implementing a racing format it is such to capture the entire essence and not to just throw something in the game to add another element..

Benchmark is a good idea but it will have to be specifically for drag racing and not just for track racing. Each format is very different and Turn 10 need to recognize this.

GS: There are a lot of disciplines in racing, is there room for more and still keep the game fun . . .

AN: I think there is always room for more. Turn 10 has done a wonderful job to introduce people to racing and to give them the opportunity to become a true SIM racing fan, I am a big fan of SIM and if they could make it so everything was tunable on a car I would love it even more, but im sure my wife would have a heart attack hahaha. All in all I am very happy with Turn 10 and will continue to be a big supporter for Forza’s to come.

Thanks for your time mate, look forward to seeing you on the track at some stage, ideally in my rear-vision mirror hehehehe. Do you have a team , want to be part of one? Can you tune, paint, manage, drive, either one of those disciplines exceptionally well? Well then, if so, then why not join forces with a few others and form your own Racing Team, or join pre-existing ones, such as Team OXCGN Racing.

Do you have a team , want to be part of one?,

Can you tune, paint, manage, drive, either one of those disciplines exceptionally well? Well then, if so, then why not join forces with a few others and form your own Racing Team, or join pre-existing ones, such as OXCGN Team Racing.

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OXCGNs Forza 3 October Update # 13 - 2002 Pontiac Trans Am Ram Air - The Last of the 'Birds

xboxoz360 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:17:13 +0000

Official Release dates = 23rd Oct Au/Eu/Nz/UK – 27th Nth America

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Forza 3 Update 18th October #13

OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #13 – 2002 Pontiac Trans Am Ram Air – The Last of the ‘Birds

Forza gamers are basically ’spoilt for choice’ this time around. Sure, some games can tout a higher number of cars, but we must remember, that while Forza 3 ships with 400 cars initially, it already has 2 major DLC waiting for eager owners, which will take the tally up to around 440, and an additional 20 odd tracks to ad to the already huge number out on day one, 100.

Forza 3 has the largest number of racing tracks in any video game todate, with many more heading to the gamers over the next 12 – 18 months while Turn 10 work diligently on Forza 4, after a wee holiday of course.

What we have here today is one Muscle car that made an impression on many a car enthusiast, and also with many film and TV series fanatics as well.

We all remember “Knight Rider” with the Firebird playing the role of “KIT” who often out-played David Hasselhoff who was the main human character. But the king of the show was the 3rd gen 1992 Firebird that basically ran by its self and shot the Pontiac to TV Fame and fortune . . . well, sort of..

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However, here we are discussing the sad tale of the 2002 Ram AIr Pontiac Trams AM Firebird, which was the last of its kind to run off the production line as GM. Not much of a send off either, with some basic cosmetic changes, and a tweak here and there, but it was snappped up by the eager enthusiast, knowing that it would be the last of its kind. There were a few versions made available to make it stand out, which it certainly did.

In Forza 3 you’ll be able to trick your virtual Pony out in any way you see fit, and while it did produce a solid amount of horsepower in its later life, you may be able to squeeze a few more out of it by making some modifications in the engine department in Forza 3.

Basically 2002 would prove to be the last year for the Firebird, and Pontiac decided to issue a special 35th anniversary Firebird (as opposed to Anniversary of the Trans Am). This special model was a Trans Am which featured yellow paint, black wheels, and special graphics. Not really much of a send off for one of only two vehicles (the Chevrolet Corvette is the other) that survived from the muscle car days to the modern era without interruption.

The Oakland Car Company was founded in 1907 which was then gobbled up two years later by General Motors. Vehicle history shows us that the name Pontiac was taken from an 18th century Ottawa Indian chief, it was added as a line of five-passenger coach’s that GM debuted at the 1926 New York Auto Show.

What followed during the period 1930 – 1950’s was a successful time for the Pontiac brand name. With General Motors pumping out various model with hip names like The Torpedo 8, Chieftain and Bonneville. But their real success didn’t really start until the beginning of the “American Muscle Car Era”, and for Pontiac, that was 1964 when it popped the Pontiac GTO out. Many gamers might remember Vin Deisel in XXX when his pride and joy which was in the show was a ‘64 Goat, the nick mname given to the Pontiac GTO at the time.

The car’s optional package which was called The Tempest, included a big-block chevy 389-cubic inch V8 which proved to be one of the greatest stump-puller motors for many a hot rodder and muscle car builder the world over. There was another, the 396 Rat motor, which I can attest to its powers. Riding a ‘55 Chevy Tudor, we could pull the passengers front wheel off the ground without too much trouble, in full street trim and all-steel body. Those tings were not light either.

A mere three years later, the Pontiac Firebird was born having a another chevy powerplant shoehorned into an even smaller body than the Tempest, proving to be a formidable opponent on track and street.

We will all have our hands full in Forza3 simply trying to chose which of the American Muscle cars will get our attention the most. My recommendation would be to include the TA in amongst your rides in Forza 3, and take it around the various tracks. Be warned, to the uninitiated, the American Muscle Car can seem somewhat skittish or loose.

Which to the uneducated racing gamers could seem like bad design on the developers part, which it is not. The thing is, you’re looking at cars with a simply leaf spring suspension hanging off the rear and double wishbone front suspension. Hardly the type to set race tracks on fire, so they can feel somewhat light and frisky. So please don’t go blaming Forza 3 (or the great team at Turn 10) for the cars handling ‘characteristics’ . .

Go and grab one of these beauties in real life, and you’ll find they can often handle in must the same way. Like trying to drive a car on a greased track, and turn while someone is pushing you sideways at a great rate of knots . . not fun, but certainly challenging.

So in the end, it’s up to you to tame them and learn how to drive them, not have them drive you – into a wall.

Pontiac Firebird History

First Generation 1967 – 1969 The Beginning of an Era.

Introduction: Having watched first the Ford Mustang and then the Chevrolet Camaro enter into the pony car market, Pontiac finally got into the act in the middle of 1967. The Firebird was offered with both six and eight cylinder engines, like the Mustang and Camaro, and was based heavily on the Chevrolet Camaro chassis.

Pontiac did try to make it their own and would create a European styled and mannered pony car that could hold its own against its more experienced competition.

The Pontiac Firebird was released five months after the Chevrolet Camaro, and offered buyers choices of six and eight cylinder engines. Pontiac was able to use that additional time to create a unique identity for the Firebird, despite having to use the Camaro chassis and some body panels. Despite using the same front fenders, doors, and rear fenders as the Camaro, the Firebird’s styled split front grille, beaked hood, and GTO-slitted taillights gave it a distinctly Pontiac appearance.

But the key differentiator was under the hood, where the Firebird offered a range of Pontiac engines. Initially, five different Firebirds were available, named after their respective engine choices. At the bottom was the lowly 230 cubic inch OHC six cylinder engine with a single 1bbl carb, rated at a measily 165 bhp. Stepping up to the “Sprint” version got the buyer a 230 I6 with a 4bbl carb rated at 215bhp.

Either six cylinder was linked to either a three or four speed manual or two-speed automatic transmission. Although the six cylinder engines were more powerful than Chevy’s offerings, most buyers wisely opted for one of the available V8 engines. At the bottom was Pontiac’s 326 V8 with a two barrel carb that was rated at 250 bhp. A special “H.O.” (High Output) version of the 326 V8 fitted with a four barrel carb was rated at 285bhp.

At the top was the 400 V8 borrowed from the GTO. This engine was rated at 325 bhp, and was available with or without Ram Air (which suspiciously didn’t affect the engine rating, hmm.) The Ram Air engine included a hotter cam, stronger valve springs, and made use of the otherwise decorative hood scoops.

With no publicized power increase and a hefty $600 price tag, the Ram Air option was rarely ordered. All V8s came with a standard heavy-duty three speed manual transmission; a four speed manual and three speed automatic were optional. Performance axle ratios up to 4.33:1 were available as well as front disk brakes. Firebird prices were roughly $200 more than comparable Camaros and the Camaro outsold it two to one. But Pontiac’s pony car had arrived.

1st Gen sourced and continued from TransAmWorld.

Second Generation 1970 – 1982

Introduction: An all new Pontiac Firebird was introduced for 1970 and represented a new high for Pontiac styling. The front bumper and grille were molded out of Endura rubber and were painted the same color as the car to give it a bumperless appearance.

The sides sported rounded full wheel cut outs without any extra trim (the Camaro had more squared off wheel cut outs). The suspension was revised and a rear stabilizer bar was added. The Firebird lineup was reduced from six to four, and the convertible was eliminated. At the bottom of the line up was the Base Firebird, whose Pontiac 250 I6 was replaced by a Chevy built 250 I6 rated at a meager 155bhp.

Next up was the Espirit, which featured the Pontiac 350 V8 rated at 255 bhp. The Formula 400 featured a unique twin-scooped hood with a 400 V8 rated at 335 bhp.

At the top was the Trans Am, which was fitted with air dams across the bottom of the front and in front of the wheels. A large decklid spoiler and small spoilers in front of the rear wheels completed the package. These aero pieces were claimed to generate 50 pounds of downforce on the front and rear of the car at highway speeds.

Trans Ams also received a rear facing shaker hood scope to feed the standard Ram Air II engine. Optional on the Trans Am was the Ram Air IV engine, whose output had increased to 370 bhp due to bigger ports, better heads, swirl-polished valves, and an aluminum intake manifold.

2nd Gen sourced and continued from TransAmWorld

Third Generation 1983 – 1992

Introduction: The third generation Firebird was all new in many ways from the previous generation. A full unibody hatchback body replaced the subframe construction of the second generation and the Firebird received all new sheetmetal that greatly differentiated it from the Camaro.

However, under the skin, the Firebird was now even more like the Camaro, and would use GM corporate engines (which were really Chevy engines) instead of the previous Pontiac engines. A large part of its uniqueness was gone.

The third generation Firebird was introduced in 1982 featuring all new sheetmetal. The front end sported hidden headlights and sleak styling. The model lineup was simplified to Base, luxury-oriented S/E and Trans Am. Base cars started with the obnoxiously loud, rough, and underpowered “Iron Duke” 2.5 liter OHV inline four cylinder engine rated at a truly pathetic 90 bhp.

Most buyers wisely opted for either the S/E’s standard 2.8 liter OHV V6 rated at a still-pathetic 105 bhp or one of the V8s. Optional in the Base and S/E models and standard in the Trans Am was a 5.0 liter (305 cid) V8 with four barrel carb rated at 145 bhp and which could be matched up to either a four-speed manual transmission or three-speed automatic.

Optional in the Trans Am was the trouble-plagued “Cross-Fire Injection” version of the engine which used Throttle Body Injection to crank out 165 bhp, but it was only available with the automatic transmission. But the big news for Firebird fans was the debut of “Kitt”, a talking Black Trans Am that could out-act David Hasselhoff on the hit TV show “Kight Ridder”, which further increased the Firebird’s popularity.

3rd Gen sourced and continued from TransAmWorld.

Forth & Final Generation 1993 – 2002

Introduction: Pontiac saved the best for last with its Fourth Generation Firebird. Although these Firebirds would be the fastest and most powerful Firebirds since the glory days of old, the overall decline in the sport coupe market and the changing taste of young performance buyers to newer, more refined imports, sealed the fate of the Firebird. At least it went out on top.

The Firebird was substantially revised for 1993, the beginning of its fourth generation. The exterior styling was dramatically aerodynamic, and incorporated plastic front fenders, although much of the floorplan and rear suspension was carried over from the third generation.

The front suspension was new, and incorporated a new short/long-arm design and incorporated rack-and-pinion steering for the first time. The Firebird lineup was reduced to three models, Base, Formula, and Trans Am, the convertible was eliminated and engine choices were now just two. The base engine was a new 3.4 liter V6, based on the previous 3.1, rated at a decent 160 bhp.

But the big news was the new LT1 version of the classic 5.7 liter small-block V8 rated at a stout 275 bhp. Furthermore, the LT1 could be ordered with a six-speed manual transmission and was standard in both the Formula and Trans Am models.

4th & last Gen sourced and continued from TransAmWorld.

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