
GRID Season 2 Adds Red Bull Ring and Track Day Specials, Arrives February 12
Codemasters has revealed a batch of juicy new content coming to GRID next month. The Season 2 expansion brings along six new vehicles, new sections for the career mode, and a new circuit with multiple configurations, across PS4, Xbox, and PC.

Aston Martin Rescued By Racing Point’s Lawrence Stroll, Splits With Red Bull
British performance car manufacturer, and supplier to the world’s greatest spy, Aston Martin has become part of Lawrence Stroll’s increasing automotive empire. The Canadian businessman has, as part of a consortium, invested around $240m in the brand, picking up roughly 17% of the company in the process. Stroll will become Aston Martin Lagonda’s executive chairman as a result.

This Week’s Forza Horizon 4 Season Change: The Emory Winter Special
January is about to come to a close, but Winter is making its presence felt once more in Forza Horizon 4. The latest snowy season brings in the latest batch of new events and content to the UK.

GT Sport Time Trials: Bull Run and Crazy Golf
The GT Sport time trials for the next fortnight have a rather European focus, and emphasize two different driving techniques at the opposite end of the scales of speed.

Mazda is 100 Years Old Today
Japanese car brand Mazda celebrates its centenary this year, and today marks that exact anniversary.

Nissan GT-R NISMO Sets Fastest Production Car Lap Record on Tsukuba Circuit
The 2020 Nissan GT-R NISMO has set an all-time lap record at Tsukuba Circuit. Nissan’s new flagship version of the R35 set a blistering time of 59.3 seconds — not a bad way to celebrate its 13th birthday.

Assetto Corsa Competizione Intercontinental GT Pack DLC: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Previews
Kunos Simulazioni continues to tease the upcoming Intercontinental GT Pack DLC for Assetto Corsa Competizione. The pack, which features content from the 2019 season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, will add four new circuits to the game.

TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge Featured in Games With Gold February Lineup
Next month’s Xbox Games With Gold lineup will feature Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge. Announced by Major Nelson, players can get their hands on the title throughout the entire month of February.

Get a First Look at Fast and Furious 9 With This Trailer Trailer
The first official trailer for Fast and Furious 9 — or possibly just Fast 9 — isn’t going to drop until this Friday, January 31. However lead actor Vin Diesel (Dominic Toretto) has given us all a sneak peak with this teaser trailer for the trailer on his Facebook page. Be warned, there are some Fast and Furious spoilers in this article…

Colin McRae: Flat Out Pack Coming to DiRT Rally 2.0 March 24
As teased earlier in the week, there’s something new coming to DiRT Rally 2.0 soon. Codemasters has now revealed all, and in March players can take part in a celebration of all things Colin McRae.

Mercedes Unimog Breaks the World Altitude Record for Wheeled Vehicles
A pair of Mercedes-Benz Unimogs have set a new absolute world record for altitude for wheeled vehicle. The trucks, part of an expedition to install a radio system, climbed to almost 22,000 feet up the side of the world’s tallest active volcano.

GT Sport Update 1.55 Arrives, Addresses Penalty System Gripes
Players flicking on their PS4 consoles this morning will find a small GT Sport update waiting for them. As announced at rather short notice yesterday, update 1.55 is here.

Buy ‘Ford v Ferrari’, Get a 1968 Ford Mustang GT Free… in Forza Horizon 4
With today’s digital release of ‘Ford v Ferrari’, it seems Microsoft has a little incentive up its sleeve. To celebrate the occasion, those that purchase the film on Microsoft Movies & TV will receive the 1968 Ford Mustang 2+2 Fastback Coupe. Not a real one, of course, rather a digital one for use in Forza Horizon 4.

Bentley Builds a 626hp W12-powered Continental GT Ice Race Car
While Bentley may be a name you associate with endurance racing, the brand has been turning its attentions to other forms of motorsport in recent years. It holds the production SUV record for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, for example. Now it has set its sights on a very unusual motorsport discipline indeed: ice racing.

GT Sport’s Next Game Update Arrives January 29
Just when we were starting to get worried that there’d be a skipped month in the GT Sport update scheduling, Polyphony Digital has announced that there’s an update coming along this week.

Need for Speed Heat (Finally!) Supports Steering Wheels
The first Need for Speed: Heat update of 2020 is here. With it comes new features, quality of life updates, and bug fixes. Let’s take a closer look at what the update brings to the table when it is released at 09:00 GMT on January 28.

DiRT Rally 2.0 Gains New World RX Supercars Tomorrow… and Something Else is On the Way
Codemasters’ DiRT Rally 2.0 has continued to run strong, with Season 4 kicking off last November. The fourth season has brought new rally venues and, of course, new cars to the game.

GT Sport Players Hit By Daily Workout Gift Bug
Some GT Sport players are experiencing a rather unusual bug right now affecting one of the key ‘microreward’ mechanisms in the game. The issue affects the Daily Workout — also known as the Driving Marathon due to the 26.2-mile distance requirement — and prevents players gaining prize cars via this process.

FIA Motorsport Games to Return for 2020, Including Digital Cup
The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has announced it will again hold the FIA Motorsport Games in 2020. It follows on from a successful 2019 event which saw Russia take the title in the Olympics-style motorsport event.

GT Sport Daily Races: Bringing the Past Into the Present
You’ll be skipping between three continents in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races, with a couple of nods back to Gran Turismo of old.