
Be a Sinister Bond Baddie With This Land Rover Defender SVX
Porsche isn’t the only manufacturer celebrating its 70th birthday this year. Land Rover is also joining in on the celebrations with its own platinum jubilee. That’s why for this week’s Want we are zeroing in on one of the company’s most well-known models, the Defender.

Gran Turismo Sport 1.21 Update Now Available
After a slightly longer-than-expected maintenance period, the latest Gran Turismo Sport update is now live. As expected, it’s a minor one, with the focus on the now-live FIA Championships.

Ford and Volkswagen Looking to the Future With a Potential Partnership
Ford and Volkswagen have announced that both companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a strategic alliance.

Forza Motorsport 7 Specialty Dealer: At Last, the Volkswagen Type 2 Arrives
Right on cue, the weekly reset has refreshed the Specialty Dealer’s lineup in Forza 7. This week is particularly noteworthy as a certain Volkswagen is finally in the mix.

Win a Trip to the NISMO Festival in Japan with GT Sport’s FIA Championship
The inaugural GT Sport FIA Championships get underway today. If we had to guess, Nissan will be a particularly popular choice in the Manufacturers Series. That’s because four lucky (and quick) players will win a trip to Japan.

You Can Drive (Partially) Halo-Free in F1 2018
It’s the most controversial addition to modern F1 cars since the proboscis. The halo safety device is a divisive one — quite literally from a visual perspective — but F1 2018 players won’t have to deal with it if they don’t want to.

Phil Spencer Teases That the Next-Gen Xbox “Scarlett” Could Be a Family of Consoles
Like Sony and the PS5, this year’s E3 didn’t bring anything new from the Microsoft camp about its next-gen console. However, the head of the Xbox division, Phil Spencer, did take some time during his presentation to tease gamers just a bit.

New Hues to Choose in This Week’s GT Sport Mileage Exchange Update
As is now tradition, Tuesday is the day GT Sport’s painters celebrate.

A New GT Sport Update Will Arrive in Time for the FIA Championships
GT Sport’s signature FIA Championships will finally get underway this week. Polyphony Digital is releasing a game update to coincide with it.

Brawn BGP-001 and Williams FW25 Coming to F1 2018
It’s finally happening. Last year, F1 2017 proved classic F1 cars add something extra to the franchise. Whether it be the McLaren MP4/4 or the Renault R26, last year’s game catered to long-time viewers of the sport.

The FIA Gran Turismo Championship Begins June 20
Make that plural: there will be two championships this year, in the shape of the Nations Cup and the Manufacturer Series. Both begin with their first seasons this month, with a second in July. Following on from that, a “Final Season” will stretch across August and September. This third series will narrow down the field in preparation for Live Events — much like the Nurburgring races last month — where the top players will face off. From there, the cream of the crop moves to the World Final in November to fight for the crown.

2018 24 Hours of Le Mans Review: A Routine Race, At Last!
After the mayhem of recent years, endurance racing fans may have been crying out for a normal race. It’s not good for the heart to run at 130bpm for a full day, after all.

Porsche 356, Mercedes-AMG GT Up For Grabs in Latest Forza Motorsport 7 Forzathon
The latest set of Forzathon challenges are live for players in Forza Motorsport 7. Turn 10 announced three new events on the community forums and a selection of prizes up for grabs, including a classic Porsche and a highly-strung AMG.

Could the PS5 Get Bespoke AMD Hardware?
With the 2018 E3 show over and done with, the rumor mill is now back up and running. While Sony confirmed it wouldn’t be talking PS5 at the show, the latest rumors focus on it anyway. Forbes now has a bit more insight into the upcoming PlayStation 5.

Watch the ForzaRC 2018 Series 1 Finales Right Here, Earn In-Game Prizes
As the racing gets underway at Le Mans, 31 Forza Motorsport 7 drivers will be fighting for their share of $75,000 on the other side of the globe. That’s right: the ForzaRC Series 1 Finales are upon us.

Watch The 2018 24 Hours Of Le Mans With GTPlanet
It’s time again for one of the greatest spectacles in racing, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Thrustmaster’s TSS Handbrake Sparco Mod Coming to Consoles This September
After first announcing it this past April, Thrustmaster has pencilled in a release window for the console version of its TSS handbrake. The 90% metal, Sparco-branded item will touch down for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this September.

BMW Is Bringing Back the 8-Series for 2019 and It Looks Fantastic
The last time BMW had an 8-series on its dealer lots was 1999. Now nearly 20 years later we are getting our first glimpse at its new 8-series.

Forza and ACO Team Up For Dedicated Le Mans Esport Series
As thousands gather in Northern France for the 86th running of Le Mans, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and the Motorsport Network have announced the formation of the latest esport series. Dubbed the Le Mans Esport Series, it will take place on Forza Motorsport 7, culminating in a grand finale at the eponymous event next year.

NASCAR IGNITE: Youth Esport League Kicks Off June 20
Remember the youth-oriented NASCAR esport series from last month? Well, it’s about to start next week, and it’s got a shiny new name to go along with it: the NASCAR IGNITE Series.