
Thrustmaster Reveals Ferrari 488 Challenge TS-PC Racer Wheel Base
Thrustmaster has shown off the first new sim racing hardware of 2018. Say hello to the TS-PC Racer Ferrari 488 Challenge Edition.

GTPlanet Forza 7 Photo Mode Competition 07 Now Open
We’ve got the first Forza Motorsport 7 Photo Mode Competition of 2018 starting up today. Forget winter; it’s going to be a hot one this time around — read on for all the details.

Alexa Will Be Your Digital Co-Driver in Future Toyotas
Almost every voice command system in cars is awful. Most of the time it doesn’t understand what you asked. And just when you think it does, it calls your step-mother instead of adjusts the seat heaters. Amazon thinks it has a solution to this by offering its Alexa system for cars.

Daniil Kvyat Secures Ferrari Development Role for 2018 F1 Season
Well we didn’t see this one coming; Daniil Kvyat will remain in F1 this year, albeit in reduced capacity. His role? The 23-year-old Russian driver joins Ferrari as a development driver.

Get a Whole Fleet of Unused Porsche 911 GT3s For Only $2.9 Million
In this week’s Wednesday Want we’ve found something truly special in the classified adverts and thought it really deserved some attention. You can check out past Wednesday Want entries right here.

New Gameplay Video Shows Off Gravel’s Snowy Wild Rush Montebianco Circuit
Milestone’s upcoming off-road arcade racer Gravel has a new gameplay video. Released on the official YouTube channel for the developer, we get a sneak-peek of the title in action. The footage shows off a Wild Rush race lasting two minutes.

Race Marshal Program Returns to Forza Motorsport 7
For many, competitive multiplayer racing is the be-all, end-all of a racing game. Unfortunately, without any sort of penalty system, players can have a tough go of it in Forza Motorsport 7. In response to this, Turn 10 has kicked off the Race Marshal Program.

Fisker Is Back From the Dead With the Electric EMotion
Fisker gave us the full unveiling of its latest car at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Forza Motorsport 7 Specialty Dealer Update: A Series of Repeats, Part IV
It’s that time of the week again; Forza 7’s Specialty Dealer stock has shuffled once more. If you’re wondering, yes, it’s another repeat.

Win a Driving School Experience with BMW and Gran Turismo Sport at CES 2018
BMW and Gran Turismo Sport are teaming up to offer attendees of CES 2018 an amazing prize. The competition will test players on the racing sim with the chance to compete on a racetrack for top performers.

The Easiest Ways to Make Money and XP in Gran Turismo Sport
If you’re anything like us, you’ll currently be sitting at level 32 in GT Sport, with a couple of million credits. That silver PSN Trophy for hitting level 50 looks a long old way off, especially when you find out that you’re not even 5% of the way there yet.

The 2018 Dakar Rally Kicks off in Lima, Peru
One of the most grueling races on the planet kicked off Saturday, January 6. This is none other than the famous Dakar Rally.

Porsche Challenge: The Roadster Revolution
Welcome to Mirror Mode, GTPlanet’s series that shines a spotlight on retro racing games. In this installment, we take a look at one of the original PlayStation’s forgotten first-party racers.

Latest GT Sport Mileage Exchange Update Adds Alfa Romeo 4C Gr.3 Road Car
Players logging in to Gran Turismo Sport’s Mileage Exchange this week will be pleased to find the final missing car.

Fernando Alonso Forms His Own Esport Racing Team, GT Sport Qualifiers Begin January 14
McLaren F1 driver — and Triple Crown hopeful — Fernando Alonso is getting into the esport game. The Spaniard has formed his own digital race team, and Gran Turismo Sport players will be some of the first to try out for the squad.

BMW Pioneers Mid-Drift Refueling for the M5 to Beat a World Record
Fueling up is not a very exciting task. In fact, it’s one of the most mundane things about vehicle ownership. BMW engineers understand this and as a result, came up with an entirely new way to refuel an M5: doing it during the middle of a drift.

Race of Champions to Host New Esports Event Next Month
Following in the footsteps of the WRC and Formula 1, the prestigious Race of Champions will now include a new Esports element. Announced last week, the eRace of Champions will take some of the biggest names in sim racing and pit them against each other.

Take on La Sarthe in This Week’s Project CARS 2 Community Event
A new Community Event is now available for players to take on in Project CARS 2. This week’s trial takes place on the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit.

Forza Motorsport 7 Leads Racing Genre in This Week’s UK Sales Charts
The numbers are in for the first week of 2018. With holiday sales behind us, it was another solid week for the racing genre in the UK, with multiple titles making the cut.

GTPlanet Project CARS 2 Photo Mode Competition 07 Now Open
Kicking off the second week of 2018, we’re looking at some of the most popular cars in Project CARS 2 for this week’s photo mode competition.