
Lotus Shows Its Most Powerful Sports Car Ever With Evora GT430
Lotus gave the motoring world its first look at its more powerful road car to date yesterday. Called the Evora GT430, the new trim takes Lotus’ pretty mid-engined sports car and turns the dial up to 11.

F1 2017 Completes its Classic Lineup With Four McLarens
Codemasters has revealed the latest batch of classic open-wheelers coming to F1 2017. All four hail from the McLaren team, and complete the 12-strong lineup of older models in the game.

Do These Patent Images Show Honda’s New Baby NSX?
A series of 3D renders filed to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) could reveal a new, small Honda sports car.

Fanatec CSL Elite for PlayStation 4 Review
Earlier this year, Fanatec unveiled its latest product, the CSL Elite. No, not the one we reviewed last year — a new model, featuring official support for the most popular console this generation, the PlayStation 4.

More Young People Watched EVO 2017 Than IndyCar’s Iowa Race
Over the past weekend, EVO 2017 landed in Las Vegas with thousands of professional fighting game enthusiasts in tow. The long running esports competition is now in its 16th year and seems more popular then ever. Recently released viewership figures for the 18-49 demographic prove this further as the event beat out IndyCar’s Iowa race on July 9!

This Week’s Racing Game Deals: DiRT 4 Headlines PlayStation Europe’s Summer Sale
PlayStation Europe is celebrating this summer with a host of PS4 title reductions in its Summer Sale. Discounts can be found on the European PlayStation Stores and there are multiple price-cuts that may take your fancy.

Wednesday Want: Infiniti Q50 BTCC
There’s a certain charm to an unusual racing car. Something that’s too weird to race, or a car that has too short a career.

Classic Cars Will Play Major Role in F1 2017’s Career Mode
F1 2017 is shaping up to be the biggest leap for the Codemasters series yet. Whether it be the return of classic machines from the sport’s past or an equal focus on realism and fantasy, this year’s official F1 game will have plenty to offer players next month.

Colin McRae Rally 2.0: Worthy of the Name
Welcome to Mirror Mode, GTPlanet’s series that shines a spotlight on retro racing games. This time, we explore one of the most influential sim racers of the PlayStation generation: Colin McRae Rally 2.0.

Watch the Mighty Thor Bin a Formula E Car
The last time Chris Hemsworth was in New York, he helped to demolish a lot of it. Well, at least as “Thor” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Mercedes-Benz Reveals X-Class Pickup, But It Won’t Be Coming to the US
Mercedes-Benz has finally taken the wraps off its X-Class premium pickup truck. According to the brand, it’s the first of its kind from a premium manufacturer.

Weekly Motorsport Round-Up — July 18, 2017
Open wheelers were the name of the game this past weekend. This week we’ll be covering the screaming Formula 1 cars of today, to the hums of the Formula E cars of tomorrow.

This Rolls-Royce Cop Car Ensures Criminals Come Very, Very Quietly
The Dubai police force might be famous for its fleet of supercars, but it has a new challenger. Sussex Police, in the UK, now has a Rolls-Royce Ghost.

First 167 Forza Motorsport 7 Cars Revealed
Turn 10 has revealed the first batch of Forza Motorsport 7′s huge car list. It’s a big one, with 167 cars now confirmed for the game prior to its October launch.

Project CARS 2’s Race Engineer Makes Tuning More User-Friendly
As sim racing trickles more into the mainstream, one aspect that escapes a lot of players is the idea of race day tuning. A decent car set-up can often be the difference between failure and victory, so it’s an important aspect of our hobby. Project CARS 2 is aiming to bridge that knowledge gap with a Race Engineer feature.

Project CARS 2 Gameplay Video Blowout
We’re now barely two months out from Project CARS 2’s September 22 release. To keep the pre-release hype on boil, Slightly Mad Studios has eased the limitations on shared videos from the community. With the floodgates open, we’ve combed through all the footage and found what we think are the best.

New Audi RS 5 Commercial Uses GT Countdown Sounds
A recent commercial released by Audi features a nice easter egg for Gran Turismo fans. Centered around a drag race, the ad utilizes the classic pre-race countdown sound effects.

The Always Up-To-Date Gran Turismo Sport Car List
Since the release of Gran Turismo Sport in October of 2017 (marked by an epic launch party in Modena, Italy) we’ve learned there will be a regular stream of new cars making their way to the game. To help keep you informed, GTPlanet maintains this always-up-to-date list of each make and model currently in Sport.

Audi Sport Makes R8 Even More Extreme With Audi Performance Parts
If you’re worried that your 600hp, V10 supercar isn’t quite as conspicuous as you were hoping, Audi has the solution for you. The marque is soon to release a selection of retrofit goodies for its R8 and TT ranges, under the “Audi Sports Performance Parts” brand.

Gran Turismo Sport Car Count Changes Again, Now at 150+
Last week Polyphony Digital quietly announced an official release date for Gran Turismo Sport. The mid-October date brought with it an updated website, one which now states over 150 cars will be part of the game from launch.