Welcome to Mirror Mode, GTPlanet’s series that shines a spotlight on retro racing games. For this, the fourth round, we’re looking at a franchise long tied to the PlayStation brand: Ridge Racer. Ridge Racer V arrived alongside the PlayStation 2 early in 2000.

MINI has rolled out its latest wild-and-crazy John Cooper Works GP concept ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Welcome to Wednesday Want. Each week, our team will pluck a car from our thousands-strong Car Suggestions forum and give it some time in the spotlight. From the weird to the wonderful, we’ll be covering the full automotive spectrum. You can check out past Wednesday Want entries right here.

In the run-up to the release of Project CARS 2 and Forza 7, their respective predecessors are available for cheap this week.

Back in July, we told you about a private team that set out to break the Nürburgring record with a Viper ACR. Since the story ran though, the team went on to improve its record run. 

F1 2017 continues to stir following this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix with the latest update now available to PC players. Since its release over one week ago, Codemasters continues to update the game, fixing issues along the way. Those playing the game on PS4 will see improved texture quality, while stats for multiplayer events now display correctly.

The Aston Martin Valkyrie is about to get some serious competition.

Big Ben Interactive has released gameplay footage of the Porsche 911 featuring in the latest WRC title. WRC 7 will offer the 911 GT3 RS RGT as a preorder bonus for keen buyers of the officially licensed title and we get to see the car take on the Rally de España.

To say that 2017 is a good year for racing games would be an understatement. We’ve already had DiRT 4 and F1 2017 from the house of Codemasters and this fall, the Big Three of sim racing games is going to get involved.

Get your diaries out for this one. Achievements detailing all upcoming Forzathon events for the next three months have emerged. Stretching across September straight through to November, Forza Horizon 3 will continue to receive new weekly events to challenge players.

New footage has given us a complete look at GT Sport’s remodeled Nürburgring N24 layout ahead of the game’s release next month.

Turn 10’s Alan Hartman took to Twitter last week to re-confirm one of the big numbers in Forza Motorsport 7.

There’s few model nameplates quite as enduring as the Honda Civic. In fact the first car ever made was a Honda Civic.

Last week, Turn 10 revealed the large Forza Motorsport 7 race car roster. Alongside it, the developer also released a handful of infographics, detailing the breadth of the game’s 700+ car list.

Following yesterday’s qualifying giving us a grid order no one expected, today’s Italian Grand Prix fell short of the mark. Mercedes continues to write 2017’s narrative but not without Ferrari taking home a well-deserved podium on its home turf.

Who’d win a kart race, an F1 driver or a retired Champions League footballer?

When it’s wet in Formula One we know that more often than not, surprises will rear their head. At Monza today, the wet conditions certainly added a layer of unpredictability to proceedings. Three hours and forty minutes of it.

The first Forzathon event for September is now live and hosts a selection of vintage challenges. Players will be able to scoop a new drop of XP, credits and a Horizon Edition 1969 Camaro Super Sport. This weekend’s events are about chilling out with Playground Games giving it the title “Bonus Stage”.

The Red Bull Global Rallycross series has announced a partnership with Forza Motorsport 7. The new deal will see on-site gameplay opportunities for Turn 10’s upcoming racer, as well as exclusive DLC prizes for participants.

Gamescom only just wrapped, but you’ll want to set your alerts again. Sony has announced the details on its traditional pre-TGS presser, which kicks off in less than three weeks.