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Forza Motorsport 3 – Compact Cars On The Ring

Posted on July 28th, 2009 in Console – 30 Comments

Turn 10 has released thirty new Forza Motorsport 3 previews, showing a collection of quite powerful compact cars that will be included in the Xbox 360 racing title.

Cars shown include the Ford Focus RS, the Seat Ibiza Cupra, the Volvo C30, the Fiat Abarth 500 and others. Maybe even more interesting than the cars are the tracks they race on as the shots reveal the Spanish Circuit Catalunya and show us first previews of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in Forza 3.

Forza Motorsport 3 will bring over 400 cars and 100 tracks to the Xbox 360, the third installment of the Forza series will be released in October.

http://simscreens.blogspot.com 6e66o

Wow,
why cant we have a simulation on pc looking that good…
Sodapop

6e66o:
Wow,
why cant we have a simulation on pc looking that good…

I’m hoping that NFS:Shift gets modded to hell and we really do get a pc simulation that looks like it came out in 2009.
sediol

Soon we’ll have one which looks even better.
…Wait ’till september
http://racingrenders.com F1Racer

Damn they do look good ! I might just have to buy an XBox again.
Any decent XBox compatible wheels out there ?

Lotus Turbo Challenge on the Amiga anyone ?

http://www.pouet.net/screenshots/16427.jpg

Things have moved on.

Yet we DARE to criticise :) Spoiled to hell and back :D
Filipe Galego

Looks great but were are the drivers???
Gaiajohan

It’s a Seat Ibiza Cupra, not a Leon…
And you forgot to mention the black Ford Fiesta ST
Lotus Evora
Renault Twingo Renault Sport
Mr. A

If you want a really good wheel for the 360 then I guess you’d have to get the Fanatec Turbo S Wheel. It’s a bit pricey, but it will also work with PC and PS3.

I’m going to play this with a regular gamepad though.
Gaiajohan

I only mention shots with diofferent cars, te rest must be clear

First shot: Black Seat Ibiza Cupra
2nd: Abarth 500
3rd. Alfa Mito and Alfa Brera
6th: Ford Fiesta ST and Ford Focus RS
10th: Lotus Evora
12th: Renault Twingo Renault Sport
Latest two: Volvo C30
Sodapop

Filipe Galego:
Looks great but were are the drivers???

Drivers are present in pictures 2, 3, 4, and 7. You might want to turn up the resolution on your monitor
Gaiajohan

Sodapop:

Drivers are present in pictures 2, 3, 4, and 7. You might want to turn up the resolution on your monitor

All cars have a driver. It’s just that they wear a balck helmet. Oh and the Ford Fiesta and Focus are RHD.. Weirdly the Lotus is LHD….

//edit
The black Renault Twingo doesn’t seem to have a driver…
trebor901

awesome to see the Focus RS and Corsa VXR in Forza 3
UncleChuckle

F1Racer: From what I’ve read you’ll be forced to use MS’s official wheel. No G25 etc…

Looking forward to this game, but am still guarded in my enthusiasm.

And has it been confirmed that NFS:Shift is going to moddable to any real degree?
Jos

I like # 17, nice nordschleife shot.
http://www.virtualr.net Montoya

Gaiajohan:

I only mention shots with diofferent cars, te rest must be clear

First shot: Black Seat Ibiza Cupra
2nd: Abarth 500
3rd. Alfa Mito and Alfa Brera
6th: Ford Fiesta ST and Ford Focus RS
10th: Lotus Evora
12th: Renault Twingo Renault Sport
Latest two: Volvo C30

Thanks a lot, I wasn’t completely sure about the Alfas and the Lotus. The Seat mistake has been corrected
Gaiajohan

On the last pic the red car seems to be an Opel Corsa OPC..
Pic 22 and 23, the black car is a Mazda 3?

Don’t know exactly what C30 it will be.. That badge on the front I can’t find on any pic, but I suppose it’s a C30 T5..

Just for yer info:
Car – engine- power
Seat Ibiza Cupra – 1.4 TSI – 180bhp
Abarth 500 – 1.4 16v T-jet – 135bhp
Alfa Mito – 1.4 Turbo – 155bhp
Alfa Brera – (I think) 1.75 Turbo – 200bhp
Ford Fiesta ST – 1.6 Turbo – 180bhp
Ford Focus RS – 2.5 Turbo – 305bhp
Lotus Evora – 3.5 V6 turbo – 280bhp
Renault Twingo RS – 1.6 (non turbo) – 133bhp
Volvo C30 T5 – 2.5 Turbo – 230bhp
Opel Corsa OPC – 1.6 Turbo – 192bhp
Mazda 3 – no idea what engine…
http://www.bsimracing.com BSR-WiX

i still think this is just good PR. If the xbox360 can crunch this quality in real time play, it would be a miracle. i will wait for an real ingame demo, and then shout something :-)
http://racingrenders.com F1Racer

Mr. A:
If you want a really good wheel for the 360 then I guess you’d have to get the Fanatec Turbo S Wheel. It’s a bit pricey, but it will also work with PC and PS3.

Works with all 3 platforms ? Thats pretty neat.
Yeah just checked it.. takes Clubsport and G25 pedals too. Shame the 911 GT3 RS pedals arent cross-compatible too otherwise I`d be having one.
Probably will get a GT3 after my G25 gives up anyway.

@UncleChuckle: Thanks also for the response. Dont think M$’s wheel would be a choice for me. Especially if the Fanatec one is an option.
fernandomattos

I imagine this on PC…
Sim Bin has released great titles, but I think they should try give us some street car action now. They already have great tracks, but GTR EVO only added 4 street cars. They are great, but they do not match up.
I think a GTR 3 or something like that should have a good street car selection along with the FIA GTs. Test Drive Unlimited has a great variety! All those cars in a Sim Bin production would be just perfect. In my opinion that’s what is still lacking for Sim Bin to leave Forza and GT5 behind.
Mr. A

I’m not sure what you mean by GT3 RS pedals not being cross compatible, as they are the same clubsport pedals that you can get with the Turbo S wheel. I guess you might mean that the GT3 RS wheel is not compatible with all platforms, which is unfortunately true. If the GT3 RS wheel was compatible with all platforms then I would probably buy one instantly.
Sarcross

It doesn’t look that good to me, almost looks like its up to GT4 standards.
Jonas

One Hundred Tracks??? mmm, Fuji reverse, Maple reverse, Tsukuba reverse, Silverstone reverse….. and forty more reverse… and the penalization when u pass another car and the other car hits u… damn wish they improve those points
Gaiajohan

Sarcross:
It doesn’t look that good to me, almost looks like its up to GT4 standards.

Than you are very positive about GT4… GT4 doesn’t offer this at all..
MadCat360

F1Racer:

Works with all 3 platforms ? Thats pretty neat.
Yeah just checked it.. takes Clubsport and G25 pedals too. Shame the 911 GT3 RS pedals arent cross-compatible too otherwise I`d be having one.
Probably will get a GT3 after my G25 gives up anyway.
@UncleChuckle: Thanks also for the response. Dont think M$’s wheel would be a choice for me. Especially if the Fanatec one is an option.

The GT3 is PC/PS3 only. The only one that works for the Xbox as well is the Turbo S. It’s exactly the same wheel, just a different look to it.
Niksounds

BSR-WiX:
i still think this is just good PR. If the xbox360 can crunch this quality in real time play, it would be a miracle. i will wait for an real ingame demo, and then shout something :-)

yep, i’m with you.

in fact the trailers “in game” are another story…
ahah
http://racingrenders.com F1Racer

Mr. A:
I guess you might mean that the GT3 RS wheel is not compatible with all platforms, which is unfortunately true.

You guess right :) I dunno how I messed that sentence up so badly. :)
http://simscreens.blogspot.com 6e66o

BSR-WiX:
i still think this is just good PR. If the xbox360 can crunch this quality in real time play, it would be a miracle. i will wait for an real ingame demo, and then shout something :-)

It might be some kind of photo mode,
but still….daaaamn
F1_fan_1

Screens look fab, but isn’t the ring just waaaaaay to wide at picture 23…?
Gaiajohan

F1_fan_1:
Screens look fab, but isn’t the ring just waaaaaay to wide at picture 23…?

On Google Earth the track is 8.50 meters wide at that turn. So it doesn’t seem too wide to me.

The red Alfa Brera on that screen is 1.83m wide. That means 4.6 brera’s should be able to drive next to each other.
EddieofSWE

Yay, a Volvo C30!
tns_OPC

Corsa OPC
I am buying an xbox 360 next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!