Pontiac G8 GXP to feature in Forza Motorsport III

[Buick61]

I'd buy the game just to race the Toyota Yaris!

[Co27sskid]

Originally Posted by H3AlphaGuy

Didn't some of that exterior work that Forza did was in order to keep their livery makers happy? I mean there's a whole community that all they do is paint up cars and such, which would require making more of the exterior items "painted on" to support that?

Yea, this is true. And from what i've felt already, And i'm a huge PS fan... Forza feels more real where as GT5 feels more arcade.

[j_granlund]

Originally Posted by Buick61

I'd buy the game just to race the Toyota Yaris!

My thoughts exactly.

[bballer113]

Originally Posted by newdude

Cool car...bad game. GT5 FTW!!!!!

Your nuts dude, forza is the only true simulator on the market, period.

[V8 Interceptor]

Just went on YouTube and watched a Forza 3 video that said rollovers will be included in the damage model.

[MorphWS6]

Originally Posted by bballer113

Your nuts dude, forza is the only true simulator on the market, period.

Actually it's not. Forza 2 was a good mix of sim and arcade with an emphasis more towards the sim side. Race Pro is a better sim racer than Forza 2 is. It's a pure sim wtih no arcade whatesoever. That said, Race Pro isn't near as fun and lacks a lot of the features and graphics that Forza 2 has. Forza 2 was always lacking one thing IMO and that's in-car view. I'm glad to see they are fixing that with Forza 3.

Forza 2 is still my favorite racing game.

[V8GMT360 Guy]

Originally Posted by dindak

My Xbox 360 is waiting for this game!

Sad that this may be the only place most people will get to drive a G8.

I'm just glad I got the opportunity to test drive a G8 GXP with the manual trans.... too bad the dealer had it marked up sky high to a point where I wouldn't buy it.

[JeffInDFW]

Hey Fritz.....THIS is why Lutz wanted to bring the G8 back for Chevrolet. It builds image for the brand where it is needed. Among the teens and 20 somethings. The Aveo does not quite have the same impact when IT is included in the game...

The Mitsubishi Evolution, Subaru WRX, Nissan GT-R, all speak of the power of these video games on the image of their manufacturers. I completely agree, these video games do WAY more for driving sales and image than NASCAR, and costs NOTHING. Non-Gamers have no idea how these games drive consumer loyalty.

Also, the "image" of gamers is completely incorrect. I'm 42, make 6 figures, wife and one daughter, and I play online 3-4 nights a week. I'm not alone out there either....

[Suziebob]

Chevrolet already has the Cobalt SS, Camaro, and about a thousand different Vettes.

[Stevasaurus]

Originally Posted by Slideways

In X amount of months when the game is released, all across the country, gamers will have the following conversation:
Gamer #1: Whoa, a Pontiac G8 GXP, I've never heard of that. What's a Pontiac?
Gamer #2: Hmmmm. . . I dunno, I think I saw a commercial for them once.

But at least the commercial was based from a video game. I think the ONLY time I have seen a G8 in a commercial (other than for gas mileage comparison or something like that) was at initial launch when supposedly it was the car from the Spy Hunter video game. That was easily my favorite video game when I was in high school, and that commercial put such a smile on my face. I loved it!

[Aych Es Vee]

I hope to god there are Aussie cars, new and old, and even the Bathurst track in Gran Turismo 5.

[Xenon]

Not suprised. The GTO made it in Forza 1. But what about the Holdens? Did those make it?

[Xenon]

Originally Posted by bballer113

Your nuts dude, forza is the only true simulator on the market, period.

Exactly how can you say that when Forza is almost a complete clone of Gran Turismo?

[V8 Interceptor]

Originally Posted by Xenon

Not suprised. The GTO made it in Forza 1. But what about the Holdens? Did those make it?

There was the Monaro VXR in Forza 2, but it was listed as a Vauxhall.

[Kamshaaft]

Clone of GT? yeah, like PacMan is a clone of Pong. GT is a fantrastic series, and I've been a long time fan, but some of you are still to put the gloves down and accept that Forza 3 looks like it's going to be better than GT5. Keep the fanboy propaganda out of here - like someone said, this ain't GameFAQs.







I'm liking the pretty pictures - I hope we see the '09 CTS V and the ZR-1 that are confirmed so far modeled as beautifully as the cars above. PGR4, GT5, and Forza 3 have all made epic leaps and bounds in this area!

The graphics prove that racing games have come a long way since Pole Position - as does the most important and focused feature of Forza Motorsport III - the physics. I don't exactly play video games - but I've always played the GT series since it was begun and rFactor, and now play Forza. It actually has appeal because of it's likeness to reality!

Should be impressive stuff, which is what you expect when the Development Team have the game's physics are thier primary concern - even working closely with such names as AUDI race team, the McLaren F1 team's simulation & aerodynamics crew, and the Corvette racing team..
..while also keeping in close communication with it's fanbase from the racing nuts to the physics and detail obsessed to the artists that use the powerful livery editor (as someone mentoined) to create pretty darn cool paintjobs and replica race liveries - someone with amazing skill even did a fair job of the Mona Lisa in Forza 2!

It will have an official drag mode amongst other modes too, so you'll be able to line up any level of modded G8 or CTS-V against your pick of the 400 cars. It will be a sweet thing if they do it well.