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Partial list of Forza 3 cars revealed, as well as first confirmed track
NihonTiger90 \| 8:55 PM on 06.16.2009	10 comments

Over at Kotaku's sister car blog, Jalopnik, they've got some news on Forza Motorsport 3. Why they put the news there, I don't know. Maybe Crecente is a racing game-hater. For his sake, I hope he's not.

The article talks about new info that Turn 10 has announced concerning Forza 3, which includes an official partial car list and the first officially confirmed track, the Circuit de la Sarthe in France, home to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Consider the announcement of this intentional because the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans just finished up this weekend, with one of the announced cars - the Peugeot Sport 908 - having actually been the race winner.

Of course, they fail miserably in their write up, stating "Previously the only way you could act out your French endurance dreams was by going to the Playstation-based series, Gran Turismo" and completely negelcting the fact that the 24 Hours of Le Mans was the season-ending race in Codemaster's GRID. Or that Sega and Konami made arcade games based on the race in the 1980s. Or that there are several PC games with the track. Or that Gran Turismo 4 was the only game in the series that even allowed you to race on the Circuit de la Sarthe.

But I digress. That's just a small issue. What's more important is that they've announced the Circuit de la Sarthe is in the game and gave us a list of cars as well. It's just a partial list and really doesn't have any surprises ... well, except for one that I've highlighted in the list below:

Road Cars:

Alfa Romeo 8C
Aston Martin DBS
Aston Martin DB5 Vantage
Audi R8 4.2L V8
Audi R8 5.2L V10
BMW 135i
BMW E92 M3
Cadillac 2009 CTS-V
Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
Dodge Challenger SRT8
Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR
Ferrari California
Ferrari F430 Scuderia
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
Fiat 500
Ford 1968 Shelby Mustang GT-500KR
Ford GT
Ford RS200
Honda Civic
Honda NSX
Jaguar XKR
Lamborghini LP640-4
Lotus Elise
Lotus Evora
Maserati Gran Turismo
Mercedes-McLaren SLR
Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG
Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG
Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series
MINI Cooper S
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR
Nissan 370Z
Nissan Sentra
Nissan Skyline GT-R R33
Pagani Zonda C12-S
Porsche 997 GT2
Subaru Impreza WRX STI
Tesla Roadster
TVR Sagaris

Race Cars:
#2 Audi Sport North America R8
#7 Team Bentley Speed 8
#8 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 TDI
#15 BMW Motorsport V12 LMR
# 6 Team Cadillac Northstar LMP-02
#30 MOMO Doran Racing F333 SP
#3 Peugeot Talbot Sport 905 Evo 1C
#8 Peugeot Sport 908
#3 Toyota Motorsports GT-ONE TS020
#2 Audi Sport North America R10 TDI

So there you have it. A partial list of cars that will be in Forza 3, many of them returning and one big surprise: the inclusion of the electric-powered Tesla Roadster in the game. Man, can October come quicker? Please?

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MrSadistic says:
(# 0) on 06/16/2009 21:34

I don't know. After finally spending some quality time with GRID, it's kinda hard to go back to a series like GT or Forza.

Oh, and there was also Test Drive: Le Mans for the Dreamcast, and various consoles. So double fail for them.

Puppy Licks says:
(# 1) on 06/16/2009 21:56

I own forza 2, and I gotta say I couldn't get into it. I dunno perhaps it was a little too realistic for me, it just didn't feel fast and it was WAY too easy to fuck up from failing to brake into corner correctly. But that's just me, eeeehhhhhhhh

JLanphear says:
(# 2) on 06/16/2009 22:24

It's pretty obvious that Laguna Seca will be confirmed for this. As well as Nurburgring.

NihonTiger90 says:
(# 3) on 06/16/2009 22:41

@JLanphear: Other tracks already fall under that category, too: Road Atlanta and Suzuka, for example.

mourning orange says:
(# 4) on 06/16/2009 23:56

Forza 3 has V-tech, yo.

Also, it's kickin' in.

vexed alex says:
(# 5) on 06/17/2009 00:49

Wait...so in endurance races...if the Tesla is out of juice what happens? It's not like you can instantly charge it.

I'm surprised the Nissan GTR hasn't been shown or mentioned. I would love that car in Forza.

NihonTiger90 says:
(# 6) on 06/17/2009 01:20

Alex: I had the exact same thought tonight. How are pit stops going to work with it?

Batthink says:
(# 7) on 06/17/2009 04:11

"Of course, they fail miserably in their write up, stating "Previously the only way you could act out your French endurance dreams was by going to the Playstation-based series, Gran Turismo" and completely negelcting the fact that the 24 Hours of Le Mans was the season-ending race in Codemaster's GRID. Or that Sega and Konami made arcade games based on the race in the 1980s. Or that there are several PC games with the track. Or that Gran Turismo 4 was the only game in the series that even allowed you to race on the Circuit de la Sarthe.

Or the official Le Mans 24 Hours game released several years ago.

elsteveo says:
(# 8) on 06/17/2009 05:42

I just recently got Forza 2 for like 12 bucks at gamestop and i am loving the game. I only previously played the demo but it is a very well polished game. I am seriously looking into getting the 3rd one!

Dexter345 says:
(# 9) on 06/17/2009 16:05

Zzzzz...

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