Not all sport is about kicking or throwing a ball. Sometimes, it’s all about petrol and types and that delicious sound of an engine turning over. Plus all that machinery can look mighty sexy. This new trailer for Project CARS might just make the wait for the game even harder to endure.
Without any ado, here is the ‘Start your engines’ trailer:
For those without YouTube but with a love of the vroom vroom, here’s a link for you, too.
For those who still don’t know about Project CARS, it’s a community driven game that is promising to be the most technically-advanced, beautiful, intense and authentic racing game, ever. Here’s what you can expect from the project:
- It’s got a huge variety of motorsports on offer. Our teams are based in over 18 different countries so cars and car culture all mean something different to us all. For me, it’s growing up in the ’80s with the Formula 1 days of Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna. For others it’s modern-day NASCAR, the German Touring scene, or European Endurance racing. So with Project CARS we wanted to ensure the cars in the game represented truly global motorsports with each of their rules and formats intact.
- Project CARS has the largest track roster of any recent racing game: locations from all around the world from Australia to Dubai to Belgium, Japan, US West Coast, and the UK we’ve packed in over 250 miles of tarmac.
- Lastly but by no means least, we’ve ensured that Project CARS is accessible, customisable, and tailored to each and everyone’s comfort and skill level with a huge amount of personalisation options. You can dial the handling to anything from a complete sim experience to something more casual. With Project CARS you’ll truly be able to make it your own.
Are you a virtual petrol-head? Will this game go up against Forza, Drive Club and Gran Turismo in a fight for your accelerated loving? Or are you keeping your foot on the brake for this title until it’s releases on to the open road?
Last Updated: January 20, 2015
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:08
My body is so ready.
Quo Vadis?
January 20, 2015 at 08:32
Go drop R500k at the supercar club, and you will get to drive a supercar for 52 days a year. Better than any game. A bargain. A Steal! Uh, Captain, can you loan me R500k please?
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 08:33
Well it’s all great having a supercar, but who pays for the petrol?
Quo Vadis?
January 20, 2015 at 08:35
at an average of 5km/l, well, you do! You just rent the vehicle.
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 08:42
HAHA. If we’re gonna go that far might as well just watching someone else drive your car around fast and pay for petrol and all you have to pay for is track entry 😛
Quo Vadis?
January 20, 2015 at 08:53
That is just sad…. but I agree!
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:44
My current car does around 7km/l. Luckily my work is only 4k’s from my house.
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 08:46
You can’t call your Nike Air’s a car.
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:47
Haha. If I was going on my own fuel consumption it would probably equal that of an 8t truck. I’m not a big guy, I’m just that lazy. 😉
Quo Vadis?
January 20, 2015 at 08:52
Same as mine. IF I drive it like Ms Daisy. The petrol pump attendants and I are on first name basis. Makes me all weepy and stuff :'(
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:56
Haha. Yes. If I push my car I’m lucky when I get 400k’s on my 60 litre tank.
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 08:58
It’s so sad 🙁 I realise how lucky I am that I don’t pay for petrol, the business does. Also my proudest achievement in the last month is getting my c(sh)iti golf to do 800km on one tank down to PE.
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 09:01
O_O
Wow.
The sad thing is that some of the people who work under me have company cars and paid petrol, but I don’t because my job is office-based.
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 09:03
Yeah that really sucks. I’d never get any work done with people underneath me. They make too much noise when I move my fat ass around.
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 09:08
LOL
Quo Vadis?
January 20, 2015 at 09:09
400k’s???? Lucky sod! whahahahahaha
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:34
I’ll have to make do with my Koup until I have that money, I suppose 🙁
Quo Vadis?
January 20, 2015 at 08:36
So I take it no loan for me then :'(
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:37
Sorry, no. But if you find some money lying around, I can do with a R10 or a R20 or a R200,000
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 08:45
But is your mind!? …and your thumbs. Oh god I better start on the thumb exercises.
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:46
Good point.
*wriggles thumbs*
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:10
If they have a nice mix of tracks (hopefully with Circuit De La Sarthe in there) and a decent amount of cars then this will be my “new release to get” (after two weeks of course, to make sure there aren’t any disappointments).
Spathi
January 20, 2015 at 08:36
They have loads of awesome tracks, from Green Hell and Suzuka to Lacuna Seca. The game also handles brilliantly. This is the most excited I’ve been for a racing game in a long long time.
I played a November build of the game and it was awesome. The only thing that bugged me was the AI, but I suspect that they will have fixed that.
Also, no stearing lag to speak of!
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:38
I saw Laguna on the trailer. But I sure love me some Circuit De La Sarthe action. Huge fan of Istanbul Park too and hate that it’s no longer in the F1.
Either way, I’m looking forward to this one. Finally something that looks a bit fresh.
Peet Luckhoff
January 20, 2015 at 10:12
Top Gear Track. plz
Ghost In The Rift
January 20, 2015 at 08:14
Just when will we get a decent arcade racer again?
This looks epic,but console only again
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:15
As far as I know Project CARS is set for PC as well.
Ghost In The Rift
January 20, 2015 at 08:25
That will be cool if its set for PC as well,but o already have all the GRID games but no decent arcade racers,like the days of most wanted.
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:32
Says so on the website and wikipedia. First GRID was good, everything after that, especially the second, was absolute crap.
The RaceDriver series is dead.
Rock789
January 20, 2015 at 09:07
Yup – it’s 100% PC too. 🙂
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 09:08
And not a shitty port either.
Rock789
January 20, 2015 at 09:11
Hope not. Slightly Mad are a good studio, now free of their EA slave drivers… I’m expecting awesome things from this!
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 08:32
This is neither console only or an arcade game. This is the purest form of racing simulation. It’s as real as it gets (and made by an awesome community to boot) and is not for sissies. You need a set of man-balls to tackle Nordschleife with a Ferrari F50 GT 😀
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:33
I’ll put it up against Assetto Corsa before deciding just how pure of a sim this is.
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 08:37
That’s a good test. I think it will pass. My bar was Live for speed 😀 I was really tempted to get involved in project cars early but I just didn’t have enough cash. Gotta save up for that new wheel.
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:39
Ever tried RaceRoom? I actually enjoyed it, but those micro-transactions and the fact that a single car and a single track cost you more than an entire game made that relationship end as quickly as it started.
Spathi
January 20, 2015 at 08:40
I played Race Room and don’t like it. The steering feels floaty. Project Cars feels a lot better than that for me.
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:41
Yes, the steering was a bit iffy. The sound was amazing though.
Ghost In The Rift
January 20, 2015 at 08:38
So no controllers, best way is the racing wheel, the full setup?
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 08:50
I’m gonna use a controller at first. I have an old car seat ready and I have my trusty HD projector to make my sim setup at home perfect. I think this game will be good on keyboard/controller/wheel IMO
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:50
I have an old Genius wheel, so my controller probably gives a more realistic feel at this stage.
Gareth L (That eXCheez Guy)
January 20, 2015 at 08:40
I think that the PS4 exclusivity is for the pre-order bundle.
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 08:43
I didn’t know there was a pre-order bundle but I have seen the alpha/beta program on PC. This already looks less buggy than 90% of AAA releases.
Rock789
January 20, 2015 at 09:08
Pity you don’t have XB360 or XB1 – Forza Horizon and Horizon 2, for me, is the new definition of what a open-world racer should be. Has an arcadey feel too, so you can drift and slide, with control, to your heart’s content. 🙂
Brady miaau
January 20, 2015 at 08:15
Can you fit any more car related metaphors into one paragraph? I do not think so!
Yeah, car games are fun for a little while at least. Well, this game looks like it is made for the more hardcore racer, not me.
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:17
I think it’s going to be customizable to the point where you can drive it as a semi-sim. Hopefully a bit like the old RaceDriver games (rest in peace).
Brady miaau
January 20, 2015 at 08:19
Like my Forza 5 then? That is very, very well done. Ham fisted, driver aids, from me, simulation from guy in granny flat, both enjoyed it immensely.
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:21
That’s what I love about Forza. It’s the only game that still captures what I loved about the old Codemasters racing games. Not everything is either at the one end of the spectrum or at the other.
I love my full sim games, but the option for that in-between when you just want to relax is so rare these days. Last game that came close to getting that right was Shift 2.
Gareth L (That eXCheez Guy)
January 20, 2015 at 08:34
*Tyres. 😉
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:35
Otherwise it’s like running in front of a car and getting tired?
Or running behind a car and getting exhausted?
🙂
Gareth L (That eXCheez Guy)
January 20, 2015 at 08:43
Boom!
Rock789
January 20, 2015 at 08:53
I… can’t… wait!!! Sorry – but this is pretty much the racing game I’ve been waiting for. All those years of playing Gran Turismo, Forza, old-school Test Drive, Stunts, Nascar 2000, Porsche Cup, Wacky Wheels, the good NFS games from years ago and all the other racing games along the way… They’ve all been preparing me for this moment… For this game! My body and mind are ready! GO GO GO!!!
And yes, if you can’t tell yet, I am pretty excited for this game. 🙂
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 08:55
Don’t forget Porsche Unleashed.
Rock789
January 20, 2015 at 09:00
Oh yeah – great game that on the PSOne (well, I played it on PSOne). 🙂
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 09:02
I still have it on PC, and it still works.
Actually….I should play that again sometime. They don’t make racing games like that anymore.
Rock789
January 20, 2015 at 09:05
Man, I wish I still had it. Hmmm… Wonder if it’s on Steam? My Steam account has become this ode to ‘old-school’ gaming recently (Loom, Myst, Riven, KOTOR1 and 2, Morrowind, Duke Nukem 3D, etc.)… Would be nice to add this to the list.
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 09:07
If it’s not on steam the other unofficial gaming client (utorrent) should have it.
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 09:14
Mine is still the original CD version, hehe. No one has it, it seems. Not Steam, GOG or Origin.
But as Z1N mentioned, there is another client that has it.
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 09:15
I could always dropbox an ISO of my Porsche Challenge/2000/Unleashed/whatever if I can find it.
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 09:05
AKA Porsche 2000. Fucking loved that game. Except it would infuriate me with my keyboard. Spin outs due to POWER ON/POWER OFF were annoying. And then once I’d spin out I would just continuously spin out trying to get started again.
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 09:10
Yes. Porsche 2000. I remember getting confused between the two.
It was the first racing game that really felt so open and immense (even if you couldn’t really venture off the road). The handling was also better than most modern games. Dat body roll on the old cars.
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 09:14
I love it 😀 Technically you could go offroad. There is always a little dirt on the sides of the road… instant spin.
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 09:16
Haha. Yes.
That ’80s 911 Turbo was a nightmare.
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 09:17
A nightmare to drive, a dream to behold. I loved the look of that whaletail 🙂
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 09:10
I have to add to your list (even though not 100% sim)… Colin McCrae on the PS1. What a game for its time.
Captain JJ Saga
January 20, 2015 at 09:11
My personal favourites are the RaceDriver games up until the first GRID.
But RaceDriver 3 will always be one of the best racing games to date for me.
Rock789
January 20, 2015 at 09:17
Hell yeah!! And the TOCA series too. Racedriver, Grid, Dirt, pretty much every F1 game ever made on PC or console (excluding hand-helds) – from Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna Racing, the yearly releases from 1995 till 2004 to the new Codemasters series since 2010.
Yeah, I’m a racing nut! 🙂
Matthew Holliday
January 20, 2015 at 09:59
Looks like a prettier version of Grid Autosport.
fantastic driving sim, but a bit lacking on the fun side.
my mouse has been hovering over the pre-order button for a while, cant decide…
L337J1MB0B
January 20, 2015 at 08:55
This game is gonna bomb.. I can feel it.
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 08:57
This game is gonna /be the/ bomb.
There, FTFY.
L337J1MB0B
January 20, 2015 at 08:58
I hope it’s an amazing game, I really do.. I just think they’re targeting a very small niche with this game, and whilst some may enjoy it, I think it will be low on the fun factor for most who play it.
z1n
January 20, 2015 at 09:00
The niche is larger than you think, I think. I’ve been following WMD (world of mass development) and there is a lot of people already playing and putting time into this game. I would already deem it successful whether or not the general public receives it well or not. The community is already there.
L337J1MB0B
January 20, 2015 at 09:02
Hope you are right.
hairyknees
January 20, 2015 at 09:05
Zoe <3 came here to see if there was a vroom vroom tag 😛 was not disappointed!
Her Highness the Hipster
January 20, 2015 at 10:36
you know me too well 😛
HairyEwok
January 20, 2015 at 12:35
Oh my lord i just read that this game will support 12k resolution….. 12k!!!! Who would want to play on a resolution of 11520×2160, anybody? anybody? Come on now don’t be shy.
WitWolfy
January 21, 2015 at 08:23
Dude I cant want any longer!! I need my racing sim fix!!!