Auto Ads: Gran Turismo PSP Features Corvette ZR1 Lapping Laguna Seca
October 5th, 2009
Gran Turismo for the PSP is unveiled officially, and Sony developer Polyphony Digital has officially released a cool advertisement to hype it. In that ad, it has shown the 2010 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 laps the famous Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.
In the original advertisement, the posted blog on the official PlayStation, the ad shows Tanner Foust playing Gran Turismo PSP in the passenger seat of the ZR1 during its racing around the track.
While around the same track, Foust is piloting the ZR1 virtually as the real driver — and both of them successfully pass a Ford GT and Nissan GT-R in the process.
The PlayStations game from Sony developers features 800 cars and 35 tracks, which is available as a Universal Media Disc or 957MB download from the PlayStation Store for $39.99.
For Gran Turismo, at the 2009 Tokyo Game Show last week Sony announced that the game is slated for a March release in the Japan market.
Future Car: Future BMW M5 – Spied
October 5th, 2009
The upcoming BMW M5 which has been spied recently is expected get a version of the twin-turbocharged V-8 rated higher at approximately 600 hp. A seven or eight speed dual-clutch transmission might make its way to the new M5.
According to rumors, BMW is believed to use an F1-inspired Kinetic Energy Recovery System setup for short-term power boosts.
The M5 is also believed to feature a start-stop system. BMW will likely go for a larger starter to handle the job, having abandoned development of the smoother but more expensive starter-generator system.
The next M5 will come a year or so after the regular 5-series, internally called F10. Structurally, the F10 is rather conventionally engineered, and it does away with the sophisticated and expensive aluminum front end of the current 5- and 6-series. With the F10, aluminum will be used for some exterior panels and some chassis components, a more cost-effective approach.
The just-launched 5-series GT gives an idea of the next 5’s underpinnings.