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We know video games don't compare to the real thing of driving exotic supercars, but for many that is the closest they'll get to driving the cars in the upper echelons of motoring like the one where cars like the Bugatti Veyron resides. Last year, CarThrottle reviewed one of those racing games, Need For Speed Shift, a game that emphasizes the first-person driving experience and real-life dynamics. If you're one of the owners of the game, this new package is for you. It's called the Exotic Racing Series package, available for $10 (or equivalent amount of points) and it includes seven new vehicles: the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, BMW M1 Procar, GUMPERT apollo, Honda NSX, McLaren MP4-12C, Maserati GranTurismo and the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss. One of the criticisms of the game

Ford has been meeting success lately, with an announcement of a profit and the Ford Fusion being the best-selling domestic car in the United States. They also have been doing some interesting videos lately, namely the Ford Taurus SHO versus Audi A6 4.2 FSI video that has caused a stir among CarThrottle commenters. We recently reviewed the racing game Need for Speed: Shift here at CarThrottle and this promotional effort by Ford is timely. Does racing game skill translate to the track? As part of the 2010 Unleashed campaign, Ford put four long-time gamers against each other to see who got the best time in the Mustang on a virtual track in Shift. Following that, the four gamers were put into a real 2010 Mustang

There are many different kinds of games out there to play, but for me the ones I'm usually most interested in have to do with - you guessed it - cars! It also happens that I usually perform pretty well on racing games. Good at what you like I guess. Shooting games on the other hand? Ouch pretty much describes it. So while the whole world (ok, gaming world) waits for Gran Turismo 5, there has been an effort on the part of other games to step things up. Need for Speed: Shift is one such game. Need for Speed is a huge gaming franchise that spans all the different consoles and includes PC titles. In the past it has primarily been focused on games with storylines and racing