While You Were Sleeping: Project CARS Tomorrow, Off-Road Lowrider and the Last Commodore is Almost Here

by Mark Stevenson

Published: May 5th, 2015

while you were sleeping project cars tomorrow off road lowrider and the last

Almost everything interesting from overnight happened in Australia. So lets talk about video games instead.

‘Project Cars’ will finally come out on May 6th, we hope (Engadget)

Yes – this article is old. But, it’s what’s inside that counts. Project CARS is supposed to be released tomorrow for PC. Should I give all the writers a holiday?
Yes, These Idiots Went Off Roading With A Lowrider (Jalopnik/Roadkill)

Lowrider. Off-road. ‘Nuff said.
And Now, More Evidence That Volkswagen Is Actively Looking To Bring The Amarok Pickup To America (Motrolix)

Evidence. Sure. My bet is VW just keeps extending this trademark application like an Enzyte-popping octogenarian – all effort, no pay-off.
Exclusive: Holden’s final hurrah (GoAuto)

The last Commodore is almost here and it’ll be equipped with a thumping 6.2-liter LS3 V8.
Chrysler 300 SRT Could Return to US in 2016 (AutoGuide)

While unconfirmed, an undisguised Chrysler 300 SRT has been oot and aboot.

#Amarok #Australia #Chrysler300Srt #Commodore #Holden #OffroadLowrider #ProjectCars #V8 #Volkswagen #WhileYouWereSleeping

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Brenschluss on May 05, 2015

Last year I started playing racing games after years and years of video game ignorance. Holy crap guys, the future is here. I ended up with a new PC and a stupid-looking chair with a car's control set sprouting from it. Dorky as; but this all costs far less than two fly-in Chump or Lemons races, and you can use it whenever you damn well please. For someone who can rarely afford an actual race weekend or trackday, sitting in your living room in race driving position, with convincing controls, looking at the inside of a photorealistic car, driving around a photorealistic circuit or rally stage is remarkably addictive. There are games which have become good enough to actually help refine an understanding of driving quickly, without any danger; whether that's ideal is a worthwhile discussion but I'm having too much fun with this stuff to think about that.

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- PeriSoft on May 05, 2015
  
  "here are games which have become good enough to actually help refine an understanding of driving quickly, without any danger; whether that’s ideal is a worthwhile discussion" My company (Force Dynamics) builds motion platforms that take advantage of the quality of those games, and many of our customers - from independent pro rally drivers to university research departments to top-rung racing teams - believe that it's at the very least useful, if not yet quite ideal. The jury is out on whether pCARS is one of those games (which is suitable for serious training); early returns would suggest the answer is probably 'no'. But that's not necessarily its intent, anyway. We're going to be paying attention either way.
  
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- Athos Nobile on May 05, 2015
  
  Wait until you see what a little tinkering will do to your chair ;)
  
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- Brenschluss on May 05, 2015
  
  @PeriSoft Oh, my.
  
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- PeriSoft on May 06, 2015
  
  @Athos Nobile I've seen what it'll do... :) It can be a bit tricky to accessorize, though, as you have to worry about things breaking / falling off if they're not mounted securely. This isn't like one of those d-box things where you have to set a glass of water on it to tell whether it's doing anything... ;)
  
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PrincipalDan on May 05, 2015

300 SRT - to steal some phrases that were applied to Buick back in the 50s and 60s. "Banker's Hot Rod" "Go Fast With Class." (Since those were never official slogans I encourage Chrysler to appropriate them.)

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Pch101 on May 05, 2015

They could slap the Amarok name on all kinds of stuff for the sake of preserving the trademark. It doesn't need to be a vehicle.

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Big Al from Oz on May 05, 2015

@Mark Stevenson, Playing the populist I see. Next you will be a politician. This does wonders for the truth. What this site about, again?

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