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Test Drive Unlimited

Platform(s): PC, PSP, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Publisher: Atari
Developer: Eden Games

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'Test Drive Unlimited' (PSP/PS2/X360/PC) Lotus Unveiled - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on June 8, 2006 @ 11:49 a.m. PDT

Test Drive Unlimited is the ultimate automotive experience for car and bike enthusiasts alike. Visit the most sophisticated car and bike dealers to purchase new vehicles or simply take them for a spin. Collect and trade rare performance parts and customise each vehicle to make it one-of-a-kind. Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, rare performance parts, clothes, apparel, homes and garages.

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With the ability for thousands of gamers to play simultaneously, Test Drive Unlimited is M.O.O.R.: Massively Open Online Racing. This is a truly unprecedented experience for racing gamers and is the ultimate automotive experience for car enthusiasts. Once in the game, players can visit the most sophisticated car dealers to purchase new vehicles or simply take them for a spin. Gamers can then participate in 16 player races or take vehicles for a drive on over 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads and pass by thousands of other real players. Further, players can collect and trade rare performance parts and customize each vehicle to make it one-of-a-kind. Finally, gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, rare performance parts, clothes, apparel, homes and garages.

The Lotus, as we know it today, was almost named "Austin Seven Special" - that was the name it was given as its creator Colin Chapman worked on his first car in a lock-up garage behind his girlfriend's house in 1947. As the technology progressed, so did the name. Since that time, Lotus has been a leader in performance and design. Lotus automobiles have enjoyed Grand Prix success since 1960. Featured in the James Bond film, the “Spy Who Loved Me” in 1977, the 1989 blockbuster hit, "Pretty Woman," and the 1992 classic “Basic Instinct” the Lotus has enjoyed as much fame as the stars who drove it in the film. Soon, fans will take the wheel of one of three Lotus cars featured in Test Drive Unlimited and star in their own race for fame and glory!

Lotus Elise R

The Lotus Elise R adds superb power to the Lotus stable of cars. Its VVTL-i engine (Variable Valve Timing and Lift-Intelligent) produces maximum power output of 190 bhp and boasts 133 lb-ft of torque. The Elise R sprints to 60 mph in 4.9 seconds before reaching a certified top speed of 150 mph. The Lotus enjoys a flurry of colors, totaling 21 custom colors in all. This is truly a car that loves to be driven.

Lotus Esprit V8

Celebrating 30 years of this automobile, the 2002 Lotus Espirit V8 received a face lift. This bad boy features a 3.5 Liter Twin Turbo V-8, Allied Signal T25 Turbos, and an all-aluminum engine. On the roads of Oahu, you'll push it to 175 mph and enjoy a breakneck jump of 0 - 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds.

Lotus Sport Exige R240

Lotus Sport, the performance division of Lotus Cars Ltd., has developed the Lotus Sport Exige 240R, a limited edition high performance sportscar with total global build volumes kept strictly to 50 cars.

Lotus Sport built the Lotus Sport Exige 240R within its facilities at the Group Lotus Headquarters in Hethel, Norfolk. This facility, located in the centre of the famous Hethel Test Track, has a great history of producing bespoke versions of Lotus products.

With a supercharged and intercooled high revving engine producing over 240 hp and over 170 lbft of torque, the Lotus Sport Exige 240R reaches 60 mph in less than 4 seconds and 100 mph in less than 10 seconds before topping out at 155 mph. At this top speed the advanced aerodynamics produce 113 kg of downforce increasing grip, stability and safety.

The total unladen weight is approximately 930 kg and the power to weight is approximately 261 hp / tonne.

All 50 cars were built to order and to further identify and maintain the exclusivity of the Lotus Sport Exige 240R, they were only be available in Sport Yellow or Sport Black – both unique and exclusive colours specifically blended to denote the brand colour scheme of Lotus Sport.

PODUCT FEATURES

  • Test Drive Unlimited is redefining the racing genre online with M.O.O.R.: Massively Open Online Racing. It is the only game that allows for literally thousands of gamers to play within the same game world simultaneously. The seamless online connection offers unlimited new challenges, opponents and competitions as well as monthly additions of vehicles, aftermarket parts, clothes and apparel;
  • More than 125 licensed vehicles from exclusive manufacturers including Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Mercedes, Saleen, Shelby, and Jaguar;
  • Realistic vehicles: Amazing render quality and unrivalled interior details including full car functions such as radio, electric windows, horn, wipers and more;
  • Personalization: Upgrade each car with options from the actual manufacturers’ catalog. Players create characters, buy new homes and garages, and tune and upgrade vehicles with aftermarket parts;
  • Create challenges or races from more than 50 game rules and settings. Upload your created challenges online to become part of the player community;
  • A gathering of communities: Players can create or join a club to talk, chat, trade, race or organize club-based competitions and tournaments;
  • Simplified match making and division based rankings make this game the most comprehensive and accessible online racing experience.

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