14 DAY TRIAL // The Touring Car racing discipline in Grid Autosport has just received some more details from developer Codemasters, alongside a list of the vehicles available in this category, not to mention a video of them in action.
Grid Autosport was revealed last month and Codemasters emphasized the focus on motorsport and racing the new experience has. The title is set to include five different disciplines, from Touring to Endurance or Street racing.
Now, the studio has decided to highlight on its blog the touring car experience and how it will deliver addictive races across most circuits in the game.
First up, the team presents the main features, which range from the large number of cars in a race (16 in single-player and 12 in multiplayer) as well as the aggressive AI that's not afraid to trade paint and defend its position.
There will be a lot of different car classes, from Category C with the Chevrolet Cruze, BMW 320, or Ford Focus to B ones, like the Audi RS5 or Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG. Of course, the V8 supercars from Australia aren't forgotten, with the likes of the Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore making an appearance in standard and Ute forms.
A description of the general discipline has also been offered by Codemasters' James Conway, who designs car handling in the new game.
"Grippy and lightweight, but without a heavy reliance on downforce, the touring cars of Grid Autosport are designed to for thrilling bumper-to-bumper pack racing, from the front wheel drive machines of Category C all the way to the top tier Stock Cars and Super Tourers."
"These vehicles have a positive turn in and a lot of stability, giving drivers the confidence to power through the corner and survive the occasional bump with their rivals; rubbin’s racing here and the longer stopping distances on some of the more powerful cars will make bravery on the brakes a vital skill to make overtakes stick."
Of course, there's always a tradeoff between front and rear-wheel drive racing machines in the Touring discipline, so players will have to know and master the advantages and disadvantages of each one.
"When front and rear wheel drive go head to head it’s also a battle of styles; the rear drive cars will have better traction off the start and a straight line advantage, but this is negated by a good slipstream and the cornering stability of the front wheel drive cars that don’t have to worry about power oversteer but can understeer wide if the driver is too greedy on the throttle."
Codemasters has also revealed a gameplay video with touring car racing in Grid Autosport, so check it out below. The actual game is set to debut next month for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
