Hot on the heels of the success of Test Drive 4 came Test Drive 5. It was very similar to its predecessor but much more polished. It had a wider selection of cars, and although it sold over one million units, it received low ratings. It also featured a soundtrack including groups such as KMFDM, Fear Factory, and Pitchshifter. This soundtrack is still very popular and acclaimed among fans, making one of the better rock soundtracks in videogame history. As in TD6, the console versions featured both instrumental and lyric versions of almost all tracks (as well as a hidden music video, Replica by Fear Factory). The PC version of Test Drive 5 is multiplayer capable on a TCP/IP network.
Cheats
Mirror Tracks
Enter the code 'That takes me
back' at the options screen to reverse the direction of all the tracks.
Opponents stop when you honk your horn.
Enter the code 'remote braking' at the options screen and all opponents will stop when they hear the sound of your horn!
Smaller cars
On the high score screen, instead of entering your name, enter the code 'mjcim.rc' and all cars will shrink in size!
Turbo boost
At the first options screen, enter the code 'lone crusader in a dangerous world', and your car will receive a speed boost everytime you honk your horn.
Unlock all cars
To unlock all cars in this game, type in the code 'Cup of Choice' at the options screen.
Unlock all cars and tracks
Enter the code 'I have the key' at the options screen and you will unlock all the cars and tracks in this game!
Unlock all police cars
At the options screen, enter the code 'i carry a badge' and you will unlock all police cars in this game. If this code is done correctly, you will hear a 'boom' sound right after you entered it.
Here's a Pontiac GTO from the 60's racing on Australia's Freeways: