'GRID Autosport': Top 10 Facts You Need to Know

For those of you who still play their Xbox 360’s and PS3’s religiously, Codemasters is looking out for you all. On June 24, 2014, Codemasters will look to satisfy racing game fans with its newest GRID game – GRID Autosport. This brand new racer is coming with a host of features that car tuner heads will most likely grow addicted to – several automobiles, 22 worldwide locations, over 100 race routes and more.

Here’s every fact you need to know about Codemasters’ upcoming racer and next entry in the GRID series!

1. Each of the Cars Will Be Divided Into Five Separate Vehicle Groups

GRID Autosport will feature a substantial list of 78 cars, which will all be grouped into different tiers and groups. Each tier will be numbered from 1 (cars that are the slowest) through 3 (cars that are the fastest), while the five main groups are as follows:

• Touring Cars
• Endurance
• Open Wheel
• Tuner
• Street

2. Here’s the Full List of Touring Automobiles

You can look forward to driving the listed vehicles below in the Touring Cars class:

• Honda Civic Touring Car [Tier 1]
• Ford Focus ST Touring Car [Tier 1]
• Chevrolet Cruze Touring Car [Tier 1]
• BMW 320 Touring Car [Tier 1]
• MINI Miglia [Tier 1]
• Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG (Cat B Special) [Tier 2]
• Audi RS5 (Cat B Special) [Tier 2]
• Ford Racing Ute [Tier 2]
• Holden VE Commodore Ute [Tier 2]
• Mini John Cooper Works Challenge [Tier 2]
• Peugeot 408 SCB [Tier 3]
• ADC Presteza-14 [Tier 3]
• Ford Falcon FG [Tier 3]
• Holden VF Commodore [Tier 3]
• Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth Group A [Tier 3]
• Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) Group A [Tier 3]

3. These are the Endurance Cars You’ll Be Able to Use

As for which Endurance vehicles will be included in the game, feats you eyes on the full listing below:

• Audi R8 LMS Ultra [Tier 1]
• Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 [Tier 1]
• McLaren MP4-12C GT3 [Tier 1]
• Aston Martin N24 V12 Zagato [Tier 1]
• Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe [Tier 1]
• Nissan Nismo GT-R (R35) GT500 [Tier 2]
• Honda HSV-010 GT [Tier 2]
• Ford GT40 Mk1 [Tier 2]
• Lola B12/80 [Tier 3]
• Mazda 787B [Tier 3]

4. There are Seven Open Wheel Rides Available

These are the seven automobiles that will fall under the class of Open Wheel rides:

• Dallara F312 [Tier 1]
• Ariel Atom 3.5 [Tier 1]
• Caterham SP/300.R [Tier 1]
• Lola B05/52 [Tier 2]
• Ariel Atom 500 V8 [Tier 2]
• Dallara IndyCar [Tier 3]
• Caparo T1 [Tier 3]

5. There’s a Great Selection of Tuner Class Vehicles

GRID Autosport is going to feature a wide variety of great Tuner automobiles:

• Ford Mustang Boss 302 [Tier 1]
• Chevrolet Camaro SS [Tier 1]
• Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 [Tier 1]
• Nissan Silvia (S15) spec-R Aero [Tier 1]
• Honda S2000 [Tier 1]
• Mazda RX-7 Type RZ (FD3S) [Tier 1]
• Dodge Charger R/T [Tier 1]
• Plymouth AAR Cuda [Tier 1]
• Ford Mustang Boss 302 Modified [Tier 2]
• Chevrolet Camaro SS Modified [Tier 2]
• Honda S2000 Modified [Tier 2]
• Nissan 2003 (S15) Silvia Drift Tuned [Tier 2]
• Nissan 2004 (Z34) 350 Nismo Drift Tuned [Tier 2]
• Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) Drift Tuned [Tier 2]
• Nissan 2005 (R34) nismo GT-R Z-Tune [Tier 2]
• Mazda Panspeed RX-7 (FD3S) [Tier 3]
• Honda 5zigen Civic [Tier 3]
• Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Team Orange [Tier 3]
• Nissan 2011 (Z34) Chris Forsberg Racing 370Z [Tier 3]
• Nissan 1993 (S13) Daijiro Yoshihara 240SX [Tier 3]
• Honda NSX R [Tier 3]

6. There’s Also a Nice Selection of Street Cars

Street racing fans will be overjoyed at the great offering of cars that will be coming their way:

• Mini John Cooper Works GP [Tier 1]
• Ford Focus ST [Tier 1]
• Volkswagen Golf R [Tier 1]
• Honda Integria Type R DC5 [Tier 1]
• BMW 1 Series M Coupe [Tier 1]
• Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evo 2 [Tier 1]
• BMW M3 Coupe [Tier 2]
• Audi RS 5 Coupe [Tier 2]
• Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG [Tier 2]
• Aston Martin Vanquish [Tier 2]
• Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series [Tier 2]
• Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione [Tier 2]
• BMW E30 Sport Evo [Tier 2]
• Alfa Romeo 4C [Tier 2]
• Pagani Huayra [Tier 3]
• SRT Viper GTS [Tier 3]
• Mazda Furai [Tier 3]
• McLaren MP4-12C [Tier 3]
• Aston Martin One-77 [Tier 3]
• McLaren P1 [Tier 3]
• Pagani Zonda Revolución [Tier 3]
• Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport [Tier 3]
• Koenigsegg Agera R [Tier 3]
• McLaren F1 GT [Tier 3]

7. There Will Be a Mix of Real and Fictional Racing Circuits

This racer will come with a mix of real-world tracks and fictional racing circuits. There will be 22 race tracks that will come in several variations and daytime/nighttime setting. These track locations will be set in the U.S., Portugal, Japan, U.K., Belgium, Spain, Canada, Germany, Turkey, Australia, Malaysia, France, Spain and the United Arab Emirates. Those 22 tracks will be split into Racing and Street-focused stages.

8. Here are the Racing and Street Tracks You’ll Be Able to Race On

Here’s the full list of racing and street circuits that will be offered in the game:

Racing Circuits
• Autódromo Internacional do Algarve [Portugal]
• Autosport Speedway [Japan]
• Brands Hatch [United Kingdom]
• Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps [Belgium]
• Circuit del Jarama [Spain]
• Circuit Mont-Tremblant [Canada]
• Circuit of the Americas [United States of the America]
• Hockenheimring [Germany]
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway [United States of the America]
• Istanbul Park [Turkey]
• Mount Panorama (Bathurst) [Australia]
• Okutama [Japan]
• Red Bull Ring [Austria]
• Sepang International Circuit [Malaysia]
• Yas Marina Circuit [United Arab Emirates]

Street Circuits
• Barcelona [Spain]
• Chicago [United States of America]
• Detroit [United States of America]
• Dubai [United Arab Emirates]
• Paris [France]
• San Francisco [United States of America]
• Washington [United States of America]

9. This is the 10th Game in the TOCA/GRID Racing Game Series

GRID Autosport is the latest addition to Codemasters/Firebrand Games’ line of TOCA/GRID racing game series. See the list below to get a look at all the games in the franchise that were released before this eventual Autosport sequel:

• TOCA Touring Car Championship
• TOCA 2 Touring Cars
• TOCA World Touring Cars
• TOCA Race Driver
• TOCA Race Driver 2
• TOCA Race Driver 3
• Race Driver: Create and Race
• Race Driver: GRID
• GRID 2

10. Pre-Orders for the Game Will Get You the “Black Edition”

For those who get an early pre-order in for the game, they’ll get 1st dibs on the “Black Edition” of GRID Autosport, which comes with a host of extra vehicles and more additional content. The official website for the game listed what DLC will come packed-in with the “Black Edition”:

GRID Autosport Black Edition features the full GRID Autosport game and is expanded with additional content via download, including the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupé Black Series, Black Edition White Ravenwest Liveries, 20 Black Edition online livery patterns and 10 new premium sponsors with objectives.

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‘GRID Autosport’: Top 10 Facts You Need to Know