ENDURANCE TEST // CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE & FORZA 3

Microsoft and Turn 10 Studio’s have just released a few high-resolution images from their forthcoming Forza Motorspor 3 video game, confirming the inclusion of both LMP-1 and LMP-2 Protoypes as well as the famed Circuit De La Sarthe in their new release.

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The first edition of Forza Motorsports to feature the 8.489 Mile, 21 turn Circuit De La Sarthe, Forza 3 is certainly a must-have for any motorsport enthusiast with an X-Box 360 console.

Where previously only Playstation owners could enjoy the test of endurance at the Circuit De La Sarthe, the good people at Turn 10 have traveled to France, collecting some 15,000 images (over 60GB of data) to aid in the (re)creation of the infamous Le Mans circuit and its surroundings. Additional images, to include track barriers, road materials, rumble strips, vegetation and trackside buildings as well as data collected via GPS have aided in creating an ultra realistic interpratation of both circuit configurations, Bugatti and Sarthe.



Also released was a partial list of cars expected in the new Forza Motorsports 3. Included in the list are ten Le Mans Prototypes, to include the Audi R8, R10 and Peugeot 908 HDi.

Forza Motorsport 3 Confirmed (Partial) Car List:

Road Cars:
Corvette Z06
Corvette ZR1
Alfa Romeo 8C
Aston Martin DBS
Aston Martin DB5 Vantage
Audi R8 4.2L V8
Audi R8 5.2L V10
BMW 135i
BMW E92 M3
Cadillac 2009 CTS-V
Dodge Challenger SRT8
Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR
Ferrari California
Ferrari F430 Scuderia
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
Fiat 500
Ford 1968 Shelby Mustang GT-500KR
Ford GT
Ford RS200
Honda Civic
Honda NSX
Jaguar XKR
Lamborghini LP640-4
Lotus Elise
Lotus Evora
Maserati Gran Turismo
Mercedes-McLaren SLR
Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG
Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG
Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series
MINI Cooper S
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR
Nissan 370Z
Nissan Sentra
Nissan Skyline GT-R R33
Pagani Zonda C12-S
Porsche 997 GT2
Subaru Impreza WRX STI
Tesla Roadster
TVR Sagaris

Race Cars:
#2 Audi Sport North America R8
#7 Team Bentley Speed 8
#8 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 TDI
#15 BMW Motorsport V12 LMR
# 6 Team Cadillac Northstar LMP-02
#30 MOMO Doran Racing F333 SP
#3 Peugeot Talbot Sport 905 Evo 1C
#8 Peugeot Sport 908
#3 Toyota Motorsports GT-ONE TS020
#2 Audi Sport North America R10 TDI