The V8 Supercar season never ends on "Forza Motorsport 3"

With the V8 Supercar season wrapping up over the weekend, fans are set to shift their focus to the living room, battling it out for their chance to bring home the title on “Forza Motorsport 3” exclusively on Xbox 360. Racing in any one of the eight Ford and Holden Supercars in the game, fans can fill the V8 void over the summer, or race a selection of new and exciting vehicles from the “Hot Holidays” car pack against thousands of Xbox LIVE members around the world.

Just over a month after the title’s momentous launch, “Forza Motorsport 3” has sold more than one million units worldwide, with the community and fan base more active than ever and the game proving to be one of the most popular games on Xbox LIVE since launch. The Forza community has collectively logged more than 6.6 million man hours playing online in more than 64 million connected sessions while driving more than 590 million miles (952 million kilometres) in the game to date. That’s equal to more than three trips from the Earth to the Sun and back!

Now Turn 10 is spreading the holiday cheer with the “Hot Holidays” Car Pack, available today on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 400 Microsoft Points*.

The “Hot Holidays” Car Pack features some of the world’s most anticipated super cars and purpose-built race cars of 2009 and 2010, including first-ever virtual test drives of the new Ferrari 458 Italia and the latest Nissan GT-R Spec V. The complete “Hot Holidays” Car Pack list includes:

1. 2010 Ferrari 599XX
2. 2010 Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss
3. 2010 Lamborghini LP6700-4 SV
4. 2010 Porsche Panamera Turbo
5. 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia
6. 2010 Jaguar XFR
7. 2010 Audi S4
8. 2009 Aston Martin #007 AMR Lola
9. 2009 Audi #2 Sport Team Joest R15 TDI
10. 2010 Nissan GT-R Spec V

While the December “Hot Holidays” Car Pack is great news for the Forza community, car lovers can expect yet another car pack to coincide with the North American International Auto Show in Detroit early next year. Racing onto Xbox LIVE Marketplace on January 13th, 2010, this new pack will add more of the latest and greatest cars to the ever-growing “Forza Motorsport 3” roster. For more information on what “Forza Motorsport 3” has in store, stay tuned to Forzamotorsport.net as we reveal each of the January cars via exclusive community spy shots.

“Forza Motorsport 3” is rated G and available now for a recommended retail price of $99.95 RRP** or $119.95 RRP for the Limited Collector’s Edition.

For more information on the game, media are invited to visit http://www.xbox.com/en-NZ/games/f/forzamotorsport3/. For more information on the Xbox 360 Wireless Wheel, please visit http://www.xbox.com/en-NZ/hardware/x/xbox360wirelessracingwheel/default.htm