Ford rally car game

Watch this space…. Ford Escort Mk I. The first incarnation of the Ford Escort is, quite simply, the granddaddy of modern rally cars. The car achieved arguably its most famous result in , when Finnish rally legend Hannu Mikkola manhandled an Escort GT to victory in the London to Mexico World Cup Rally, a gruelling 16,mile trek through 20 countries. The rear-wheel drive RS, the most common rallying incarnation of the car, became serious bedroom wall fodder for thrusting young men in the s, with the road-going version ushering in the age of the hot hatch the UK.

Ford RS By the s, rally hard taken on a more serious, competitive edge. With the advent of the Group B era in , unsuspecting rally drivers suddenly found themselves having to control snorting beasts of cars which kicked out a couple of hundred more horsepower than they were used to. Languages :. English and 7 more. Title: DiRT Rally 2. Publisher: Electronic Arts. Franchise: Codemasters , DiRT. Share Embed. Add to Cart. View Community Hub. In Jari-Matti Latvala became the youngest ever top level rally winner driving this car.

This car was largely replaced by the smaller and more nimble Fiesta. See all. View all. Click here to see them. Customer reviews. Overall Reviews:. Recent Reviews:. Review Type. All 14 Positive 12 Negative 2. All 14 Steam Purchasers 11 Other 3. All Languages 14 Your Languages 9 Customize.

So what are you going to get this time round? From what we've seen, a great deal more bang for your buck, particularly as the game is set to retail for less than a tenner. Quality mags aside. Thanks to the exclusive deal with Ford, the game will feature 32 of their vehicles from onwards, including Mustangs, Thunderbirds, F-series pickup trucks, exotic concept cars and mph stock cars.

There's even a category called Movie Stars, offering a range of cars made famous by films and TV shows. The cars on offer stretch to the present day and beyond, with the inclusion of so-called 'future classics' such as the beefed-up Ford GT.

There will also be a great deal of track variety on offer, taking in race circuits, city-based tracks, off-road jungle action and even oval speedways for some pseudo-Nascar action. As for game modes, Ford Racing 2 keeps on giving, offering a generous octet of driving challenges. Standard Race is self-explanatory; Elimination involves the last two cars dropping out each lap; Duel sees you take on a different challenger each lap; Drafting requires you to drive in your opponent's slipstream; Driving Skills has you steering through a series of gates; Seconds Out our current favourite sees you collecting time bonuses to keep your lap time down; Racing Line requires you to stick to it like shit to a blanket; and, finally, Time Attack is simply you against the track.

Something of a bumper package then, and one that is already looking like a vast improvement on the original, which had to go out and actually buy before we could review it. This time around, preview code has been readily available, and Empire's confidence appears to be well-placed, despite the reduced price tag. Bargain hunters will be able judge for themselves soon.

That Henry Ford was onto something when he knocked out the original Model T you know.