Forza Motorsport 4

More than 20 of the World's hottest supercars have braved rush hour traffic for a spin around central London. The million pound automobiles¹ - including a Ferrari Enzo, Pagani Zonda, Bugatti Veyron and McLaren F1 - are in town for the launch of the Xbox game Forza Motorsport 4, which promises to faithfully replicate² the experience of driving these supercars for gamers in their living rooms.

Our reporter Li Dong has the details.

 
The chimes of Big Ben can't be heard over the exhaust roar of a five-liter, V10 super car. This Lamborghini powers through central London at the front of a petrol-head's dream collection of automotive exotica.

Crossing Westminster Bridge is a 12-litre Ferrari Enzo. Only 400 of these cars were ever produced and it is valued in excess of $1.5 million. It's capable of over 350kmh on the race track.

As soon as the cars pull over a crowd soon gathers, taking hundreds of photos on their mobile phones. The cars are touring London's landmarks³ to join the launch of the new Xbox game Forza Motorsport 4.

The Forza titles have always prided themselves on the accuracy of their digital reproductions of real world cars.

Alex Hall, marketing⁴ manager for Xbox, explains the lengths the game's developers went to for this latest title.

"Realism is a massive thing in Forza and we want the cars to look as close to the real life version as they do in the game and we really think we've achieved that. Taking the cars into Turn 10 - who make the game - putting them on rigs so they can test them, see how they perform, taking manufacturer data, taking tyre data from Pirelli, who have really helped us out in sensing what the physics of the car are going to be like when all four wheels are on the track. If it's rear-wheel drive how that's going to drive differently from if it's a four-wheel drive or front wheel drive car would drive. And then actually listening and getting a representative exhaust note so the car actually sounds as incredible in the game as it would do in real life."

Gamers get the chance to test drive this racing⁵ challenge a day ahead of it going on general sale.

Glued to the screen, they won't stop playing. A gamer comments on the game as he plays:

"Obviously it's a game and it can't be 100 per cent realistic but as far as game-wise I think it works quite well because the car looks good, it changes gear like it would do in real life, so it's a good thing."

Another one says it's fascinating.

"Right now I'm driving a Bugatti Veyron, it's pretty sick. It's fast."

The game features over 80 manufacturers - from exotic super cars to everyday family hatchbacks - and a host of International circuits - including Laguna Seca in California; Suzuka in Japan; Mugello in Italy and Silverstone in England.

Forza Motorsport 4 is available from October 14, 2011 for Xbox 360 and costs USD $78.

For CRI, I am Li Dong.

1 automobiles   

n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 replicate   

v.折叠，复制，模写；n.同样的样品；adj.转折的

参考例句：

• The DNA of chromatin must replicate before cell division.染色质DNA在细胞分裂之前必须复制。
• It is also easy to replicate,as the next subsection explains.就像下一个小节详细说明的那样，它还可以被轻易的复制。

3 landmarks   

n.陆标( landmark的名词复数 )；目标；（标志重要阶段的）里程碑 ~ (in sth)；有历史意义的建筑物（或遗址）

参考例句：

• The book stands out as one of the notable landmarks in the progress of modern science. 这部著作是现代科学发展史上著名的里程碑之一。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The baby was one of the big landmarks in our relationship. 孩子的出世是我们俩关系中的一个重要转折点。 来自辞典例句

4 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

5 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。