As the sequel to Bafta-award winner Race Driver GRID, GRID 2 sees the player race in iconic cars that span three decades, across three continents, in real world locations including city streets and mountain roads. According to the game developer Codemasters, it will also feature a new handling system dubbed 'TrueFeel', which aims to find the perfect compromise between realism and accessibility.
What’s actually making the headlines, however, is the fact the game has been verified by Guinness World Records as being the most expensive game commercially available. Though the normal edition of the game retails at £37.99, a GAME exclusive edition costing £125,000 has also been announced. It will feature an actual BAC Mono supercar, a tour at the BAC factory, a branded racing helmet, racing suit, gloves and boots all made to measure.
The special edition game is listed on the GAME website at £125,000
According to Codemasters, "The BAC Mono is a British manufactured, road-legal, ultra-high performance supercar which stars in the game. Created from high-strength carbon fibre, the BAC Mono is an unrivalled example of light-weight performance engineering and its 2.3-litre, 280-bhp, four-cylinder power plant will propel its driver from 0-60 mph in just 2.8 seconds."
The BAC mono: A road legal supercar with Formula racing technology
Interestingly, (as Eurogamer pointed out) a BAC Mono Roadster on its own cos ts £101,940, meaning the game itself still costs over £20,000 if the cost is split down – though, in fairness, there is an extensive waiting list if you were to buy the supercar through normal channels.
Whilst Arnold Clark don’t currently have any BAC Mono Roadsters in stock, we do have a number of prestige and performance centres as part of our network of 200 branches, stocking saloons, 4x4s, convertibles and coupes – with makes from BMW and Mercedes-Benz to Jaguar and Porsche available.