The racing simulation for Xbox One features a new take on realism.
Xbox released a new Forza Motorsport 5 video documentary, presenting a behind-the-scenes look at how the passion for teamwork and technology is shared between the makers of Forza Motorsport 5 and Audi's reigning FIA World Endurance Championship racing team.
Developers for Forza Motorsport 5 visited the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans race at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France, together with Audi Sport Team Joest, the most successful team in modern endurance racing, as they prepared to defend their 2012 title in the preeminent endurance race. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency, 24 Hour of Le Mans race teams and vehicles have to balance speed, technology, and perseverance in a race that is widely regarded as one of the toughest in all of motorsports.
The video features interviews with racing drivers from Audi Sport Team Joest, including Tom Kristensen, 9 time winner, 24 hours of Le Mans, and fellow Audi Sport Team Joest R18 e-tron quattro drivers Lucas Di Grassi, Andre Lotterer, and Benoît Tréluyer along with the Audi Sport's head of the Le Mans Prototype project, Christopher Reinke and Forza Motorsport 5 Creative Director Dan Greenawalt.
Forza Motorsport 5 players will get to experience the 2012 Audi #1 Audi Sport Team Joest R18 e-tron quattro, the world's most dominant endurance racecar design, in stunningly realistic 1080p resolution at 60 frames-per-second.
Turn 10 Studios also confirmed that the Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe will be playable in Forza Motorsport 5. In addition to the Circuit de la Sarthe circuit, players will be able to race on the Old Mulsanne version of the track as well as the Bugatti Circuit, which is making its return to the Forza Motorsport series. The historical LeMans track has been built from the ground up for Forza Motorsport 5 and Xbox One, painstakingly recreated using the latest in capture technology, including 'laser-scanning' and the introduction of physically based materials, resulting in the premiere photorealistic racing experience.
In addition to the R18 e-tron quattro, Turn 10 Studios revealed the full list of Audi vehicles that will be race able in Forza Motorsport 5 at launch, including the below:
1983 Sport quattro
2006 #2 Audi Sport North America R8
2006 RS 4
2010 R8 Coupé 5.2 FSI quattro
2010 TT RS Coupé
2011 RS 3 Sportback
2011 RS 5 Coupé
2012 #1 Audi Sport Team Joest R18 e-tron quattro
2013 S4
2013 R8 Coupé V10 plus 5.2 FSI quattro
2013 RS 7 Sportback
