Free Ferrari video game provides cheap thrills

In Ferrari Virtual Race, players can choose a car from a lineup of Ferraris, which consists of the 599 GTB Fiorano, 612 Scaglietti and 430 Scuderia. Gamers can customize their selected car in the Atelier to get it race ready, and test their driving skills

by Liane Yvkoff

April 21, 2009 11:21 AM PDT Follow @faildater

Ferrari is offering a free downloadable racing video game for PC.

(Credit: GT Channel )

I finally found something useful on Twitter. Ferrari is offering a free downloadable video game for PCs on their Web site (thanks @GTChannel).

In Ferrari Virtual Race, players can choose a car from a lineup of Ferraris, consisting of the 599 GTB Fiorano, 612 Scaglietti, and 430 Scuderia. Gamers can customize their selected car in the Atelier to get it race ready, and test their driving skills on the Mugello circuit.

For the moment, players race against the computer. However, Ferrari plans to release an online version that enables people to compete against friends over the Internet.

To download the game, visit the Ferrari Web site. Stay tuned for a review.

(Source: GT Channel)

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