There’s good news for fans of Forza Motorsports 4 on Microsoft’s Xbox 360: for the first time since launch of Forza 4, you’ll be able to buy and download an expansion pack containing some 30 assorted Porsche street and race models.
Porsche, present in Forza 3, was excluded from Forza 4 due to a licensing agreement between Porsche and game studio EA Sports. EA Sports opted not to license any Porsche models to Turn 10 for the Forza 4 game, essentially forcing gamers with an affinity for Porsche to buy “Need For Speed” franchise games from EA.
We’re not sure what’s changed, but given that the press release on the expansion pack came from Porsche North America, we can assume the automaker saw things a bit differently than EA Sports. The more gamers who drive Porsches in the virtual world, the more potential customers Porsche has in the future.
The Porsche Expansion Pack will cost 1,600 Microsoft points, or the equivalent of $19.99, and includes an impressive variety of current and vintage Porsche models.
Here’s the complete list of cars in the expansion pack:
2012 911 GT2 RS
2012 Cayenne Turbo
2012 Cayman R
2011 #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports 911 GT3-RSR (997)
2011 #23 Alex Job Racing 911 GT3 Cup (997)
2011 #17 Team Falken 911 GT3-RSR (997)
2011 #54 Black Swan Racing 911 GT3 Cup (997)
2008 #2 Gruppe Orange Racing 911 GT3 Cup (997)
2008 #16 Dyson Racing RS Spyder Evo
2007 #80 Flying Lizard 911 GT3-RSR (997)
2008 #7 Penske Racing RS Spyder Evo
2010 911 Sport Classic
2010 Boxster S
2010 Panamera Turbo
2007 911 GT3 (997)
2007 911 GT3 RS (997)
2007 911 Turbo (997)
2005 #31 Petersen-White Lightning 911 GT3-RSR (996)
2005 #66 AXA Racing 911 GT3 Cup (996)
2004 911 GT3 (996)
2003 Carrera GT
1998 #26 Porsche AG 911 GT1-98
1995 911 GT2
1989 944 Turbo
1987 959
1987 #17 Racing Porsche AG 962c
1982 911 Turbo 3.3
1973 911 Carrera RS
1970 914/6
1955 550A Spyder
Kurt Ernst has been passionate about automobiles and driving nearly his entire life. His early years were shaped working in the family service station, though his real passion was auto racing. After graduating from the University of Colorado, Kurt spent a year club racing with the Sports Car Club of America, before focusing on a business career in marketing and project management. Later, his passion for writing and the automotive hobby found him freelancing for a variety of automotive news sites, including Automotive Addicts and Motor Authority, where his work was syndicated and appeared in several national publications. Recognized as an expert in the automotive field, Kurt joined Hemmings Motor News as an Associate Editor in 2013, and in the years since has progressed to Editor, Hemmings Daily; Managing Editor for Hemmings Motor News, Hemmings Classic Car, Hemmings Muscle Machines, and the Hemmings Daily; and now, Managing Editor, Hemmings Auctions. Kurt was instrumental in organizing the Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance from 2013-2019, and has served as a judge at this event and The Vintage Racing Stable Concours d’Elegance. A Skip Barber Racing School graduate and prolific writer, Ernst is also skilled in copyediting, project management, brand development, and public relations.
