Burnout Paradise to get fastest car ever News

24 November, 2008

Criterion has let slip details on what will be the fastest car added to Burnout Paradise so far.

Dubbed the Carson Extreme Hotrod, this meaty ride is "a stripped down, ultra low, overpowered straight line monster", according to the Criterion website.

We're told the car will reinterpret how boost works in the game and boast flashy blue exhaust flames. Plus, this promises to be the most intuitive and realistic ride on offer.

The Carson Extreme Hotrod will arrive as part of a pair in the Burnout Paradise Boost Specials Pack sometime next year.

Zip over to our Burnout Paradise gallery for shots of the car in action.

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Razz

24/11/08 @ 15:32

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Awesome! :)

Razz

24/11/08 @ 15:34

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Not only is this cool, but check out the Jansen P12 Bttf hover car! :D

http://www.criteriongames.com/article.php?artID=369

MilkYMoO

24/11/08 @ 15:36

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Surely they mean a honda civic. Wicked!.

kangarootoo

24/11/08 @ 15:43

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I need to re-visit Burnout Paradise. They have really got their shit together with DLC, and are showing everyone else how its done.

Free, and frequent, and good.

I rented it ages ago and it was good fun for the most part, but I haven't touched it since they added motorbikes. Time for another rental methinks.

Freek

24/11/08 @ 15:49

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What ever happend to the island expansions?? They've gone awfully quite on those.

DoctorZoidberg

24/11/08 @ 15:51

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It looks nothing like a civic... Its clearly a DeLorian (with the flame trails :D )

pha

24/11/08 @ 15:54

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w-o-w......... c-a-n-t........w-a-i-t

or rather, who gives a flying f*ck?

Cyclone

24/11/08 @ 16:02

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That is one fugly car.

LOLLERS

24/11/08 @ 16:11

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Boost + 100
Auto-Steering + 100

I've finished that new content, can I go home now?

Arwin

24/11/08 @ 16:11

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That Jansen is awesome. :) I heard about it on the 1up yours podcast, looks wonderful.

MotorStorm 2 has stolen my attention away from Burnout though, for now. I just got the Time Sink trophy on MotorStorm, and had my first splitscreen action this weekend, with a girl no less.

MotorStorm 2 is just so lovely. It has exposed, to me, what Burnout Paradise lacks - the tracks you race on in Burnout lack the polish of proper trackdesign.

paulf

24/11/08 @ 16:48

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wonder what happens when the Jansen reaches 88 mph? back to 1985 mode?

bad09

24/11/08 @ 18:40

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Razz that Jansen look wicked! Makes me happy I finally downloaded Paradise on Friday \o/

cyber_nicco

24/11/08 @ 19:02

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@kangarootoo

"I need to re-visit Burnout Paradise. They have really got their shit together with DLC, and are showing everyone else how its done.

Free, and frequent, and good.

I rented it ages ago and it was good fun for the most part, but I haven't touched it since they added motorbikes. Time for another rental methinks."

edit: i really don't mean that personally, Kanga, as you are one of the more reasonable folks around, but what you said just sounded so absurd to me... :)

ROFL You're applauding them for their savvy, when you won't even buy the game! That tells me that they're approach is a total failure, or you are cheap. ;) If you think it's so freakin' awesome, maybe you should let them know with your wallet?

Come on, man!

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Ryze

24/11/08 @ 20:24

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Shame I can't get into this, as the Burnout series is one of my faves.

I'll try out the cars, as I did the bikes, but I expect I'll be left with the same bad taste of being unable to race due to the map and controls.

Route planning on a static map while playing Burnout just isn't fun gameplay IMHO.

Sorry Criterion!

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