Super cars for SEGA Rally

By Robert Purchese Published 11 September, 2007

Captain Planet angry.

SEGA has opened up its garage to reveal a quartet of monster-beast-things-with-wheels that you will be able to race in its upcoming Rally game.

First to pop its bonnet is the Mitsubishi Concept-X, a fictional car with a shape inspired by a jet fighter. Gulp. There's a big engine with two litres of something in it, turbo bits, twin crotches, some sort of all-wheel drive system and some aluminium body stuff probably stolen from Coke cans.

Then there's this RUF Rt 12 one, which sounds a little bit like it was invented by dogs. But clever dogs, ones that can take other people's cars and make them go faster than 200mph.

McRae's here, too, although he's changed his name to Alister and made a car called the Enduro. This one doesn't exist in the real world, either, but is designed to drive on dirty bits with big rocks on - using its polite suspension, quartet-wheel drive, and over-achieving driving dynamics.

Or you could pop on some jewellery and eat up some petrol in the Hummer H3 SUV. Game artist Keith Burden has got his hands on this fictional beast, too, and spruced it up for SEGA Rally.

He's taken off some doors and dropped the ride height, we reckon, and probably notched up the wheel arch for more clearance. He's also added those Rally-Raid wheels and tyres, we think.

Joining these mostly imaginary vehicles will be a host of rally rides that you've probably seen on telly.

SEGA Rally is the fast and furious arcade racer due out on 360, PS3, PC and PSP on 28th September.

We're dead excited about it, and have seen it from varying angles in its run-up to release. Pop over to our SEGA Rally gamepage to examine it.

Picture of Robert.

About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (17) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • S.J.Rogers #1 4 years ago

    No Smart Car..?

    Shame...

    Edit = Woo First..!
    Edited by 1 at 11/09/07 @ 15:34

  • LenH #2 4 years ago

    So any inkling of a classic mode of chasing down 1st place from the back a la the original (and best so far) Sega Rally...? Now that would be great...

  • OnlyMe #3 4 years ago

    Me reading

    "Super Cars..." SUPER CARS? WOOHOOO!

    "...for sega rally" AAAAARGH!

    /disappointed

  • FooAtari #4 4 years ago

    When saw the title I thought we would be getting some Groub B action, Audi Quattro, Metro 6R4, Ford RS200. Cars with stupid amounts of power, rallyings best years. Not this pish. A car shaped like a jet fighter, what the hell?

  • FlamingCarrot #5 4 years ago

    Reminds me of Screamer

  • Wrestlevania #6 4 years ago

    RUF Rt 12 = fish-tailing bast
    Hummer H3 = flacid US market pandering
    Mitsubishi Concept-X = jet-propelled monster

  • secombe #7 4 years ago

    Erm, the Mitsubishi Concept X already exists, and er, so does the RUF RT12.

    Hell, whilst we're at it, the McRae Enduro also exists and even has a registered numberplate, EU07 XKA.

    Are things going mad or is it me? I just also read a news story that Sonic 3 is out on US VC and that you could only get it in the US, but I downloaded it here in the very English county of Wiltshire last week.

  • Bennicus #8 4 years ago

    I don't understand this news article... do the cars exist in the game? in real life? or was it all just a dream? And would that make it any less "real"?

  • magicpocket #9 4 years ago

    I think that Eurogamer have expressed a little artistic license with their coverage of this.

    The Concept-X is essentially the next Evo that'll be out next year some time, just the concept version of it which was 'inspired' by the look of jet fighters.

    The Enduro is real and actually featured in its first rally the other day.

    The Hummer is the only fictional one as it's been customised by SEGA.

    The RUF is a Porsche all modded up.

  • LeSpank #10 4 years ago

    FooAtari - There are some classics in the game already such as the Stratos. Have a look at the sega-europe site.

  • WJF #11 4 years ago

    @OnlyMe

    Same here. I am sad now.

  • FooAtari #12 4 years ago

    Wasn't aware of the Concept X car. ( feels stupid). As for the RUF, I didn't think there were much Porche rally cars going these days, apart from Classic rallying. Don't suppose that means they can't have it in the game mind you.

    The McRae Enduro, isn't that the car that has been built for the single make series he is trying to get going? Is that in the game?

    I'll check it out LeSpank, sounds good. I hope they are suitably powerful in the game

  • Dodgymat #13 4 years ago

    LeSpank : I've been waiting to see a screenshot of the Stratos but so far I haven't. Couldn't find it where you said, or anywhere else I've looked, any help ?

    If anyone wants to see pics of the 4 concept cars mentioned in this article they can be found here. Don't worry about the URL either, I can confirm 100% that the website has nothing to do with Oasis. Not sure about Mike Flowers...

  • afray #14 4 years ago

    Dodgymat: here's some details on the classic cars that have been released so far. There are some more.

  • Dodgymat #15 4 years ago

    Thanks afray, it wasn't that entry you linked to, but in the 22nd August entry on that blog where I finally found it !! Nice one. For a minute I was thinking it might've been cut. Good to see the Mini, Audi Quattro & RS Cossie too.

    Here's loads more pics of the Concept cars at Gamersyde.

  • FooAtari #16 4 years ago

    No no no, they got it all wrong.

    This is the Quattro they should be using

    [link url=http://freespace.virgin.net/shalco.com/images/audi_6.jpg
    ]http://fr eespace.virgin.net/shalco.com/i...[/link]

    Meanest looking rally car ever.

  • Ryze #17 4 years ago

    Nice. The H3 is real though.

    The humour in this article is odd.