Those who know me know that cars are not a big interest of mine. I know how to drive them and rent them sometimes, and I haven't wanted to own one since I was a teenager. But I'm working on an article now about car-hacking -- getting in there and changing the engine computer to make the car faster, or even more fuel-efficient. It's damn interesting!
The cars are so good that people want to buy the real thing.
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and the Subaru Impreza WRX STI, for example,
weren't originally sold in the US US
The latest development --not just simulating how the stock cars work but how they work after you soup them up. Game-makers are now working with aftermarket parts manufacturers and tuners so they can simulate how different parts, or even engine tuning, will make the virtual cars run. I got this info from David Vespremi - a car fanatic and author of the book Car Hacks and Mods for Dummies. "It's almost as if I'm test-driving both the car and the modifications in the game," he said.
And aftermarket companies are buying lots of adds in driving games, said David, who does marketing for an air-filter supplier.
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