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Upgrading VI. The Tracks VII. The Cars a. Full list b. DLC Cars/Other Special Cars VIII. Achievements IX. Frequently Asked Questions X. Conclusion ================ I. INTRODUCTION: ================ Hello readers, and welcome to my Forza Motorsport 3 FAQ! This is my second FAQ for the site, and it's been just as fun to write as my first! I decided to write this guide since I loved Forza 2, and also love cars as well (as well as my love for writing). This guide should help you become a (somewhat) better driver on Forza, as well as help you get a basic idea of what you can do with car upgrades and car tuning. Also, I'll have included a car list which you may use as a checklist. Hopefully, I do what I can to help you in this guide, but feel free to e-mail me if you have more questions that haven't been answered here. Enjoy! Sincerely, ~SlurptasticJive ============ II. UPDATES: ============ VERSION DATE AND DESCRIPTION 0.20 October 5th, 2009 +Started the guide off, added some of the confirmed cars and info, as well as basic structure and driving tips, all based off what can be determined from the demo. 0.25 October 8th, 2009 +Turn 10 confirms full car list. I add all the cars to FAQ list. 0.45 October 21st, 2009 +People start getting the game, posting new information for me to place here. 0.70 October 27th, 2009 +Now I have the game! Amazed, and will now start filling in what I've missed. 0.90 November 2nd, 2009 +After a long time with the game, it's about 90% ready. Need to add some details and tips, but close to done. 0.98 November 4th, 2009 +Pretty much done! I've submitted it, and will add info if needed 1.00 November 14th, 2009 +Added some information thanks to a few e-mails with questions and corrections. 1.01 December 2nd, 2009 +Added one small help paragraph detailing how to figure out body types (CTRL+F and search "GT_" to find it. As well, small info on the Dec. 8th DLC. More when it comes out. 1.03 December 7th, 2009 +Added all of the cars included in tomorrow's DLC pack. It's looking great. Also separated the unicorn cars from the regular and fixed a few mistakes that got pointed out to me. 1.04 February 11th, 2010 +Sorry for the lack of updates. Yes, I got your e-mails, but I have been busy. Fixed the "No reverse New York Circuit" typo, and added the DLC. ================ III. THE BASICS: ================ Have you played Forza 1 or 2? If so, you can probably skip this section. If not, or you want some help driving/upgrading/tuning, read on. ----------- a. Changes: ----------- ...okay, don't immediately skip it yet. Of course, there are quite a few new features in Forza 3, and here's a good chance to get acquainted with them. Rewind Mode: ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This is one of the more publicized new features in the game, as well as the most controversial. At any moment in a race, if you screw up, you may press the back button, and the game will rewind to 5 or so seconds earlier. You have unlimited amounts of rewinds to use. Is there a punishment for using this? Of course there is. Not in credits though. Just your lap time and race time will be uncertified. Season Play: ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ In career mode, you can race in seasons now. Basically, you're give a calendar for the year, and it'll automatically choose events for you to race based on your cars and preferred tracks, and give you three to choose from on a specific day. When one season is done, you can play another, and another, until you get through six. Point to Point and Drag Races: ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Basically what it says. These two modes of racing are now in the game. Drift Scoring: ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ At any moment during a race, you may press the right D-Pad button, and voila! You are now scored on your drifts. I'll get into this a bit more later. Other than these nice new features, we have the graphical updates, a re-vamped physics engine, and all of this runs at a smooth 60 FPS. ------------ b. Controls: ------------ Right Trigger: Accelerate Left Trigger: Brakes Left Stick: Steer A: E-Brake B: Shift Up X: Shift Down Y: Look Back Left Shoulder: Clutch Right Shoulder: Toggle View D-Pad Up: Open Telemetry D-Pad Down: Close Telemetry D-Pad Right: Turn on/off Drift scoring D-Pad Left: Show Damage/Tire Temperature Back: Rewind Right Stick: Look around Notes: Shifting up and down only takes effect if you have manual on. Clutch is only if you have the clutch on (I'll get to those in the "Assists" section). Telemetry is information about your car, such as exact tire temperature, G- forces, etc. Drift scoring is just that, scores for your drifts. ------------------- c. Driving assists: ------------------- Yes, Forza 3 is a driving sim, but for the car lover who hasn't picked up a driving game in their life, assists are here to help. There are a few preset difficulties with different assist settings, but you can set them to any custom combination you please. Difficulties: Easy: All assists on Medium: Autobrake on, TCS and ABS on, automatic, AI difficulty medium, limited damage. Hard: TCS and ABS on, automatic, AI difficulty hard, limited damage Advanced: ABS on, manual, AI difficulty hard, simulation damage Expert: All assists off Specific assists: Autobrake: (On/Off) Does what it says it does, the game brakes for you. Even if you start with this, you'll grow out of it quickly. Shifting: (Automatic/Manual/Manual & Clutch) If you're in automatic, no need to worry about shifting. If you're on manual, press B to shift up when you are near the redline for best effect. If you're on clutch, you have to hold the clutch to shift (like a real stick shift standard car). Shifting takes a good amount of awareness and concentration. If you're starting, go auto, and then go from there. Stability Control: (On/Off) Makes sure you don't spin out. Basically offset by half-decent driving. If you're scared your high-HP, low-handling car is going to come off the track though, this helps. Traction Control System (TCS): (On/Off) Prevents the loss of friction. Comes in handy if you aren't great on turns, or you just want to floor it off the line. Basically, with TCS off, you have to find a good RPM to launch off, and you'll have to be careful in the turns. Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS): (On/Off) You won't notice this until you turn it off and slam the brakes. With ABS off, you'll have to be light on the brakes. A good technique is to give the brakes short taps when you need to lose speed quickly. Taking this off is quite manageable actually. AI Difficulty: (Easy/Medium/Hard) Pretty self explanatory. Damage/Fuel/Tire Wear: (Cosmetic/Limited/Simulation) Basically self explanatory as well. Even on simulation, there will be few occasions where you'll need to worry about your fuel and tires anyways (endurance races being the exception). Suggested Line: (On/Braking Only/Off) A line that tells you the optimal path of the track. Well, usually, anyways. The full suggested line isn't really that useful, but the braking line can really help, especially if you don't know the track. "So, what assists do I need?" Good question. If you're just starting the game, I still recommend you at least turn off autobrake. If you've played arcade racing games before, turn off Stability Control as well, and set the Suggested Line to "Braking Only". Difficulty, I'll let you determine yourself, as you should know by how much distance you and your last opponent had between yourselves in your last race. Where it gets hard to determine is when you should turn off TCS and ABS. Racing without ABS is really manageable, depending on the car. Without it on, you must rely less on slamming on the brakes at the last minute, and instead giving it a light press. If you've driven before, you will find it a lot easier to grasp this concept. TCS, on the other hand, is a bit harder to manage. The more power your car has, the harder having it off will be. Turns can be a bit more scary as well with it off. If you're confident you can handle all of your car, then definitely turn these off. As for your transmission, it depends on how able are you to multitask. I've got it set to manual, but I find the clutch too awkward as a button (although I set it on for drag and speedway races). Nevertheless, having the clutch on gives you a lot more control of your shifts. -------------- d. Game Modes: -------------- At the game's main menu, you're given three options: Forza Motorsport 3, Free Run and Xbox Live Marketplace. XBL Marketplace is self-explanatory, and Free Run is basically just where you go if you want to do an exhibition race or a free run/hot lap. In the Forza Motorsport 3 option, you have the meat of the game. There, you have your career mode, as well as painting, tuning, upgrading, storefront and auction house options, as well as online racing. I'll get into all of those in detail later. -------------- e. Storefront: -------------- ...some sooner than later. What you can get from the storefront expands on the auction house of Forza 2. You can search car designs, vinyl groups and tuning setups that have been uploaded by others. As well, you can view pictures and videos uploaded by others. You can search by keyword what you want, as well as the ability to specify your search by make, model, track (for tunes), category, etcetera. You can also save users as favourites and make it easier for you to check out their stuff. Note that there are also Storefront leaderboards, and you can easily find the best tuners, painters, etc. ------------- f. Lap Times: ------------- Like FM2, you can set lap times on leaderboards, whether you're in a career race or you're in hotlap mode. Instead of lap time penalties this time around, instead you must worry about lap certification. If one of the following things happen, your lap time will become uncertified: Hit the dirt Contact with another car Contact with a wall Use the rewind feature Draft another racer Get drafted by another racer All of those are simple enough to avoid, and to avoid the drafting, just go into free race and do a hotlap. ------------ g. Drifting: ------------ Drifting is nothing new to Forza. But now, you have drift scores and leaderboards, much like lap times. Well, if you're unsure how to drift, it's simple. Come to a turn at a manageable speed, hit the e-brake (A button), and steer the turn. Sounds simple. To make it easier, try to use a car with AWD, and turn TCS off. As for drift scoring, to bring up the drift score HUD, press D-Pad Left. For your drift to be certified, the following must not happen: Spin more than 90° from the track All four wheels hit the dirt Hit a wall Use rewind A nice little loophole is that speed doesn't matter when coming out of your drift. If you think you're going to hit a wall, or drift at too far of an angle, you can get off the accelerator and brake. You should still get the score. ================ IV. CAREER MODE: ================ Yay, the part of Forza we all know and love. There are a few changes in career, most notably the inclusion of Season Play. I'll get into that later. Anywho, you are given the choice of one of seven cars to choose. Free of cost! But, you get no credits otherwise. Here are the cars: 2009 Chevrolet Aveo5 LT 2009 Citroën C4 VTS 2009 Ford Fiesta Zetec S 2009 Honda Fit Sport 2009 Nissan Versa SL 2009 Scion xD 2008 Toyota Yaris S It really doesn't matter at this stage what you choose, since the ones that have a low natural PI (the Aveo, for example) are upgraded from the start to match the C4, Fiesta and xD. I personally went with the Citroën, but only because it costs the most. There are probably better reasons to go with another one of those cars (such as the RS200 engine swap in the Fiesta, or the LS3 swap in the Aveo5), but to each his own. Now, let's get into the meat of the career, shall we? --------------- a. Season Play: --------------- Now, you can set a calendar of when you'll race. You can fill weekday dates with a choice of races (which can change depending on your car, so switch to get something new). On each Sunday, you will have a championship race, which is determined by the season year: Year 1: Class E Year 2: Class C Year 3: Class A Year 4: Class R3 Year 5: Class R2 Year 6 and beyond: Class R1 You can go longer than 6 years if you so choose. Also note that if you get all gold in every race you run during a season, you get a hefty bonus at the end of the season. ---------- b. Events: ---------- If you stick with Season Mode, you're going to get a dynamic calendar of which you can fill with a set amount of events. That's all good, but you can still strategically determine what events you want between the championship races. i. Testing: These are the very first races you'll be engaged in. And they're simple. Don't worry about them, just race them with minimal upgrades as necessary. Races: Asian Open European Open All-American Open FWD Open RWD Open AWD Open Two-Door Challenge Three-Door Challenge Four-Door Challenge Five-Door Challenge ii. Amateur: Races you should get into quite quickly. They're short and give you a decent amount of cash, perfect for lower levels. You won't need to upgrade much for these races, since you won't have high competition. Races: FWD Elite Open Asian Elite Open French Elite Open RWD Elite Open Mid-Engine Elite Open North American Elite Open German Elite Invitational British Elite Invitational AWD Elite Open Italian Elite Open Super Mini Road Test Coupe Road Test 1 Saloon Road Test 1 Hot Hatch Road Test SUV Road Test Coupe Road Test 2 Saloon Road Test 2 Coupe Road Test 3 Supercar Road Test Prototype Road Test American Muscle Showdown Inline 4 Showcase Normal Aspiration Run-off Boosted Proving Grounds Six-Cylinder Fast and Fun Ultralight Showdown Executive Car Open Eight-Cylinder Supreme GT Ten-Cylinder Salute 12-Cylinder Flagship Trophy iii. Manufacturer Races: You're restricted to a certain type of car in these races. They aren't as restricting as it sounds though, for the most part (some will only allow you to choose from one of three cars). You're still allowed upgrades though, so with enough cash, skill can be (somewhat) taken out of the equation. Races: Integra Owner's Meeting Hyundai Owner's Meeting Mitsubishi Owner's Meeting Skyline Owner's Meeting Subaru Owner's Meeting Honda Acura Owner's Meeting Mazda Owner's Meeting Fairlady Z Cup Nissan Infiniti Owner's Club Toyota Lexus Owner's Meeting Peugeot Racing Club Sweden Racing Club V-Dub Club Vauxhall Racing Club Lotus Club SEAT Club BMW Owner's Club Audi Club Mercedes-Benz Owner's Club Porsche Club Firebird Trans Am Track Days Focus Track Days Chrysler Track Days Pontiac Track Days Mustang Track Days Ford Track Days Chevrolet Track Days Corvette Track Days Dodge Track Days Viper Track Days World Sub-Compact Shoot-Out American Muscle Shoot-Out Euro Hatch Shoot-Out Lightweight Sports Showdown Germany SUV Shoot-Out JDM Imports 90's Shoot-Out Speedster Shoot-Out Premium Sedan Shoot-Out Prestigeous Coupe Shoot-Out Ultimate Speed Shoot-Out Civic vs. Golf Celica vs. Silvia Tarmac Rally Mustang vs. Camaro Supra vs. Fairlady Z German Sport-Line Challenge NSX vs. Skyline Fastest Fleet Shoot-Out Ferrari (V8) vs. Porsche (911) Lamborghini vs. Ferrari [Semi-Pro, unlocked at Level 10] iv. Horsepower Races: You're restricted to a certain amount of horsepower in your car. These races are a lot different from FM2. While you could dominate with a light car like the Lotus Elise and Exige, you now have class limits. Preparing for these races is a bit tougher, but if you don't race with high horses anyways, you should do fine. Races: PUMA 150HP Run-Off (F Class) RECARO 200HP Run-Off (E Class) BILSTEIN 250HP Run-Off (D Class) TOYO 300HP Run-Off (C Class) SPARCO 350HP Run-Off (C Class) BBS 400HP Run-Off (A Class) STOPTECH 450HP Run-Off (A Class) BRIDGESTONE 500HP Run-Off (A Class) MOTUL 600HP Run-Off (S Class) The K&N 700HP Challenge (S Class) v. Speedway Races: Do you like circles? Hate left turns? Then these are the races for you! Okay, so I can't promise you won't turn left, but you'll be put on oval tracks for each of the races. With these races, you don't have to concentrate on all the stats. You can ignore brakes completely, and concentrate less on handling and launch. As long as you're fast, you can draft your way into first and hold onto it. Races: Classes F to R1 [Closed Course Set, unlocked at Level 10] vi. Point to Point Races: Instead of racing in a circuit, you race from one line to another. Simple enough, you get three one-on-one races. Some of these races can be intense, but otherwise, prepare by class like usual. Also, note that you get paid per heat. Races: Fujimi Kaido F Series Amalfi Coast E Series Nurburgring D Series Fujimi Kaido C Series Amalfi Coast B Series Nurburgring A Series Fujimi Kaido S Series Amalfi Coast R3 Series Nurburgring R2 Series Fujimi Kaido R1 Series vii. Super Lap Races: These are, personally, my favourite races. It's a class race, but you're put on a very long track, and given only one lap. I love it so much because you're racing on the Nurburgring, Fujimi Kaido and the Amalfi Cost the whole time, and those are the most beautiful tracks. Pretty much, prepare for these races like you would any other class-restricted race. Note that the tracks are always Nurburgring, Fujimi Kaido and Rally di Positano. Races: Classes F to R1 viii. Drag Races [unlocked at level 15]: Straight line speed may be your idea of victory here, and you're partly right. You'll want to have a good launch as well, and it's key to victory. Otherwise, you can ignore brakes and handling, you won't need them. As well, these races aren't separated by class, so go nuts. Races: 250 HP FWD Shoot-Out 300 HP FWD Shoot-Out 350 HP RWD Shoot-Out 400 HP AWD Shoot-Out 450 HP RWD Shoot-Out 500 HP AWD Shoot-Out 550 HP AWD Shoot-Out 600 HP AWD Shoot-Out 650 HP RWD Shoot-Out 700 HP RWD Shoot-Out [Professional Series, unlocked at level 15] ix. Factory Spec Races: Upgrades need not apply here, since you'll be using the cars as bare as you bought them, mechanically. You need to rely on your driving skills here, or you won't be going far. If you need help, you can look for tuning set-ups for the later races, as the F430 has some tuning options, and the FXX has a fullly tunable set-up. Races: Yaris S Trophy Mazda Miata Trophy Fiat 500 Abarth essesse Trophy MINI John Cooper Works Cup Hyundai Genesis Coupe Tour F355 Challenge Trophy Murcielago LP640 Trophy Porsche 911 GT3 Trophy Ferrari F430 Trophy FXX Trophy x. Regional/GT Races: In these races, you're limited to a certain region or a certain GT class, with the exception of the World Tour, where it's a more basic version of the Championship series. Again, prepare like you would normally for a class race in any other series, but keep the region (and for some of the Asian tour races, the year) in mind. As for the GT races and the LMP race, find the best out of what you're given, but for the most part, they're equal, since you'll be class limited anyways. If you can without going over class limit, drop the restrictor plates and get going. Races: Aussie Touring Car Showdown Porsche 911 GT3 Showdown German Racing Car Showdown American GT3 Invitational GT3 Invitational GT2 Invitational Japanese GT Invitational Dream Match Showdown (Corvette Racing C6.R vs. Xanavi Nismo GT-R) GT1 Invitational LMP Invitational "How do I tell if a car is a GT_?" To find out whether a car fits this this body style, when you are looking at cars, press Y to bring up the Car List, scroll right with RB until you get to "Body Style". You can find more obvious body types (such as Coupe, Saloon, Super Car), but it'll also tell you what GT class and LMP class as well. Thanks to C. Brown for bringing this up. Asian Tour Class F Pre-'00 Asian Tour Class F Post-'00 Asian Tour Class E Pre-'00 Asian Tour Class E Post-'00 Asian Tour Class D Pre-'00 Asian Tour Class D Post-'00 Asian Tour Class C Asian Tour Class B Asian Tour Class S Asian Tour Class R2 European Tour Classes F to R1 North American Tour Classes F to R1 World Tour Classes F to R1 x. Endurance Races [Unlocked at Level 10]: While these races have class restrictions, you will have to prepare with a few different factors in mind. First of all, you will be pitting for tires early if you use racing slicks or sport tires. Second of all, plan to pit once, but before the competition. If you pit a lap or two before the competition, but with enough fuel and without losing your tires by the end of the race, you can get quite a jump on the competition when they are finished pitting. Be careful with damage as well, since the higher paycheck means a higher price at the end of the race. With all that said, pop in a good album and off you go! Races: 34 Laps Road Atlanta (F Class) 130 KMS Circuit de Catalunya (E Class) 134 KMS Twin Ring Motegi (D Class) 160 KMS Silverstone International (C Class) 32 Laps Mugello Autodromo Internazionale (B Class) 169 KMS Suzuki Circuit (A Class) 31 Laps Sebring International (S Class) 128 Miles Road America (R3 Class) 17 Laps Circuit de la Sarthe (R2 Class) 187 KMS Nordschleiffe (R1 Class) xi. Championship Races: General class based championship series. Note that in your six seasons (if you choose to do them), you'll be going through six championship series (E,C,A,R3, R2 and R1 to be exact). The R1 championship has a handsome prize too, so these are important. If you're not doing season play, you'll have to unlock them by level. Races: Class F Class E Class D Class C Class B Class A Class S [Unlocked at Level 30 or Season 3] Class R3 [Unlocked at Level 40 or Season 4] Class R2 [Unlocked at Level 45 or Season 5] Class R1 [Unlocked at Level 50 or Season 6] "What's the best car in each class?" As I'll say again later in this guide, use cars you love. Nevertheless, use cars proper for the class. I love the Volkswagen Bora, but I know it'll be a dog in higher classes. With that being said, you need to watch for some classes. In the higher S-class races, you'll almost certainly have to deal with the most challenging trio of cars in the game: The Bugatti Veyron, the McLaren F1 GT and the Saleen S7. The Veyron isn't trouble if you're on a track that has a lot of turns, but if you're on Le Mans, I suggest you bring something with speed. That being said, here's the cars I found worked well in each class: F: Volkswagen Bora E: Honda CR-X SiR, Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint D: Volvo S60 R, Porsche 944 Turbo C: Nissan Skyline GT-R R34, Infiniti G35 (w/ AWD and RB26DETT engine), Mercedes CLK-55, Audi S5 (if you want to go with the pack) B: Ferrari California, '09 Cadillac CTS-V, Audi S5, Nissan 370Z A: Audi R8, Audi S5, Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06, Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series S: Audi R8 (again), Porsche Carrera GT, Lamborghini Reventon, Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR. R3: Ferrari FXX, Mazda/Lola LMP (engine swap) R2: Koenigsegg CCGT, Ferrari F50 GT, Ferrari F40 Competizione, Mazda/Lola LMP R1: Peugeot 908 These are only general choices, check the leaderboards for more suggestions (although I included a few from the leaderboards already). ----------------- c. Level Rewards: ----------------- Anyone from Forza 2 remembers that every time you gain a level, you unlock cars from a manufacturer, and a raise in discount... blah blah blah. Instead of that, you get a car every level. Considering how expensive some of these are, it's a welcome addition. Level Car 1 2010 Fiat Abarth 500 esseesse 2 2003 Ranault Sport Clio V6 3 2009 Alfa Romeo Brera Italia Independent 4 2009 Ford Focus RS 5 2009 Volkswagen Scirocco GT 6 2004 Vauxhall VX220 Turbo 7 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 8 2008 Maserati GranTurismo 9 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS 10 2006 Lotus Exige Cup 240 11 2009 BMW Motorsport M5 E60 12 2009 Lexus IS F 13 2007 SEAT Leon Supercup 14 2005 Honda NSX-R GT 15 2009 Ferrari California 16 2009 Jaguar XKR-S 17 2002 BMW Motorsport M3-GTR 18 2007 Peugeot Super 2000 19 2007 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione 20 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro 21 2005 Ford Ford GT 22 2009 Mercedes SL 65 AMG Black Series 23 2005 TVR Sagaris 24 2008 Porsche 911 GT2 (997) 25 2008 Lamborghini Reventon 26 2002 Nissan MINE'S R34 Skyline GT-R 27 2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano 28 2006 Lamborghini Miura Concept 29 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR 30 2009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 31 2009 Holden #2 Toll Holden Racing Team Commodore VE 32 2006 Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione F430GT 33 2008 Porsche #45 Flying Lizard 911 GT3-RSR 34 2009 BMW Motorsport #92 Rahal Letterman Racing M3 GT2 35 2005 Ferrari FXX 36 2007 Chevrolet #4 Corvette Racing C6.R 37 2008 Nissan #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R 38 2006 Aston Martin #007 Aston Martin Racing DBR9 39 2008 Lexus #6 Eneos SC430 40 2008 Konigsegg CCGT 41 1997 McLaren #43 F1 GTR 42 2005 Maserati #15 JMB Racing MC12 43 1998 Porsche #26 AG 911 GT1-98 44 2003 Saleen #2 Konrad Motorsports S7R 45 2008 Porsche #7 Penske Racing RS Spyder Evo 46 2009 Mazda #16 Dyson Racing B09/86 47 2006 Audi #2 Audi Sport North America R8 48 2009 Acura #66 de Ferran Motorsports ARX-02a 49 2006 Audi #8 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 TDi 50 2009 Peugeot #9 Peugeot Sport Total 908 As well, your car has levels. You get discounts for upgrades when you go up a car level. These stack for up to 50%, although I'm not completely sure. CORRECTION: You get the Camaro SS at level 9 and the Exige at 10. Thanks for the correction, I. Fosco! ============================= V. PAINTING/TUNING/UPGRADING: ============================= Not only does this game let you go under the hood of your car, it lets you put new toys under the hood and paint the hood to boot! Here's just a simple start point of how to get going. ------------ a. Painting: ------------ Don't sweat the small stuff, painting is easy if you want a simple pair of racing stripes. If you want something a bit more complicated, like, let's say, a bear, you'll have to create it using a decal (unless you want the panda that is included, but it's lame :( ). A tutorial is kind of hard to put here, because you have to learn visually. Basically, before I post a YouTube tutorial by painter Ayo Jube (you'll see his work if you're a VIP), just a few tips from me. First of all, plan out your decal on paper. This actually helps a lot, you can scale it, plan it shape-wise, etcetera. Second of all, it's all trial and error with shapes. Some will fit better than others, and you'll find the one perfect for the job. Without further ado, here's Ayo Jube's tutorial on how to paint Homer Simpson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua9GmC1jkv0 An example of something simple I did: http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/kg_43/R8Awkward.jpg Now let your creativity go wild! ---------- b. Tuning: ---------- Tuning is quite vital to not only winning with R-class cars, but it can help you get closer to the top of the leaderboards. You can improve your launch, steering, even speed with a good tune. Even if you're not a great tuner (like myself), you can go and buy tunes off the Storefront. Tuning Components ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Tire Pressure: Changing the tire pressure can help with steering if you lower it, and can help with speed if you heighten it. If you're drag racing, turn it up high, otherwise, use your discretion. Gearbox: Changing the gear ratios of your car can greatly improve your acceleration and launch. That's if you know what you're doing. The manufacturer usually has a decent gear tune, and even if you've made upgrades, if you've bought a new transmission, you should be fine. If you do need to adjust it Alignment: A lot of what you find here can help reduce either understeer or oversteer, and can change the turn timing. It's a bit more complicated than the anti- roll bars, but can help greatly. Anti-Roll Bars: These are pretty much essential on heavy muscle cars, and cars that overflow (for the lack of a better word) with understeer. Adjusting the front anti-roll bars up and the rear down can help reduce understeer. The opposite goes for reducing oversteer. I find tuning this is possibly the easiest for a beginner, and gets good results. Springs: If your suspension isn't responding well, then you should tune it here. Stiffening the springs, helping to make the car feel more responsive and less understeery. Opposite helps eliminate some oversteer. As well, you can tune your ride height. You can't really lower it enough to screw you over, so lower away for cornering! Damping: More spring settings. More stuff that adjusts oversteer and understeer. Despite getting Aerodynamics: This can really improve your cornering if adjusted right. On the same note, it is easy to adjust this right. More downforce for cornering, less for speed. Simple, no? Braking: I don't find this menu too useful if I have ABS on. But if ABS isn't on, this is really helpful. If you add pressure, you won't have to press on the brakes as hard to get good force, but your brakes will lock up quicker. Less braking pressure, and you'll get less force, and your brakes won't lock up as quickly as they usually would. With ABS, I find 90% is a good mark, without it, you can up the pressure a bit, 110-120% can help. Brake bias should be adjusted depending on the weight distribution of the car, for (I believe) better braking as well. It's not bad at 50% though. Differential: In Forza 2, this was perfect for getting AWD cars to act like RWD or FWD cars. Since you can swap out most AWD drivetrains anyways, this isn't that useful for that purpose. This is still good to adjust if you have a really powerful muscle car though. ** If you want an easy tuning template, head over to the following link for ** ** useful tuning calculator. Gives you a basic starting point for more in- ** ** depth tunes: ** ** http://www.forzatraders.com/forza-motorsport-3-car-setup-tool ** ------------- c. Upgrading: ------------- This is the easiest way to improve a car. By changing parts, you can improve a car's stats. As well, you can add cosmetic modifications that do nothing, like giving it DUB rims and a flamboyant bodykit... if you're into that sort of stuff. Note that not all sections apply for each car. Upgrade components ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Engine: Horsepower, baby! Go here if you want to swap for racing parts in your engine. For the most part, these improve speed, acceleration and launch, while some make the engine slightly lighter. Platform and Handling: As it says, what you have here are modifications that help make you lighter and handle better. Most of the stuff here is essential, although you can avoid the roll cage and still do well. Drivetrain: Basically your transmission, clutch, driveline and differential. Most of which make your car lighter. In the transmission's case, it's a little complicated. While it may display that your launch/acceleration goes down with the race tranny, you can change it back with some quick tuning. If your speed is going down, you can fix that with tuning as well. If you have a car with four gears, then you absolutely need to swap transmission, as it'll give you a boost in speed without many of the drawbacks! Wheels: Pretty much change tire compound, tire width, rims and rim width. You can get some nice handling, launch and braking upgrades with upgrades here. Or, you can pimp your ride, and put some phat 21" chromes on yo ride, dawg. Body: The main options that will (for the most part) always be there for this section are your front and rear mods. 98% of production cars have a Forza aero mod for these two areas, which greatly improve handling (while reducing speed), and are the only adjustable aero parts. Some cars (about 33%-ish) have other body kits as well. These may not be as effective (with the exception of hood upgrades), but can cosmetically change the look of your ride as well. Conversion: The most fun part of upgrading, you can swap engines, switch your drivetrain between FWD, RWD and AWD, and swap aspiration by adding single or twin turbochargers, or screw/centrifugal superchargers. "FWD vs. RWD vs. AWD" Good question. Basically, AWD gives you a significant improvement in launch, while weighing down your car. RWD is best for braking, and FWD is the lightest. You'll usually get the most out of AWD, and considering 95% of leaderboard cars are AWD, it's your best bet if you want to be competitive online. Otherwise, go with what you prefer. "Turbocharger vs. Supercharger" Also a good question. Ever heard the term turbo lag? Basically, while a turbo may make your car more powerful, and on average, faster, it can take a while to kick in on cars. Superchargers, on the other hand, average out the power. Although not as powerful, you get the oomph as soon as the car starts moving. You see that graph in the bottom left corner? Use that as a reference of whether you should supercharge or turbocharge a car. If the graph has too much of a jump between 2k-3k RPM, then you'll know there'll be a lot of turbo lag, and should go with a screw supercharger. Avoid the centrifugal if you can. =============== VI. THE TRACKS: =============== Over 100 track layouts, and 23 unique tracks to get used to. Some of the road tracks are completely beautiful. Others are unforgiving. You'll figure them out soon enough. Amalfi Coast Layout: Full Circuit (1.15 miles) Reverse Tracks: Yes Benchmark High Speed Ring (DLC) Layouts: Speedway (3.96 miles) Layout A (1.46 miles) Layout B (1.12 miles) Layout C (1.12 miles) Layout D (1.22 miles) Layout E (0.73 miles) Layout F (1.57 miles) Quarter-Mile Drag Half-Mile Drag Reverse Tracks: Yes (no reverse for drags) Camino Viejo de Montserrat Layouts: Mini Circuit (0.56 miles) Short Circuit (1.08 miles) Full Circuit (1.80 miles) Extreme Circuit (4.32 miles)* Reverse Tracks: Yes *Note: Extreme Circuit consists of sections of Camino Viejo, Ladera and Iberian. Circuit de Catalunya Layouts: School Circuit (1.06 miles) National Circuit (1.85 miles) Grand Prix Circuit (2.89 miles) Reverse Tracks: No Fujumi Kaido Layouts: Full Circuit (10.20 miles) Full Circuit Reverse Stage A (2.30 miles) Stage B (3.10 miles) Stage C (2.21 miles) Stage D (2.60 miles) Old Hill Climb (4.80 miles) Old Down Hill (4.80 miles) New Hill Climb (5.40 miles) New Down Hill (5.40 miles) Reverse Tracks: Yes* *Note: The reverse for Down Hill is technically the Hill Climb, but the downhill is faster and somewhat easier to race on, therefore, they are both included here. Iberian International Circuit Layouts: Mini Circuit (0.68 miles) Short Circuit (1.14 miles) Full Circuit (1.49 miles) Reverse Tracks: Yes Ladera Test Track Layouts: Mini Circuit (0.56 miles) Short Circuit (0.77 miles) Full Circuit (1.21 miles) Reverse Tracks: Yes Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe Layouts: Bugatti (2.23 miles) Old Mulsanne (8.45 miles) New Mulsanne (8.47 miles) Reverse Tracks: No Maple Valley Layouts: Short Circuit (1.16 miles) Full Circuit (3.00 miles) Reverse Tracks: Yes Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Layout: Full Circuit (2.24 miles) Reverse Tracks: No Mugello Autodromo Internazionale Layouts: Club Circuit (1.79 miles) Full Circuit (3.26 miles) Reverse Tracks: No New York Circuit Layouts: Old Circuit (1.81 miles) Full Circuit (1.82 miles) Reverse Tracks: Yes Nurburgring Nordschleife Layouts: Full Circuit (12.90 miles) Stage A (3.10 miles) Stage B (3.10 miles) Stage C (3.10 miles) Stage D (3.70 miles) Reverse Tracks: No Rally di Positano Layouts: Full Circuit (7.48 miles) Stage A (1.81 miles) Stage B (1.62 miles) Stage C (1.94 miles) Stage D (2.10 miles) Reverse Tracks: Yes Road America Layout: Full Circuit (4.048 miles) Reverse Tracks: No Road Atlanta Layouts: Club Circuit (1.77 miles) Full Circuit (2.54 miles) Reverse Tracks: No Sebring International Raceway Layouts: Club Circuit (1.70 miles) Short Circuit (2.00 miles) Full Circuit (3.70 miles) Reverse Tracks: No Sedona Raceway Park Layouts: Speedway (1.51 miles) Club Circuit (2.02 miles) Full Circuit (4.13 miles) Eighth Mile Drag Quarter Mile Drag Half Mile Drag Full Mile Drag Reverse Tracks: Yes (no reverse for drag tracks) Sidewinder Proving Grounds (DLC) Layouts: Layout A (0.63 miles) Layout B (0.82 miles) Layout C (0.84 miles) Layout D (1.26 miles) Layout E (1.38 miles) Layout F (1.43 miles) Layout G (2.05 miles) Layout H (2.24 miles) Layout I (4.81 miles) Reverse Tracks: Yes Silverstone Racing Circuit Layouts: National Circuit (1.63 miles) International Circuit (2.25 miles) Grand Prix Circuit (3.19 miles) Reverse Tracks: No Sunset Peninsula Raceway Layouts: Club Circuit (1.94 miles) Full Circuit (2.78 miles) Speedway (2.44 miles) Reverse Tracks: Yes Suzuka Circuit Layouts: East Circuit (1.39 miles) West Circuit (2.15 miles) Full Circuit (3.61 miles) Reverse Tracks: No Twin Ring Motegi Layouts: East Circuit (1.88 miles) West Circuit (1.10 miles) Full Circuit (2.98 miles) Super Speedway (1.50 miles) Reverse Tracks: No Tsukuba Circuit Layouts: Short Circuit (0.97 miles) Full Circuit (1.29 miles) Reverse Tracks: No DLC Track: Nurburgring Grand Prix Circuit Price: 400 Microsoft Points Layouts: Full Circuit (3.23 miles) Short Circuit (unsure) ============== VII. THE CARS: ============== The stars of the game. With over 400 to choose from, you're guaranteed to find something you like. From your everyday city car, to supercars you'd be lucky to find roaming the streets, you can get them all. This list is more of a checklist/preview. I'll list every car in this section. DLC and VIP cars are included, but their specific packs are also included at the end of the list. If you really want to skip this list, and don't like the inaccuracy of scrolling, Ctrl+F "b. DLC Cars/Other Special Cars:", it'll make it easier. "What car should I use?" Honestly, you should always use a car you love. If you're a fan of the Toyota Supra, for example, go out and get one and use it for races that it fits. I suggest that you have multiple cars for multiple classes. Quick Upgrade may be easy, but it isn't accurate and will ask to buy parts to up/downgrade. ------------- a. Full list: ------------- Acura ¯¯¯¯¯ Region: USA 1997 NSX 2005 NSX 2001 Integra Type-R 2003 RSX Type-S 2002 #42 Realtime Racing NSX 2008 #15 Lowe's Fernandez Racing ARX-01b 2008 #26 Andretti-Green Racing ARX-01b 2008 #66 de Ferran Motorsports ARX-01b 2009 #66 de Ferran Motorsports ARX-02a 2010 TSX V6 (DLC) Alfa Romeo ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Italy 2007 8C Competizione 2009 Brera Ti 2009 MiTo 1965 Giulia Sprint GTA Stradale (DLC) Aston Martin ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Britain 2005 DB9 Coupe 2009 V12 Vanquish 2006 #007 Aston Martin Racing DBR9 2008 #008 Bell Motorsports DBR9 2008 #009 Aston Martin Racing DBR9 2009 DBS (VIP Exclusive) 1964 DB5 Vantage (DLC) 2009 #007 Aston Martin Racing Lola (DLC) 2010 V12 Vantage (DLC) 2010 Rapide (DLC) 2010 One-77 (DLC) Audi ¯¯¯¯ Region: Germany 2009 Q7 V12 TDI quattro 2006 RS4 2003 RS6 2000 S4 2004 S4 2007 S5 1983 Sport Quattro 2004 TT Coupé 3.2 quattro 2007 TT Coupé S-Line 2008 R8 2010 R8 5.2 FSI V10 2003 #1 Champion Racing RS6 2002 #1 Champion S4 Competition 2006 #2 FSI Champion Racing R8 2008 #2 Audi Sport North America R10 TDI 2006 #2 Audi Sport North America R8 2001 #4 Johansson Motorsport R8 2004 #5 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh R8 2006 #8 Audi Sport Team Joest R10 TDI 2004 #8 Audi ABT TT-R 2008 A4 Touring Car 2010 S4 (DLC) 2009 #2 Audi Sport Team Joest R15 TDI (DLC) 2010 RS6 (DLC) 2010 TT-RS (DLC) 2009 R8 LMS (DLC) Bentley ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Britain 2004 Continental GT 2003 #7 Team Bentley Speed 8 2010 Continental Supersport (DLC) BMW Motorsport ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Germany 2009 135i Coupe 1971 3.0 CSL E09 1991 M3 E30 1997 M3 E36 2005 M3 E46 Coupe 2009 M3 E92 2002 M3-GTR 2009 M5 E60 2009 X5 xDrive48i 2008 Z4 M Coupé 2005 #2 Team BMW Motorsport M3-GTR 2001 #6 Prototype Technology Group M3-GTR 1999 #15 BMW Motorsport V12 LMR 2009 #92 Rahal Letterman Racing M3 GT2 1981 M1 (DLC) 2010 M6 (DLC) 2010 X6 M (DLC) 2011 Z4 sDrive35i (DLC) Bugatti ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: France 2009 Veyron 16.4 1994 EB110 SS (DLC) Buick ¯¯¯¯¯ Region: USA 1987 Regal GNX Cadillac ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: USA 2004 CTS-V 2009 CTS-V 2004 #16 Team Cadillac CTS-V 2008 #8 Remington Shaving CTS-V 2002 #6 Team Cadillac Northstar LMP-02 2011 CTS-V Coupe (DLC) Chevrolet ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: USA 2009 Aveo5 LT 1969 Camaro Z28 1979 Camaro Z28 1990 Camaro IROC-Z 2002 Camaro 35th Anniversary SS 2010 Camaro SS 1970 Chevelle SS-454 2005 Cobalt SS Coupe 1967 Corvette Stingray 427 1970 Corvette ZR-1 1996 Corvette Grand Sport 2002 Corvette Z06 (C5) 2006 Corvette Z06 (C6) 2003 #50 Corvette Racing C5.R 2006 #4 Corvette Racing C6.R 2007 #4 Corvette Racing C6.R 2003 #73 3R-Racing Corvette Z06 2005 #99 Tiger Racing Corvette Z06 2008 Monte Carlo SS Stock Car 1960 Corvette C1 (DLC) 2009 Corvette ZR1 (C6) (VIP Exclusive) 1969 Camaro SS Coupe (Unicorn) 2010 Corvette Gran Sport (DLC) Chrysler ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: USA 2008 300 SRT-8 2006 Crossfire SRT6 1998 Eagle Talon TSi Turbo 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula-S 2004 PT Cruiser GT 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 (DLC) Citroën ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: France 2009 C4 VTS 2011 DS3 (DLC) Devon ¯¯¯¯¯ Region: USA 2010 GTX (DLC) Dodge ¯¯¯¯¯ Region: USA 2003 SRT4 1996 Stealth R/T Turbo 1970 Challenger R/T Hemi 2009 Challenger SRT-8 2006 Charger SRT-8 2006 Ram SRT-10 2003 Viper Competition Coupe 1999 Viper GTS ACR 2003 Viper SRT-10 2008 Viper SRT-10 ACR 2008 Charger Stock Car 2008 #2 Mopar Viper Competition Coupe 2008 #11 Primetime Race Group Viper Comp Coupe 2004 #22 3R-Racing Viper Competition Coupe 2003 #23 Magellan Financial Viper Competition Coupe 1969 Charger R/T-SE (DLC) Ferrari ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Italy 1964 250 GTO 1967 330 P4 1969 Dino 246 GT 1984 288 GTO 1999 360 Modena 1991 512 TR 2002 575M Maranello 2007 559 GTB Fiorano 2004 612 Scaglietti 2009 California 2003 Challenge Stradale 2002 Enzo Ferrari 1994 F355 Berlinetta 1995 F355 Challenge 1987 F40 1989 F40 Competizione 2004 F430 1995 F50 1996 F50 GT 2005 FXX 2005 #11 Larbre Competition 550 Maranello GTS 1998 #12 Risi Competizione F333 SP 1998 #30 MOMO Doran Racing F333 SP 2006 #62 Risi Competizione F430GT 2006 #71 Tafel Racing F430GT 2003 #72 Team Alphand Adventures 550 Maranello GTS 2003 #88 Veloqx/Prodrive Racing 550 Maranello GTS 2008 #90 Farnbacher Racing F430GT 2007 430 Scuderia (VIP Exclusive) 1957 250 Testa Rossa (DLC) 2010 458 Italia (DLC) 2010 599XX (DLC) Fiat ¯¯¯¯ Region: Italy 2010 500 Abarth SS 1976 131 Abarth (DLC) 2010 Punto Evo Sport (DLC) Ford ¯¯¯¯ Region: USA 2009 Fiesta Zetec S 2009 Focus RS 2006 Focus ST 2003 Focus SVT 2005 Ford GT 1966 GT40 Mk II 1970 Mustang Boss 429 2005 Mustang GT 1986 RS200 Evolution 1993 SVT Mustang Cobra R 2000 Mustang Cobra R 2008 Fusion Stock Car 2009 #1 TeamVodafone FG Falcon 2009 #5 Ford Performance Racing FG Falcon 2009 #9 Stone Brothers Racing FG Falcon 2004 #10 Tiger Racing Mustang 2009 #25 Britek Motorsport FG Falcon 2010 Fusion Sport (DLC) 2010 Taurus SHO (DLC) Gumpert ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Germany 2010 Apollo S (DLC) Holden ¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Australia 2009 #2 Toll Holden Racing Team Commodore VE 2009 #33 Gary Rogers Motorsport Commodore VE 2009 #39 Supercheap Auto Racing Commodore VE 2009 #51 Sprint Gas Racing Commodore VE 2010 HSV w427 (DLC) Honda ¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Japan 1994 Civic 1.5 VTi 1999 Civic Si Coupe 2006 Civic SI Coupe 2004 Civic Type-R 2007 Civic Type-R 2004 Mugen Civic Type-R 1991 CR-X SiR 1995 CR-X Del Sol SiR 2009 Fit Sport 2000 Integra Type-R 2002 Integra Type-R 1992 NSX-R 2005 NSX-R 2005 NSX-R GT 2000 Prelude SiR 2003 S2000 2005 #8 ARTA NSX 2003 #16 G'ZOX NSX 2005 #18 TAKATA DOME NSX Hyundai ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Korea 2003 Tuscani Elisa 2010 Genesis Coupe 2010 HKS Genesis Coupe (DLC) 2010 #6 Rhys Millen Racing Red Bull Genesis Coupe (DLC) 2010 Forza Motorsport 3 Genesis Coupe (DLC) Infiniti ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: USA 2003 G35 Coupe 2008 G37 Coupe Sport Jaguar ¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Britain 1961 E-type S1 1993 XJ220 2009 XJR-S 2010 XFR (DLC) Joss ¯¯¯¯ Region: Australia 2010 JT1 (DLC) Koenigsegg ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Sweden 2002 CC8S 2008 CCGT Lamborghini ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Italy 1988 Countach LP5000 QV 1999 Diablo GTR 1997 Diablo SV 2005 Gallardo 2005 Murciélago 2005 Murciélago LP640 2008 Reventón 2006 Miura Concept 2007 Gallardo Superleggera (VIP Exclusive) 1967 Miura (DLC) 2010 Murcielago LP670-4 SV (DLC) Lancia ¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Italy 1974 Stratos HF Stradale 1992 Delta Integrale EVO Land Rover ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Britain 2008 Range Rover Supercharged Lexus ¯¯¯¯¯ Region: USA 2003 IS300 2006 IS350 2009 IS-F 2002 SC430 Lotus ¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Britain 1972 Elan Sprint 1989 Carlton 2005 Elise 111S 2002 Esprit V8 2009 Evora 2005 Exige Cup 240 Maserati ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Italy 2006 GranSport 2008 GranTurismo 2004 MC12 2005 #9 Vitaphone Racing Team MC12 2005 #15 JMB Racing MC12 2005 #35 Risi Competizione MC12 Mazda ¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Japan 2005 Axela Sport 23S 2009 Mazdaspeed3 2001 Mazdaspeed Familia 1994 Miata 2007 MX-5 Roadster Coupe 2001 Mazdaspeed Roadster 1990 Savanna RX-7 1997 RX-7 2004 RX-8 Mazdaspeed 2009 #16 Dyson Racing Team Lola B09/86 Mazda 2002 RX-7 Spirit R Type-A (Unicorn) McLaren ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Britain 1997 F1 GT 1997 #41 Team McLaren F1 GTR 1997 #43 Team BMW Motorsport McLaren F1 GTR 1998 #41 Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren F1 GTR Mercedes ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Germany 1954 300SL Gullwing Coupe 2009 A200 Turbo Coupe 2004 C32 AMG 2003 CLK55 AMG Coupe 2009 ML63 AMG 2009 SL65 AMG Black Series 2005 SLR 1998 Mercedes CLK-GTR 2009 C-Class Touring Car 2010 SLR Stirling Moss (DLC) MINI ¯¯¯¯ Region: Germany 2003 Cooper S 2009 John Cooper Works Mitsubishi ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Japan 1995 Eclipse GSX 2003 Eclipse GTS 2006 Eclipse GT 1998 FTO GP Version R 1997 GTO 1999 Lancer Evolution VI GSR 2004 Lancer Evolution VIII MR 2006 Lanser Evolution IX MR 2008 Lancer Evolution X GSR 2006 HKS Time Attack Evolution Nissan ¯¯¯¯¯¯ Region: Japan 1970 Datsun 510 1969 Fairlady Z 432 1994 Fairlady Z Version S Twin Turbo 2003 Fairlady Z 2010 370Z 2007 Sentra SE-R Spec V 1992 Silvia Club K's 1994 Silvia K's 2000 Silvia Spec-R 1993 Skyline GT-R V-Spec (R32) 1997 Skyline GT-R V-Spec (R33) 2002 Skyline GT-R V-Spec II (R34) 2003 Skyline Coupe 350GT 1993 MINE'S R32 Skyline GT-R 2002 MINE'S R34 Skyline GT-R
2000 Top Secret D-1 Spec S15
2009 Versa SL
1998 R390
2003 #12 CALSONIC SKYLINE
2003 #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R
2008 #12 CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R
2008 #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R
2008 #24 WOODONE ADVAN Clairon GT-R
2008 #3 YellowHat YMS TOMICA GT-R
2003 #3 HASEMISPORT ENDLESS Z
2005 #46 Dream Cube's ADVAN Z
1997 #23 Nissan Motorsports R390
1998 #32 Nissan R390 GT1
1971 Skyline 2000 GT-R (DLC)
2010 GT-R Spec-V (DLC)

Opel
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Region: Germany

2004 Speedster Turbo
2003 #5 OPC Team Phoenix Astra V8

Pagani
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Region: Italy

1999 Zonda C12
2003 #17 Carsport America Zonda GR

Panoz
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Region: USA

2005 Esperante GTLM
2005 #51 Panoz Esperante GTLM
2006 #81 Team LNT Panoz Esperante GTLM
2002 #50 Panoz Motorsports LMP-01
2003 #11 JML Team Panoz LMP-01

Peugeot
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Region: France

2004 206 RC
2007 207 RC
2007 207 Super 2000
2007 #1 Peugeot 207 Super 2000
1993 #3 Peugeot Talbot Sport 905 EVO 1C
2007 #8 Peugeot Sport 908
2009 #9 Peugeot Sport Total 908

Pontiac
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Region: USA

1973 Firebird Trans Am SD-455
1987 Firebird Trans Am GTA
2002 Firebird Trans Am Ram Air
1968 GTO Hardtop
2004 GTO
2009 G8 GXP
2006 Solstice

Porsche
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Region: Germany

1973 911 Carrera RS
1970 914/6
1989 944 Turbo
1987 959
1982 911 Turbo 3.3
1995 911 GT2
1998 911 GT1 Strassenversion
2004 911 GT3 (996)
2008 911 GT2 (997)
2007 911 GT3 (997)
2007 911 Turbo (997)
2003 Boxster S
2009 Cayenne Turbo S
2006 Cayman S
2003 Carrera GT
2008 #16 Dyson Racing RS Spyder Evo
2008 #7 Penske Racing RS Spyder Evo
2005 #55 Applied Materials 911 GT3 Cup
2005 #3 Lechner Racing School Team 1 911 GT3 Cup
2005 #66 AXA Racing 911 GT3 Cup
2006 #82 Red Bull 911 GT3 Cup
2008 #2 Gruppe Orange Racing 911 GT3 Cup
2005 #31 Peterson-White Lightning 911 GT3-RSR
2008 #45 Flying Lizard 911 GT3-RSR
2005 #5 XBOX 360 911 GT3-RSR
2007 #80 Flying Lizard 911 GT3-RSR
1998 #26 Porsche AG 911 GT1-98
1998 #5 Zakspeed Racing 911 GT1-98
1987 #17 Racing Porsche AG 962
2007 911 GT3 RS (997) (VIP Exclusive)
2010 Panamera Turbo (DLC)

Renault
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Region: France

1980 5 Turbo
2003 Sport Clio V6 RS
2007 Clio Renaultsport 197
2009 Twingo Renault Sport Cup

Saab
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Region: Sweden

2003 9-3 Aero
2008 9-3 Turbo X

Saleen
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Region: USA

2000 S281
2006 S281 E
2008 S331 Supercab
2004 S7
2001 #26 Konrad Motorsports S7R
2002 #11 Graham Nash Motorsport S7R
2003 #2 Konrad Motorsports S7R

Saturn
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Region: USA

2006 ION Red Line
2007 Sky Red Line

Scion
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Region: USA

2005 tC
2009 xD

SEAT
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Region: Spain

2009 Ibiza Cupra
2003 Leon Cupra R
2007 Leon Cupra
2007 Leon Supercup

Shelby
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Region: USA

1965 Cobra 427 S/C
1968 Mustang GT-500KR
1999 Series 1
2007 Ford Shelby GT500
1965 Cobra Daytona Coupe (DLC)

Subaru
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Region: Japan

1998 22B STi
2004 Impreza WRX STi
2005 Impreza WRX STi
2008 Impreza WRX STi
2005 Legacy B4 2.0 GT
2003 #77 CUSCO SUBARU ADVAN IMPREZA
2004 Impreza S204 (Unicorn)

Toyota
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Region: Japan

1969 2000GT
2004 Altezza RS200
2003 Celica SS-I
1994 Celica GT-Four ST205
1984 Celica Supra
1995 MR2 GT
1995 Tom's T020 MR2
2002 MR-S
2002 Tom's W123 MR-S
1985 Sprinter Trueno GT Apex
2002 Soarer 430SCV
1992 Supra 2.0 GT Twin Turbo
1998 Top Secret 0-300 Supra
1998 Supra RZ
2008 Yaris S
1999 #3 Toyota Motorsports GT-ONE TS020
2006 #25 ECLIPSE ADVAN SUPRA
2004 #35 Yellow Hat YMS Supra
2005 #36 OPEN INTERFACE TOM'S SUPRA
2005 #6 EXXON Superflo Supra
2008 #25 ECLIPSE ADVAN SC430 (Lexus)
2008 #36 PETRONAS TOM'S SC430 (Lexus)
2008 #6 ENEOS SC430 (Lexus)

TVR
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Region: Britain

2005 Sagaris
2001 Tuscan S
1998 Cerbera Speed 12

Vauxhall
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Region: Britain

2006 Astra VXR
2009 Corsa VXR
2005 Monaro VXR
2004 VX220 Turbo

Volvo
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Region: Sweden

2004 S60 R
2009 C30 R-Design
2004 #24 At-Speed S60 R

Volkswagen
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Region: Germany

2004 Beetle
2003 Bora VR6
1995 Corrado VR6
1984 Rabbit GTI
1992 Golf Gti 16v Mk2
2006 Golf GTi Mk5
2010 Golf GTI Mk6
2003 Golf R32
2008 Scirocco GT
2008 Touareg R50

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b. DLC Cars/Other Special Cars:
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Special Cars:
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Well, unfortunately Turn 10 couldn't just put every car in existence on disc,
so we have DLC. As well, because they want to make VIPs feel special, they also
got some exclusive cars too.

VIP Cars:
2008 Aston Martin DBS
2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1
2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia
2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera
2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997)

As of now, the only way to get the VIP cars (and in effect, VIP Membership) is
to have bought the Forza 3 Limited Collector's Edition.

As well, the dreaded "Unicorn" cars are back. Well, not the same one, but the
concept is. Basically, you'll have to win a Turn 10 contest or have an insane
amount of money to bid for one on the Auction House. These are them:

Unicorn Cars:
1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS Coupe
2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type-A
2004 Subaru Impreza S204

DLC Cars:
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Motorsports Legends Car Pack:
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
1964 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage
1981 BMW M1
1960 Chevrolet Corvette
1969 Dodge Charger
1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
1980 Fiat 131 Abarth
1967 Lamborghini Miura P400
1971 Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R
1965 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
*Two tracks included: Benchmark High Speed Ring and Sidewinder Proving Grounds

Price: Free with game. The only way you can get the DLC cars is to buy a new
copy of the game. There'll be a card with a code in the game case.

Hyundai Genesis Coupe Car Pack:
HKS Genesis Coupe
Rhys Millen Racing Red Bull Genesis Coupe
Forza Motorsport 3 Genesis Coupe

Price: Free!

Hot Holidays Pack:
2010 Ferrari 458 Italia (S641)
2010 Audi S4 (C391)
2010 Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss (S638)
2010 Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV (S648)
2009 Audi #2 Audi Sport Team Joest R15 TDI (R1-983)
2010 Jaguar XFR (B499)
2009 Aston Martin #007 Aston Martin Racing Lola (R1-976)
2010 Porsche Panamera Turbo (A517)
2010 Nissan GT-R Spec-V (S609)
2010 Ferrari 599XX (R3-754)

Price: 400 Microsoft Points
The 2010 Audi S4 can be dowloaded seperately for free.

AutoWeek Car Show Pack:
2010 Aston Martin One-77
2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
2010 Ford Shelby GT500
2010 Porsche Boxster S
2010 Pagani Zonda R
2009 Audi R8 LMS Show Car
2010 BMW M6 Coupe
2009 Audi RS 6
2009 Lotus 2-Eleven
2010 Saleen S5S Raptor

Price: 400 Microsoft Points
The 2009 Lotus 2-Eleven can be downloaded seperately for free.

I'll update the DLC some other time.

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VIII. ACHIEVEMENTS:
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If you remember the achievements from Forza 2, you'd remember that they took a
lot of time and effort, too much for the majority of gamers. Even I would admit
that I never got 1000/1000 on Forza 2. Well, the achievements have been toned
down on 3, quite a lot. You still have the level achievements, but there are
no more "Own every car in [country]" achievements anymore.

Connoisseur: Own (at least) one car from every manufacturer (50 GS)
  Tips: Look at the gift list to see what cars you get free.
Director: Complete your first Forza Motorsport movie (10 GS)
Buyer: Buy something using the storefront (10 GS)
  Tips: Free stuff counts.
Sniper: Win an auction by outbidding someone (10 GS)
  Tips: Look for something cheap with one bid and a very small amount of time
        left. Usually, you won't get outbid by the same person. Otherwise, it's
        all luck.
Auctioneer: Sell a car in the Auction House (10 GS)
Year 1: Complete the first year of Season Play. (50 GS)
Year 2: Complete the second year of Season Play. (50 GS)
Year 3: Complete the third year of Season Play. (50 GS)
Year 4: Complete the fourth year of Season Play. (50 GS)
Year 5: Complete the fifth year of Season Play. (50 GS)
Year 6: Complete the sixth year of Season Play. (50 GS)
World Traveler: Race at every track location in the world. (25 GS)
Solid Gold: Achieve a gold trophy in every single race in the Event List in
      Season Play mode. (80 GS)
Driver Level 1: Reach Driver Level 1 in Season Play mode. (10 GS)
Driver Level 2: Reach Driver Level 2 in Season Play mode. (10 GS)
Driver Level 3: Reach Driver Level 3 in Season Play mode. (10 GS)
Driver Level 4: Reach Driver Level 4 in Season Play mode. (10 GS)
Driver Level 5: Reach Driver Level 5 in Season Play mode. (10 GS)
Driver Level 6: Reach Driver Level 6 in Season Play mode. (10 GS)
Driver Level 7: Reach Driver Level 7 in Season Play mode. (10 GS)
Driver Level 8: Reach Driver Level 8 in Season Play mode. (10 GS)
Driver Level 9: Reach Driver Level 9 in Season Play mode. (10 GS)
Driver Level 10: Reach Driver Level 10 in Season Play mode. (10 GS)
Driver Level 15: Reach Driver Level 15 in Season Play mode. (15 GS)
Driver Level 20: Reach Driver Level 20 in Season Play mode. (20 GS)
Driver Level 25: Reach Driver Level 25 in Season Play mode. (25 GS)
Driver Level 30: Reach Driver Level 30 in Season Play mode. (30 GS)
Driver Level 35: Reach Driver Level 35 in Season Play mode. (35 GS)
Driver Level 40: Reach Driver Level 40 in Season Play mode. (40 GS)
Driver Level 45: Reach Driver Level 45 in Season Play mode. (45 GS)
Driver Level 50: Reach Driver Level 50 in Season Play mode. (50 GS)
Drift Lap: Earn over 100,000 points in a single lap. (5 GS)
  Tips: Use Fujimi Kaido, and use the drifting tips I gave earlier. Do this in
        Free Mode rather than Test Drive, so you can rewind (rewinding doesn't
        invalidate the achievement).
Demon: Travel in excess of 200 mph. (5 GS)
  Tips: Want this easy? Go to "Free Run", select the Veyron, and go to the Old
        Le Mans circuit. When you hit the Mulsanne Straight, you'll definitely
        get it.
Painter: Create a paint job or vinyl group. (10 GS)
Welcome to Forza Motorsport: Complete the very first race in the game. (15 GS)
Interior: Win a race using cockpit view. (5 GS)
Car Level 1: Achieve Car Level 1 in Season Play mode. (5 GS)
Car Level 2: Achieve Car Level 2 in Season Play mode. (5 GS)
Car Level 3: Achieve Car Level 3 in Season Play mode. (5 GS)
Car Level 4: Achieve Car Level 4 in Season Play mode. (5 GS)
Car Level 5: Achieve Car Level 5 in Season Play mode. (5 GS)
Weekday Event: Complete your first weekday event in Season Play mode. (10 GS)
Weekend: Complete your first weekend race in Season Play mode. (10 GS)
Curator: Upload a photo or movie to Forzamotorsport.net. (10 GS)
Grease Monkey: Create a car tuning file for your car. (10 GS)
Entrepreneur: Sell a Tuning Setup, Design, or Vinyl Group from your storefront.
      (10 GS)
Bottomed Out: Jump five feet. (5 GS)
Shutterbug: Take a photo of your car. (10 GS)
Lapper: Complete a Time Trial. (10 GS)
  Tips: Go to the Leaderboards, scroll down to Time Trial. Choose a track, and
        press A. Do a lap, and you have it.
Drifter: Earn over 1,000 points in a single drift section (5 GS) 
  Tips: If you slide hard enough, you can get this without trying.

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IX. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
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Q: Why don't I have [name] car on the game?
A: Did you install disc two? Is it a DLC car? Is it a VIP car? If the answer
   to the first question is no, then do that. If it's a DLC car, chances are
   you don't have the DLC, and therefore don't have the car. If it's a VIP car,
   and you're not a VIP member, you're out of luck. If it isn't a disc two/DLC/
   VIP, then it's not in the game.

Q: I got a message saying I sold something from the storefront, but I didn't
   get any cash, nor did I get the achievement. Why?
A: It's kind of odd, but you just need to keep pressing the "Receive Credits"
   button and you'll eventually get it.

Q: What parts/upgrades do you need to buy to be able to tune the vehicle?
   (M. Demeo)
A: If you want to make tuning changes, always look at the part's description 
   when you're buying it (usually have to press Y twice to bring it up where
   your PI and stats would be). This will tell you whether or not you can
   adjust something.

   Specifically, to open up all tuning options, you'll need to fully upgrade
   your brakes (for brake pressure/balance), suspension (camber, toe in,
   caster, suspension stifness and ride height), anti-roll bars (anti-roll bar
   stifness), transmission (gear ratios), front bumper/rear wing (aerodynamics)
   and differential (differential).

Q: Do I need XBL Gold to use the Auction House/Storefront?
A: Yes.

Q: I'm a VIP and I haven't gotten the Turn 10 theme?
A: Turn 10 made a mistake with this, but they sent a message on Forza to all
   VIPs with a link to the theme.

Q: Want to race? What's your Gamertag?
A: Sorry, I don't have that much time to race. As much as I'd like to race
   everyone who asks me, I just don't have that time.

Got a question that isn't here? Two ways to get to me. E-mail me at k_graham9
[at] hotmail [dot] com, or find me on the Forza Motorsport 3 boards under the
username Zeeky_Bomb (assuming I've been a good boy on the GameFAQs message
boards). I'll try to get back to you as soon as possible.

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X. CONCLUSION:
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Thank you for reading my guide! I hope you've been helped by it, and hope you
read one of my other guides (one other at the time of this guide's submission)
when you need it!

Special Thanks goes out to...
Turn 10 for the great game.
The car manufacturers for putting their cars in the game.
CJayC for creating the site, and SBAllen for maintaining it.
Anyone who's bought any of my vinyl groups or designs on the storefront.
Anyone who has e-mailed me to point out a mistake or to ask a question I may
have missed. You all know who you are!
And you, the readers!

This FAQ is copyright (c) 2009-10 to Kevin Graham, A.K.A. SlurptasticJive. You
may not use this guide on your site without permission.

~SlurptasticJive

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