Updated! : Volvo S40 and Volvo 850 Estate, stars of the BTCC, now starring in video racing game "Volvo - The Game" - Video included!

Volvo - The Game

GOTHENBURG : May 15, 2009 - The racing game announced in April by Volvo Cars and game development company SimBin can be played with five racing legends in addition to the new Volvo S60 Concept. They are Volvo models that many people will remember from the STCC and BTCC racing series.


Volvo - The Game, a game free of charge is being released on May 26 by SimBin Studios and Volvo Cars, will feature the Volvo S60 Concept and another five hot contenders.

Players will be able to choose between the Volvo C30 which is competing in this year's STCC ( Swedish Touring Car Championship), the STCC Volvo S60 that participated a few years ago, the Volvo S40 that participated with notable success in the BTCC (the British Touring Car Championship) the Volvo 850, the estate car that became a legend in the BTCC, and finally a true racing classic, the Volvo 240 Turbo Group A.

There is a choice of two tracks: Gothenburg Eco Drive Arena in Göteborg, Sweden, and Chayaka outside Kiev in the Ukraine. Volvo - The Game is the only virtual racing game in the world to include the Ukrainian track.

With Volvo - The Game, SimBin and Volvo Cars want to reach out to a broad public.

The game offers a choice of skill levels: "novice with all the driver assistance technology activated such as ABS brakes, "semi-pro", and finally "pro" where there is no assistance whatsoever.

The Game can be downloaded free of charge to your own PC starting on May 26. Go to the Volvo Cars website, www.volvocars.com/intl. The game is available in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.

Video : Volvo "The Game" Teaser video

Images : Volvo - The Game

[Source : VOLVO]