This week, we’ve been focused laser-like on the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. Focused, precisely, on the moment we could leave the un-air-conditioned halls and Frankfurt’s grey dinge for the Portuguese coast and a tour of Lisbon behind the wheel of the 2010 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo. We’re just back from the first drive of the “GT,” as it’s ..

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First Drive: 2010 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo

Video gamers who love racing titles have been abuzz about Forza Motorsport 3 for the Xbox 360 — and with good reason. (Have you seen the screenshots? They’re pretty amazing.) Well as it turns out, Sony is finally prepping to launch its competing title, Gran Turismo 5, exclusively for the even slimmer PS3. The company’s PR team have tossed out ..

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Sony Releases Screenshots For Gran Turismo 5

IRacing is a racing simulator with such a large database of racetracks and racecars that it’s used by professional racecar drivers to learn new tracks and hone their skills.

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IRacing: Earning Racing Stripes Without the Risk

Citroën has confirmed plans to build the Citroën GT, a two-seat sports car originally created for the virtual world of the Gran Turismo 5 racing simulator for the PlayStation 3. The car will be available worldwide, said a Citroën spokeswoman.

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Citroën Confirms $2 Million GT Supercar.

In addition to its unreal sense of speed, smarty-pants twin-clutch transmission and sheer Godzilla presence, our long-term 2009 Nissan GT-R is notable for its displays. It has so many . And many of them feel like they're straight out of a video game — which is no surprise since Kazunori

As Audi and Peugeot duked it out for endurance supremacy last weekend, another version of the 24 Hours of Le Mans was taking place inside the Audi Forum in Midtown Manhattan.

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Audi Forza Challenge: 24 Hours of Xbox

We just published the results of our 2009 Inside Line Readers Most Wanted Awards and the 2009 Nissan 370Z and 2009 Nissan GT-R cleaned up, winning two categories each. That means these two cars took four of the 15 awards. The BMW 128i also grabbed a spot on the list, which essentially means three cars in our long-term fleet are favorites of our readers. Plus, several recent long-term blog alums