10 of the Best Driving Video Games Ever Made (Plus Ours)

Jun 26, 2015 | News

Most enthusiasts' love of cars extends beyond driving to other areas of their lives—clothing, tattoos, lawn decorations, Underoos, etc.—but for many, if they can't be behind a real steering wheel, the next best thing is playing video games about cars. Indeed, there's a whole generation of automotive fanatics who discovered their passion not cruising around in dad's old Mustang but rather with a controller in hand, whirling around Laguna Seca or the Nürburgring—or the Rainbow Road—on their TV. ---Over the past four decades or so, a massive number of driving games have blinked into existence; many were total crap, but others took players' breath away, and it's this latter group that we celebrate here. We dove into the history of driving games and pulled out 10 titles that blew our minds, games that brought us—and probably you—hours upon hours of fun. Enjoy!---(Note: Attempting to come up with rankings brought with it the threat of fisticuffs among the staff, so we told everyone to stand down and went with chronological order.)

—–<img width="150" height="150" src="http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/MarioKart-150×150.jpg" alt="We just couldn't do this story without including the original, console-based Super Mario Kart. It's here because it's superfun, but also because there's no …read more

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