Yamauchi: I didn't really see what it's all about until I did the racing. By racing, myself, I think the goal I have for Gran Turismo went farther out. What I mean is racing is a lot like fighting a war. You have to build the ammunition, which is the car. And you have to organize a team. And you have to secure the…

SketchUp! It's free and you can get it here. I drew the track on paper, scanned it into my computer and imported it into SketchUp. Then I traced over the drawing in the program.

Tracks like Red Rock, Grindelwald, and Rome Night are the reason why GT2 is my favorite in the series.

I like this a lot, the shape is great and I love everything left of the overpass, there's a great mix of corners in there.

Here's my entry. Finally, years of make-believe track designing pays off! It's called Red Rock Valley - the name comes from the track in GT2, though that track was a super crazy sick double-oval thing and this is a road course. It runs clockwise, is nearly 3 miles in length and has 16 corners. In the real world it…

There are a few good logos in there, some I wouldn't mind seeing at the header of Yahoo tomorrow morning. The problem is that these companies that try to rebrand themselves expect to see overnight approval, but that's never the way it works. There will always be an inherent risk of pissing a good amount of people off,…

I'm hardly the world's biggest fan of iTunes, but in the real world, where people need players that can reliably sync their music, photos, podcasts and so on with their Apple devices, you can't avoid iTunes. And from what I've found, no other free software is as well designed or looks as pretty. Of course there are…

It is the best GT

Lower grade than an '80s econobox? Really? A little runabout with a peppy turbocharged 1,200 cc engine that's lighter than air? Ok, sure. I mean, if street legal go-karts aren't your thing...

Well they couldn't copy the original logo, or that would be awfully close to Nissan's old red/blue logo. Of course they could have come up with something totally different, but I guess they were just lazy.

I agree that the Fiesta would be more fun to drive. However, I don't think the Fiesta has aged gracefully and the US-spec car in particular is rather ugly, with its redesigned bumpers. So yeah, I actually own a 2012 Focus but I would prefer a Cherokee to a Fiesta. The comment I initially replied to frustrated me…

To some it might be both, to others (you, evidently) it might be neither. Are you trying to imply that other people can't have opinions different from your own? Yeah, I didn't think so.

Nice. If I was in the market for a small SUV I'd probably go for this. Saw it at the New York Auto Show and loved it.

...says you

Uh, I actually like these huge front grilles, even if they aren't functional.

Wow, credit where it's due Toyota, this is a major improvement. Looks better than most other cars in its class, with the exception of the Dart and Focus. Even the interior looks solid, which I don't think I've ever said about a Toyota in my life. Overall I'm really liking Toyota's design direction as of late.

You're doing really well. Jalopnik has improved ten-fold since you've taken up the position. I barely visited the site beforehand, but now it's a regular stop for me.

I love Swish. Anyone who gets paid to play baseball for a living should have fun, and should be that happy all the time. I know I would be. I really miss him in New York.

Some of the events were definitely a bore, especially if you were determined to 100% the game, so I see your point there. I didn't feel a lack of polish at all though - if anything I felt the game was more polished because it represented a much wider variety of car classes, circuit types, and events. It was…

I've heard many people in the past choose GT3 over GT4 and I can never really understand why. GT4 had a much more comprehensive car roster, improved physics, huge list of tracks with many real locations, and so on...