IGN AU: Have you built the handling mechanics for this game from the ground up, or were they adapted from a previous title? If so, what kinds of changes did you make? Where do you want Grid's handling to sit on the simulation / arcade scale, and why?

Ralph Fulton: Our car mechanics editor is an evolution of the one used on DiRT, but the improvements we've made to the physics engine for GRID means that it has changed a lot in the last year. There was no question of adapting handling from DiRT – partly because the system has changed so much, but mainly because the cars in GRID are so different from those in DiRT.

Right from the start of the project we wanted to create car handling which was midway between simulation and arcade because we want as many people as possible to be able to enjoy GRID immediately. We put the player behind the wheel of some seriously powerful race cars in this game and we didn't want the difficulty curve putting the less hardcore crowd off. For those who want a much more realistic handling model, there are a number of driving assists which can be switched off in order to make the car handle like it does in real life.

IGN AU: How difficult was it to get the feel of drift racing just right? We've seen other series' - like Need for Speed – really struggle, with handling that changes radically from year to year.

Ralph Fulton: It was probably the most difficult part of the design process on GRID. We were absolutely determined that drift cars would use the same physics as the other cars in the game, not some obviously different model which only kicks in to make drift cars slide. And making drift cars which drift properly, but are still controllable using a pad turned out to be really hard. However, we persevered with it and I think the system we've got now balances realism with accessibility perfectly. For the first half lap you're really not sure what's happening with your car, because it's so light and because there's so much lock on the steering and power to the rear wheels, but suddenly something clicks (and this is something we see with pretty much everyone who tries it) and you understand how this thing works. After a couple of laps you're throwing your car into these long graceful drifts and having the time of your life!

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Damn hard to drift using keyboard.

Any tips guys?

, 50 Million? 40 Million? 30 Million? what the hell was that? is that a score? my best score only 100K , damn you guys good...

you must have got 2 used 2 NFS mechanics wey dont ever think of multiplier score in chain drift because it wont have one in GRID all you need 2 do is drift big in one corner so practice more

What do you mean by that? There is multiplier for chain drift. 

What do you mean by that? There is multiplier for chain drift. 

Or maybe he meant about the parts of the tracks that multiplies your score the closer u are to the wall. In GRID, it's only at the apex. But chain drift is still the key.

yes there is but what is missing is that no continuous score counting in GRID when you chain drift which means each chain of drift the score reset 2 zero
as above, there is no continuous score counting in GRID when you chain drift which means each chain of drift the score reset 2 zero

Ummmmmm.... actually there is a continuous chain drift plus the combo multiplier.