Celebrating the European debut of Forza Motorsport 6 at the 2015 Gamescom exhibition in Cologne, Germany, Xbox teamed up with Ford to host a special exhibit of their own from whose buzz the game would benefit big time. They enlisted the services of Top Gear’s Stig who unveiled a Forza-inspired Ford Focus RS at special Microsoft event prior to the show.
That dude probably wan’t the real Stig, just some guy dressed like him. But the Ford Focus RS he brought along was real, and it will be on display during Gamescom along with the all-new Ford GT supercar which has been on a grand tour of Europe this past few weeks.
The Ford Focus RS on display at the show features a unique livery designed by players of Forza Motorsport. The 350PS all-wheel-drive hot hatch, which also has a drift mode, is an amazing car in its own right. But its vigor sort of pales when you put it next to something like the Ford GT, with its out of this world design, carbon fiber construction, and 600PS EcoBoost V6 engine.
“In Forza Motorsport 6, racing and gaming enthusiasts all over the world will be the first to experience Ford’s new ultra-high-performance supercar, the Ford GT,” said Dan Greenawalt, creative director at Turn 10 Studios in Redmond, Washington, U.S. “In Cologne we’re excited to showcase the real all-new Focus RS clad in a special paint scheme created by the Forza community. During Gamescom, gamers will also get to see the Forza Motorsport 6 cover-car Ford GT in person.”