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Car Showcase is an in-game audiovisual media section featured in the first five Need for Speed titles.

In it players are presented to general stats, performance, technical, and historical information about a selected vehicle, with additional features including 360° interior views, live action videos, as well as a slideshow of the vehicle in real life.

Games[]

Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed[]

Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' GT-R[]

Showcases in Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' GT-R, a localised Japan release of Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed for Sega Saturn, are referred to as the "Car Database". It has the same traits as the original Need for Speed for Sega Saturn, with the exception of not including a history section.

Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' Skyline Memorial[]

A showcase feature appears in Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' Skyline Memorial, a localised Japan release of Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed for PlayStation, although it only consists of a single narrated video presentation for each car.

Need for Speed II[]

Showcases in Need for Speed II include a dedicated slide show section, among other database categories:

  • Stats: General information, performance, transmission, mechanical data, and voiceover
  • History with voiceover
  • Slideshow
  • Video

"Menu" and "Romulus 3" by Rom Di Prisco are used as menu themes, including showcase.

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit[]

In Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit, 360° interior views are introduced in the PC release.

  • Stats: General information, performance, transmission, mechanical data, and voiceover
  • History with voiceover
  • Car interior (PC)
  • Slideshow

"Monster" by Crispin Hands is used as showcase theme in the PC release, whilst the PlayStation release has the song "Sirius 909" by Rom Di Prisco.

Need for Speed: High Stakes[]

PC[]

The PC release of Need for Speed: High Stakes features:

  • Stats: General information, performance, transmission and mechanical data
  • 360° car interior
  • Slideshow with voiceover

The song "Callista" by Saki Kaskas is used as both the showcase and car selection showroom themes.

PlayStation[]

Showcase in the PlayStation release is referred to as "Showroom", and only consists of the car rotating whilst general information is displayed as text and a voiceover describing the selected car.

The song "Groovalicious" by Rom Di Prisco is used as the showroom theme.

Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed[]

PC[]

Showcase[]

Car showcases can be accessed from the Porsche Centre showroom whilst buying cars, and players can access general stats, performance, and technical information. Commentator speeches were not made available.

  • Statistics
  • General
  • Chassis and drivetrain
  • Performance data
Porsche Chronicle[]

PlayStation[]

The PlayStation release of Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed does not feature showcases. However, players can visualise a short information list for each car. It also features the "Video Showcase", a short video montage composed of historical Porsche footage.

Trivia[]

Media[]

Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed[]

Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' GT-R[]

Need for Speed II[]

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit[]

Need for Speed: High Stakes[]

Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed[]

PC[]

Showcase[]

PlayStation[]

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