Grid 2 gets new Drift Pack DLC with four special edition cars

Written by Brandon Hofer on July 10, 2013

News: Codemasters releases new Drift Pack DLC for Grid 2 along with a new Grid 2 RaceNet app, available for free, on iOS.

Grid 2 now has new downloadable content in the form of the Drift Pack. The Drift Pack includes four special edition cars available to race in Grid 2’s single player, split-screen and multiplayer modes. Each new vehicle has been piloted by icons of the sport and has been customized for optimum performance by some of the world’s leading Drift teams to deliver a great racing experience across Grid 2’s game modes. The Drift Pack includes:

Daijiro Yoshihara Nissan 240sx (s13) - This 650bhp Nissan was raced to victory in the 2011 Formula Drift Championship by Daijiro ‘Dai’ Yoshihara.

Team Orange Mitsubishi Evo x - Converted from 4WD to FWD and weighing just 1290kg, it’s 2.3 liter engine with JUN AUTO custom kits pumps out 570 bhp and has been driven by Nobushige Kumakubo, General Manager of Ebisu Circuit.

Chevrolet “Tyler McQuarrie” Camaro - NOS Energy Nissan 370Z (Z34) - This drift machine weighs just 1297kg and is powered by a Nissan V8 VK56 Titan engine as driven by Chris Forsberg, one of the most successful drivers in Formula Drift history.

Codemasters also announced today that the Grid 2 RaceNet app is available for free for iOS devices from iTunes. RaceNet – the free online community hub for Codemasters Racing games – allows players to track personal, community and friends’ Grid 2 stats and is the beating heart of the game’s extensive multiplayer component, serving up new challenges and objectives every week. Since Grid 2’s launch, players with RaceNet accounts have drifted for over 700,000 miles and entered 2 million drift events. The new Grid 2 RaceNet app allows players to check out their progress in game and track their Rivals, Global Challenges, Followers, Objectives and more. An Android version of the app is coming soon.

Will you be downloading this new Grid 2 Drift Pack?