Codemasters have today revealed Race Driver: GRID is to be the final title for the game previously introduced as Race Driver One, coming mid 2008 on PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 from the same development team which brought us Colin McRae: DiRT.

"Race Driver: GRID is all about the race." said Gavin Raeburn, Executive Producer at Codemasters Studios. "The next iteration of our DiRT engine combined with a decade of experience in developing driving games enables us to put the player at the centre of the action like never before. Damage, packed grids, intelligent opposition and unprecedented race day atmosphere will combine to deliver an experience like no other.

Says Ralph Fulton, Chief Game Designer. "GRID focuses on everything that happens between the start grid and the chequered flag: the drama, the rivalries, the aggression and the crashes. This is not a game about collecting cars or spending all of your time in the front-end tuning suspension settings or designing liveries. We want to make racing exciting again.

The first Race Driver: GRID screenshots can be found in the gallery.