First in-game footage of a Gran Turismo 5 car rolling over

The good news: The player's car can roll over in Gran Turismo 5. The bad news? It can happen at 82mph. Don't worry, it's not the game being rubbish, it's actually a realistic interpretation of real life (as Jerry Seinfeld will tell you), but it still makes for fascinating viewing...

So why did it happen at such a pedestrian 82mph? The answer's simple - she was driving this:


Above: The Fiat 500. Probably not designed to take corners at 80mph

Theoretically, this could happen to a Fiat 500. They're rather top-heavy and at that kind of speed (and with grippy tyres), a roll is not out of the question. Still, it must have surprised the poor girl.

There's another roll earlier in the video, and I do recommend watching the whole thing, if only for the sight of said Japanese lady trying to get into the racing seat with a green house atop her head.

Let us know what you think of the Monopoly-like headgear and/or the rolling car in the comments.

06 Oct, 2010

Justin Towell

Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.