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Added by Jeff on Nov. 7, 2008 66 comments

Criterion has let loose a pair of screenshots of an upcoming car that will be part of a paid download coming in 2009. It's the Jansen 88 Special. Check this thing out:

Great Scott!

Yes, it will shoot flames off of the tires when you boost. And you'll be able to enter and exit hover mode by clicking in the left stick. The car will be available for purchase on its own or as part of a set of four additional cars in the "Legendary" pack.

Criterion says it'll have more to announce about Burnout Paradise next week.

...hey, they should make this car the only one that can use the restart race feature.

Filed under : Burnout Paradise, Back to the Future

66 Comments

Mattalorian is online
on Nov. 7, 2008

Nice. I believe the phrase "Great Scott!" describes my reaction pretty well.

redeye1984
on Nov. 7, 2008

Don't tell me this thing can only go up till 88 miles per hour! :D

ZmillA
on Nov. 7, 2008

"...hey, they should make this car the only one that can use the restart race feature."

why?... CUZ IT CAN GO BACK TO THE FUTURE?!?!?!?!?!

LordAndrew is online
on Nov. 7, 2008

If it had gull-wing doors, it would be even more awesome.

Broman6015
on Nov. 7, 2008

1.21 gigawatts?!

KnifeySpoony
on Nov. 7, 2008

Oh man, it keeps getting harder and harder not to buy burnout paradise. THERE ARE TOO MANY GAMES DAMN IT! and I'm building my new PC. Developers, stop being so awesome or at least give me time to catch up.

Kenshin
on Nov. 7, 2008

Roads? Where we're going we don't need "roads"....!

Scooper is online
on Nov. 7, 2008

Butt-heads...

Aaron_G
on Nov. 7, 2008

That is pretty cool.

Foggen
on Nov. 7, 2008

If you go to the Criterion blog there's more about the other cars:

"This is the first of 4 cars that we’re making available as part of a wealth of new downloadable content for Burnout Paradise. They’re available to buy individually or discounted, if you pick up the whole set. In addition to the Jansen 88 Special, look out for the Cavalry Bootlegger, Manhattan Spirit and the GT Nighthawk."

Reading this, I immediately assumed the Bootlegger is going to be the General Lee, and the Nighthawk is going to be KITT. It took me a second, thinking about the Manhattan Spirit, before I realized what it was.

The Ecto-1.

I just about shit my pants. BRB.

DukeTogo
on Nov. 7, 2008

Nighthawk will be Street Hawk, a motorcycle. Get your lame 80's super vehicle shows right!

TooWalrus
on Nov. 7, 2008

It's not a DeLorean, it doesn't count.

suneku
on Nov. 7, 2008

That looks freaking AWESOME, now this DLC actually makes me want to go back and play burnout

Kilzombie
on Nov. 7, 2008

I NEED to get those PSN cards, this car looks sweet!

ocdog45
on Nov. 7, 2008

i was about to give up on paradise since i played so much of it and move onto motorstorm 2..... criterion can't you just let me play other games dammit!

Raydanger
on Nov. 7, 2008

A video game needs nothing more than the DeLorean for it to be greatest game of ALL TIME! If your suspicions are correct Foggen, and one of the other cars IS the Ecto-1, then there will be no need for anyone to make a game ever again, because I will be playing this game untill the day I die. Thats it.

PlasmaBeam44
on Nov. 7, 2008

This is awesome.

Alphazero
on Nov. 7, 2008

Hoverboards don't work on water! Not unless you have POWER.

Love it.

tgammet
on Nov. 7, 2008

Still not buying BP at all without a "restart race" or proper crash mode.

RHCPfan24
on Nov. 7, 2008

Wow. Now where is the flux-capacitor?

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