Freebies for early Forza 4 buyers

Microsoft has announced that a "limited" number of the first copies of upcoming racer Forza 4 will include five free cars.

The vehicles in question are the Ford Mustang GT Coupe 1965, Koenigsegg Agera 2011, Lexus SC300 1997, RUF RGT-8 2011 and the electric Telsa Roadster Sport 2011.

A Collector’s Edition has also been confirmed, though details of its content will not be released until a later date.

Developer Turn 10 has also announced that the Ferrari 458 Italia is to be the game’s cover star. The car itself has been extensively modelled in-game.

And Forza 3 players will be able to use a new feature called Profile Import that gifts players additional cars, credits and bonuses according to the amount of time ploughed into the last game.

Any liveries created in Forza 3 will also be automatically imported.