During SXSW this week, Sega unveiled a new customization feature that will be in Team Sonic Racing and allow you to trick out your ride. Car customization is a big feature of many racing games, but not often a feature you see in kart-racers, or if you do see it, it’s never fleshed out. But it looks like Sega understands that one of fans favorite pastimes is pretending they are a designer on Pimp My Ride, because it went above and beyond for Team Sonic Racing.
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According to Sega, you will earn currency in the game — win or lose — that can be used towards customizing your car. You can change the paint, horn sound, apply decals, and more. You can also tweak the car itself with different tires, boosts, etc. There will also be Gold parts which are rare and hard to earn, as well as special car parts that will be specific to each character.
You can see the feature in-action, below, as well as fans’ reactions to the announcement:
Customize your vehicle in however you want in Team Sonic Racing – from the car parts to custom colors to decals! pic.twitter.com/p1EbKOh6T3
— Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) March 16, 2019
Between this and Crash, it’s lookin like a good time to be a fan of kart racers
— Ryan Silberman (@RyanSilberman) March 16, 2019
Do you think I’m going to spend three hours customizing my vehicle?
— Katy Ren (@tatixyeah) March 16, 2019
Damn yes. This is awesome ❤️
This looks better than Mario Kart 8!
— Tekno (@thetrueTekno) March 16, 2019
Team Sonic Racing is poised to release on May 21 via the PlayStarion 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch. At the moment of publishing, there’s been no word of a mobile release. For more news, media. and information on the game, be sure to peep all of our previous coverage of the title by clicking right here.
As always, feel free to leave a comment letting us know what you think or hit me up on Twitter @Tyler_Fischer_ to talk all things Sonic, kart racing, and Pimp My Ride. Do you plan on picking this one up when it releases in May?
