Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing Demo

Trucks are usually used to carry heavy loads across long distances, thanks to their power and ability to haul trailers around the country. That power, however, can also be used in slightly more entertaining ways, such as intense circuit races on famous tracks around the world, where professional drivers go head to head against each other for enormous prizes.

Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing gives you the opportunity to get behind the wheel of these trucks and compete in the most famous truck competitions out there. Obviously, the available trucks are manufactured by the legendary Mercedes-Benz company, which has been around for quite a few decades now and has designed some of the most popular car models on the market.

The trucks, on the other hand, have been designed with durability and strength in mind, but the looks weren't disregarded either. Thus, although the normal, day-to-day variants may not be that speedy, the ones available in the game are significantly modified to adhere to racing conditions, thanks to various engine improvements and a wide array of additional safety equipment.

To provide you with a realistic experience, the game allows you to set up the truck's characteristics before each race, in order to try out various approaches. From tire pressure and spring tension, to gearbox ratio and brake balance, they can all be manually adjusted to fit your requirements. You should be careful, though, since any modification greatly affects your ability to steer and control the vehicle on the track, in case your settings do not take the laws of physics into account.

The competitions are split in a variety of modes, depending on how you want to play. The Championship mode allows you to take part in prestigious tournaments, as well as everything they entail. Thus, from practice runs to time trials, you have to go through every round before gaining access to the actual race, which is yet another point toward realism.

Unlike many other titles out there, Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing features a fresh take on the racing genre and poses you with a new series of challenges. Thus, even if you are a big racing fan, you still have to get accustomed to the vehicles before you are able to control them properly on the track.