Nothing beats the smell of coffee in the morning, except maybe the smell of burning rubber on tarmac and high octane fumes for these guys. Aside from being professional race car drivers, what do Andrea Bertolini, Chris Rado, Tommy Milner and Vaughn Gittin Jr. have in common?

Well, all four of them are assisting developer Slightly Mad Studios in making Need for Speed Shift an authentic and immersive driving experience. Those are adjectives that one normally associates with games like Gran Turismo and TOCA, but judging by what we’ve seen so far in the preview videos, these guys might just pull it off!

Check out the highlights from “The Driver’s Experience” from all four drivers below (keep an eye out for the car Chris Rado is driving..spoiler in front!):

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