Forza 2 coming May 15, demo "soon"

Before buying a car, potential customers are generally allowed to take autos out for a test spin, and Microsoft is bringing that same "try before you buy" mentality to its driving games.

Microsoft Game Studios today confirmed that a demo of the upcoming racer Forza Motorsport 2 is coming to Xbox Live Marketplace "soon." That's all the publisher would admit, though, as details of the test drive's contents and release date will be revealed over the next coming weeks. The company also pinned down the game's release date to May 15.

In addition, the Forza team released the latest wave of cars that will be featured in the game. Covering the aftermarket tuners category, the list features several rides such as a 2002 Honda Mugen Integra Type-R, a 2003 Ford FocusSport SVT Focus, and a 2003 Mitsubishi Sparco Lancer Evolution VIII. A full list of the newly announced cars is below. For the entire list, head over to the Forza Motorsport Web site.

For more information, read GameSpot's previous coverage.

Aftermarket tuner cars (announced today):
1998 Toyota AB Flug S900 Supra Turbo
2000 Honda Aerogear Integra Type-R
2003 Toyota APR Performance Celica GTS
2000 Audi AWE Tuning SilverBullet S4
1995 Toyota Border MR2 Turbo T-bar
2003 Chevrolet Corvette Guldstrand Edition
1994 Honda Do-Luck NSX
1992 Toyota Do-Luck Supra
2003 Nissan Fairlady Z Custom Edition
2003 Ford FocusSport SVT Focus
2003 Lexus Foose Design IS430 Project Car
2000 Dodge Hennessey Viper 800TT
2006 Mitsubishi HKS Time Attack Evolution
1995 Mazda INGS RX-7
2002 Chevrolet Lingenfelter 427 Corvette
1999 Mitsubishi MINE'S CP9A Lancer Evolution VI
1993 Nissan MINE'S R32 Skyline GT-R
2002 Nissan MINE'S R34 Skyline GT-R
2004 Honda Mugen Civic Type-R
2002 Honda Mugen Integra Type-R
2003 Honda Mugen S2000
1995 Mazda RE-Amemiya RX-7
2003 Mitsubishi Sparco Lancer Evolution VIII
1998 Subaru Tommy Kaira Impreza M20b
2002 Nissan Tommy Kaira Skyline GT-R R34
1995 Toyota Tom's T020 MR2
2002 Toyota Tom's W123 MR-S
2002 Toyota Tom's Z382 Soarer
1998 Toyota Top Secret 0-300 Supra
2000 Nissan Top Secret D1-Spec S15
1998 Toyota VeilSide Supra Fortune 03
1998 Toyota VeilSide Supra Fortune 99
2000 Acura VIS Racing Integra Type-R
1995 Toyota VIS Racing MR2 Turbo T-bar
2004 Honda Wings West Civic Si