The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff

The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff Shift gears and take your Sims for a spin. Developer(s) Electronic Arts Publisher(s) Electronic Arts Distributor(s) Electronic Arts Series The Sims (series) Engine Renderware Ratings ESRB: T PEGI: 12 Media DVD, Digital Download Themes Racing, Classic Luxury, Intrigue, Rockabilly.

The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff will be the second stuff pack released for The Sims 3. It was officially announced on June 28, 2010 and the official release date is still unknown.

Official Description

Shift gears and take your Sims for a spin with The Sims 3 Fast Lane Stuff. For the first time ever in a stuff pack, your Sims can get new cars along with furnishings, décor, and apparel in four distinct vehicle‐themed lifestyles. Will your Sims embody the speed demon way of life? Or cruise in classic luxury automobiles with the top down? Will they rebel against the establishment in pin‐up girl dresses and rockabilly tough guy attire? Or pursue a life of intrigue with spy‐themed, sexy apparel and automobiles? Whatever their lifestyle, The Sims 3 Fast Lane Stuff takes your Sims on the rides of their lives!

Features

• Give Sims the rides they’ve always dreamed of the lifestyles that go with them.
• Enjoy four all new styles of fashions, furnishings, and vehicles: Racing, Intrigue, Rockabilly, and Classic Luxury.
• Create the ultimate garage to house a Sim’s professional race car or hot rod.
• Deck out a Sim’s house in luxurious accessories to match their sleek new, luxurious rides.

As the first stuff pack dedicated to vehicles and the fast-lane lifestyle, The Sims 3 Fast Lane Stuff pack allows the player to choose from four different lifestyle options: racing, intrigue, rockabilly and classic luxury. Each one offers unique items to outfit Sims with the newest fashions, home furnishings and vehicles. Now Sims can have the ultimate garage where they can store their hot rod, professional racing car or even their motorcycle. For example, there's a sponsor-laden racing jumpsuit, neon wall sign, trophy case, workbenches, tool boxes and loads more! Give them the ride they’ve always dreamed of, and the lifestyle to go along with it. With The Sims 3 Fast Lane Stuff pack, create the ultimate experience for the car enthusiast in you.

Themes

	Classic Luxury "Cruise in classic luxury automobiles with the top down."	Racing "Embody the speed demon way of life." Inspired by Formula 1 racing in the 90ies and 2000s.
	Intrigue "Spy‐themed, sexy apparel and automobiles." Possibly inspired by modern super-cars and James Bond movies from the 2000s.	Rockabilly "Rebel against the establishment in pin-up girl dresses and rockabilly tough guy attire." Inspired by the American 50ies.

Gallery

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  Logo

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  Showing items from an American 50ies diner.

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  A private garage showing classic luxury cars.

Release date controversy

According to Best Buy it could be released on September 7, 2010. According to another rumor it's September 9, 2010. This could be differences in North American and European release dates.

The official announcement so far is 'Fall 2010'

Concern over sponsor ads

Some Simmers expressed concern over the amount of sponsor ads which might be placed in this stuff pack, especially on the Racing theme jumpsuits and Formula 1 racers. The first screenshots released of the stuff pack and the recent change in the Sims 3 EULA seemed to coincide. SimGuruJenn posted a response on TheSims3.com forum:

"Hello everyone! There are a number of folks expressing concern about the new ‘sponsor-laden racing jumpsuits’ in The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff pack and I want to clear up any confusion about these clothing items. The sponsors displayed on the jumpsuits are fictitious companies and all the text is written in Simlish. Real ads will not appear on this clothing. The kids' uniforms even have a cute frog logo on them! I’m really excited about the cars, clothing and other cool objects that are in this stuff pack and can’t wait until we can share more with you!" - SimGuruJenn

Initial rumors

It first appeared as a rumor and was later listed on Amazon's French site as well as on the Best Buy and EA Store sites. It was later confirmed by an EA sales rep to a 'Featured Simmer' (See image) who has preordered the stuff pack from the EA Store and finally on June 28, 2010, same day as the official announcement, 'product features' were revealed by Amazon.

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  An EA sales representative confirming The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff.

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  A player's rendition of a box cover.