What, you thought the Club was just for tracking your progress in Liberty City? In MC:LA the best of the best can sell their blueprints to other players to earn more in-game cash. It's here that we learned about the vinyl editor, which allows you to create your own shapes and symbols and is integrated into the Rockstar Social Club. Not only can you put that coat of candy on, you'll have vinyl designs, some designed by the likes of sponsors such as DUB (just because DUB's not in the title doesn't mean it's not in the performance shop). There's quite the number of exterior adjustments, too. We changed our interiors profoundly, from the steering wheel and seats to the amount of neon lighting. The main performance adjustments lie within acceleration, speed and handling, but the aesthetic tweaks are even more intricate. MC3 introduced plenty of car customization to the series, and MC:LA cranks it up. You'll have muscle cars, exotics, tuners and motorcycles, with A and B classes at your fingertips.

Rockstar tipped us off that you can unlock new vehicles by winning pink-slip races. You'll choose from a GTI, Rabbit, or Scirocco, all of which are a far cry from the unlocked Aston-Martin V8 Vantage Roadster (AKA 'the 007 car') at our disposal. You'll start off MC:LA with the sort of low-key car selections that would make even Skee-Lo pinch his nose. We picked up the controller from here, and started off by customizing a car in the performance shop. Like Burnout Paradise, MC:LA also allows you to hit gas stations around town to refill your ride with a full tank of nitrous.

If you quick-fix it, you can quickly bounce over to the next locale with unglamorous bondo parts.

You also get the choice to either quick-fix your car or take it to the shop. After an event ends, you'll get a tally of reputation points, which allow you to unlock new parts.

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