Atari has released a new short video trailer of their upcoming Test Drive Unlimted 2 title, showing a bunch of super cars racing in stunning scenery.

Test Drive Unlimited 2 features the Hawaiian Island of Oahu and Spain’s Ibiza, players will be able to freely explore the islands both on and off road with a variety of vehicles including sport scars and SUVs. New features include day & night transitions, damage modelling, weather and extensive online functionality.

Test Drive Unlimited 2 will be available for the PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 starting February 8 2011.

The company feels that giving up the planned September 2010 release in favor of more development time will result in a more polished product as Atari tries to listen to the feedback the title has gotten so far.

“By moving the title’s release date to early 2011, we will be able to further advance the game and take into account consumer feedback to help ensure we deliver a great online lifestyle racing experience”, David Nadal comments.

Atari has officially confirmed the release date of their upcoming Test Drive Unlimited 2 title as players will be able to explore the islands of Oahu and Ibiza starting September 21.

Right now, this date has only been confirmed for the North American release, the pre-order preriod will be starting on May 28th.

In related news, Atari has opened the signup for the title’s beta testing programme, interested racers can now apply by following this link. According to Atari, spots are limited and testers will be picked based on their knowledge and skills in terms of racing games so chances of some experienced sim racers to be picked should be quite high.

To wrap the announcement up, Atari has released three new previews of the upcoming title, revealing the addition of the Shelby Daytona Coupe.

Test Drive Unlimited 2 will be coming to the PC, the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 this fall. New features include the brand-new island of Ibiza, vehicle damage, weather and a full 24-hour day & night cycle.

Gametrailers.com has released a first-look video of Atari’s upcoming Test Drive Unlimited 2 title, featuring new gameplay footage and an interview with Eden Games Senior Producer Nour Polloni.

Furthermore, Joystiq.com has released a very interesting preview article, listing additional details. The article confirms that damage in TDU2 will not affect the car’s handling, the physics are described as “immediately accessible” and several new previews have been released - these too can be checked out below.

Test Drive Unlimited 2 will be coming to the PC, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 this fall. New features include the brand-new island of Ibiza, vehicle damage, weather and a full 24-hour day & night cycle.

Atari has released the first ever moving footage of their upcoming Test Drive Unlimited 2 trailer that will enable players to freely explore the islands of Ibiza and Oahu this fall.

The trailer shows several of the title’s brand new feature in action, including day & night changes, off-road driving and cars getting dirty. Furthermore, the video reveals several new cars including the Audi TT and the Ford GT.

Those of you being concerned about the title’s physics won’t be too happy to read the following statement from IGN though:

“My only concern was the actual handling of the cars, because they looked to be a little stiff when the developers were playing. There’s no way for me to know for sure, of course, so I’ll just have to reserve my judgment for when I can play the game for myself.”

Test Drive Unlimited 2 will be coming to the PC, the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 this fall. New features include the brand-new island of Ibiza, vehicle damage, weather and a full 24-hour day & night cycle.

Atari has released seven new previews of their upcoming Test Drive Unlimited 2 title that is due to be released this (northern hemisphere) fall.

The new previews show several new cars including a first look at the car’s cockpits and a first glimpse at night racing.

Developed by Eden Games, Test Drive Unlimited 2 will enable players to race on the fully-modelled Balearic island of Ibiza. The island is 571.04 square kilometers in size and will feature over 20,000 kilometers of drivable roads.