The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff

The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff (FLS) is the second stuff pack released for The Sims 3. It was officially announced on June 28, 2010 and the official release in North America was September 7, 2010. The release date for Europe was September 9 or in some places, September 10.

FLS is centered around cars and the lifestyle of the Sims who drive cars. It features 12 new vehicles and many new objects and styles of clothing, as well as the Vehicle Enthusiast trait and also enables Sims to have a relationship with their vehicle.

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!


 * Give Sims the rides they’ve always dreamed of and 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 your Sim’s professional race car or hot rod.
 * Deck out your 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.

Car relationships
With this stuff pack, Sims will be able to develop a relationship with their car. The car will appear in your friends tab and the more a Sim drives a vehicle, the better the relationship becomes. A Sim will eventually be able to name the vehicle.

Vehicle Enthusiast
Vehicle Enthusiast is a new trait available. This is the first time a stuff pack has included a new trait. It will allow a Sim to develop a relationship with their vehicle faster and enables a Sim to name their vehicle immidiately.

Images
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Many more user screenshots available at Sims3Nieuws forum (Dutch)

Videos
See screencaps from the videos in the gallery above.

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

Trivia

 * Fast Lane Stuff was rumored about a month before the official announcement, though the title and theme was only rumored a few days before the official announcement