Need For Speed: Carbon - Demo performance analysis

As far as PC racing game franchises go, and love it or hate it, the Need For Speed series of games really requires no introduction.  It may not quite be Gran Turismo, but it's easily the most popular driving game on the platform, and the release of a new iteration is all but guaranteed to garner a lot of interest.

Last Friday saw the release of a demo of Need For Speed: Carbon, the latest title to proudly reveal itself under the Need For Speed banner.  But just how well will it perform on your current PC, and what does the title have to offer graphically?  Read on, as we take a look at just these aspects of the demo.