Motor City Online was a racing game/MMOG released by EA Games on October 10, 2001. The point of the game was to buy classic cars (mostly American muscle cars) ranging from 1930s to 1970s models, tune them up, and race them against other players. The game went offline on 29 August, 2003 so EA Games could focus on their current online game at the time, The Sims Online.

Originally conceived as part of the Need for Speed series under the title Need for Speed: Motor City ^*, all single player elements that may have been developed for the game were discarded in favour of an online-only model. The game featured some RPG elements, such as levelling up after completing tasks (e.g. winning races), and a functional, supply and demand economy for players to get involved in.

Aside from EA focusing on The Sims Online, another contributing factor to MCO's demise was the game's technical setup. Lag, as with most online games, was a problem, with cars acting unpredictably during times of high latency. Falling subscription rates (from an alleged peak of 36,000; this figure is disputed) and a lack of new interest in the game eventually led to its downfall. Previous Motor City Online users were offered access to The Sims Online or Ultima Online. ^* Although, some people never received either game and are still to this day waiting to receive a game they were promised, but never got.

Cars

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All vehicles featured in Motor City Online consists solely of American models, ranging from coupes, Coupe Utilities, sedans and station wagons of the 1930s to 1950s, to muscle cars from the 1960s and 1970s. Most, if not all of the vehicles may be modified, providing the vehicles with an additional prefix on the vehicle's name (i.e. "Ford Ranchero Chopped", "Ford Coupe Bumperless&Fenderless"). Older vehicles may also be available as convertibles, while a handful of older models are also available with bodies only.

• 1932 Ford
• 1940 Ford
• 1947 Cadillac Series 62
• 1949 Mercury
• 1953 Ford Crestline
• 1955 Buick Century
• 1957 Chevy Bel-Air
• 1957 Ford Fairlane
• 1957 Ford Ranchero
• 1957 Ford Thunderbird
• 1957 Chevy Nomad
• 1957 Chevy Corvette
• 1958 Chevy Impala
• 1959 Cadillac Eldorado
• 1963 Ford Thunderbird
• 1964 Ford Galaxie
• 1964 Chevy Impala
• 1964 Chevy Impala SS
• 1965 Ford Mustang
• 1966 Pontiac GTO
• 1967 Chevy Camaro
• 1967 Chevy Camaro RS
• 1967 Chevy Camaro SS
• 1967 Chevy Chevelle

• 1967 Chevy Chevelle SS
• 1969 AMC AMX
• 1969 BIG BAD AMX
• 1969 Dodge Charger
• 1969 Plymouth Road Runner
• 1969 Ford Torino GT
• 1969 Ford Torino GT Cobra
• 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442
• 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 W-30
• 1969 Pontiac GTO
• 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge
• 1970 Chevy El Camino
• 1970 Chevy El Camino SS
• 1970 Chevy Chevelle
• 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS
• 1970 Chevy Nova
• 1970 Chevy Nova SS
• 1970 Ford Mustang
• 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1
• 1970 Plymouth Cuda
• 1971 Plymouth Duster
• 1971 Plymouth Duster 340
• 1973 Pontiac Firebird

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