The textures and colours used to bring each track and its environments alive are bright, colourful and solid, with no polygon clipping or break-up evident. All this is while racing at 60-fps. As for the vehicle models themselves, they are also well done. You have your choice of dune buggies, 4x4 or monster trucks and 4x4 cars. Watch as you race along and hit the bumps and jumps ahead, you will find that the shocks move along with the environment.
Brake lights are functional as well as each vehicle's headlights.
I was amazed when I first entered a dark tunnel only to find my headlights popped on automatically. Although the vehicle models are quite solid, I did find it hard to believe that a monster truck could outrun a high performance dune buggy in a long winding track, but hey, this is an arcade racer. And for those of you wishing to see the fruits of your labour, watch the replays. The sound effects found in 4 Wheel Thunder are well done and appropriate to the game. The sounds of the engines match that of the vehicle you are controlling.