Out Run is a 3D driving video game in which the player controls a Ferrari Testarossa Spider from a third-person rear perspective.[7][8] The camera is placed near the ground, simulating a Ferrari driver's position and limiting the player's view into the distance.[9] The road curves, crests and dips,[10] which increases the challenge by obscuring upcoming obstacles such as traffic.[11] The player's car cannot suffer damage from a collision, but will be slowed down and thus lose time.