The lovely chaps at Rockstar have just let us know that the South Central update for Midnight Club: Los Angeles will hit both the 360 and the PS3 on the 12th of March. The update, which is free, expands the available map by another third, adding in the considerable South Central area, but anyone looking for more out of the new stuff can splash $10 (800 points) on the Premium version of the update which will give you 9 new vehicles, 26 new races, 12 new battle maps, 10 new delivery missions, over 100 new red light races, new vinyl packs, new parts, new music and more.

The South Central Map Expansion features:

- Map expansion by one third
- Four new neighborhoods
- Price: FREE for both Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3

The South Central Premium Upgrade features:

- Nine new vehicles:
- – 2008 Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG “Black”
- - 2008 Range Rover Supercharged
- - 2008 Range Rover Sport Super Charged
- - 1955 Chevy Bel Air
- - 1963 Buick Riviera
- - 1964 Chevy Impala
- - 1965 Chevy Malibu
- - 1970 Chevy Chevelle
- - 1966 Pontiac GTO
- 26 new races
- 12 new battle maps
- 10 new delivery missions
- 100+ new red light races
- New rims
- New body kits for each new car
- New vinyl pre-sets
- Hydraulics/airbags unlocked on all new cars
- New music
- Price: $9.99 for PLAYSTATION 3 and 800 MS points for Xbox 360

This is the right way to do this: everyone gets the maps, and then only those wanting to pay get the new cars and missions. Perfect.