Assetto Corsa: Porsche Vol. 3 Releases 20/12 - Details Released

[Paul Jeffrey]

Well we all like information don't we? After the long wait to see what Kunos and Porsche have in store for fans of the game, we now finally have all the pieces of the puzzle in one place. Once again thanks to the official Assetto Corsa Steam Store page, we see that Volume 3 of the Porsche DLC packages releases on December 20th, and again contains a goodly selection of the manufacturers finest examples of road and race machinery.

Unlike the previous two DLC's, Volume Three leans heavily towards purpose build race cars, interestingly even including the new for 2017 911 GT3 RSR and 911 GT3 Cup, cars sure to take the national and international headlines when they hit the world stage next year. Of course as can be seen in the included images in this article, fans of classic content have something to look forward to as well, with the inclusion of the 908LH (bottom of page) and 917K (below) - a car made famous as the machine that took Porsches first overall wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1970 and 1971.

In a bit of a disappointing move however, Volume Three contains the 2016 919 Hybrid, the car that Mark Webber will make his final WEC appearance in next month at Bahrain, that many people will feel rather similar to the 2015 variant offered in the Volume Two package. Ok ok I know its nothing to get too upset about, seeing as the car has undergone substantial 'under the hood' chances since the previous season, but personally I feel a little disappointed as I would have liked to see another model from the brand in its place. Saying that, if the three DLC packages sell well, nothing to say Kunos won't consider releasing further cars from the brand in the future...?

Porsche Volume 3 DLC Contains:

• Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 2017
• Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2017
• Porsche 911 GT3 R 2015
• Porsche 919 Hybrid 2016
• Porsche 908 LH
• Porsche 917 K
• Porsche 911 R

Assetto Corsa is available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC right now. The

• Porsche Pack Volume One, containing seven Porsche vehicles is scheduled for release on October 25th for PC, then in early November on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
• Porsche Pack Volume 2, containing seven Porsche vehicles across nine configurations is due for release November 22nd on PC, with release on console to be announced.
• Porsche Pack Volume 3, containing seven Porsche vehicles is due for release on December 20th for PC, with release on console to be announced.

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Just like busses, wait ages for one then all three come at once! So now we know, question is, which is your favourite from Vol.3 and which is the most anticipated across all three packs? Let us know in the comments section below!

 

[Andy_J]

All I know is, except for the Porsche GT3 race cars, they are all ugly as sin cars on a par with a Citroen 2cv.

 

[Juan V.]

Wow, a license with more cars than the understeering Lotuses (Loti?)?

 

[Epistolarius]

2015 GT3 R



2016 GT3 R



I think both are nice to have. But my favorite is the 2016 Version

I don't think we're likely to get the old 997-based GT3 car when the RSR and Cup we're getting are 2017 season cars.

 

[Epistolarius]

You can't be further from the truth seeing how The Lord thinks of the largest sim racing website on the web.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you. You may need that hand one day.

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So that opinion is representative of the RD staff?

 

[Brownninja97]

Funny how everyone is getting their Porsche models mixed up (not like they're confusing or anything). At least we can all agree that this is clearly a 944 Carrera Targa Turbo, right? Right?

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Oh you silly goose well i know its a little easy to get mixed up but that is the infamous Porsche 206 GTI. The flat 12 in that was to die for.

 

[clemencaman]

Sorry, but i dont thing Dirt Rally is going a quit death... Dirt Rally in kombi with the Rift is an amazing raceexpirience - PCars is an arcade game, so forget it.
Dirt is the rallysim for Assetto Corsa fans

 

[ALB123]

@Brownninja97 If you or other members think comments or posts violate our Terms of Service hit the report button to notify a moderator and appropriate actions will be taken when content doesn't match our ToS.

Our site gets thousands of posts, reviews, comments per day and we can't always read everything. So community help is needed.

Don't let me deviate from the orginal post here so carry on discussing the topic at hand.

Snitches get stitches... Oh wait. My bad...I thought I was somewhere else.

This forum is fantastic with a half dozen of the noisy muppets in my ignore list, and if I mostly hide out in the modding section. But frankly, without doing that, I hate to wholeheartedly agree with the Lord but I must. And I also must point out that Stefano's comment wasn't critical of RD, it's moderators, or its staff... pretty clear it was about a select few users for whom RD really isn't responsible.

Speaking of... those guys were banned from the official forums for a reason. They had and continue to have nothing to contribute. But until you add "pathological negativity" to the list of actionable offenses in the TOS I'm afraid there's not much even a well-intentioned moderator can do.

Much like most driving games, reality is fantastic but public multiplayer is a bit sh-t.

Sorry, were we talking about Porsches?

I've never interpreted Stefano's posts as being negative toward this place either. He feels that as soon as the trolls get banned from his forums they run here to continue their nonsense. Now, since they aren't violating ToS they're not going to get banned from here. Over there, the owners have the right to ban anyone at anytime...if they feel the person is being a cancer to their product. It's not a chat forum. It's a support forum, believe it or not.

 

[TheReaper GT]

0/10 for observation for me.

Did they get the FIA permission for this layout? There's no mid engine 911, therefore should not be a mid engine rsr. I know they were testing but not sure about the approval.

 

[melanieuk]

Sorry, but i dont thing Dirt Rally is going a quit death... Dirt Rally in kombi with the Rift is an amazing raceexpirience - PCars is an arcade game, so forget it.
Dirt is the rallysim for Assetto Corsa fans

What the [BEEP] are you on about.

 

[Deleted member 130869]

Damn, no 956..

x 2.

 

[RMR1]

Any happy members here?
I heard we would get something, long expected here. Was I I'll informed?

 

[Epistolarius]

Any happy members here?
I heard we would get something, long expected here. Was I I'll informed?

Finally no EA nonsense anymore, able to experience some of my favourite brand's cars virtually without arcade physics... yeah I think I'm pretty happy about what's to come.

 

[MoerasGrizzly]

Still, 15 Porsche related articles in the last 30 days? Bit of an overkill if you ask me.

Yes, I realize that we got more Porsche this last month then we have the past 10 years, but I don't think that RD can take the blame for that. Something about licensing issues

 

[TheReaper GT]

Porsche Pack 1 is live on steam, no season pass, though.

 

[Paul Jeffrey]

Come on kunos, get that infernal season pass live.... I want me some Porsche action when I get home !!!!

 

[Eero o.]

Season pass is available.

http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/1712/

 

[howitzer155mm]

Now THIS, is a Porsche pack. Can't wait to get my hands on the 919, 917 and 911 GT/RSR cars, basically all of them. I hope one day we have a full TUDOR lineup, with the entire calendar.

 

[TheReaper GT]

I thought I would be all over the Clubsport, but the RSR 3.0 ain't going to let me go so easily. What a car this one.

 

[Peugeot905]

I hope for the Porsche 919 hybrid 2016 they have the down force package they ran at silverstone. This 919 version looks the best to me.

 

[whaletail]

Anyone know if the 911R coming is the mythical '69 one-off, or the modern road car (hoping for the former, myself)?

Also, if further DLC packs are coming, I really hope the early 70s 934 finds its way into one of them. Would be a virtual first, if I'm not mistaken (mods excepting).