Porsche's all-electric prototype, the Mission R, was on site at the recent RENNSPORT Summit and was also debuted in game.
The recent RENNSPORT Summit brought together 100 esports professionals and sim racing media members to try out the upcoming racing title. To date, only GT3 cars had been featured in the few press releases from Competition Company concerning their RENNSPORT project.
Summit attendees arrived to the venue to find two real-world race cars parked in the building, the BMW M4 GT4 and the Porsche Mission R.
The former was more in line with what was expected of the title based on what has been shared publicly to date, as RENNSPORT had previously shown renders of both BMW and Porsche race cars.
But the Mission R was somewhat of a surprise. The 1,073 horsepower all-electric prototype was small in form but large in presence at the event, and proved to be more than just eye candy. Day 3 of the Summit gave attendees a chance to drive the prototype in-game.
It was unveiled in RENNSPORT on a track that had also been kept under the radar until that point. Drivers had the chance to set a point-to-point time at the Goodwood Hill Climb track.
Its ferocious power accelerated the car at a staggering rate, while its necessarily heavy design made braking and cornering a much more challenging endeavor.
More than impressing attendees with how it drives, the Mission R's presence in RENNSPORT broke the perception that the title may be limited to GT3 only. This was further clarified throughout the weekend, as the design and business leads behind the racing sim shared their intent to grow the content far beyond GT cars. While no content list was given at this early stage in development, the notion that the title would not be GT cars only earned a collective sigh of relief from those at the event.
Multiple members of the RaceDepartment team were fortunate to be present at the event, and we will have much more coverage of what transpired at the RENNSPORT Summit and what our impressions of the title were in the coming days.
Let us know your thoughts on the inclusion of the Mission R or Goodwood at the RENNSPORT debut in the comments below.
The recent RENNSPORT Summit brought together 100 esports professionals and sim racing media members to try out the upcoming racing title. To date, only GT3 cars had been featured in the few press releases from Competition Company concerning their RENNSPORT project.
Summit attendees arrived to the venue to find two real-world race cars parked in the building, the BMW M4 GT4 and the Porsche Mission R.
The former was more in line with what was expected of the title based on what has been shared publicly to date, as RENNSPORT had previously shown renders of both BMW and Porsche race cars.
But the Mission R was somewhat of a surprise. The 1,073 horsepower all-electric prototype was small in form but large in presence at the event, and proved to be more than just eye candy. Day 3 of the Summit gave attendees a chance to drive the prototype in-game.
It was unveiled in RENNSPORT on a track that had also been kept under the radar until that point. Drivers had the chance to set a point-to-point time at the Goodwood Hill Climb track.
Its ferocious power accelerated the car at a staggering rate, while its necessarily heavy design made braking and cornering a much more challenging endeavor.
More than impressing attendees with how it drives, the Mission R's presence in RENNSPORT broke the perception that the title may be limited to GT3 only. This was further clarified throughout the weekend, as the design and business leads behind the racing sim shared their intent to grow the content far beyond GT cars. While no content list was given at this early stage in development, the notion that the title would not be GT cars only earned a collective sigh of relief from those at the event.
Multiple members of the RaceDepartment team were fortunate to be present at the event, and we will have much more coverage of what transpired at the RENNSPORT Summit and what our impressions of the title were in the coming days.
Let us know your thoughts on the inclusion of the Mission R or Goodwood at the RENNSPORT debut in the comments below.
