With the big update to v1.5 and the release of the Adrenaline Pack Pt. 1 DLC in the rear view mirror, Reiza Studios still has big things planned for Automobilista 2 in 2023: The Brazilians have confirmed the modern Circuit de La Sarthe to come to AMS2 towards the end of the year, with retro versions to follow in 2024. Of course, they need fitting vehicles as well.
While nothing in particular has been confirmed regarding models, 2023 prototypes and up-to-date versions of GT3 cars are planned on the modern content side. GT3 is going to replace the outgoing GTE class from 2024 onwards, and the latter is already represented in AMS2, although only with two of 2023's cars - while the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R and the Porsche 911 RSR are present, the Ferrari 488 GTE and the Aston Martin Vantage AMR are missing. No prototypes from recent years can currently be found in AMS2.
The circa-1998 content could work well with the announced 1990s version of Le Mans. The same holds true for the Group C cars that are already in AMS2, as they raced from the mid-1980s into the early 1990s. The Porsche 962C, Sauber-Mercedes C9 and Nissan R89C are in their late 1980s specs, so technically, they would be at home at a Le Mans with the uninterrupted Mulsanne Straight - but maybe that will be available as an alternative layout.
Depending on when the third confirmed version of the track is set, the 1970s layout of Le Mans might differ substantially. An early-1970s layout would make for a fitting stage for popular cars like the Porsche 917 (both in its short and long tail configurations) or the Ferrari 512S that raced there until 1971. This era, immortalized in the 1971 cult classic film Le Mans starring Steve McQueen, was the base for the Spirit of Le Mans DLC for Project CARS 2 in 2018, which also came with LMP1 machinery of then-recent years.
While nothing in particular has been confirmed regarding models, 2023 prototypes and up-to-date versions of GT3 cars are planned on the modern content side. GT3 is going to replace the outgoing GTE class from 2024 onwards, and the latter is already represented in AMS2, although only with two of 2023's cars - while the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R and the Porsche 911 RSR are present, the Ferrari 488 GTE and the Aston Martin Vantage AMR are missing. No prototypes from recent years can currently be found in AMS2.
Blasts From the Past
Going back a few years, the top classes at Le Mans are represented a little better, however: The GT1 class from circa 1998 features the Porsche 911 GT-1 98, Nissan R390 GT1, Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM and McLaren F1 GTR, only missing the Toyota GT-One and Panoz Esperante GTR-1 to complete that class. While GT1 was supposed to be based on road cars (which manufacturers managed to circumvent, of course), proper prototypes were also on the grid at the time in addition to the GT2 class featuring the Chrysler Viper GTS-R or Porsche 911 GT2. The class had much more variety in 1997, also including cars like the Marcos LM600 and the Callaway Corvette LM.The circa-1998 content could work well with the announced 1990s version of Le Mans. The same holds true for the Group C cars that are already in AMS2, as they raced from the mid-1980s into the early 1990s. The Porsche 962C, Sauber-Mercedes C9 and Nissan R89C are in their late 1980s specs, so technically, they would be at home at a Le Mans with the uninterrupted Mulsanne Straight - but maybe that will be available as an alternative layout.
Depending on when the third confirmed version of the track is set, the 1970s layout of Le Mans might differ substantially. An early-1970s layout would make for a fitting stage for popular cars like the Porsche 917 (both in its short and long tail configurations) or the Ferrari 512S that raced there until 1971. This era, immortalized in the 1971 cult classic film Le Mans starring Steve McQueen, was the base for the Spirit of Le Mans DLC for Project CARS 2 in 2018, which also came with LMP1 machinery of then-recent years.
