Assetto Corsa Update and 'Ready to Race' DLC Coming May 18th!

Paul Jeffrey · May 12, 2017

Kunos Simulazioni have announced a brand new DLC due to release for Assetto Corsa on May 18th, adding ten awesome race machines to the simulation...

In the first new DLC release for quite a while, the 'Ready to Race' car pack looks set to heavily feature a selection of top of the line performance racing machinery from an interesting mix of prototype, GT and rally spanning a number of decades of motorsport.

With a nice couple of playmates for the epic Porsche 919 LMP1 car coming in the form of the Audi Toyota TS040 Hybrid and Audi R18 e-tron Quattro we take a step closer to a full World Endurance grid, adding a great deal of excitement for fans of long distance motorsport.

The new pack, alongside the next major build release, is scheduled to launch for PC players on Thursday May 18th and will be downloadable from the Steam network.

Ready to Race DLC Contents:

Audi R8 LMS 2016
Audi R18 e-tron Quattro
Audi TT Cup 2016
Audi TT RS (VLN)
Lotus 3-Eleven
Maserati MC12 GT1
McLaren 570S
McLaren P1 GTR
Toyota Celica ST185 Turbo
Toyota TS040 Hybrid

Alongside the new DLC pack will come the version 1.14 game update which looks set to contain a number of new and improved features. As a little teaser Kunos have revealed some of the following changes will be included in the new build release:

Added wind algorithm
Added AI Aggression selection
More AI differences within a single lap to generate more battles
Added AI wing setup variations
New AI algorithms for understeer detection and downshifting
Improved Downshift Protection
Updated Steam statistic reader to synchronize steam achievement

Assetto Corsa is a racing simulation designed by Kunos Simulazioni and is available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

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Looking forward to checking out the new DLC from Kunos? Which car are you most excited to try out? Any particular omissions from the pack you would like to see added? Let us know in the comments section below!

Eric Rowland · May 12, 2017

Lilski has Watkins Glen coming.......

Tr3voRR · May 12, 2017

Audi R18 e-tron Quattro 2014... The same freaking car in every race game...! why didn't they put the 2015 or 2016 model !!!! to be original !!!

Vagabond142 · May 12, 2017

P1 GTR.... mmmm...

Really liking this update, lots of the cars I have from mods. I like the fact that Kunos is paying attention to the high quality mods out there, and integrating the best ones in with full support

Ben O'Bro · May 12, 2017

A3DR said:
Good to hear AI improvements are coming! cars are meh for me, look good but not going to buy a DLC for just one vehicle (the Toyota Celica).

it's ok we'll donate enough money when the Diablo/512 comes out, so you will be able to treat yourself with that celica

unknwn · May 12, 2017

Why Audi R8 LMS 2016 when there already is Audi R8 LMS ULTRA ?

Rodent · May 12, 2017

Awesome, looking forward to the new AI. More cars are never a bad thing either.

Lorenzo Bonder · May 12, 2017

unknwn said:
Why Audi R8 LMS 2016 when there already is Audi R8 LMS ULTRA ?

The 2016 version is the more powerful version, more aerodynamic version and most importantly the current R8 iteration used everywhere, from VLN to WeatherTech Sportscar Series GTD class and most importantly the Blancpain series.

The old R8 LMS Ultra has been racing since 2012. It was due to change.

JayJayRaceinho · May 12, 2017

ShredatorFIN said:
Mod Edit: Wishing violence on other users is not acceptable behaviour.

shimon.ifraimov · May 12, 2017

wow nice!
are those new pp filters and improvements on graphics or just photoshop ?

Rob Milliken · May 12, 2017

Lorenzo Bonder said:
The 2016 version is the more powerful version, more aerodynamic version and most importantly the current R8 iteration used everywhere, from VLN to WeatherTech Sportscar Series GTD class and most importantly the Blancpain series.

The old R8 LMS Ultra has been racing since 2012. It was due to change.

Nice to have a newer version but will this fit into any of the current classes of similar cars we now have ? GT3? GT2 ? I mean what can this be raced with for a fair fight ?

A3DR · May 12, 2017

Radu Oros said:
Tastes.. for example your mods have no relevance to me in a sim racing game, because is a very low powered vehicle that drives so so and then a tuned mustang which is good for some laps but not relevant to anything after you've tried it out. For me Kunos picked cars in this new dlc that are good for a sim racing game. So even when the cars are free (as with some mods) people prefer to pay money for dlc on cars that they like or are interesting to drive in a sim.

Yeah that's much better now

Michael Hornbuckle · May 12, 2017

Mahad said:
Ah great news. I thought Assetto Corsa was dead.

Ok guys just little precision : I don't want to be rude with the game but within last months no news from developers or others, or it was very discreet. So i'm very happy that new DLC coming.

No news, what? There have been two major updates just this year, with the latest being a month and a half ago......

Lorenzo Bonder · May 12, 2017

Rob Milliken said:
Nice to have a newer version but will this fit into any of the current classes of similar cars we now have ? GT3? GT2 ? I mean what can this be raced with for a fair fight ?

It's used in the Blancpain as I said Rob, it's a GT3 car. The current version of the Audi R8 GT3 car.

Rob Milliken · May 12, 2017

Lorenzo Bonder said:
It's used in the Blancpain as I said Rob, it's a GT3 car. The current version of the Audi R8 GT3 car.

Yes I know but wont this out date its competition ? what I was getting at is, is it a fair fight for the current GT3 cars we have ? (minus the new Porsche) or will it smoke them all ? that's what I'm wondering

TheReaper GT · May 12, 2017

So any word on the new free car? The long awaited Giulia?

Glaurung · May 12, 2017

Fresh blood for our Saturday's night WEC Multiclass Club Races

Rodent · May 12, 2017

Rob Milliken said:
Yes I know but wont this out date its competition ? what I was getting at is, is it a fair fight for the current GT3 cars we have ? (minus the new Porsche) or will it smoke them all ? that's what I'm wondering

It races the Ferarri 488, Lambo, AMG, M6, Bentley etc in Blancpain fairly. Nissan is comming out with a new model next year I think but yes it's a fair fight.

Peter Kerényi · May 12, 2017

Rob Milliken said:
Yes I know but wont this out date its competition ? what I was getting at is, is it a fair fight for the current GT3 cars we have ? (minus the new Porsche) or will it smoke them all ? that's what I'm wondering

Kunos applies their own BoP (Balance of Performance) to keep the cars in check in the category. They all drive differently but can do more or less the same lap times, depending which tracks fit the characteristics of which cars.

The same happened when the McLaren 650S GT3 replaced the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 IRL. Kunos has both and they are balanced. The same situation is now with the new R8 LMS, and hopefully in the near future with the M6 GT3 and the older Z4 GT3 in Assetto Corsa. But in the game they will still be kept in balance.

If IRL someone wanted to race one, they would be BoP'd as well to be able to compete. For example International GT Series last year had the Huracan GT3s and the older Gallardo GT3s and the BoP worked, so they were both competitive.

Tobiman · May 12, 2017

Oh boy! Oh boy! Can't contain this salivating. It just won't stop. The 3 eleven and MC12 GT1 take the cake for me but I'm super happy about every car in this pack.