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Motorsport Games and Studio 397 have published the February 2025 News Update for Le Mans Ultimate, the official game of the FIA World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans.
In this latest episode, Motorsports Games CEO Stephen Hood takes us on a tour of the content, features, and improvements coming to the upcoming Le Mans Ultimate update, and showcases the 3 new LMGT3 cars to the game, including the Porschee 911 GT3 R and Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3, and the second FREE LMGT3 car in the form of the Ford Mustang GT3.
The fourth 2024 DLC pack goes on sale on February 25th.
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More LMGT3 join the grid
Proving the most popular class in Le Mans Ultimate since being introduced last year, we’re proud to add to 3 brand-new cars to the LMGT3 and increase competitiveness & variety on the grid. The latest installment to the 2024 Season Pass, 2024 Pack 4 includes 2 cars from legendary 24 Hours Le Mans brands, the Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 and Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3.
In addition to Pack 4, we’re delighted to release the second FREE LMGT3 car to the platform, the Ford Mustang LMGT3! Bringing the V8 Thunder, this fan favorite has been hugely requested so we are thrilled to be able to bring it to Le Mans Ultimate and available to download for FREE for all early access players.
Popular and competitive in many race series and presenting very different driving experiences, the new additions will no doubt be welcomed and enjoyed on track by the community.
2024 Season Pack 4 will be available to purchase at an early access price via Steam for just £5.99 / €6.99 / $7.49 on February 25th. The 2024 DLC Season Pass remains available, allowing players to access the latest content the minute it is ready to be brought into the game. Priced at just £39.99 / €45.99 / $48.99, the Season Pass offers a saving of around 25% compared to purchasing all packs individually. The 2024 Season Pass bundles together all five packs, which includes the four new 2024 Hypercars, four iconic circuits and seven of the closely matched GT3 cars.
Players who have already purchased the money-saving Season Pass will automatically receive the latest content when they update the game via Steam on February 25th – plus the newly announced Pack 5 which is expected in early May and will include the remaining 2024 content.
Enhanced LMGT3 Tyre Model
We’re excited to receive community feedback on our improved tyre model – a significant update from the last release. Working with real-world drivers and data, we’ve been able to update the model. This is arriving first for the LMGT3 class – once refined, players can expect the other classes to receive updates to their models.
What’s different? Well, the overall feeling should be both more realistic and stable, enabling players to push with confidence throughout their stint. This was one of the biggest pieces of feedback from our “real-world” driver testers and we believe we’ve made a significant step forward.
The balance has shifted slightly more rearwards, creating a more stable feeling and should allow more aggressive setups to enter an operating window. There’s also more load sensitivity on the rear tyres, which will reduce the “push” found typically at higher speeds. Additionally, the slip curve along with the transient thermal grip loss has been tightened up, resulting in more grip and performance loss from pushing the tyre beyond its limits.
We’ve also tuned thermal degradation slightly upwards, reducing the benefits from aggressive sliding, particularly over longer stints – taking care of your tyres is essential for endurance racing!
HUD
And finally, a key update for this release, we’ve taken a hard look at trying to improve the data players have access to while driving.
The standings at the top left of the screen have been expanded to include tyre compound and virtual energy data, plus players will also be able to see if drivers around you have any penalties upcoming.
The Multi-Function Display (or MFD for short) has had improvements made to the sign posting of which cars are directly in competition with you. There’s now a gradient red for drivers that are or about to be a lap ahead and blue for drivers a lap behind.
In the top-right section of the screen players will find the addition of their “last lap” showcased on the screen to help awareness of current performance. Additionally, the delta has been given a “reset delta” keybind and the sector splits have been re-assessed to ensure accuracy. There’s also an estimated number of laps when in the race session which is based on the top category that should help you when inputting the amount of virtual energy required when needing a splash and dash.
One of our most highly-voted requests on the community forum – a damage display – has also been added. Players will see four states – white for normal, yellow for minor damage, red for major and flashing red for something being missing… probably worth a pitstop at that point.
Official Webpages – www.studio-397.com – www.lemansultimate.com
