One more update to go for Le Mans Ultimate in 2024: In December, the first LMGT3 cars will debut in the sim, and the McLaren 720S GT3 Evo is set to be a pre-holiday gift for players.
The Hypercar grid is complete, and the first batch of 2024 LMGT3 cars is set to come to Le Mans Ultimate soon: The upcoming December pack will add part of the GT grid that debuted as the successor to WEC's GTE cars this season. As promised, a free car will be included - which now has been confirmed to be the McLaren 720S GT3 Evo.
A favorite of many sim racers in Assetto Corsa Competizione or, more recently, iRacing, the car is mid-engined and features a twin-turbo V8. Two 720S GT3 Evos were fielded by United Autosports in the 2024 World Endurance Championship season with a third entry for Le Mans being run by Inception Racing, but the car has been a staple in GT3-based racing around the world for years, including the non-Evo version.
United Autosports' 2024 WEC campaign was not one that saw great success, with the team finishing 9th out of 18 teams in the FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Teams. Three fourth-place finishes at Spa, Interlagos and COTA were the UA's best results in the 720S GT3 Evo's initial WEC season.
Its virtual counterpart follows in the footsteps of the BMW M Hybrid V8 as free DLC, meaning that even if a player owns just the base version of Le Mans Ultimate, they could still participate in races using an LMGT3 car.
Which other cars the McLaren will be joined by in the next update is not known yet, but more details are expected on December 3. A teaser posted in early November seemed to hint at the BMW M4 GT3 and possibly the Ferrari 296 GT3 or Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Additionally, another track of the 2024 calendar should be released alongside the cars, with only Interlagos and Lusail remaining from the list of 2024 circuits not yet in LMU.
The update is set to launch on December 10 - which looks like it will be a great day for sim racers, as RaceRoom will let its Super Touring Cars run free on the very same day. Meanwhile, iRacing's Season 1 2025 update as well as Rennsport's move out of Open Beta and into Early Access are also still on the schedule - not to mention Automobilista 2's long-awaited and just released v1.6 update. Quite the finish to 2024 for sim racers.
What cars and track are you hoping for in Le Mans Ultimate's December content drop? Let us know in the comments below and join the discussion in our LMU forum!
The Hypercar grid is complete, and the first batch of 2024 LMGT3 cars is set to come to Le Mans Ultimate soon: The upcoming December pack will add part of the GT grid that debuted as the successor to WEC's GTE cars this season. As promised, a free car will be included - which now has been confirmed to be the McLaren 720S GT3 Evo.
A favorite of many sim racers in Assetto Corsa Competizione or, more recently, iRacing, the car is mid-engined and features a twin-turbo V8. Two 720S GT3 Evos were fielded by United Autosports in the 2024 World Endurance Championship season with a third entry for Le Mans being run by Inception Racing, but the car has been a staple in GT3-based racing around the world for years, including the non-Evo version.
United Autosports' 2024 WEC campaign was not one that saw great success, with the team finishing 9th out of 18 teams in the FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Teams. Three fourth-place finishes at Spa, Interlagos and COTA were the UA's best results in the 720S GT3 Evo's initial WEC season.
Its virtual counterpart follows in the footsteps of the BMW M Hybrid V8 as free DLC, meaning that even if a player owns just the base version of Le Mans Ultimate, they could still participate in races using an LMGT3 car.
Which other cars the McLaren will be joined by in the next update is not known yet, but more details are expected on December 3. A teaser posted in early November seemed to hint at the BMW M4 GT3 and possibly the Ferrari 296 GT3 or Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Additionally, another track of the 2024 calendar should be released alongside the cars, with only Interlagos and Lusail remaining from the list of 2024 circuits not yet in LMU.
The update is set to launch on December 10 - which looks like it will be a great day for sim racers, as RaceRoom will let its Super Touring Cars run free on the very same day. Meanwhile, iRacing's Season 1 2025 update as well as Rennsport's move out of Open Beta and into Early Access are also still on the schedule - not to mention Automobilista 2's long-awaited and just released v1.6 update. Quite the finish to 2024 for sim racers.
What cars and track are you hoping for in Le Mans Ultimate's December content drop? Let us know in the comments below and join the discussion in our LMU forum!