With endurance racing set to be a focus for 2024, Reiza Studios have announced a sizeable partnership with none other than IMSA: Automobilista 2 will see the arrival of additional tracks and cars run in the series.
Reiza Studios ended 2023 on a high note, releasing Le Mans and the Endurance Pack Pt. 1 DLC on New Year’s Eve. The December Dev Update talked about how endurance racing would be a focus moving forward, including historic Le Mans content. First was the present, however, with three IMSA GTP and four current-gen GT3 cars being introduced to Automobilista 2.
If you liked this content already, get ready for more like it: Reiza has struck a partnership with IMSA for Automobilista 2, meaning more cars and tracks are inbound. “Content is always the big flashy thing. We are happy to have closed the partnership with IMSA”, said Reiza Founder and Lead Developer Renato Simioni to OverTake/RaceDepartment.
As for cars that are currently running the IMSA season, only the Acura ARX-06 and the Lamborghini SC63 are missing from the GTP category in AMS2. For the GTD – so GT3 – classes, additions could include the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, Lexus RC F GT3, Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2, Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo, Ferrari 296 GT3, Ford Mustang GT3 and Acura NSX GT3 Evo22. Meanwhile, none of the Oreca 07 or Ligier JS P217 LMP2 racers are in the sim.
Simioni is excited for the IMSA partnership, stating that “it is looking good that we’ll have a sizeable representation of the grid throughout the year.” When can sim racers look forward to new content, features and other goodness? “The plan is for v1.6, with more coming after that”, said Simioni. The next milestone update looks to be on track “towards summer”, according to Simioni, who adds with a smile: “My New Year’s resolution was not to give time estimates, because I tend to fail miserably with that. They are hard to assess at the best of times.”
Circling back to the endurance-based content, AMS2 should also see new features catering to the discipline. Specifically, the option for limited tire sets and delays after crashing out (meaning you cannot simply teleport back to the pits and go out immediately again) are in the works.
But hold on – wasn’t there classic Le Mans content also coming up? That is indeed still coming up, but most likely a little further down the road, as the Automobilista 2 IMSA partnership takes priority for now. The fact that sim racers can look forward to the most in-depth first-party representation of IMSA outside of iRacing should absolutely make up for this, however.
Meanwhile, AMS2's Formula Ultimate Gen 2 is due for a refresh in the upcoming v1.5.6, and the 2024 Brazilian Stock Car Pro Series will arrive with v1.6's physics improvements. To find out even more details, check the latest Dev Update on the Reiza forums.
Are you looking forward to the Automobilista 2 IMSA updates? Let us know on Twitter @OverTake_gg or in the comments below!
Reiza Studios ended 2023 on a high note, releasing Le Mans and the Endurance Pack Pt. 1 DLC on New Year’s Eve. The December Dev Update talked about how endurance racing would be a focus moving forward, including historic Le Mans content. First was the present, however, with three IMSA GTP and four current-gen GT3 cars being introduced to Automobilista 2.
If you liked this content already, get ready for more like it: Reiza has struck a partnership with IMSA for Automobilista 2, meaning more cars and tracks are inbound. “Content is always the big flashy thing. We are happy to have closed the partnership with IMSA”, said Reiza Founder and Lead Developer Renato Simioni to OverTake/RaceDepartment.
Automobilista 2 IMSA Content: “Pretty Much Entire 2024 Season Represented”
This means that “we’ll have pretty much the entire 2024 season represented”, Simioni continued. “And we are closing in on some deals with manufacturers to have most of them represented.” A rather exciting outlook, considering the rising popularity of the real series and the circuits it runs on.As for cars that are currently running the IMSA season, only the Acura ARX-06 and the Lamborghini SC63 are missing from the GTP category in AMS2. For the GTD – so GT3 – classes, additions could include the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, Lexus RC F GT3, Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2, Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo, Ferrari 296 GT3, Ford Mustang GT3 and Acura NSX GT3 Evo22. Meanwhile, none of the Oreca 07 or Ligier JS P217 LMP2 racers are in the sim.
Simioni is excited for the IMSA partnership, stating that “it is looking good that we’ll have a sizeable representation of the grid throughout the year.” When can sim racers look forward to new content, features and other goodness? “The plan is for v1.6, with more coming after that”, said Simioni. The next milestone update looks to be on track “towards summer”, according to Simioni, who adds with a smile: “My New Year’s resolution was not to give time estimates, because I tend to fail miserably with that. They are hard to assess at the best of times.”
IMSA Content With Next Milestone Update
The next big update to Automobilista 2 is not only going to introduce new content, however. Simioni shared a few improvements and features to look forward to, including a revamped UI, which is set to be “a big step up, more powerful and customizable as well as more aesthetically pleasing.” More physics improvements (Simioni: “They are always a priority, and there is always room to make things better”) and “developments on the audio front and the shader front to make the game look fresher” are also underway.Circling back to the endurance-based content, AMS2 should also see new features catering to the discipline. Specifically, the option for limited tire sets and delays after crashing out (meaning you cannot simply teleport back to the pits and go out immediately again) are in the works.
But hold on – wasn’t there classic Le Mans content also coming up? That is indeed still coming up, but most likely a little further down the road, as the Automobilista 2 IMSA partnership takes priority for now. The fact that sim racers can look forward to the most in-depth first-party representation of IMSA outside of iRacing should absolutely make up for this, however.
Meanwhile, AMS2's Formula Ultimate Gen 2 is due for a refresh in the upcoming v1.5.6, and the 2024 Brazilian Stock Car Pro Series will arrive with v1.6's physics improvements. To find out even more details, check the latest Dev Update on the Reiza forums.
Are you looking forward to the Automobilista 2 IMSA updates? Let us know on Twitter @OverTake_gg or in the comments below!
