Assetto Corsa | Ferrari 488 Challenge EVO Talk 'n' Drive

[Paul Jeffrey]

A new car coming to Assetto Corsa in 2020, and it's a Ferrari? Sounds like a good opportunity to dust off the racing gloves and take it out for a spin if you ask me...

• Testing the upcoming Ferrari 488 Challenge EVO.
• New car coming to Assetto Corsa as part of Hublot Ferrari Esport Series.
• Car will be made freely available to players who register for the series.

Yes, unbelievably we've had two new manufacturer supported high profile car releases for Assetto Corsa in the last couple of weeks, firstly with the stunning KTM X-Bow GT4 that dropped on July 26th, and now the recent news that Ferrari plan to release their 488 Challenge EVO race car as part of an upcoming new official esport series.

Frankly, I'm delighted to see new and high quality content in Assetto Corsa, as it has served as a great opportunity to reacquaint myself with the simulation after a significant period of time away, and helps to breathe new life into a title that continues to be expanded in impressive ways by the modding community.

So, an official Ferrari in a legendary sim... that just cries out for a video don't you think? Here is my thoughts and impressions from the upcoming Ferrari 488 Challenge EVO in Assetto Corsa:

The Ferrari Hublot Esport Series is set to begin in September 2020 for both Professional and Amateur sim racers, with registrations for the series open to EU residents over the age of 18 from August 7th. Those players who register for the series will receive this new Ferrari, along with a selection of custom liveries that will be used throughout the duration of the championship.

The 488 Challenge EVO is as the name suggests, and evolution of the already well established one make series racer - having been revealed to the world at the end of 2019 and set to take centre stage for the 2020 racing season. Benefiting from increased aerodynamic performance, more power, extra grip and improved safety features alongside the more aggressive styling characteristics over its predecessor, the car absolutely looks on point in both real and virtual environments - but what does it feel like to drive? Well, check out the video within this article to find out!



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[efehan doagen]

It has to be the car its 138mb

 

[unpierrot]

Car is available.
In steam, Games menu -> activate a product on Steam
enter code sent by email and download will start.

 

[efehan doagen]

Ok im going to drive it now im excited see ya !

 

[girlnum8]

doesnt anybody have information about the car ? Is there a tutorial ? Or have you got it ?

you need to use a code that you got
STEAM,games,activate a product on a steam

 

[spizzlo]

Sorry if this has been mentioned but a birdie told me that you can still register and get the car even if you live outside the required region. Just choose a country like UK and you will get the car. You won't be able to participate but at least you'll have the car.

 

[dwightyone]

It is quite remarkable, that the old dame AC is still on the top and far away from being outdated. I like very much the immersion of driving provided by AC - pimped with QM + Sol + RHMAC. This in combination with high quality DLCs and MODs as well make AC to my number one sim. Always worth to spent time offline & online. Congrats to Kunos. Well done.

Now I am really curious about the Ferrari Hublot Challenge - the only point I am missing is the link. I mean the download link ...

Cheers

What's QC and RHMAC?

 

[efehan doagen]

you need to use a code that you got
STEAM,games,activate a product on a steam View attachment 396317

ik the car feels very good i need a setup but that isnt important at all for now. I really enjoy the car but im not good at all to drive cars slower than gt3's (in the corners) so i have to practise a bit

 

[efehan doagen]

Man on my limits i could reach a 2:31:743 in spa with a quite ok setup is that slow ? Ive never driven a 488 challenge before so idk

 

[Javi288]

I first tested the 488 GT3 and then the new 488 Challenge EVO for comparison. It is slower than the GT3, more understeer.

But it has enough quality in general, at the level of the best cars in Kunos. And it's also free !!!

 

[blot]

Got it! Thank god for VPN

 

[blot]

Just thrashed it around Mugello, What a car! Just makes you push and push! Always a good sign!

 

[Elaphe]

Can anyone upload the car to mega or to any other site?

 

[blot]

You have to give them your Steam ID, It is then installed to AC via Steam.

 

[ZeldaACFan17]

I'm from the USA and sadly that isn't on the country list in the Ferrari Esports thing... I just want the car.

 

[Please Stop This]

I'm from the USA and sadly that isn't on the country list in the Ferrari Esports thing... I just want the car.

Do you always put in your real birthday in some forums on the internet?

 

[Isaac Chavira]

How did you receive the car? I bet they can see I am American somehow and didn't send it to me. Oh well, I hope who ever was lucky enough to get it has good luck making the finals. Maybe they will release it to the rest of us poor saps after the competition?

Nevermind, I'm an idiot. I got my code.

 

[Isaac Chavira]

What an awesome car! I bet with a good set up I can hit the 1:59's. Right now I did a 2:04.741". Base set up no tweaks. I can't seem to get the steering right. I have it set at 270 degrees. I tried 180 as well but nothing changed. It makes it hard when I have to turn the wheel more than 90 degrees for a simple "sweeper" S-Turn.

I really love this car. It is long overdue for this SIM. All we need now is the 2020 Lambo ST.

 

[Ben Lee]

Frankly this is the kind of car I was wanting for that final red pack car when the community vote took place, but instead we got a somewhat redundant F1 car.

I gave it a few laps earlier, seems to understeer quite a lot, however the rear is very forgiving. I could turn off TC and still get good exits from corners without spins. I think it needs a lot more front end bite, at least that’s the direction I would go in for setup.

 

[Bonoldi]

How did you receive the car? I bet they can see I am American somehow and didn't send it to me. Oh well, I hope who ever was lucky enough to get it has good luck making the finals. Maybe they will release it to the rest of us poor saps after the competition?

Nevermind, I'm an idiot. I got my code.

Hello...you received the code by e-mail??? I didn't got mine...strange. I've done everything correct and received an e-mail with congratulation and telling that I will receive a communication with instructions...but till now, nothing!!!

 

[Isaac Chavira]

The code is in the middle of the e-mail :