Assetto Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3 'Red Pack' preview

[Paul Jeffrey]

Assetto Corsa developers Kunos Simulazioni have finally revealed the penultimate piece of content due to be released for the game as part of Thursday's upcoming 'Red Pack' DLC update.

With the GT2/3's already proving to be one of the more popular, and densely populated, classes within the game it was perhaps inevitable that Kunos would look to add another new generation model from of one of GT racing's most vibrant racing classes, this time bringing the beautiful Ferrari 488 GT3 to the sim. Replacement for the aging 458 Italia, the new 488 packs a twin-turbocharged 3.9-liter V8 with a lighter more rigid frame than its road going counterpart the 488 GTB. Run by a wide variety of GT3 teams across the world, the 488 is one of Ferrari's most spectacular closed top GT cars of recent times and sure to become an instant classic with the Tifosi faithful.

The Red Pack DLC is due for release on the Steam platform for PC players of Assetto Corsa, and will become available to purchase for PS4 and Xbox One players post console release.

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Another one bites the dust.. like what you see from the latest Red Pack reveal? Looking forward to the new Ferrari? Let us know in the comments section below!

 

[Christian Moreau]

@schnipp
Good stuff. I think I'm going to do a race weekend (with the GT3s) at Spa later this weekend and give the AI a good run through.

 

[schnipp]

Holy ****, that SF15-T has many options for that hybrid system...

 

[Marcel B.]

hmm...I wonder why series race hardcore racecars instead of road cars...oh yeah, because they're less booring and way faster.

That's wrong in more than one way.
1. One of the reason ist exactly because the series is homogenized so that the performance of the different cars match each other.
2. Yes, there are differences, but they are minor compared to their "street" counterparts
3. Some cars have actually massive power reduction in order to fulfill the specifications (e.g. F458 or McLaren 650s), also charateristics of suspension or also drive type (AWD to RWD) are completely different to the original car -> so it is also not true that they are faster, sometimes yes, sometimes no, depends on the car that has been modified
4. They are more boring regarding the handling: Easier than in most other race series, tons of grip, relatively low power output. A street sportcar however struggles with traction and downforce on a racetrack which makes it more demanding to drive. Especially together with higher power like in a F488 or 650s.
5. Fast does not equal Fun: I have more fun to drive the Mazda MX5 Cup Edition than driving most of the GT3 cars.

I see GT3 as a a thing for the masses, most of them not able to get a proper fast lap time with a Lotus 49, BMW 1992 DTM race car or with a Ferrari F40.

 

[Blimey]

That's wrong in more than one way.
I see GT3 as a a thing for the masses, most of them not able to get a proper fast lap time with a Lotus 49, BMW 1992 DTM race car or with a Ferrari F40.

Its not 1990 anymore man, technology, this generation of drivers don't have to worry about driving retros or classics fast and if you want tons of grip to complain about, look at Le mans prototypes or F1.