Assetto Corsa Porsche 911 RSR Preview Image Revealed

Paul Jeffrey · Jan 4, 2017

Kunos Licensing Manager Marco Massarutto has revealed a new image of the current work in progress 2017 Porsche 911 RSR due to make its debut towards the end of the current month.

When it was announced that the new for 2017 911 RSR would not make it in time to be included in the third Porsche DLC installment for Assetto Corsa, many fans were left disappointed by the omission of arguably the most anticipated car of the three DLC packages. To their credit Kunos acknowledged this disappointment at the time of the announcement and promised Volume Three DLC owners that the car would arrive as a free addition to the pack in January 2017, whilst still replacing the machine from the initial launch with a very nice version of the 911 Turbo S to ensure the full quota of Porsche cars will be met across the three DLC's.

Now we have reached January, Kunos Licensing Manager Marco Massarutto has seen fit to release a 3D render image of the still WIP 911 RSR, showing off the usual Kunos attention to detail in sculpting the fine lines of this new addition to the Assetto Corsa car family.

The 911 RSR itself will make its track debut at the end of this month during the 2017 running of the Rolex Daytona 24 hour event, due to be held on the 28th and 29th January at the famous American venue.

Kunos Simulazioni have released Assetto Corsa for Windows PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The game features a number of road and race vehicles with many laserscanned circuits. Additional track and car content can be purchased by way of downloadable content.

One of the best ways to experience Assetto Corsa is to race against your fellow players online. You can do that here at RaceDepartment in our League and Club Racing section of the Assetto Corsa sub forum. We hold professionally run club events that cater for all different skills and experiences, as well as host regular high quality league racing events. Alongside our commitment to bring you quality racing we also host a large number of mods for the game. Jump over to our modding archive to have a browse at what is on offer, or even share details of your WIP project in our Modding Discussion forum.

Are you looking forward to the new for 2017 911 RSR coming to Assetto Corsa? Do you think the three Porsche DLC packs have been a success? Let us know in the comments section below!

Eric Rowland · Jan 29, 2017

Anyone have any info on the cockpit display seen here during the Rolex 24?

Michael Stead · Jan 29, 2017

Eric Rowland said:
Anyone have any info on the cockpit display seen here during the Rolex 24?

Atari 2600. You'd think they could do better these days.

It looks like some form of radar system. But why not just have a camera? Might be better at night. It could actually see the car, not just the blinding headlight glare.

Eric Rowland · Jan 29, 2017

The display shows what's behind the car but it's not a rear-view camera per se. The arrow points to a trailing car.

Gergo Panker · Jan 29, 2017

It can also show the camera view, look at the Merc AMG onboard, it's the same system. It must also use GPS signal from the other cars, as they are tagged with a yellow arrow. Plus there is the long arrow showing either side if someone is passing.

The Porsche team tweeted this image during the test, you can see how all cars behind are tagged:

LeSunTzu · Jan 29, 2017

Forget about it Luke and use the force.

Matthijs033 · Jan 31, 2017

Any news about the promised Porsche 911 RSR in january? Can't wait.

My hands wanna drive that monster. My ears wanna hear the awesome sound...

tlsmikey · Jan 31, 2017

There was one example where an arrow popped up telling the driver to stay left due to an incoming car. Really cool, but seems like a camera would be just fine.

Akra · Jan 31, 2017

tlsmikey said:
There was one example where an arrow popped up telling the driver to stay left due to an incoming car. Really cool, but seems like a camera would be just fine.

The camera glare at night makes it hard to judge distances to cars. Picture this with LMP1 closing speed - a flashing arrow as the car approaches at high speed is particularly useful.

I believe this was actually developed by Corvette. They sell the system to other teams.

Shadowoff · Jan 31, 2017

They sayed in the 24h stream that Bosch made that Radar. But I also have no clue how it works

Charmin · Jan 31, 2017

Shadowoff said:
They sayed in the 24h stream that Bosch made that Radar. But I also have no clue how it works

Guess it is the same system.

Mapu · Jan 31, 2017

hah... it's a cool feature to make racing more safe but it won't win any visual design awards

Ilya_K · Feb 1, 2017

Bad news for guys who run Assetto Crosa with virtual wheel off because they have their own (like myself) This car doesnt have any gauges on the panel but have screen on the wheel. You cant see RPM`s, gear or speed. Thats mean people will use Apps like SideKick and its kinda doing cockpit less realistic... Cup car and GT3 version have gauges on the panel

Brandon Wright · Feb 1, 2017

Ilya_K said:
Bad news for guys who run Assetto Crosa with virtual wheel off because they have their own (like myself) This car doesnt have any gauges on the panel but have screen on the wheel. You cant see RPM`s, gear or speed. Thats mean people will use Apps like SideKick and its kinda doing cockpit less realistic... Cup car and GT3 version have gauges on the panel

I use apps on an Android tablet and an old iPhone 6 to show me that stuff, so no worries!