Marco Massarutto, Licensing Project Manager at Kunos Simulazioni, revealed today on his Facebook page that BMW’s M4 coupe is on the way to Assetto Corsa. This revelation comes after a test drive Massarutto had in the M4 at Vallelunga Circuit last year – a circuit home to Kunos as they occupy a pit garage outfitted as an office – and would inquire about licensing the car for inclusion in the game.
“Considering the size, I would never supposed this car was so nimble (and neither so powerful) until I drove it at Vallelunga last year. I’ve been really surprised, and the driving experience has been so exciting that I decided to require also the license of this model to BMW. And the best is yet to come, because for this particular car, we have created a special partnership with a very well-known company that will set a thrilling experience with the BMW 4M Coupé in Assetto Corsa. See you in Frankfurt next Spring.”
As you can see, a release timetable is not mentioned other than the peculiar “See you in Frankfurt next Spring.”, but we do know for a fact that the car won’t be included in the upcoming Bonus Pack DLC due out later this month.
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One of the few cars I can say I miss from GT, glad to see it coming to AC, should be a blast with even better physics than GT.
For me all the cars I missed in GT is already in AC. Like the F40, Yellowbird, Huayra, 458, and E92. Plus they have the P1 and Laferrari. And soon to come S2000 and NSX R. Only thing missing is the RX7, R34, and Supra (Which will come to a DLC and a quality mod.)
Agreed. Amazing how, with such a small car list, they seem to hit so many buttons. Can’t wait to drive this with AC’s great physics and FFB!
Small list of cars may hit buttons with a tiny sector but games need to appeal to masses as the masses are what brings in the sales. So a tiny car list won’t do any car game favor since the biggest sellers have hundreds of cars on offer, the masses do not care either you are comparable to what’s already out there or no one will buy into your game. It’s not even the size of list it’s the ability to see cars and pick and choose what you’ll stick to. I do it in Project Cars, I haven’t driven half the cars in the game including some of the add on cars, I have my favorites that I enjoy but the average buyer will no even give this game a look since the car list is incredibly tiny and race car heavy. The masses are used to having everyday cars you can say hey I drove that or I know someone who owns one of those in the game. A bunch of race cars and supers car, not many can relate to those. There are probably more people who have been around Miata’s than any other car in GT period.
AC is promising a larger car list at launch than Project Cars and PCars sold 1million copies in the first month, more than enough to recoup the original investment,a tidy profit and funding for PCars2. In one month. And AC has already sold 200K copies on pc so its way ahead of Pcars already and its a developed game with most of the bugs worked out. If people want 1000+ generic feeling/handling cars there will always be a GT for that. If you want something more refined with less content, AC will appeal to you. Different strokes and all that…
AC could use an M6 and M5 of any generation.
Already in GT6. Big whoop!
Have you driven any cars from AC? Makes GT6’s physics look like Mario Kart.
On the other hand Mario Kart has a bigger car and track selection than Assetto Corsa.
Mario kart. Lol. Why compare a kids game to a sim racing.
on yet another hand Mario kart has less bugs than GT6 and AC
@ralph89 Ah, the “kid’s game” remark again. I know more people who have MK8 than I know people who have GT6, and they’re all 20+, some even 30+ years old.
Not sure I’d go as far as calling GT a kids game relative to Assetto Corsa…oh wait…never mind…
Doesn’t matter whom or what age is playing MK8. Its a kids game.