These cars can swap ends on you, and the representation of a brake-by-wire system takes some getting used to. That way you can attune yourself to the tyre model and crucially, the platform itself which is filled with idiosyncrasies. ![]() You will no doubt want to jump into the Le Mans-winning Ferrari 499P or de-winged Peugeot 9X8 first, but we recommend at least trying the LMP2 first. Included is the 2023 FIA WEC season – seven tracks, four GTE cars, one LMP2 and then seven in the top Hypercar class, which is a mix of LMH and LMDh machinery. Perhaps this is a little overdone, as the starting tyre pressures seem to be extraordinarily low, yet it does feel (what we imagine to be) authentically challenging. Exiting the pits, you are almost guaranteed to miss the first corner, then spin at the second.įour laps later, you will still be trying to turn those rubber icons from blue to green, without creating a flat spot. Like the real-world series it replicates, tyre blankets are omitted. This is especially pertinent the first time you hit the track in any of the top-class cars on anything but oven-warm tyres. There will be times, especially with the Hypercars, when you will want to curl up into a ball and cry. Make no mistake – while there is a suite of driving aids, a slick main menu and what feels like an ever-so-slightly softened initial turn-in phase, this title is not an accessible driving game. When it is on form, you’ll be clinging on to your steering wheel over Sebring’s bumps like a Ninja Warrior competitor on the mega wall. If you think that the driving experience is the most important element of a simulator, then good news, Le Mans Ultimate does too. Therefore, the opinions here are ‘in progress’, and we will revisit Le Mans Ultimate to check in at a later date. ![]() This platform is openly not finished and is set to evolve through the year. What you are about to read is not a ‘review’ but opinions on its current state. This title is an early access PC release. Here’s what we’ve learnt so far about Le Mans Ultimate – the good, the could-be-good and the not-quite-finished…Ī quick word before we delve into the feedback. The new official simulation game of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship releases today in early access, at last. The hybrid systems are primed, the tyres are stone cold and Eduardo Freitas is ready to ask you to start your engine laconically. Words by: Michel Wolk, Thomas Harrison-Lord and Yannik Haustein
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