Tire and Physics Updates Released for rFactor 2 Oreca and GTE Cars

Studio 397 today released a major set of car updates for the Oreca 07, Aston Martin Vantage GTE, BMW M8 GTE, Corvette C7R GTE, Corvette C8R GTE, Ferrari 488 GTE and Porsche 991RSR GTE. The update makes the content fully compatibility with the new sound engine, tweaks the BOP, implements the latest generation tires as well as introducing engine and brake cooling with shift protection enhancements. This update should fundamentally change and improve how these cars behave.

Changelog notes below the video.

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Aston Martin Vantage GTE 3.09

New Tires
New engine cooling parameters
New brake cooling parameters
Added Goodyear sidewalls
Added shift protection
Upgraded to new sound engine
+20kg, +7% aero drag
-6L fuel tank for standard package and -1L fuel tank for Le Mans package (refuelling time recalculated for 30s full tank refuel)
less sensitive aero to ride height change
Added LMV 2021 liveries

BMW M8 GTE 3.09

New Tires
New engine cooling parameters
Separate front and rear brake cooling settings
Added Goodyear sidewalls
Added shift protection
Upgraded to new sound engine
-10kg, +4% aero drag
-8L fuel tank for standard package and -3L fuel tank for Le Mans package (refuelling time recalculated for 30s full tank refuel)
less sensitive aero to ride height change
Added LMV 2021 liveries

Corvette C7R GTE 3.09

New Tires
New engine cooling parameters
Separate front and rear brake cooling settings
Added Goodyear sidewalls
Added shift protection
Upgraded to new sound engine
-5kg, +17% aero drag
less sensitive aero to ride height change

Corvette C8R GTE 3.09

New Tires
New engine cooling parameters
Separate front and rear brake cooling settings
Added Goodyear sidewalls
Added shift protection
Upgraded to new sound engine
-10kg, +5% aero drag
-6L fuel tank for standard package and -3L fuel tank for Le Mans package (refuelling time recalculated for 30s full tank refuel)
less sensitive aero to ride height change
Added LMV 2021 liveries

Ferrari 488 GTE 3.09

New Tires
New engine cooling parameters
Separate front and rear brake cooling settings
Added Goodyear sidewalls
Added shift protection
Upgraded to new sound engine
-5kg
-5L fuel tank for standard package and -4L fuel tank for Le Mans package (refuelling time recalculated for 30s full tank refuel)
less sensitive aero to ride height change
Added LMV 2021 liveries

Porsche 991RSR GTE 3.09

New Tires
New engine cooling parameters
Separate front and rear brake cooling settings
Added Goodyear sidewalls
Added shift protection
Upgraded to new sound engine
+10kg, +4% aero drag
-8L fuel tank for standard package and -1L fuel tank for Le Mans package (refuelling time recalculated for 30s full tank refuel)
less sensitive aero to ride height change
Added LMV 2021 liveries

Oreca 3.01

New Tires
New engine cooling parameters
Separate front and rear brake cooling settings
Added shift protection
Upgraded to new sound engine
Added LMV 2021 liveries

Here is some information on the new features Studio 397 supplied in their release post:

New Tyres

Thanks to some detailed work and data sharing with Goodyear, we are delighted to today bring the very latest tyre specification to these cars, adding our latest understanding and development progress to a wider selection of content within rFactor 2. Using the same model as can be found on the recent new content releases and the Formula Pro and BMW Class 1, these changes should help migrate the behaviour of these cars into a far more realistic window of normal operating behaviour.

Sound Engine Compatibility

Following our massive new sound engine release for rFactor 2 earlier this year, we have spent the last few months developing these cars to be fully compatible with the varied new features and options available to us as part of this update. Now taking full benefit from the sound engine, these cars sound absolutely incredible within the simulation, both from within the cockpit, and trackside cameras alike.

Balance of Performance (BoP)

Of course, new tyres and new physics features will require a whole new Balance of Performance (BOP) to be undertaken, and this is exactly what has been completed for this new release. Developed over many weeks with painstaking attention to detail and many laps logged – these new cars should now race very closely together regardless of model chosen, with the obvious manufacturer differences that will become apparent on a track to track basis. All GTE cars now have their fuel tank capacities balanced against each other, so they are competitive on fuel consumption and refuelling during pitstops.

Shift Protection, Engine and Brake Cooling

An important element of many modern race cars and series, our new shift protection feature has been included in each of the cars that form the update today – forcing drivers to moderate their shifting behaviours and helping to add another element of realism and true to life characteristics for these cars. Also making its way from the latest update into this batch of content is the new engine and brake cooling feature we released back in the Q2 2022 update.