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RENNSPORT yesterday announced that the AUDI R8 LMS GT3 Evo II is now a part of the vehicle line-up in their closed Alpha. The full text of their news post is below the screenshots.
The screenshots themselves show heavy blur which doesn’t actually make me feel too good about the base art of the track models; The tris were shockingly and horribly visible on the wall of the Goodwood Hillclimb video and there was no blending between grass and asphalt when the surfaces met. As I have said before though all of this could be due more art passes, so while I can only judge it as I see it, I am hopeful they will improve this.
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RENNSPORT x AUDI – New model will be added to Closed Alpha
The brand with the 4 rings is widely regarded as both a successful factory team as well as an active part of motorsport customer racing. Audi’s achievements include a range of powerful race cars, and its latest one, the AUDI R8 LMS GT3 evo II, is now featured in the Closed Alpha of RENNSPORT.
The Ingolstadt-based company is already an institution in motorsports. In line with their famous slogan, “Vorsprung durch Technik”, we want to contribute through our next level engine to help all Audi fans experience the best possible racing with their most-liked brand.
We are very happy to welcome Audi to the growing RENNSPORT family. The company is an important addition and takes us one step closer to bringing all relevant stakeholders together on one platform.
Audi is your favorite brand, and you can’t wait to get your hands on driving the AUDI R8 LMS GT3 evo II in the RENNSPORT Closed Beta? Then you should sign up for our Closed Beta waitlist and get the chance to receive a key for the latest version of RENNSPORT.
