New Volvo WTCC 2016 RaceRoom Previews Released

[Paul Jeffrey]

Sector3 Studios have released a few more teaser images of the upcoming Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 machine from the 2016 World Touring Car Championship - due to appear in RaceRoom Racing Experience this year as part of the newly updated WTCC 2016 car pack.

The Volvo brand as a whole has a rather bizarre cult status amongst racing fans, with many 'neutral' fans following the Swedish marque throughout its many motorsport activities. Perhaps as a leftover from the early British Touring Car days fielding the venerable 850 estate, or maybe due to the lively appearance of more recent models and a status of somewhat the underdog in racing circles, it is in no doubt that the inclusion on the S60 Polestar TC1 due to be added to the WTCC 2016 pack is a very welcome move by Sector3, and the car should prove very popular amongst fans of the sim.

The version due to be released for RaceRoom Racing Experience is the same car as piloted by Fredrik Ekblom, Thed Bjork, Robert Dahlgren and Nestor Girolami during the 2016 season as it went up against opposition from Honda, Citroen, Chevrolet and Lada on route to securing victory in Japan and tenth overall in the drivers championship for Bjork.

No definite release date for the S60 or WTCC 2016 pack has been revealed, however judging from the recent shots the car looks to be in an advanced state of development already so one could reasonable expect to see a release in the next couple of months.

For those who are interested you can see the relevant car data below for the Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 World Touring Car machine:

Engine: 4-cylinder, 1595 cc, Drive–E Volvo
Drive: FWD
Power: 400 HP
Max rpm: 8500 rpm
Gearbox: 6-speed sequential
Suspension: MacPherson front and rear, adjustable Öhlins dampers
Brakes front: 4-piston caliper, 390mm ventilated discs
Brakes rear: 2-piston caliper, 280mm ventilated discs
Rims: 18″ with five-bolt pattern
Body: Steel and carbon fibre
Weight: 1100 kg

RaceRoom Racing Experience is a free to play racing simulation by Sector3 Studios for Windows PC. The base game can be downloaded and played for free, with limited content. Additional content such as the DTM and WTCC packs can be purchased separately via the in game store.



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Do you like the look of the new Volvo for RaceRoom? Looking forward to the 2016 WTCC joining the sim? Do you think WTCC style cars are well represented in RaceRoom? Let us know in the comments section below!

 

[M D Gourley]

Do you like the look of the new Volvo for RaceRoom? Looking forward to the 2016 WTCC joining the sim? Do you think WTCC style cars are well represented in RaceRoom?

Answers to questions - Yes,...Yes,...and Yes. I always look forward to new content and have my wallet at the ready.

 

[Kurupt CDN]

I can't wait for this to be added! id also like to see them take all the current wtcc yr versions and make one balanced class so we can race the BMW, Seat with the newer version cars

 

[quicksilver384]

@Bram you want one of these right??

 

[Nick Gregory]

Watch out y'all, huge update is imminent.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

@Bram you want one of these right??

The C30 please

 

[PaulH]

Looks Great!

 

[Vangelis Parginos]

Looks amazing!!!

 

[Patrik Marek]

these look amazing, are they really in-game screenshots ??? I don't remember R3E looking this good

 

[Vangelis Parginos]

Yes they are ingame shots and yes R3E is looking great for an DX9 game!!!!

 

[Christian Moreau]

Sweet, and taking the timing of the 2015 pack last year into account, these should be primed for a mid-January release.

 

[Daniel Trapp]

Sweet, and taking the timing of the 2015 pack last year into account, these should be primed for a mid-January release.

It better be, a delay as we had one with the August patch will hurt the game so bad.

 

[FeltHat]

these look amazing, are they really in-game screenshots ??? I don't remember R3E looking this good

thats the magic of screenshot tool for you good focus, blur and dof and everything looks good

 

[Patrik Marek]

it's not just that, lighting looks better too, and car reflections

 

[bogani]

it's not just that, lighting looks better too, and car reflections

In the right lightning condition R3E can look extremely good. In others it looks flat and cartoony.

 

[Andy_J]

That looks lovely. Looking forward to it.

 

[Kurupt CDN]

it's not just that, lighting looks better too, and car reflections

Theres 4 different mood settings you can use located in your main folder.....kinda like a sweetfx seeting, there using one of those.

 

[Caramidaru Andrei Bogdan]

I am also a huge fan of the Volvo but I wish the 2016 pack is balanced as the real life, cause either no fast guy is driving the Citroen or the honda/Chevy are just better in person 15 pack, even the Lada.
Looking forward

 

[Mondyrocks]

Watch out y'all, huge update is imminent.

Hope it's for VR then, after having driven assetto, iRacing and Project cars in VR I can't wait to try this, To be fair it's hard to go back to non VR racing once you've tried it, so full rift support would be ace

 

[Nick Gregory]

Hope it's for VR then, after having driven assetto, iRacing and Project cars in VR I can't wait to try this, To be fair it's hard to go back to non VR racing once you've tried it, so full rift support would be ace

I was saying "huge update" since S3 usually puts other undocumented things, like cars, liveries, and tracks, which makes the updates a little over a gig in size.