After a wave of uncertainty over Motorsport Games’ situation and an early access period that had a rocky start but showed massive progress, Studio 397 finally brought the release version of Le Mans Ultimate, and although the sim racing title is pretty solid, this release isn’t the end of it all.
For the release update, two new cars were brought in, as the Mercedes AMG LMGT3 Evo was the only car missing to complete the current LMGT3 grid, while the Aston Martin Valkyrie LMH makes a sim racing debut in its Hypercar class form, contrary to other titles where it appeared in its road going variant. The AMG LMGT3 Evo isn’t that much different from what appears outside of the FIA WEC sphere, with Balance of Performance and less horsepower being taken in consideration, while the Valkyrie LMH was supposed to be unveiled much earlier, but changes in Aston Martin’s racing program meant that its debut only happened in 2025, being not only the newest of all Hypercars, but also the newest non-hybrid, as it ditches the system from the road car to rely only in an incredibly loud naturally aspirated V12 unit.
Along with the two new cars, a third one that can be considered more like an update to an already existing car comes in form of the BMW M4 GT3 Evo, as the improved variant of the latest GT3 model from Bavarian lands also debuted this, and naturally was integrated into WRT’s LMGT3 operation, with better aero and improved chassis being the highlights of the new car.
Along with this, all entries from the 2025 FIA WEC season were included, with the roster going until the 6 Hours of São Paulo held two weeks ago, although for the time being the LMP2s that took part of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will be missing. Apart from this, all entries, liveries and circuits from the 2023 to 2025 are included, given you have the DLC released during early access, but even if you don’t have them, the cars will be used by the AI in the Race Weekend mode.
The UI received a revamp to accomodate better the multiple FIA WEC seasons and to lay the foundation of what’s to come later, as the European Le Mans Series already appears as an option but it’s still in development, with liveries for the LMGT3s and LMP2s along with all the new LMP3 cars set to come later with three circuits - Silverstone, Barcelona and Paul Ricard.
The setup UI also received some tweaks as the most used adjusts appear in the initial screen, with tire changes, virtual energy and adjusts to traction control, brake bias and splitter and wing angles appearing first, leaving only the more meticulous adjustments for the advanced screen, like suspension, differential and dampers.
A broad range of adjusts and corrections was released with the new content, healined by the new LMGT3 tire model that received heating tweaks and slip angle adjustments. The whole list can be viewed at LMU’s Steam page as it cover multiple sectors.
For the moment, Le Mans Ultimate is only available on PC via Steam, with plans for consoles still needing to be discussed.
IMAGES: Le Mans Ultimate screenshots
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