It has been two years since the discharge of “The Crew Motorfest” and Ubisoft Ivory Tower continues to be producing content material updates for its open-world arcade racer. The developer kicked off the sport’s third yr final week by increasing its partnership with BMW. Alongside a lineup of contemporary and historic BMW automobiles, gamers can even expertise a playlist of occasions centered on underground avenue racing proper now.
Full disclosure: Ubisoft flew me to Lyon, France and paid for my resort so I might tour Ubisoft Ivory Tower and preview the slated content material for The Crew Motorfest.
“The Crew Motorfest” will function a playlist of BMW-themed occasions that may discover and honor the German producer’s historical past. The playlist’s hero automobile shall be the brand new 2026 M2 CS, unique to the sport, however will star vehicles courting all the best way again to the 1972 BMW 3.0 CSL, a sports activities coupe that received six European Touring Automobile Championships in the course of the ’70s. That is not all that racing followers should look ahead to, as they may be capable to drive the BMW M Hybrid V8, the automaker’s present top-class Le Mans competitor. The playlist, hosted by BMW Basic spokesperson Marc Thiesbürger, will launch on January 7, 2026.
Freedom of favor and area
Gamers haven’t got to attend till the brand new yr to expertise contemporary content material in “The Crew Motorfest.” The brand new Road Racers playlist options underground occasions offered in an over-the-top model much like the early Quick & Livid motion pictures. The playlist additionally sees the debut of “free races,” point-to-point contests require gamers to navigate the world themselves to the end line with out the help of a GPS line. From the races I’ve performed, there’s hardly ever a singular dominant path to win, however the course design closely guides vehicles down a couple of paths.
Becoming with the underground theme, there at the moment are a myriad of rim and stance customization choices for automobiles. Builders added over 40 new rim fashions from real-life manufacturers. Gamers are free to decide on the rim’s materials, measurement and the way it’s mounted. Sure, now you can change the camber angle and the journey peak. If you wish to put a Carolina Squat in your favourite automobile, have at it.
The Crew Motorfest may have loads of surprises over the subsequent yr
Ubisoft Ivory Tower is not simply stopping with BMW. The developer additionally teased a partnership with NASCAR. Whereas the Cup Collection has by no means raced within the sport’s setting of Hawaii, the developer is crafting its interpretation of contemporary inventory automobile racing within the fiftieth state that shall be obtainable subsequent yr. Gamers can count on to race on a fictional superspeedway that is genuine to NASCAR’s widespread fare with banked corners, catchfences and SAFER limitations. The sport can even implement a heightened drafting system, much like tire put on within the sport’s motorsport occasions, to encourage the model of pack racing seen at Daytona and Talladega.
There are many different issues to be excited for in “The Crew Motorfest” in its third yr, akin to remote-controlled vehicles and TrackForge, a devoted observe builder. Every part thought-about, I am most trying ahead to BMW’s playlist as a result of it is not the primary time that Ubisoft Ivory Tower has given its personal tackle automotive historical past. A playlist devoted to the historical past of Ferrari’s supercars debuted final July, which included an OutRun homage occasion. In response to the sport’s inventive director, Ferrari’s approval required explaining that the Testarossa’s look within the ’80s arcade basic was nonetheless culturally vital at this time.
