Modern DTM cars in AC?

I know, the chance to get the license for the current DTM cars, let alone the series is close to none, with R3E bringing the current licensed content anyway, but maybe there is a chance to model a car from 2015 or earlier? Would really like to have a DTM car in AC, i think it's a nice series, and the car should handle quite well too.

Otherwise, it would also be cool to have some "normal" touring cars in AC too, like, for example, some cars from the TCR series, which would be quite doable license wise, i guess. BTCC, rather not, considering the drama about the car data in iRacing, after they acquired the license to model some BTCC cars.

Anyway, what do you think? DTM car doable? Or a modern touring car?

 

There is the very good URD DTM Mod for the years 2013 & 2015, with 2016 coming for free in the future for people who have bought the 2015 pack.
Its quite good actually, URD quality work. Google "United Racing Design"

 

Thanks dude, will do.

 

TBH for me it's the same as the GT3, GT2/E cars... just another boring, lifeless paddleshifted tool.

The early '90s DTM are superb. All of them are so different and mechanical. I'd love to get Audi V8 quattro DTM '92 and maybe Mustang DTM from the same period... racing in alfa, merc and bmw DTM is so much fun... they are all alive.

But that's just my opinion.

 

I thought i'd like the 90ies DTM cars too... reality is though, although i don't think they're bad, i feel like they're a bit lacking in power though. And the Alfa is quite an understeering beast. It's hard to compare anyway, AFAIC, the modern DTM cars are more like prototype cars (as far as i know with quite a bit Formula technology under the hood), while the old DTM cars were more like "standard" touring cars. Anyway, what i see in onboard of the modern DTM cars, i do like. I feel like they handle quite nicely. Personally, i like both vintage cars and modern cars, if they handle well. For example, i think that the modern F1 cars are absolutely beautiful to drive in AC, and every bit as close to the real stuff i see in onboard vids. But, i like also the more vintage cars from the 90ies, 80ies, 70ies or 60ies in AC. There are very few cars which i dislike in this sim.

 

Been driving a lot of street- and classic cars over the last few months after getting the Rift. So, yesterday I thought some GT3 racing would do fine while I waited for some friends to arrive on another server, and woah! GT3 racing, full grid online with at least 10-12 drivers at my level or better is insanely demanding, I was sweating, yelling and praying all the way because of the intensity. Mind, Rift+simvibe+CSW v2 add a lot to the experience over a flat screen and G27, and I think it´s a very common belief that GT cars are "boring" for the drivers out there with low-end hardware. I know I was one back then.

If a guy wants modern DTM, why not? I would like any full series KS would ever be able to and want to invest in, modern as classic.

 

I double that GT3 thing. On a good server with good and fair drivers, GT3 races are loads of fun. Relatively easy to drive, yet good power makes for close racing. Actually we're spoiled with choices now, aren't we? And still looking for new cars the whole time.

 

That means close racing is fun, not the cars. Fun cars are still fun when you're hotlapping by yourself.

That said, DTM cars look pretty fun.

 

That could be true for the 190 Evo II or the E30 M3 DTM in AC which are still Group A-like, but the 93' Alfa was a later Class 1 Touring car that didn't retain much from it's road going counterpart, so as the other C1 93-96 DMT/ITC cars it battled against.

(more pics here)

 

On the stream with Stefano and Marco someone asked if modern DTM will come to AC and they said there were no plans for bringing them to AC.
So mods are the only way.

 

Thanks. I guess i will purchase the URD mods then, fair enough, as they're looking good. "Official" material will always be favorable for me, but, as long as the mods are at least on a semi-professional level, it's fine too. Although i have yet to drive the mod which gives me the same feeling as the factory cars...

 

The URD mod is very nice. Too bad it's not used much online.

I second the opinion about some modern touring cars. I'd like to see a couple of TCR cars in AC.

 

An AUDI V8 to go with the M3, 190E and 155 would be A.W.E.S.O.M.E!!!

 

IMO URD cars are the next best thing to official content. They have some kind of partnership with Kunos, they made the C6r that we have as official content. I've not tried the DTM mod but I have the EGT (GTE) and IndyCar mods and both are fantastic.

 

Nice, that sounds great. Very confident to purchase the mod then.

 

The URD Mods are great. I have no real desire for DTM content though.

 

So far their support was good with frequent updates.

 

I purchased the URD t5 pack a couple of days ago, and tested them a bit today. They feel good. A minor issue would be that the FFB seems a bit weak, and sometimes the engine sound overlaps the tire squeal. But apart from that, it's a fine mod. Cars feel good, the Aura seems a bit understeery, the view is ok (not a necessity with mods... sometimes the view is completely messed up, and you need to rearrange the view to make it fit). Again, i do believe that the mod isn't quite up to par with the factory cars, but it's pretty close. Dunno, it's that last bit of perfection which is always still missing with most mods. Probably mostly to do with the FFB. Hope that i can catch some more crowded servers running these cars at the weekend. I found a couple, but one obviously had an old version of AC or the mod running, as i had a mismatch, and the other 2 servers i tried had no drivers... well i guess that's the curse of payware mods.

 

URD made the 3D model for the C7R. Physics were done in-house by Kunos. They also released a free C6R mod about 2 yrs ago but it is wildly out of date now. I believe they also made the 3D model for the gt86, as well as another few cars as I recall hearing a while back.

 

Yeah, I think that's always gonna be the case with even the best mod cars, nobody else can capture the Kunos magic. But for me the URD cars are closer to stock content than most other mod cars and I find them quite pleasing.