2019 Holiday Update

The 2019 Holiday Update is the 37th update of Asphalt 8: Airborne.

Announcement
Ho, ho, ho! A coldsnap is blowing in at top speed. Are you prepared to warm things up with some holiday heat!

WINTER FESTIVAL

Celebrate the season with 2 weeks of cheerful challenges and great gifts. This event will star not one, but two amazing cars: the Lotus Elise Cup 220 and the mighty Koenigsegg Jesko!

ULTIMATE VEHICLES

A new vehicle type just rolled up! Ultimate cars don't require any upgrades; they're already perfect for dominating the track.

UNWRAP NEW CARS

Dashing through the snow, over the fields you go, with the pure power of the Italdesign Zerouno, Pininfarina Battista, and the Ferrari SF90 Stradale!

ASSEMBLY MODIFICATIONS

Class-S vehicles no longer require Blueprints to acquire. They now can be obtained in special events or in the Shop. However, you can still use Blueprints for a discount when buying the corresponding vehicle!

GET MORE RARE PARTS!

Fusing spare cards now produces Fusion Coins, a valuable new currency that allows you to apply Pro Kit upgrades!

APPLE SIGN-IN

Sign into your Apple App Store account to synchronise your progress across all your devices without having to worry about your privacy. It's reliable and fast, just like our top premium cars.

New vehicles

 * Class D
 * Lotus Elise Cup 260 (Festival)
 * KTM X-Bow GT4 (Championship, postponed from 2019 Halloween Update?)
 * Class A
 * Italdesign Zerouno (Festival)
 * Class S
 * Koenigsegg Jesko (Festival, )
 * TBA
 * Pininfarina Battista
 * Ferrari SF90 Stradale

The new cars will need the following engine cards:
 * KTM X-Bow GT4 (x40)
 * Lotus Elise Cup 260 (x220)
 * Italdesign Zerouno (x220)
 * To be confirmed
 * Pininfarina Battista
 * Ferrari SF90 Stradale
 * Pininfarina Battista
 * Ferrari SF90 Stradale

Gameplay changes

 * New currency:.
 * Fusion Coins replace the former and are automatically exchanged ( = ).
 * They work like the former Fusion Points, but are now also required for Pro upgrades.
 * Pro upgrades cannot be applied with any longer.
 * Fusion Coins can also be purchased for real money as Fusion Packs in the store.
 * See Currencies in Asphalt 8: Airborne § Fusion Coins for more details.
 * Exchange rates:


 * Pro Kit Boxes:
 * There is a new . It replaces the three former Fusion Boxes and can be bought for  in the "Get Boxes" section.
 * Exchange rates and drop rates:


 * New medal for driving distance with nitro active. The game tracks the distance covered in a single chain during gameplay.
 * The following vehicles are no longer be Blueprint-buildable and are instead purchasable from the garage or obtainable through special events. Players who own some BPs of these vehicles get a discount off the garage cost that varies depending on the number of BPs owned:
 * Arrinera Hussarya GT:
 * Ferrari Enzo Ferrari:
 * GT by CITROEN:
 * Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SV:
 * Lamborghini Egoista:
 * Lamborghini Huracán:
 * McLaren F1 XP-5:
 * Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition:
 * Mosler Super GT:
 * Pagani Huayra BC:
 * Peugeot Onyx:
 * Porsche 918 Spyder with Weissach Package:
 * Suzuki Hayabusa:
 * W Motors Fenyr Supersport:
 * The following dual-currency vehicles' prices were changed:
 * Suzuki GSX-R750: (removed )
 * Mazda RX-8 (removed )
 * Buick Avista Concept (removed ), increased to )
 * Acura NSX 2005 (removed, increased to )
 * Felino cB7 (removed )
 * Lamborghini Miura (removed, increased to )
 * Mitsubishi Eclipse (removed, increased to )
 * Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Racing Series (removed )
 * Ducati Monster 1200 (removed )
 * Chevrolet SS (removed )
 * 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports (removed )
 * TVR Sagaris (removed )
 * Ferrari GTC4Lusso (removed )
 * Jaguar XJ220S (removed )
 * Mosler GT3 (removed )
 * Mosler Land Shark (removed )
 * TRION NEMESIS (removed, increased to )
 * Renault Sport R.S. 01 (removed )
 * Devel Sixteen Prototype (removed )
 * The speed modifiers for the following cars were removed:
 * 2015 GTA Spano
 * 9FF GT9 VMAX
 * Arash AF10
 * Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse
 * Chrysler ME412
 * Devel Sixteen Prototype
 * Ferrari Enzo Ferrari
 * Ferrari FXX Evoluzione
 * GTA Spano
 * Hennessey Venom GT
 * Koenigsegg Agera R
 * Koenigsegg One:1
 * Lamborghini Egoista
 * McLaren F1 XP-5
 * McLaren P1™ GTR
 * Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning
 * Mosler Land Shark
 * Mosler Super GT
 * Pagani Huayra
 * Peugeot Onyx
 * RUF CTR 3
 * SSC Tuatara
 * SSC Ultimate Aero XT
 * TRION NEMESIS
 * W Motors Fenyr Supersport
 * W Motors Lykan HyperSport
 * Weber Faster One

Cosmetic changes

 * New app icon of a Koenigsegg Jesko.
 * New loading screen of a Koenigsegg Jesko on Patagonia.
 * Fusion Coins are now displayed at the top of the screen as a currency.

Events

 * 1) Winter Festival

Trivia

 * This update was not mandatory to continue playing until X, 2019