Lunar New Year 2017 Update

The Lunar New Year 2017 Update (v2.9.0), also known as the Patagonia Update, is the nineteenth update of Asphalt 8: Airborne. It was released on January 25, 2017 for iOS and Android and January 26, 2017 for Windows.

Announcement
Make 2017 the Year of Speed with these high-performance surprises!

NEW LOCATION:

Weave your way in and around the mighty mountains of Patagonia! Discover 4 routes and an avalanche of shortcuts & events to master!

NEW McLAREN RACE CAR:

Get revved & ready for a new event! Complete every tour and claim the unparalleled & iconic McLaren MP4/8 as your own!

NEW CARS:

Look out for each spectacular speedster’s special event in the coming weeks and kick off the Lunar New Year with the limited-time Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Special Edition!

LUNAR NEW YEAR R&D:

Celebrate the Year of the Rooster with a special Renault Alpine Celebration you can tweak to perfection and OWN in the new R&D Event!

'''AVENTADOR SV DOUBLE DOWN: ''' Put it all on the line in a new Enduro Double Down! Only the most skilled and fearless drivers will earn the right to claim the prestigious Lamborghini Aventador SV as their own.

New Cars

 * Class D
 * 1967 Chevrolet Impala - originally released in the Championship Update
 * Buick Avista Concept (Elite Car)
 * Class C
 * Renault Alpine Celebration (R&D Car)
 * This car was also originally came from Asphalt Streetstorm, but it wasn't on a car dealership somehow.
 * Class B
 * McLaren MP4/8 (Championship Car)
 * Class A
 * Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Special Edition (Limited Edition car, Tokens Car, Elite Car)
 * Class S
 * Lamborghini Aventador SV (Enduro Car)
 * This car originally came from Asphalt Streetstorm.

The new cars will need the following Engine Cards:
 * V6: Renault Alpine Celebration (x12)
 * V8: 1967 Chevrolet Impala (x4), Buick Avista Concept (x8)
 * V12: Lamborghini Aventador SV (x24)
 * Forced-Induction V8: Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Special Edition (x12)
 * Serial Racing Engine: McLaren MP4/8 (x48)

Game Changes

 * New location added: Patagonia.
 * Additional rewards for watching ads. The Lamborghini Asterion is promoted as a possible reward. It is no longer available for purchase because of this.
 * Notifications for secondary objectives in career have been revamped. At the beginning of the race, the secondary objectives, which are not yet fulfilled, are displayed with an status icon.
 * Current objectives are marked with a "!" and displayed in yellow. Failed objectives are marked with an X and displayed in red, and passed objectives are marked with a check and displayed in green.
 * In Research & Development, the player's progress is displayed (obtained Quality Checks out of total needed Quality Checks to fully clear the test), as well as notifications for secondary objectives.
 * The test progress is also updated in real time for time-based objectives to show how much time is left. This applies to all races that require a race time to beat. Next to the target race time is an exclamation circle.
 * During the race, the advancement is displayed as follows:
 * X / Y yards/meters drifted
 * X / Y Knockdowns
 * X / Y Knockdowns without Wreck
 * X / Y Perfect Nitro
 * X / Y Perfect Runs
 * X / Y Flat Spins
 * X / Y Flat Spins in One Jump
 * X / Y Barrel Rolls
 * No Wrecks
 * All in-gameplay UI text denoting bonus stars and secondary objectives are now spaced further apart.
 * The BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage's banner has been adjusted to have the car appear larger.
 * The V6 engine sound has been amplified.
 * The Chevrolet Impala's performance stats have been considerably nerfed, marking the first time since the Lamborghini Veneno that a car's stats have been reduced. The Impala has also been relocated to Class D, marking the first time a car has had its class changed.

Trivia

 * This update marks the first update of 2017.
 * The Chinese New Year theme is revived for the Renault Alpine Celebration's R&D event.
 * The Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SV originally appeared in Asphalt Streetstorm. It is the first addition of a Lamborghini car in Asphalt 8: Airborne since the Lamborghini Miura back in early 2016's Elite Cars Update.
 * This is the first time that a Renault car is added in Q1 of any year (January - March) instead of Q4 (October - December).
 * The release of the Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Special Edition is the first time the game includes a car modified with aftermarket customizations as a rehashed version of an already-existing car in the game rather than an in-house high performance version.
 * It is also the only car to feature a unique "2017" number plate.
 * This update once again reuses the Summer's Over Update icon for the fifth time featuring the McLaren P1™ GTR.

Bugs / Glitches

 * Non-stop background noise: Racing on a Patagonia track will make its ambient sound effects play outside of the race. The only solutions are to reboot the game or race on another track.
 * No Temple Drive: Attempting to play Temple Drive will instead bring up the Buddha's Teachings track. However, Temple Drive's pre-race cinematics and countdown camera angles will still show.
 * If selected via Gate Drift, no gates show up at all. As such, one should not choose any challenge in EDD that has an option to choose Gate Drift in Temple Drive, as doing so will result in the loss of a whole streak.
 * Wrong R&D Car Reward: The Renault Alpine Celebration's R&D has reportedly become bugged on Test 050, which may give out an Aston Martin Vulcan instead.
 * R&D Reboot: For some reason, players doing the Renault Alpine Celebration's R&D event may be placed back at Test .001. (the beginning of the event).
 * Missing Cars: The Sbarro Alcador, Volkswagen W12, Geely GC9, BMW M1, and Rinspeed zaZen are no longer available for purchase for some users. Their disappearances remain unexplained.

The following bugs and glitches have been fixed:
 * The Tuning Kit glitch for the McLaren M14A and McLaren Mercedes MP4-25
 * The "Cars Rolling Down"
 * Strangely, this bug is still seen in Multiplayer Events and races, albeit now on tracks without a steep incline (e.g. Dubai and San Diego Harbor). This, however, occurs only on opponent cars and the starting positions are still the same.
 * The "Impossible Required Rank" for the McLaren Mercedes MP4-25
 * London teleportation glitch
 * The statue exploit on Great Wall Rev. has been fixed with an additional stone mound blocking the rock face that the exploit uses.
 * There is still a workaround by drifting hard to the left right after the statue.
 * Bugged / unresponsive on-screen buttons
 * Infinite Multiplayer League Races