Glossary

This is a glossary of Asphalt-specific terms.

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A

 * A0A0 - short for 10-0-10-0. Denotes a for a vehicle that has 10 upgrade levels, using the hexadecimal numeral A for 10.
 * A8 (Asphalt 8) - the Asphalt 8 game.
 * A9 (Asphalt 9) - the Asphalt 9 game.
 * AI (Artificial intelligence) - a term used by Asphalt 8 for the final computer-driven opponent at the end of test tiers in Research & Development events ("Final AI"). Also used by players to denote every other computer-driven oppponent in the game.
 * AHGT (Arrinera Hussarya GT) - a car in Asphalt 8.
 * AIE (Apollo Intensa Emozione) - a car in Asphalt 8.
 * ARSE (Audi R8 e-tron Special Edition) - an car in Asphalt 8. Often used in a pejorative way with a reference to both human buttocks and the sometimes rude behavior of drivers of this car in multiplayer races.
 * AT (Advanced Tech) - a Pro Kit card in Asphalt 8.

B

 * Boat - a car with a distinctly sluggish handling, such as the Cadillac 16 Concept or the NanoFlowcell QUANT FE.
 * BP (Blueprint) - a game element in many Asphalt games.
 * Bully Car (Chevrolet 2016 Camaro SS) - a once-dominant contender in Asphalt 8. Often used pejoratively to refer to the occasional bullying behavior of this car's owners in multiplayer races.

C

 * Card doubling - see.
 * Carrot - nickname for the 2018 McLaren X2 among some players due to the car's striking orange paintjob.
 * CC (Customer Care) - Gameloft's support team for solving players' problems with the games.
 * CL (Champion League) - a level in Multiplayer League.
 * Cockroach - a nickname, sometimes used endearingly, for the ED Design Torq. (Originated, according to some sources, by the overall design of the car's bodywork.)
 * Coin - an in-game currency for Festival special events.
 * CRE (Custom Racing Engine) - a Pro Kit card in Asphalt 8.
 * Credit - an in-game currency.

D

 * DC (Double Credits) - a type of booster.
 * Donkey - nickname for the Donkervoort D8 GTO.
 * Double boosted - the strategy of using a Nitro Starter and Tuning Kit at the same time to set a faster lap time in Events and Season 9. See also and.
 * Double technique - see.
 * Drop rate - common but unofficial term that denotes the amount of an item granted by a Pro Kit Box in the long run when a large amount of boxes is opened, expressed in percent. Drop rates of Pro Kit Boxes in Asphalt 8 can be displayed by hitting the box info icon. Mathematically, the drop rate is an expected value. Not to be confused with.

E

 * EB (Engine Box) - a Pro Kit Box in Asphalt 8, also used as "EB1" for Engine Box 1 etc.
 * ED (Exclusive Deals) - limited time offers as an alternative option to Pro Kit Boxes.
 * EDD (Enduro Double Down) - a type of special event in Asphalt 8.
 * Extra card - a feature in Asphalt 8 that grants an additional card for opened Pro Kit Boxes twice per day by watching an [ad]]. Introduced with the 2019 Spring Update, it gives players the opportunity to double a desired card if they open a box that only contains one specific card.
 * ET (Extra Tank) - a type of booster.

F

 * Fake speed - the speed value shown in the speedometer and in the garage stats when it does not match the practical or effective speed, i.e. the speed that the affected vehicle moves at when run against others sporting similar values. See this chart for all known discrepant values.
 * Farming - commonly known also as "grinding", is the practice of repetitively playing one or more in-game elements (such as Season 9 races and formerly, Mastery Challenges) over a period of time (usually several hours) to build up on resources such as Credits.
 * Festival - a type of special event in Asphalt 8.
 * FIV8 (Forced-Induction V8) - a Pro Kit card in Asphalt 8.
 * FLU (Fast Lane Update) - incidentally also short for influenza, a widespread and potentially deadly disease.
 * FUGL© - short, usually exclamatory, for "Go fornicate yourselves Gameloft!".

G

 * GL (Gameloft) - the producer of the Asphalt games.
 * Greedloft - a name to call Gameloft for being greedy.
 * Grinding - see.

H

 * Hidden max rank - the rank required to unlock the Season 9 race of an Asphalt 8 car that has only pro and no max upgrades (mostly Formula 1 cars). As Season 9 races require a, but not necessarily a max pro car, the hidden max rank is lower then full.

I

 * IAP (In-App Purchases) - also known as "micro-transactions", are virtual goods bought from within any of the games. They can include content such as vehicles, Credits, Tokens and special time-limited offers.

K

 * KD (Knockdown) - a gameplay element in the Asphalt series. It involves the use of force to forcefully wreck another racer and set them back in the race.

M

 * Matchmaking - the automatic selection process of grouping vehicles of similar performance for a multiplayer race. As vehicles are usually matched by rank and not by speed, the of a vehicle becomes important.
 * Max, to max - a maxed vehicle has all its upgrades increased to the highest possible level. Often used in combination with ("max pro").
 * Max pro, to max pro - a max pro vehicle has all its upgrades and Pro Kits increased to the highest possible level.
 * MC (Mastery Challenge) - an abbreviation used by players to denote a race in Mastery, mostly combined with a number, e. g. "MC12".
 * MM
 * MP (multiplayer) - a game mode.
 * MT (Mid-Tech) - a Pro Kit card in Asphalt 8.

N

 * NS (Nitro Starter) - a type of booster.

O

 * OP
 * (original poster) - referring to a person who wrote the first post in a comment or forum thread; also "original post" (non-Asphalt-specific).
 * (overpowered) - an adjective for a vehicle that has an edge in multiplayer races for being significantly faster than similarly ranked vehicles.

P

 * PCGT (Porsche Carrera GT) - a car in Asphalt 8.
 * Pig - nickname for the BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage among some players due to the front grille's resemblance to a pig's snout.
 * Pro, to pro - a "proed" (also "pro'd" due to pronunciation) vehicle has all its Pro Kits increased to the highest possible level. Often used in combination with ("max pro").
 * Probability - the chance of obtaining an item from a Pro Kit Box when only one box is opened, expressed in percent. Not to be confused with.

Q

 * QC (Quality Check) - an item to be collected on track during Research & Development events in order to achieve test goals.
 * QSR (Quick Solo Race) - a solo racing mode in Asphalt 8 which is also playable offline. Credits are not awarded in this mode.

R

 * R&D (Research & Development) - a type of special event in Asphalt 8.
 * RB (Random Box) - a Pro Kit Box in Asphalt 8, also used as "RB1" for Random Box 1 etc.
 * Rebalance - euphemism for to forcibly change thoroughly both vehicle stats, namely ranks and upgrade percentages, and game economy relative values. (Used by Gameloft since the Fast Lane Update as they purportedly keep making the game more enjoyable and competitive.)

S

 * Shaving Blade - nickname for the 2018 McLaren X2 among some players due to its resemblance to the personal grooming tool, specifically when the car is viewed from above.
 * SkidLaren - nickname for any McLaren vehicle in Asphalt 8 (including Formula 1s) due to their skittish nature and high tendency to skid at random. This issue was addressed in the Halloween Update.
 * Speed Modification - see.
 * SRE (Serial Racing Engine) - a Pro Kit card in Asphalt 8.
 * SRKB (Super Racer Kit Box) - a Pro Kit Box in Asphalt 8. Discontinued as of the 2019 Spring Update.
 * Star - a quasi-currency in Asphalt 8 and a way to upgrade vehicles in Asphalt 9.
 * SV (Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SV) - a car in Asphalt 8.

T

 * Team boosting - in Multiplayer, a covenant among players who take turns running free and ticketed races, whereby free racers, which do not have rating points to lose, hinder outsiders (by blocking or knocking them down) so that ticketed teammates can place better.
 * TK (Tuning Kit) - a type of booster.
 * TLE (Time-limited event) - a type of short events in Asphalt 8 that can be reached via the Events button on the home screen.
 * Token - an in-game currency.
 * Total speed - the maximum speed a vehicle can attain and sustain. It is given by the sum, multiplied by the fake speed factor when applicable, of the top speed and nitro stats as displayed in the garage with a Tuning Kit deployed. (Not to be confused with "top speed" or derivatives such as "raw top speed".)
 * TOU (Token-only upgrade) - an upgrade for an Asphalt 8 vehicle that, in the absence of unspent free-upgrade rewards, can only be paid for with Tokens, sometimes in the order of a few thousands.
 * Triple boosted - the strategy of using a Nitro Starter, Tuning Kit and Extra Tank at the same time to set the fastest possible lap time in Events and Season 9. See also and.
 * Tune - a combination of upgrade and Pro Kit settings for a vehicle in order to increase its competitiveness, namely for multiplayer races.

U

 * Unboosted - the strategy of setting a lap time without the use of a Nitro Starter, Tuning Kit or Extra Tank in Events and Season 9. See also and.
 * Upgrade rank percentage - the weight in percents assigned by design to each one of the four major parameters of a vehicle (acceleration, top speed, handling, nitro) in the rank spread between stock and max-pro tunes. See the percentages page for a back-calculation method and all known weightings.

X

 * X0X0 - short for 10-0-10-0. Denotes a for a vehicle that has 10 upgrade levels, mixing Roman numeral X (for ten) with Arabic 0 (for zero). As х is the most used placeholder for unknown or arbitrary values, the preferred notation is the unambiguous and compact hexadecimal.
 * X2 (2018 McLaren X2) - a car in Asphalt 8.