The 2023 Spring Update is the 61st update of Asphalt 8: Airborne.
Announcement[]
THE NEW SHOP
Who doesn't love shopping? The store in Asphalt 8 has become more convenient and modern! Everything is in its place, at a distance of just outstretched finger. Come in and see for yourself!
RACING PASS
In any race, the most important thing is SPEED! So, speed up the upgrading of your cars just by playing the game. Earn levels, unlock cool and valuable rewards -- it's simple.
MEET VOUCHERS
Asphalt 8 is introducing a new currency: Vouchers. With their help, you can purchase tons of in-game items and bundles more quickly and conveniently!
New Vehicles[]
All of these cars are Car Hunt-unlockable only, with the exception of the Pagani Utopia, an in-app purchasable only car.
- Class B
- Class A
- Ferrari 296 GTB (postponed to the 2023 Summer Update)
- Class S
- Pagani Utopia (in-app purchase)
The new cars will need the following kit cards:
Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta Kit – Last checked: May 8, 2023 Sale value: 200 Rarity: Rare (Class B) Vehicle: Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta (160 to upgrade) |
Pagani Utopia Kit – Last checked: Apr 24, 2023 Sale value: 300 Rarity: Legendary (Class S) Vehicle: Pagani Utopia (160 to upgrade) |
Game Changes[]
Gameplay Changes[]
- The following cars have been rebalanced:
- The following cars have had their Season 9 race locations changed:
- Sbarro GT1 - From Highland View to Rapido Park.
- HTT Pléthore LC 750 - From Cloud Nine to The River Fort
- The Jaguar F-Type SVR and the NIO EP9 are now available through Master Key Conversion of their respective Master Key rarity.
- The Store and Offers section have been redesigned.
- "Offers" and "Hot Deal" have been moved to the "Offers" tab.
- Tapping the "Offers" button directs to the "Deals" tab.
- Three new tabs, called "Special Offers", "Car Hunt" and "Subscriptions" have been added.
- Additional daily, weekly, and monthly deals have been added in the "Special Offers" tab.
- Daily Offers: there are 5 bundles called
- Common Bundle: 18 of each Common Drivetrain, Common Exhaust, Common Suspension, Common Tires (limit: 4)
- Uncommon Bundle: 18 of each Uncommon Drivetrain, Uncommon Exhaust, Uncommon Suspension, Uncommon Tires (limit: 4)
- Rare Bundle: 14 of each Rare Drivetrain, Rare Exhaust, Rare Suspension, Rare Tires (limit: 4)
- Epic Bundle: 14 of each Epic Drivetrain, Epic Exhaust, Epic Suspension, Epic Tires (limit: 4)
- Legendary Bundle: 14 of each Legendary Drivetrain, Legendary Exhaust, Legendary Suspension, Legendary Tires (limit: 4)
- Weekly Offers: there are 4 bundles called
- Uncommon Bundle: 20x Uncommon Tech and 55,000 (limit: 3)
- Rare Bundle: 30 of each Rare Tech and Rare Engine (limit: 2)
- Epic Bundle: 15 of each Epic Tech and Epic Engine (limit: 4)
- Legendary Bundle: 15 of each Legendary Tech and Legendary Engine (limit: 4)
- Monthly Offers: there are 4 bundles, all called Legendary Bundle, in which 2 bundles offer Kit Cards of 2 Gauntlet Badges-required cars and 2 bundles offer Kit Cards of 2 Multiplayer Badges-required cars. Each bundle contains 40x Kit Cards and 360,000 and has a limit of purchase of 4
- Daily Offers: there are 5 bundles called
- Car Hunt coin packs offer, part cards offer for the featured car have been moved to the "Car Hunt" tab.
- The "Credits Pass" and "Fusion Pass" are now placed in the "Subscriptions" tab.
- "Credits Pass" is now called "Prime Credit Pass".
- "Fusion Pass" is now called "Fusion Coins Pass".
- Additional daily, weekly, and monthly deals have been added in the "Special Offers" tab.
- The Gauntlet and World Series stores are now directly accessible.
- Items are now placed in a horizontal order.
- There is a new "i" icon that show the amount of items the player will receive after purchasing a bundle.
- "Offers" and "Hot Deal" have been moved to the "Offers" tab.
- The VIP system has been removed.
- New currency: Voucher
- New event type: Recharge Event
- Similar to the VIP level system, this type of event requires the player to make an in-app purchase in order to reach a new Milestone.
- A new Voucher-spending limit was added in the Advanced tab of the Option menu when the player spent the Voucher that exceeded the spending limit.
- A new "Redeem Code" button has been added in the Info tab of the Option menu.
- From April 24 onwards, the rewards in Classic World Series have been increased to:
- Amateur League:
- Challenger League:
- 5x Rare Engine
- 5x Rare Tech
- Pro League:
- 5x Epic Engine
- 5x Epic Tech
- Champion League:
- 5x Legendary Engine
- 5x Legendary Tech
- 300,000
- Elite League:
- 500,000
- 500,000
- 3x Wild Card - Legendary
- 4x Wild Card - Epic
- 5x Wild Card - Rare
- 6x Wild Card - Uncommon
- 7x Wild Card - Common
- From May 1 onwards, the rewards in Master Season have been increased to the same amounts.
- The following vehicles now can be purchased for Gauntlet Badges in the Gauntlet Store instead of Fusion Coins:
- W Motors Fenyr SuperSport (April 24 - May 2, 2023)
- Ferrari FXX K (May 2 - 9, 2023)
- Lamborghini Centenario (May 9 - 16, 2023)
- Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 (May 16 - 23, 2023)
- Bugatti Divo (May 23 - 29, 2023)
- Bugatti Chiron Sport 110 Ans (May 29 - June 4, 2023)
- Bugatti Centodieci (June 4 - June 10, 2023)
- Pagani Huayra R (June 10 - 16, 2023)
- RAESR Tachyon Speed (June 16 - 22, 2023)
- Each car costs 8,000 to purchase.
- The following vehicles now can be purchased for Multiplayer Badges instead of Fusion Coins in the World Series Store and each vehicle is available for 7 days:
- Each of the following vehicles costs 50,000 to purchase:
- Ferrari 488 Pista (April 24 - May 1, 2023)
- Aspark Owl (May 1 - 8, 2023)
- 2018 McLaren X2 (May 8 - 15, 2023)
- Aston Martin Valhalla (May 15 - 22, 2023)
- Each of the following vehicles costs 80,000 to purchase:
- Koenigsegg One:1 (May 22 - 29, 2023)
- Zenvo TS1 GT 10th Anniversary Edition (May 29 - June 5, 2023)
- Pagani Huayra BC (June 12 - 19, 2023)
- Bugatti Chiron (June 19 - 26, 2023)
- The following vehicle costs 100,000 to purchase:
- Dodge Tomahawk (June 5 - 12, 2023)
- Each of the following vehicles costs 50,000 to purchase:
- Kit cards conversion limit has been increased to 15, the waiting time period remained the same.
- Starting with the Zenvo TS1 GT 10th Anniversary Edition, vehicles that are featured in the Multiplayer Store and Gauntlet Store can be purchased with Vouchers and can be used in their dedicated time-limited events.
- Vehicle-specific kit cards for the Pagani Utopia were made available for conversion from April 24 onwards.
- Vehicle-specific kit cards for the Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta were made available for conversion from May 8 onwards.
- Car Hunt changes:
- From the W Motors Lykan HyperSport Car Hunt onwards, there is now a Car Hunt Cup that rewards Parts Cards, Kit Cards and Fusion Coins in addition to the Car Hunt Coins Cup. This cup lasts for 6 days.
- The Season 9 race for the Rinspeed zaZen has been removed.
Cosmetic Changes[]
- New avatars: Super Charge, Kitsune
- New profile icon: Kitsune
- and balances now appear when their respective store is viewed.
- When a microtransaction is made, a green confirmation box now appears at the bottom of the screen.
- Added a more precise performance and visualization configuration in the Options menu.
- Kit cards for the following cars have been redesigned:
- A new decal for the Rimac Nevera called "Green Game Jam" was added on June 1, 2023. It features leopard spots. It was available from the 22-day-long Green Game Jam event. On some (but not all) accounts, it was also available as an offer for US $7 during the same period.
- A new decal called "Cherry Blossom" was added on June 5, 2023. This decal can be obtained by purchasing a bundle containing the featured car and the decal itself, or finishing in the top 50 or above in the "Cherry Blossom Cup" multiplayer event available between June 5 - 18. 2023. This decal cannot be purchased separately. This includes the following cars:
- A new decal called "Robo" was added on June 8, 2023. This decal can be obtained by purchasing a bundle containing the Chevrolet 2016 Camaro SS and the decal itself, or finishing within the top 5% in the "Robo Cup" event available between June 8 - 12, 2023. This decal cannot be purchased separately
Exclusive vehicles[]
- May 5 - 14, 2023
- ED Design Torq: 1,800 (40% off)
- Maserati MC12: 1,800 (40% off)
- Bentley Continental GT3: 1,500 (50% off)
- Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport: 3,010 (30% off)
- Cadillac 16 Concept: 5,460 (40% off)
- Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) Special Edition: 4,750 (50% off)
- Koenigsegg Agera R: 14,000 (30% off)
- NIO EP9: 7,380 (40% off)
- Ford GT MK II: 7,440 (40% off)
- Renault Sport R.S. 01: 11,400 (40% off)
- May 19 - 26, 2023
- Porsche 959: 770 (30% off)
- Porsche 718 Boxster S: 1,715 (30% off)
- Porsche Cayman GT4: 1,800 (40% off)
- Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo: 2,100 (30% off)
- Porsche 911 GT3 RS: 3,010 (30% off)
- Porsche Carrera GT: 4,550 (50% off)
- Porsche 911 GT1 Evolution: 5,460 (40% off)
- Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport: 6,650 (30% off)
- Porsche 918 Spyder with Weissach Package: 8,340 (40% off)
- Porsche 911 Edition 50 Years Porsche Design: 8,750 (30% off)
- Porsche 911 GT3 RS Year of the Rabbit Edition: 8,750 (30% off)
- June 2 - 6, 2023
- Lamborghini Estoque: 3,010 (30% off)
- Lamborghini Murciélago LP 640: 2,580 (40% off)
- Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 2013: 3,010 (30% off)
- Lamborghini Egoista: 3,290 (30% off)
- Lamborghini Sesto Elemento: 3,640 (30% off)
- Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo: 5,520 (40% off)
- Lamborghini Huracán: 5,580 (40% off)
- Lamborghini Aventador Coupé: 6,650 (30% off)
- Lamborghini Veneno: 7,350 (40% off)
- Lamborghini Aventador SVJ: 6,150 (50% off)
- Lamborghini Essenza SCV12: 7,380 (40% off)
- Lamborghini SC20: 7,380 (40% off)
- June 16 - 23, 2023
- McLaren MP4/8: 1,250 (50% off)
- McLaren 12C Spider: 2,520 (40% off)
- McLaren P1™: 5,190 (40% off)
- McLaren 570S: 4,500 (50% off)
- McLaren 650S GT3: 6,370 (30% off)
- McLaren 675LT: 5,900 (50% off)
- McLaren P1™ GTR: 7,000 (50% off)
- McLaren 720S GT3X: 7,500 (40% off)
- McLaren F1 XP-5: 7,500 (40% off)
- McLaren Elva: 7,440 (40% off)
- McLaren Mercedes MP4-25: 8,680 (30% off)
- McLaren 720S: 9,660 (30% off)
- McLaren MP4-31: 15,000 (40% off)
Events[]
- Savage Rivale GTR Car Hunt (April 24 - May 1, 2023)
- Racing Pass 2 (April 27 - May 25, 2023)
- McLaren P1™ GTR Car Hunt (1) (May 1 - 8, 2023)
- Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta Car Hunt (May 8 - 15, 2023)
- W Motors Lykan HyperSport Car Hunt (May 15 - 22, 2023)
- Ferrari FF Car Hunt (May 22 - 29, 2023)
- Racing Pass 3 (May 25 - June 22, 2023)
- Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 Car Hunt (May 29 - June 5, 2023)
- Arrinera Hussarya GT Car Hunt (June 5 - 12, 2023)
- Weber Faster One Car Hunt (June 12 - 19, 2023)
Gifts[]
- Depending on the player's VIP level prior to the update, the following items were given as compensation for the removal of the VIP system:
- 16x Class S Direct Upgrade
- 17x Class A Direct Upgrade
- 18x Class B Direct Upgrade
- 19x Class C Direct Upgrade
- 20x Class D Direct Upgrade
- 1x Ultimate Upgrade
- 160x Wild Card - Legendary
- 170x Wild Card - Epic
- 180x Wild Card - Rare
- 190x Wild Card - Uncommon
- 200x Wild Card - Common
- The quantities listed are for an account that was at VIP level 15.
Bugs/Glitches[]
- Bugs in this update:
- Voucher icon disappeared after updating the game for some players.
- This was fixed on May 1
- The stats with a Tuning Kit of the TORINO DESIGN Super Sport is incorrectly displayed.
- Some players reported after the Racing Pass 1 has been finished, no Fusion Coins were rewarded as a compensation for not purchasing items in the Racing Pass pages.
- There's been reports about progress rollback issue regarding Season Pass error mentioned above. Gameloft didn't announced any official announcements so far.
- In the Arrinera Hussarya GT Car Hunt, the Car Hunt Coins Cup that featured the Hussarya GT itself was not shown up, thus currently the only way for the player to reach the final tier is to purchase the Car Hunt Coin Packs with microtransactions.
- Players have reported that after playing the "Cherry Blossom Multiplayer Cup", either all of their points accumulated in the cup have been reset or they are sent to a completely different leaderboard. Also, for some players, the rewards from other TLEs are lost if they claimed it after playing the aforementioned cup.
- Voucher icon disappeared after updating the game for some players.
- Bugs still persist from previous updates:
- As of the time of writing, there are players who haven't had their progress being restored due to a reset bug.
- The Lunar New Year paint color of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS Year of the Rabbit Edition hasn't been restored.
- Calendar, Car Hunt events, Season Pass events are still inaccessible for some players.
- The following bugs/ glitches have been fixed:
- Fixed and improved collisions for Lucky Dog Avatar with some costume details.
- Fixed readability of text on the Welcome Car Hunt popup, on the “Check It” button.
- Fixed visual issue with the gloves of Airborne Mark II Avatar.
- Fixed issue with unresponsiveness of the info button of Gauntlet in the Play Menu.
- Fixed issue with unresponsiveness of the info button of World Series in the Play Menu.