The Hot Wheels Update, also known as the 2018 Winter Update, is the 24th update for Asphalt 8: Airborne. It adds Hot Wheels vehicles to the game. The update was first shown on Gameloft's YouTube channel with a livestream on December 6, 2017. The update was launched on December 13, 2017 on all platforms.
Announcement
HOT WHEELS™ IS NOW IN ASPHALT 8!
Tear up the track with Hot Wheels™ originals - Bone Shaker™, Twin Mill™, and Rip Rod™! Try to win them in the upcoming Championships!
FERRARI 612 SCAGLIETTI CHRISTMAS CUP!
'Tis the season to enjoy racing gifts! Participate in the CHRISTMAS CUP (December 21-27) EVERY DAY to obtain a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti!
ALL-NEW RIDES
A hot selection of sleek new rides will be released in the coming events! Featuring the Renault Trezor, the Pagani Huayra BC, and more.
New Vehicles
- Class D
- Class C
- Hot Wheels Bone Shaker™ (Championship)
- Renault Trezor (Championship)
- Class B
- Hot Wheels Twin Mill™ (Championship)
- Class A
- BMW S 1000 RR (R&D, BP bike)
- Class S
- Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR my2017 (R&D, BP bike) - originally released in the Munich Update, postponed further to Lunar New Year 2018 Update
- Pagani Huayra BC (R&D, BP car)
- The new vehicles will need the following engine cards:
- Hot Wheels Engine
- Hot Wheels Rip Rod™ (x12)
- Hot Wheels Bone Shaker™ (x16)
- Hot Wheels Twin Mill™ (x20)
- Electric Engine
- Renault Trezor (x8)
- Forced Four-Stroke Engine
- BMW S 1000 RR (x8)
- Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR my2017 (x8)
- V12 Engine
- Pagani Huayra BC (x28)
Game Changes
Gameplay Changes
- New engine type: Hot Wheels Engine (Rare rarity)
- The card is based on the Serial Racing Engine's design but with the Hot Wheels logo in place of a checkered flag.
- The Scion FR-S' Season 4 Gate Drift is now replaced by the Porsche 718 Boxster S.
- The FR-S' Season 9 event has been removed as well. Its Mastery challenges, however, remain for those who have owned it.
- The Motorcycle stunt camera can now be toggled on/off in the options menu
- The Fusion System no longer forces the player to claim a fusion box; cards can be indefinitely fused
- The maximum fusion points that can be reached without claiming a box is now 1,000,000 points (worth approximately 200 Starter Boxes, 80 Extra Boxes, or 45 Ultra Boxes)
- The game will now run at 60 FPS on the iPhone X
- Multiplayer Levels have been extended to Level 99.
- Munich Subway tracks are now available in Exclusive Metal Events
- The CPU car choices in Time-limited Events become randomized every time the player restarts a race.
- Restoration time for R&D Proto Keys is reverted back to three hours.
- One color (red/blue rider overalls) was removed from Kawasaki Z800.
- The following cars were credits-purchasable for a limited time:
- (27.12.2017-30.12.2017):
- Kepler Motion:
325,000 or 2,800 - Tramontana XTR: 800,000 or 5,000
- McLaren P1™ GTR: 2,700,000 or 13,500
- Kepler Motion:
- (27.12.2017-30.12.2017):
- New vehicle prices for iOS & Android on 19.01.2018: [1]
| Model | Original Price(s) | New Price(s) |
| Renault DeZir |  26,000 200
|
180 375
|
| BMW M3 Sedan | 1,300
|
1,200
|
| NanoFlowcell QUANTINO | 1,400
|
1,325
|
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 1,825
|
1,425
|
| Mazda RX-8 | 2,100
|
325,000 or 1,850
|
| Donkervoort D8 GTO | 2,400
|
2,375
|
| Buick Avista Concept | 2,400
|
425,000 or 2,400
|
| Range Rover Evoque Coupe HSE Dynamic | 1,100
|
525
|
| Acura NSX 2005 | 100,000
|
90,000 or 750
|
| SRT 2013 Dodge Challenger SRT8 | 1,300
|
1,100
|
| Jaguar F-Type R | 1,625
|
1,425
|
| Volkswagen Golf Design Vision GTI | 2,300
|
2,275
|
| Mitsubishi Eclipse | 2,400
|
395,000 or 2,300
|
| Lotus Evora Enduro GT | 630
|
625
|
| Bentley Continental GT V8 | 1,100
|
750
|
| Aston Martin V12 Zagato | 75,000
|
950
|
| Mazda Furai | 1,625
|
1,250
|
| Ferrari 458 Italia | 1,825
|
1,475
|
| Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 2013 | 2,200
|
1,625
|
| Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 2,400
|
1,950
|
| Spada Codatronca TSS | 230,000
|
235,000
|
| Ford Shelby GT500 | 2,000
|
2,150
|
| Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR AMG | 375,000
|
210,000
|
| Chevrolet SS | 400,000 or 3,500
|
425,000 or ?
|
| TVR Sagaris | 1,500,000 or 6,500
|
930,000 or ?
|
| Lamborghini Estoque | 6,600
|
4,175
|
| Ferrari GTC4Lusso | 3,400
|
1,000,000 or 6,425 765,000 or 4,325
|
| Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 1,000,000 or 6,425
|
3,400
|
| 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports | 1,100,000 or 6,525
|
975,000 or 4,925
|
| Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Race Car | 720
|
725
|
| Ferrari F430 | 720
|
950
|
| Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Coupé Final Edition | 1,300
|
110,000
|
| McLaren 12C Spider | 100,000
|
1,100
|
| Lamborghini Sesto Elemento | 1,625
|
1,350
|
| Ferrari FF | 250,000
|
160,000
|
| Jaguar C-X75 | 2,400
|
1,850
|
| Ferrari LaFerrari | 2,925
|
235,000 or 1,975
|
| Mazzanti Evantra | 350,000 or ?
|
250,000 or ?
|
| Savage Rivale GTR | 3,500
|
2,950
|
| Nissan GT-R NISMO | 450,000
|
375,000
|
| Volkswagen W12 | 550,000 or ?
|
475,000 or 3,450
|
| Tramontana XTR | 650,000
|
525,000
|
| Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 | 5,000
|
4,750
|
| McLaren 675LT | 6,500
|
4,850
|
| Mosler GT3 | 6,700
|
985,000 or 5,325
|
| Chevrolet 2016 Camaro SS | 7,000
|
5,750
|
| Jaguar XJ220S | 7,600
|
1,275,000 or 5,975
|
| Pagani Huayra | 1,300
|
1,275
|
| NanoFlowcell QUANT FE | 900,000 or 4,800
|
950,000 or ?
|
| Chrysler ME412 | 1,100,000
|
1,250,000
|
| SSC Ultimate Aero XT | 6,750
|
6,475
|
| HTT Pléthore LC 750 | 8,900
|
8,975
|
| Renault Sport R.S. 01 | 1,950,000 or 9,900
|
1,950,000 or 9,925
|
| Mosler Land Shark | 2,250,000 or 17,825
|
2,250,000 or 10,975
|
| TRION NEMESIS | 4,000,000 or 14,000
|
3,275,000 or 13,975
|
| Devel Sixteen Prototype | 14,500
|
4,950,000 or 14,500
|
- Tilt Jumps and Barrel Rolls in One Jump now appear as sub-goals. They are introduced for the BMW S 1000 RR's Research & Development event (Lab 002 Test 017) and Hot Wheels Twin Mill™'s Championship event (Rio de Janerio, Qualifier 3, as third sub-goal), respectively.
Cosmetic Changes
- New app icon of a Hot Wheels Twin Mill™
- The color on the Ferrari F50's Blueprint card has been changed to Ferrari red from the original Turquoise blue
- The advertisement for the Starlight Multiplayer season also has the new color
- Exclusive Deals now has the captions "Cards to assemble now", "Complete Vehicle" and "Great Deal!"
- Munich Subway's arrow signs now have increased visibility
- Munich Subway's trains are now in a blue & white color
- Sector 8 has been cosmetically redesigned to resemble a Hot Wheels track
- This change only applies to the Hot Wheels Championships
- Alps, Iceland and Tokyo are decorated with Christmas gifts (which count towards City Havoc) and other festive decorations until January 12th, 2018.
- The engine sound for the KTM 1290 Super Duke R is now reduced in volume.
- Close button of pop-up ads promoting in-game items are now smaller
- The Back (<) button at top-left corner (when present) is also reduced in size
Events
- Hot Wheels Rip Rod™ Championship December 14th, 2017
- Pagani Huayra BC R&D December 21st, 2017
- Hot Wheels Bone Shaker™ Championship December 28th, 2017
- BMW S 1000 RR R&D January 6th, 2018
- Hot Wheels Twin Mill™ Championship January 11th, 2018
- Winter Wonder 2 Multiplayer Season January 18th, 2018
- BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage R&D January 19th, 2018
- Renault Trezor Championship January 25th, 2018
Bugs / Glitches
- No Hot Wheels Events: Despite having a Mastery icon in the garage, the Hot Wheels cars do not have Car Mastery or Season 9 events.
- No Blueprints from 14 Day Login Giveaway: Numerous players have reported that they have not received Blueprint boxes from the 14 day BMW M2 giveaway.
- A possible solution is to wait at the main menu for the game to synchronize with the server
- Missing Scion FR-S Season 9 Race: For some reason relating to the replacement of the Season 4 race, the FR-S's Season 9 race also requires the 718 Boxster. The 718 Boxster's original event is however still present.
- 60 FPS time advantage: For iPhone X users, the increased frame rate means that faster lap times can be achieved even if there are no changes in the player's driving style. This was fixed in an update on December 18, 2017.
- Free McLaren P1™ GTR: For a few minutes on December 27, 2017, many players were able to purchase a McLaren P1™ GTR for 0 shortly after the start of its limited-time discount period (December 27-30, 2017); players who did not encounter this bug saw a discounted price of 2,400,000. The discounted price for the P1™ GTR was thereafter corrected to 2,700,000 for all players.
- Motorcycles knockdown glitch: Should the player knock down a motorcycle AI with a bike on the rear wheel without the nitro triggered, the knockdown counter keeps increasing for a period of time.
Video showing the knockdown glitch on motorcycles
The following bugs/glitches have been fixed:
- No "Synchronizing Data / Synchronization Complete" in R&D
- Card Box Glitch-Some players may receive card boxes they did or did not purchase. This occurred when purchasing an upgrade with Tokens, then restarting Asphalt 8. It is unknown why this glitch worked
- Game crashes on Android
Post-Update Screen
Trailer
Trivia
- This update marks the firsts of the following:
- The first to add toy-based vehicles.
- The first since the Porsche Update not to show the entire lineup of new special events on the post-update screens.
- The first since the Motorcycles Update to add vehicles which are not blueprint-buildable.
- The first since the Car Blueprints Update to add vehicles whose special events do not give blueprints for building them. In this case, Hot Wheels cars are awarded only after completing all Grand Finale races of their Championships.
- The first since the Daily Bonus Update to add a Pagani car.
- Currently, Pagani has the longest gap for a model to be added in the game, after the Pagani Huayra in the Daily Bonus Update within 23 updates, 4 years and 1 month.
- The first since the Championship Update to add a BMW vehicle.
- This now makes BMW as the first manufacturer in the game to contain both cars and motorcycles.
- The first and only update in 2017 to add a new electric car.
- The first since the Lunar New Year 2017 Update to have a car postponed from its previous update.
- The first since the Multiplayer League Update to add an electric vehicle.
- This update marks the final update of 2017.
- This is the second since the Motorcycles Update to neither have any new Enduro Double Down events nor any Elite Vehicles.
- This is the second update to add fictional vehicles based on a different type of entertainment, namely toy-based vehicles produced by Hot Wheels. The first was the preceding Munich Update which added a film-based (Despicable Me 3) fictional vehicle produced by Universal Pictures.
- This is the second update since the Lunar New Year 2017 update to add a Renault car.
- Players have reported obtaining Blueprints for the Yamaha FZ-10 and BMW M2 Special Edition. As these were not announced by Gameloft, it is likely both were still undergoing testing and meant for a future update.
- These were eventually revealed to be for the Lunar New Year 2018 Update
References
- ↑ This is not an exhaustive list and the prices can vary from what is listed