Fast Lane Update

The Fast Lane Update (often abbreviated as the FLU) is the 31st update of Asphalt 8: Airborne.
== Announcement ==
Fast-Lane Festival
Welcome to the first FESTIVAL event of 2019! Test your driving skills against our new challenges and earn top rewards!
NEW SPECIAL EVENTS
Rev those engines for 2019's first R&D racing challenge! Complete three events to earn three amazing cars: the BMW i8 Coupe, Ferrari F60 America, and Zeus Twelve Sigma.
WELCOME THE PANAMERA
Join us in welcoming the new Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo to Asphalt 8! Be sure to keep an eye out, because it's pulling in soon!
FINISH LINE BOXES
See that special icon in the game-mode menus? It's a Finish Line Box, which means if you complete the highlighted race, you will receive a guaranteed gift! But they're in short supply, so turn up the Nitro and collect your prize!
NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENTS
Starting with this update, you'll notice some improvements we've made to the game. We're introducing an Inventory icon to help you manage your items more easily, and we're reintroducing the VIP icon to help you access your VIP Bonuses. We hope you enjoy the changes! https://forum.gameloft.com/viewtopic.php?f=1503&t=675168#p3623260
== New Vehicles ==
*Class B
**BMW i8 Coupe (R&D, only upgrades)
*Class A
**Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo (Limited-time offer, )
*Class S
**Ferrari F60 America (R&D)
**Zeus Twelve Sigma (R&D, only upgrades)
The new cars will need the following Engine Cards:
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**BMW i8 Coupe (x72)
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**Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo (x28)
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**Ferrari F60 America (x64)
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**Zeus Twelve Sigma (x92)
== Game Changes ==
=== Gameplay Changes ===
*Upgrade costs, Pro Kits, and Mastery rewards are purportedly rebalanced.
**Pro Kits for previous vehicles now cost more and (roughly thrice overall) kit cards.
***Even low-cost vehicles that could be PRO-upgraded without any engine cards now require them. Verified cases so far:
****Mini Cooper S Roadster: 4 
****Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA: 4 
****Renault DeZir: 8 
****Ford Focus RS: 8 
****Lamborghini Urus: 8 
*****Logically, this is still incorrect as given the fact that the Lamborghini Urus Concept actually has a twin-turbocharged V8 engine, it should use the Forced-Induction V8 card.
****Bentley Continental GT V8: 12 
*****Logically, this is still incorrect as given the fact that the Bentley Continental GT V8 (Series II) actually has a twin-turbocharged V8 engine, it should use the Forced-Induction V8 card.
****Nissan GT-R (R35): 12 
***Conversely, the Pro Kit costs for the Lightning LS-218 and Hyundai i30 N were reduced.
**Significant changes have been made for Car Mastery:
***Completed Mastery races can no longer be replayed.
****This makes it no longer possible to farm for Credits in Mastery.
***The base payouts for completing challenges in Mastery have been reduced.
*** are awarded only after completing the 12th challenge.
***Some Class S vehicles now give an increased number of Licenses.
***The 15th challenge of each vehicle now awards (50 for Class D and 100 for C to S-class vehicles).
***At the 4th challenge, a is now awarded for Class D, C & some B and a is now awarded for Class B-S.
***The 8th Challenge now awards an for Class D and an for Class C-S (or two of each in a few cases, e.g. Ferrari F60 America).
***The credit reward for each challenge is now a multiple of .
**The free upgrades are now optional with credit or token upgrades:
***Credits-only upgrade → Pay Credits or apply free upgrade
***Tokens-only upgrade → Pay Tokens or apply free upgrade
***Credits or Tokens upgrade → Pay Credits or apply free upgrade
*New Pro Kit Boxes: and .
**The Daily Kit Box replaces the .
*Daily Task streaks now award .
*New engine card: .
*The Engine cards are now available in Pro Boxes.
*As of this update, the R&D events no longer offer free upgrades for the vehicle.
*Asphalt Moments are now exclusive to VIP players.
*The individual rewards of and credits for watching ads have been replaced by a single credits reward.
**In a similar manner, the individual rewards of and have been replaced by a single reward.
**The amount of multiplayer tickets has been significantly increased. Individual rewards have also been replaced by a single reward of 3 tickets.
*Time-Limited Events now feature both unavailable and unreleased vehicles as AI opponents.
*Daily Heat Cups have been replaced by Daily Class Cups.
**This was done most likely to make up for the massive increase in Pro Kit card requirements.
*The ranks for the following 67 vehicles have been changed:https://forum.gameloft.com/viewtopic.php?f=1503&t=674134
Model 	Original ranks(Stock | MAX | MAX+PRO)	New ranks
Range Rover Evoque Coupe HSE Dynamic 	651 | 1187 | 1448 	922 | 1211 | 1408
Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe 	692 | 1203 | 1455 	938 | 1222 | 1416
BMW M2 	932 | 1304 | 1505 	1046 | 1292 | 1461
Buick Riviera 	1050 | 1376 | 1560 	1104 | 1348 | 1514
MV Agusta F4 1000 R 	1184 | 1436 | 1582 	1185 | 1409 | 1557
Yamaha FZ-10 	1078 | 1395 | 1575 	1126 | 1374 |1540
Shelby Cobra 427 	1015 | 1398 | 1605 	1094 | 1366 | 1557
Ducati XDiavel S 	1073 | 1451 | 1650 	1110 | 1406 | 1607
McLaren MP4/8 	1245 | (1511) | 1665 	1233 | | 1622
TVR Sagaris 	1217 | 1517 | 1683 	1212 | 1476 | 1661
Holden Coupe 60 	1111 | 1491 | 1684 	1131 | 1452 | 1673
 	917 | 1442 | 1687 	1035 | 1404 | 1663
 	901 | 1442 | 1689 	1024 | 1404 | 1671
Ford 2006 GT 	1300 | 1442 | 1533 	1271 | 1404 | 1494
Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Race Car 	1288 | 1454 | 1534 	1265 | 1415 | 1489
Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series 	1313 | 1470 | 1545 	1281 | 1431 | 1506
Ferrari F430 	1304 | 1457 | 1556 	1276 | 1417 | 1513
Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X 	1333 | 1491 | 1565 	1298 | 1452 | 1529
Marussia B2 	1358 | 1506 | 1577 	1319 | 1466 | 1539
Ducati SuperSport S 	1262 | 1455 | 1579 	1244 | 1425 | 1538
Chevrolet Corvette C7 	1382 | 1524 | 1593 	1340 | 1482 | 1552
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Coupé Final Edition	1349 | 1497 | 1595 	1314 | 1455 | 1551
McLaren 12C Spider 	1406 | 1543 | 1610 	1362 | 1501 | 1570
Pagani Zonda R 	1424 | 1563 | 1631 	1378 | 1522 | 1594
Ferrari F12berlinetta 	1448 | 1578 | 1643 	1399 | 1535 | 1602
BMW S 1000 RR 	1216 | 1503 | 1670 	1217 | 1468 | 1636
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento 	1464 | 1589 | 1672 	1415 | 1551 | 1643
Savage Rivale Roadyacht GTS 	1388 | 1566 | 1677 	1346 | 1527 | 1652
Lucra L148 	1400 | 1603 | 1679 	1356 | 1562 | 1646
RUF RT 12 S 	1500 | 1608 | 1679 	1453 | 1581 | 1667
Ferrari FF 	1389 | 1594 | 1687 	1340 | 1560 | 1670
Jaguar C-X75 	1498 | 1611 | 1689 	1448 | 1570 | 1652
Ferrari LaFerrari 	1481 | 1609 | 1694 	1432 | 1570 | 1664
 	459 | 1357 | 1695 	852 | 1332 | 1672
Lamborghini Asterion 	1343 | 1563 | 1695 	1308 | 1522 | 1670
Porsche 911 GT3 RS 	1360 | 1566 | 1697 	1324 | 1517 | 1650
McLaren P1™ 	1470 | 1611 | 1698 	1421 | 1576 | 1675
Zenvo ST1 	1520 | 1630 | 1699 	1469 | 1608 | 1694
Mazzanti Evantra 	1498 | 1619 | 1700 	1448 | 1578 | 1664
Savage Rivale GTR 	1442 | 1619 | 1701 	1394 | 1578 | 1669
Nissan GT-R NISMO 	1459 | 1619 | 1701 	1410 | 1586 | 1683
Volkswagen W12 	1503 | 1624 | 1706 	1453 | 1589 | 1681
McLaren 570S 	1406 | 1598 | 1708 	1362 | 1549 | 1678
Tramontana XTR 	1504 | 1627 | 1711 	1453 | 1586 | 1676
McLaren 650S GT3 	1465 | 1623 | 1726 	1415 | 1581 | 1694
 	1237 | 1568 | 1746 	1228 | 1527 | 1737
Ferrari 330 P4 	1412 | 1623 | 1749 	1367 | 1592 | 1748
Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupe Touring Car 2014 	1313 | 1593 | 1754 	1287 | 1549 | 1732
Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 	1470 | 1648 | 1758 	1421 | 1619 | 1755
Chevrolet Corvette C3 	1251 | 1581 | 1759 	1239 | 1541 | 1754
Sbarro Alcador 	1321 | 1601 | 1760 	1292 | 1559 | 1746
McLaren 675LT 	1388 | 1625 | 1763 	1346 | 1592 | 1763
Mosler GT3 	1481 | 1656 | 1765 	1432 | 1629 | 1765
McLaren Mercedes MP4-25 	1357 | (1619) | 1766 	1319 | | 1763
Rezvani Beast Alpha 	1148 | 1561 | 1768 	1169 | 1519 | 1767
Icona Vulcano V12 Hybrid 	1441 | 1648 | 1770 	1394 | 1626 | 1787
Bentley EXP10 Speed 6 	1481 | 1659 | 1770 	1432 | 1629 | 1766
Chevrolet 2016 Camaro SS 	1136 | 1585 | 1771 	1153 | 1554 | 1801
Jaguar XJ220S 	1520 | 1673 | 1772 	1469 | 1640 | 1756
BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage 	1077 | 1608 | 1773 	1115 | 1581 | 1805
 	885 | 1513 | 1776 	1013 | 1474 | 1801
SIN R1 	1296 | 1607 | 1776 	1271 | 1570 | 1780
Rimac Concept S 	1512 | 1675 | 1777 	1464 | 1656 | 1789
Aston Martin One-77 	1486 | 1666 | 1777 	1432 | 1643 | 1786
Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport 	1284 | 1607 | 1778 	1260 | 1576 | 1798
Infiniti Vision GT 	1319 | 1618 | 1779 	1287 | 1589 | 1801
McLaren 720S 	1369 | 1634 | 1784 	1330 | 1603 | 1794
*It is important to be aware that, even in the cases above where the new ranks suggest more competitiveness in MP, the very opposite is true. The Upgrade Rank Percentages were concurrently and quietly changed, and to a much more drastic degree.
**Example: with the decrease of all of its three reference ranks, the TVR Sagaris apparently should rank proportionally less at any tune. Its percentages, however, also changed from 20/30/20/30 to 2/79/2/17. As a result, a 0500-0000 tune, previously ranked 1307 (1217stock + 90MAX), started to rank 1421 (1212stock + 209MAX) for the same speed.
* Nearly every Class A cars' prices were changed to accommodate the new ranks of the cars.
** The Ferrari LaFerrari's price was changed from to ; this was temporarily reverted on February 28, 2019 but has since been reinstated.
** The Nissan GT-R NISMO's price was increased to 
** The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Coupé Final Edition's price was decreased to .
** The Tramontana XTR's price was decreased to .
** The McLaren P1™'s price was increased to .
=== Cosmetic Changes ===
*The VIP System icon has been brought back into the menu UI.
*An Inventory icon has been added to allow easier access to the Pro Kit Inventory.
*New app icon of a BMW i8 Coupe.
*Pro Kit Inventory is now only accessible by its icon on the top bar of the screen.
*A "home" icon has been added to the top bar of the screen. Pressing this icon at any time will bring back the player to the main menu.
*A biohazard symbol is now added beside the infection timer in Infected.
== Events ==
# BMW i8 Coupe R&D February 14, 2019
# McLaren M14A Championship February 22, 2019
# Asphalt Moments Series February 22, 2019 - 31 days limit (only for VIP players)
## VIP level 1
### Alfa Romeo 4C R&D
### Peugeot RCZ R R&D
## VIP level 2
### Renault Alpine Celebration R&D
## VIP level 3
### Peugeot SR1 R&D
### Lotus Evora Sport 410 R&D
## VIP level 4
### McLaren 650S GT3 R&D
### GT by CITROEN R&D
## VIP level 5
### Pagani Huayra BC R&D
### Zenvo TS1 GT 10th Anniversary Edition R&D
# Zeus Twelve Sigma R&D March 2, 2019
# Spring Fling 3 Multiplayer Season March 7, 2019
# 2018 McLaren X2 Championship March 8, 2019
# Fast Lane Festival March 15, 2019
# Ferrari F60 America R&D​​​​ March 16, 2019
# BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage R&D March 25, 2019
# Ferrari 488 Pista Championship April 1, 2019
# Joyride Multiplayer Season April 4, 2019
==Bugs / Glitches==
* The following glitches still persist from the preceding updates:
** Delayed loading (Android)
** Gameplay lag (Android)
** Aggressive AI after restarting races
** No loading screen when replaying/restarting races
** Collection notification reset issue for Old School if all cars are owned (including Acura NSX 2005 and Toyota Supra RZ (Mark IV)).
* : Claiming the reward for the 4th Mastery race could give a Champion Kit Box instead of the Specialist Kit Box.
**This has since been fixed.
* : The 15th Mastery challenge for the BMW S 1000 RR still requires the original MAX+PRO rank of 1670.
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* : When the update is rolled out, box prices in Exclusive Deals jump back to previous much higher prices for players who haven't installed the update, even if it's not yet available for their platform (Android). Installing the update fixes the box prices.
* : The total speed of the TVR Sagaris SE was unintentionally reduced to 466 km/h from 481 km/h as the rank of the vehicle was adjusted.
** This was later fixed after a hotfix update.
* : If the game is launched offline, many races in Season 9 have been rendered as DLC content, rendering them unplayable.
* : A notification for the Zeus Twelve Sigma's R&D would appear on the player's device but the event was not accessible.
**This was eventually fixed and the event was available after 3 hours.
*: For some players, unopened boxes obtained from the Lightning LS-218's EDD event cannot be opened.
**This has since been fixed.
*: Certain events that are restricted to a few Class A vehicles, such as the Tag Racing cups, also include the Zenvo TS1 GT 10th Anniversary Edition as a usable vehicle despite it being a Class S vehicle.
*: Players have reported that their card inventory have been doubled but not their storage limit thus making them unable to open any other boxes.
The following bugs have been fixed:
* Occasional missing pop-up notifications, such as Blueprint progress when a Blueprint is obtained or when a Daily Task has been refreshed or completed.
* Inability to change camera when using a keyboard on Windows (C key)
* Transylvania respawn glitch
== Trailers ==
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== Post-Update Screen ==
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== Trivia ==
*Prior to the Fifteenth Anniversary Update, this update was considered by many as the worst update due to the changes that made the game less appealing to non-paying players.
*This update was not mandatory (for players who have the Holiday Update) to continue playing until February 22, 2019.
*This update is the last to be compatible with iOS 8.
*This update has the highest number of revived events, with 13.
== References ==