Heatwave Season Update

The Heatwave Season Update is the 20th update for Asphalt 9: Legends.
==Announcements==
Celebrate Asphalt 9's third anniversary! Feel the racing heat on a new track inspired by the design of real motorsport circuits and chase 7 fabulous hypercars in new events and a grand prix
Grab the Legend Pass to unlock the McLaren Elva, exclusive content, and other benefits!
NEW MOTORSPORT CIRCUIT
Race on a realistic circuit inspired by world-renowed motor racing tracks. It's time to burn some rubber in Auckland, New Zealand.
7 NEW SUMMER DEVILS
This season brings with it no fewer than 7 powerful new cabriolets to race under the beating sun! Among them is the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster and the McLaren Elva.
SPECIAL EVENTS & 3-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Celebrate with us in an anniversary event and a very special "Burst of Speed"! The Unleashed event is back too, as well as special events to get your hands on the Hennessey Venom F5 and the Bugatti Veyron Grand Vitesse.
GRAND PRIX
The rarest gems to add to your collection this season are the Lamborghini SC20 and the Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta. Prove your worth and get them in the Grand Prix!
ESPORTS COMPETITIONS
Buckle up for new and ongoing competitions this summer!
==New Vehicles==
*Class C
**Aston Martin V12 Speedster (Car Hunt)
*Class B
**McLaren Elva (Legend Pass)
*Class A
**Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta (Grand Prix)
**Lego Technic™ McLaren Senna GTR™ (Grand Prix, unobtainable, postponed to the Electric Season Update)
**Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster (Unleashed Event)
**Lamborghini SC20 (Grand Prix)
*Class S
**Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse (Special Event)
**Hennessey Venom F5 (Legend Pass Special Event)
==Game Changes==
===Gameplay Changes===
*New Track: Auckland
*New Career Season: Heatwave Season
*The rough terrain patch in Nevada that used to slow down your vehicle has been fixed.
*New variants of New York and Nevada tracks have been added to the club race selection screen.
*Improved and optimized gamepad navigation in the game.
*A Mini-Update released for Windows included the option of using Manual Acceleration, prior to that this feature was only avaliable in the Xbox version.
===Cosmetic Changes===
*The size of the exclamation mark (!) notification icon over game mode buttons on the menu screen has been reduced and no longer pops out above the buttons.
*In races with a goal of "Beat [time] with the [car]", the word "the" has been removed from the goal text, so it now reads "Beat [time] with [car]".
*New customization kits added for the Lamborghini Aventador SV Coupé.
*New app icon of a Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport.
*The Pininfarina Battista's appearance was updated to have blue accents and a rework on the bodykit.
**The bodykit rework matches the one on the Anniversario version of the car.
==Events==
*Heatwave Season (July 29 - September 24, 2021)
*Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse Special Event (July 30 - August 27, 2021)
*Lamborghini SC20 Grand Prix (August 2 - 18, 2021)
*Porsche 911 GT3 RS Epic Prix (August 20 - 29, 2021)
*Hennessey Venom F5 Special Event (August 27 - September 25, 2021)
*Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta Grand Prix (August 30 - September 15, 2021)
- Included in the Special Event Tab
*Aston Martin V12 Speedster Car Hunt (July 30 - August 9, 2021)
*Acura NSX GT3 Evo Key Hunt (August 6 - 16, 2021)
*Ford GT MK II Key Hunt (September 3 - 13, 2021)
*Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster Unleashed Event (September 3 - 13, 2021)
== Asphalt 3rd Anniversary Events Series ==
*Lamborghini Sian FKP 37 (in Special Event Tab) (July 30 - August 8, 2021)
* Asphalt 9 3rd-Anniversary Celebration (July 30 - August 8, 2021)
==Multiplayer Seasons==
Name 	Season Date 	Season Type 	Special Rules 	Featured Car(s)
Classic Series 	July 30 - August 13, 2021 	World Series 	- 	All cars
Burst of Speed - 3rd Anniversary	July 30 - August 6, 2021 	Limited Series	Ghost Slipstream 	
Porsche Carrera GT
Lotus Evija
Ferrari F8 Tributo
Aston Martin Valhalla
McLaren Speedtail
Lamborghini Sián FKP 37
McLaren Elva 	August 6 - August 13, 2021 	Trial Series 	Ghost Slipstream 	McLaren Elva 
(Free Try , MAX)
Ghost 	August 13 - August 27, 2021 	World Series 	Ghost Cars 	All Cars
Heatwave Season I 	August 13 - August 20, 2021 	Limited Series	- 	All Cars from Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse Special Event
(Free Try, MAX)
Asphalt Jungle 	August 20 - August 27, 2021 	Limited Series	Slipstream Mode - Variety of 30' and 60' Track - Knockdown Mode Activate right after the countdown	All Cars
Classic Series 	August 27 - September 10, 2021 	World Series 	- 	All Cars
Hennessey Venom F5 	August 27 - September 3, 2021 	Trial Series 	- 	Hennessey Venom F5 
(Free Try, MAX)
Back To School 	September 3 - 10, 2021 	Limited Series	Ghost Slipstream - Variety of 30' and 60' Tracks 	All Cars
Ghost Slipstream 	September 10 - September 24, 2021	World Series 	Ghost Slipstream Cars 	All Cars
Heatwave Season II 	September 10 - September 17, 2021	Limited Series	- 	All Cars from Hennessey Venom F5 Special Event
(Free Try, MAX)
Season Finale 	September 17 - September 24, 2021	Limited Series	TBA 	TBA
==Bugs and Glitches==
*Unresponsive Controller: Players have reported that using a controller would cause the car to steer in a single direction even if no input was given. A temporary fix to this is to set the steering sensitivity to 100%.
**This was fixed on Windows with a hotfix.
*Missing Space in Goal Text: In "Beat [time] with [car]" goals, a space is missing after the word "with", resulting in the goal text being rendered as "Beat [time] with[car]" instead.
*Invisible Track: On some devices, it is possible for a track to become invisible with only the cars and some props being visible.
==Trivia==
*In the first few hours of the update's release, a Lego® Technic™ McLaren Senna GTR could be seen in the garage as a Class A car. It was made hidden until its relase in the Electric Season Update.
*In the about section of the options menu, the license for the RAESR Tachyon Speed can be seen.
**That car would later be added in the next update. 
==Post-Update Screen==
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==Trailer==
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Category:Updates (Asphalt 9)