2024 Lunar New Year Update

The 2024 Lunar New Year Update is the 66th update of Asphalt 8: Airborne.

Followed by: 2024 Motorcycles Update

## New Vehicles

* Class D
	+ Mercedes-Benz 2022 Showcar Vision AMG (Replacement for Scion FR-S)
* Class C
	+ Honda Civic Type-R 2022 (Replacement for Toyota Supra RZ (Mark IV))
	+ Praga R1 (Replacement for Rinspeed zaZen)
* Class B
	+ Lamborghini Autentica (Replacement for RUF CTR 3, Racing Pass 14)
	+ Lamborghini SC18 Alston (Replacement for RUF RT 12 S)
	+ Lamborghini Huracan Technica (Replacement for Mazzanti Evantra, Special Event)
* Class A
	+ Ducati SuperSport S Year of the Dragon Edition (Gift)
	+ Lamborghini Huracan Year of the Dragon Edition (Racing Pass 12)
	+ Porsche 911 RSR (Replacement for 9FF GT9 VMAX)
	+ Ferrari Omologata (Special Event)
* Class S
	+ Bugatti Chiron Year of the Dragon Edition (Special Event)
	+ McMurtry Speirling (Racing Pass 13)
	+ Lamborghini SC63 (Replacement for Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo, Treasure Rush)
	+ Bugatti Chiron Super Sport '57 One of One' (**ULTIMATE**, Treasure Rush)
	+ Dodge Dart GT G-TOILET EDITION (**ULTIMATE**, temporary car, unobtainable)

## Game Changes

### Gameplay

* The following cars have been removed for owners and non-owners, and was replaced for owners:
	+ Mazzanti Evantra
	+ Rinspeed zaZen
	+ 9FF GT9 VMAX
	+ Toyota Supra RZ (Mark IV)
	+ Scion FR-S
* Bikes:
	+ All **MAX** bikes now use their own new max kit cards, bike-specific kit cards and Credits to upgrade and have 10 **MAX** levels, except the Suzuki GSX-R750, which had 7 **MAX** levels.
		- Level 1-5: Max Kit Card
		- Level 6-10: Max Kit Card, Bike-specific Kit Card
		- New card: Bike Wild Cards, can use to convert to bike-specific kit cards.
			* Every bike wild cards have 5 rarities, Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary.
		- New max kit cards, can use to upgrade bikes.
			* Acceleration
			* Top Speed
			* Handling
			* Nitro
			* Every max kit cards have 5 rarities, Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary.
		- New Bike Master Keys can used to unlock a specific bike.
			* Every bike master keys have 5 rarities, Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary.
			* Bike Master Keys can unlock all bikes.
	+ New event type: Bike Hunt
* Master Keys:
	+ Master Keys can unlock all cars, except Hot Wheels Cars, Tesla Model S and removed cars.
* New Moto Blitz Season: Season 16: Lunar Racing (Ducati SuperSport S Year of the Dragon Edition)

### Cosmetic

* New splash loading screen of a Bugatti Chiron Year of the Dragon Edition, Lamborghini Huracan Year of the Dragon Edition and FIRE-BREATHING RACER on a Ducati SuperSport S Year of the Dragon Edition in a studio.
* New avatar and profile icon: FIRE-BREATHING RACER (Male)
* New avatar item: G-TOILET (Head) (Male)
* Female version for the avatar "TECHNO PIG" has added.
* New animated decal for the Ferrari Omologata. This animated decal can be obtained by reaching **X** conditions in it's Special Event.
* New animated decal for the Lamborghini SC63. This animated decal can be obtained by reaching Stage 2 or landing on the Super Round cell and landing on it's cell in it's Treasure Rush, but only for who owns the SC63.
* The following cars have been renamed:

 Audi R8 e-tron Special Edition
 TVR Sagaris Special Edition
 Infiniti Project Black S Special Edition
 BXR Bailey Blade GT1 Special Edition
 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) Special Edition
 Apollo Intensa Emozione

## Events

1. Racing Pass 12 (January 30 - February 27, 2024)
2. ??? Car Hunt (January 31 - February 7, 2024)
3. Bugatti Chiron Year of the Dragon Edition Special Event (February 3 - March 1, 2024)
4. ??? Bike Hunt (February 7 - 14, 2024)
5. Porsche 911 GT3 RS Year of the Rabbit Edition Treasure Rush (February 11 - 25, 2024)
6. ??? Car Hunt (February 14 - 21, 2024)
7. ??? Bike Hunt (February 21 - 28, 2024)
8. Racing Pass 13 (February 27 - March 26, 2024)
9. ??? Car Hunt (February 28 - March 6, 2024)
10. Ferrari Omologata Special Event (March 1 - 28, 2024)
11. ??? Bike Hunt (March 6 - 13, 2024)
12. ??? Car Hunt (March 13 - 20, 2024)
13. Bugatti Chiron Super Sport '57 One of One' Treasure Rush (March 16 - 30, 2024)
14. ??? Bike Hunt (March 20 - 27, 2024)
15. Racing Pass 14 (March 26 - April 23, 2024)
16. ??? Car Hunt (March 27 - April 3, 2024)
17. Lamborghini Huracan Technica Special Event (March 28 - April 24, 2024)
19. ??? Bike Hunt (April 3 - 10, 2024)
20. Lamborghini SC63 Treasure Rush (April 9 - 24, 2024)
21. ??? Car Hunt (April 10 - 17, 2024)
22. ??? Bike Hunt (April 17 - 23, 2024)

## Gifts

* Players who own some LNY Edition Cars will be gifted an avatar starting January 30, 2024:
	+ Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Year of the Rooster Edition: ROOSTER WARRIOR (Male/Female)
	+ Audi R8 e-tron Year of the Dog Edition: TRACK HOUND (Male/Female)
	+ TVR Sagaris Year of the Pig Edition: TECHNO PIG (Male/Female)
	+ Infiniti Project Black S Year of the Rat Edition: KING RAT (Male/Female)
	+ BXR Bailey Blade GT1 Year of the Ox Edition: ARMORED OX (Male/Female)
	+ Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) Year of the Tiger Edition: ROARING TIGER (Male/Female)
	+ Porsche 911 GT3 RS Year of the Rabbit Edition: BLACK-EARED HOPPER (Male/Female)
	+ If owned some of the avatars, the player will gifted 1K Vouchers instead.
* Between February 1 - February 10, 2024, a reward was given for each day that the player logged into the game. The rewards consisted of the following items:
* Players who previously owned removed cars will receive:

## Trivia

* This update beats the Santa's Gift Update for the highest count of new vehicle, with 15, including the temporary car.

Updates in Asphalt 8: Airborne (2024)
* 2024 Motorcycles Update (v7.7.0)
* 2024 Summer Update (v7.8.0)
* Eleventh Anniversary Update (v7.9.0)
* 2024 Hot Wheels Update (v8.0.0)
* 2024 Holiday Update (v8.1.0)