Assetto Corsa Rally’s V0.6 update to introduce photo mode, private lobbies
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← Assetto Corsa Rally • News8 September 2026 — 5 minute read
By Ross McGregor
- AC Rally’s V0.6 update to include photo mode, private lobbies and custom liveries
- V0.6 to include Audi Quattro Gr. 4, Peugeot 206 WRC and Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Three new Assetto Corsa Rally cars were teased for the game’s V0.6 update late last week, with developers Kunos Simulazioni and Supernova Games Studios now confirming their identities.
Thankfully, in a nod to Traxion’s rallying chops, we managed to guess correctly, with the Group 4 Audi Quattro, Peugeot 206 WRC and Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 all coming to the latest build.
However, more new features were also revealed today (8th September 2026), with a photo mode and custom livery implementation on the way. Additionally, players can set up private lobbies for multiplayer, a significant upgrade from the public-only system available in V0.5.
Tantalisingly, the developers state that introducing custom liveries is the ‘first step towards modding support, which we plan to expand in the future’, although they didn’t offer further timelines.
Physics is fun
In terms of physics, the tyre thermal model will finally be enabled in-game, with the gravel of Wales and Greece tweaked to take advantage of reworked off-road tyres. As a result of further physics changes, the game’s online leaderboards will once again be reset.
18 new single-player events will also form part of V0.6, with optimum tyre pressures now set at 28 psi on asphalt and 32 psi on gravel and ice.
Assetto Corsa Rally V0.6 confirmed cars
- Audi Quattro Gr. 4, 1980
- Peugeot 206 WRC, 1999
- Volkswagen Polo GTI R5, 2018
Assetto Corsa Rally V0.6 changelog
NEW CONTENT:
– Audi Quattro Gr. 4 MY1980
– Peugeot 206 WRC MY1999
– Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MY2018
– Support for custom and multiple liveries
– Photomode
– Private lobbies
– Assetto Corsa Rally Events: added 3 new event groups featuring 18 fresh events to master the new cars.
CARS:
– Added Audi Quattro Gr. 4, Peugeot 206 WRC and Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
– Added support for livery customization with full documentation available in “/steamapps/common/Assetto Corsa Rally/acr/Content/LiveryTemplates/Readme.pdf”
– Added vibrations on windshield wipers
– Neutral and Reverse now show N and R on the Peugeot 306 cockpit display
– Improved clear coat and flakes effects on car paint
– Changed dust type to Gravel for Loutraki and Elatia
– Added missing studded Tarmac Montecarlo tire on Alpine A110
– General bug fixing & polish
PHYSICS
– Added Audi Quattro Gr. 4, Peugeot 206 WRC and Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
– Replaced some Alpine A110 tyres with versions closer in dimensions to the tarmac tyres
– Customized separately Greece and Wales gravel surfaces (off track surface is still the same for all roads but this will change)
– Enabled the tyre thermal model and retuned some setups accordingly
– Ideal tyre pressure is now 28 psi for tarmac tyres and 32 psi for gravel and ice tyres
– Retuned digging vibrations
– Retuned overslip vibrations
– Further tuning to the tyre model aimed at achieving more realistic stage times on gravel
– Further tuning of the self-aligning torque for most tures
– Added separate gravel surface characteristics for Greece and Wales (Off-track surfaces are still shared across all roads, but this will change in the future.)
– Tuned bump stop behaviour
ONLINE:
– Changed the online lobby start logic: 70% of ready players are now required to start the race before the timer expires
– The online race starting grid timer will no longer wait for players who have left the race
– Private Lobbies are now available
AUDIO:
– New vehicle audio support.
– RPM based cabin vibration work, based on damage, started.
– FMOD audio middleware upgraded to 2.03.14
– Fixed Co-driver speech ducking bug introduced with previous cabin camera changes.
– Fixed an issue where bonnet cam had reduced high frequency engine audio.
– Fixed an issue where left/right door aero was being processed by a cabin filter.
GAMEPLAY AND UI:
– Added Photo Mode, accessible from the race, replay, service park and main menu (in-car view)
– Locked weather, time and temperature conditions in Time Attack and Challenges. Temperature will still vary based on altitude, but conditions will remain consistent
– Car Camera Customization: added a button to discard changes
– Disabled background blur when Triple Monitor options are enabled, making it easier to fine-tune display settings
– Added AI times for Audi Quattro Gr. 4, Peugeot 206 WRC and Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 to all stages
– Updated the logic for Rally Event objectives. Rain and snow conditions should now be better balanced
– All previously earned medals have been retained and have not been reset
– Added a default binding preset for the Logitech RS5
– Removed the 60 FPS cap from replays
VFX, LIGHTING, AND ART DIRECTION:
– Tuned lighting and AO in the Main Menu scene
ENVIRONMENTS:
– Updated the Ideal Trajectories for all remaining stages/tracks (Wales Hafren North, Hafren South, Alsace Munster and Saverne, Monte Carlo Bollene and Sisteron, and Livigno) with the new ideal line tech improving line accuracy, adding varied widths in corners and skid intensities.
– Fixed various signs on Monte Carlo Bollene
– Fixed an incorrectly static sign at Greece Loutraki
BUG FIXES:
– Fixed an issue where the online race live-results page did not correctly display all players who had finished as DNF