Torque Drift News

Not long to go before we kick off Formula Drift 2023 Season – But FIRST! Update 2.22.0 is now live with a BRAND NEW YSR Angle Kit and Mustang RTR Bodykit for you to tune and build up. We’re making (good) in-game flow changes with the ability to swap livery and tune slots during Car Selection and ensuring y’all are staying up to date with all the latest Torque Motorsport Youtube content with some sparkly new UI additions to the game!

NEW MUSTANG RTR BODYKIT!
Okay okay we get it you asked, and we HEARD! Nothing screams more gains than giving this muscle car a brand new bodykit to play around with. Don’t walk, RUN to the garage NOW and experience the 'Stang in all its glory!

NEW YSR ANGLE KIT!
WAKE UP BABE – Newest Alignment Kit just dropped in the part store! Go get 'em!

SWAP LIVERY/TUNE SLOTS IN CAR SELECTION!
Ever forget to change your livery or tuning set up right before a battle? We’re making life easier for you with these new Car Selection features!

To change your slots, keep an eye out for these controls:
*Tune Slot - Tap on Tune Stats (Mobile) / Page Up (PC) / LS (Controller)
*Livery Slot - Tap on Car Thumbnail (Mobile) / Page Down (PC) / RS (Controller)

YOUTUBE CAROUSELS NOW LIVE!
In case you’re living under a rock, we are officially on Youtube at Torque Motorsport! Find us here: Official Torque Motorsport Youtube Channel
We’ve given our beloved in-game carousels a brand new look with real-time updates for our latest motorsport content! Make sure to check us out and hit that fat Subscribe button!


BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS

• Various paint shop changes and bug fixes
  
• Various localization and UI fixes
  
• Entry level cars should now feel easier to drive
  
• Fixed an exploit where players could acquire 2 starter cars in the tutorial
  
• Plus more tweaks and overall QoL improvements!
  

Get KEEN for FD Season ‘23 folks – Excited to hear what y’all think of Update 2.22.0, let us know in the comments and as always, feel free to shoot through any feedback on our Instagram and Discord!


– Torque Drift Team

HEYA DRIFTERS – We hope you enjoyed your break over the holidays! The TD team is officially back with its first update to warm up a foreseeable hectic 2023. In the meantime, strap yourselves in for LNY event-exclusive content, a tribute to Ken Block, a BRAND NEW Carbon-grade engine and more bug fixes for this patch!

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR 2023!
恭喜发财! We are absolutely gassed to welcome you into 2023 (twice!) – Kick into the Lunar New Year with fortune and fun with EXCLUSIVE content for the next 2 weeks!

• LNY 2023 ‘Flower’ Alloys & ‘Spokes’ Alloys
  
• LNY 2023 Rabbit Stickerpack
  
• LNY 2023 Bundle
  
• LNY 2023 Challenges
  

To ensure you are EXTRA prosperous this year, make sure to claim your Red Envelope in the Special Offers tab!

*LNY Alloys, Stickerpack, Bundle & Red Envelope available now – UTC Feb 5, 11pm
*LNY Challenge available UTC Jan 27, 9am – Jan 30, 11pm


REMEMBERING KEN BLOCK
The motorsport world will never be the same after the passing of Ken Block.

To honour late motorsport legend Ken Block, a mural has been permanently installed in the player garage and the Cali Garage track for the community to keep his legacy alive.


NEW CARBON ENGINE – RB30!
NEWEST addition to the part store just landed! Which car are you putting this beast of an engine in?


BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS

• Fixed a sporadic issue where screens turn colourful in open-lobbies or battles
  
• Hakone differences between PC and Mobile are now in sync (players no longer can get stuck in some areas)
  
• Some tutorial soft-lock issues fixed
  
• Torque Motorsport link added to social area
  
• Tire PSI no long reset after purchasing new ones
  

2023 is OUR YEAR drifters – We’re only getting started.

– Torque Drift Team

HO HO HO DRIFTERS, FESTIVE SEASON IS UPON US! 🎄🎄🎄 Exclusive holiday content for Xmas ‘22 with dashing NEW challenges, alloys, and more! We’re jingling ALL your bells with NEW cars here, there, EVERYWHERE for Update 2.20.0! Get excited for the E92 and JZX100 bodykits, as well as 2 NEW car releases – NISSAN R29 and Jonathan Nerren’s Mustang!

FESTIVE SEASON 2022!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… We’re blessing your holiday season with our annual Advent Calendar challenges AND a whole separate Holiday-exclusive sponsortree with more unpredictable lines. Paintshop getting spoilt with 2022 Xmas themed stickerpacks and don’t worry – We heard y’all LOUD and CLEAR during Halloween; NEW Festive Alloys just in time for Xmas!

NEW NISSAN 2000 GT-R!
What’s it like having a piece of history in your garage? Introducing one of the first performance-bred Skyline GT-Rs, you simply cannot deny the timeless design and sheer competition it upheld during its Japan touring race era. Have a taste of the 70s with the classic two-door NISSAN 2000 GT-R now!

NEW JONATHAN NERREN MUSTANG – 2017 SHELBY TRIBUTE STREET CAR!
How often do you get to see two motorsport legends in the same sentence – Let’s get a bit of commotion going for North Carolina-based FD Pro-Driver Jonathan Nerren and his weathered race livery for the Carroll Shelby Tribute Mustang! We know y’all have been asking for more ‘stangs, so here’s the first in our pipeline!

P.S Will Nerren finally get his Speedy Gonzales in-game title? (We’ll have to find out in our next Twitch stream!)

NEW BODYKITS – E92 & JZX100!
No explanation needed – Grab your brushes NOW, we just added NEW stock bodykits for our cult-favorite cars, the BMW E92 and Toyota Chaser JZX100!

BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS

• Optimised store panel UI loading times
  
• Fixed multiple matchmaking issues – Rematch responsiveness and flow, DQ and timeout notifications
  
• Lobby UI fixes and adjustments
  
• & More quality-of-life improvements!
  

What an absolute wild ride 2022 has been drifters.

From everyone here at Grease Monkey Games, a massive thank you to another year of ever-growing support and love for Torque Drift, and for our new, upcoming title: Torque Drift 2!
Torque Drift would not be where it is right now without its loud, vibrant community (YEP YOU!), and we are ready to kick off 2023 with more player-feedback oriented features, solutions, improvements, exciting new car releases, drivers, and more!


Happy Holidays everyone, stay safe and we’ll see you in the new year!


– Torque Drift Team

Hey Drifters!

We are aware of some players receiving a ban message and have tweaked some parameters around this.
This hotfix is now live for both PC & Mobile Users.

Fixes:

• Minor fix regarding sensitive banning
  

If you are still affected by this, please message our Support Instagram @gmgsupport with your USERNAME.


Thanks for your patience gang!

- Torque Drift Team

Hey Drifters!

We are aware of some players receiving a ban message and have tweaked some parameters around this.
This hotfix will be available to our PC users for now, but we will continue monitoring the situation for our Mobile users too.

Fixes:

• Minor fix regarding sensitive banning
  

Thanks for your patience!

- Torque Drift Team