With WRC 9, the developers have pulled out all the stops to once again meet the high expectations of rally fans by providing even more realism and challenges.

Hailed as one of the best Career modes in any racing game, WRC 8 was a hit with rally fans. It returns in WRC 9 with enhanced gameplay mechanics, new opportunities to upgrade your team, a wider variety of events and a stronger link to what the real-world championship teams are doing throughout the year.

WRC 9 again includes extensive content with three new events added to the calendar: the return of Kenya's iconic Safari Rally, Rally Japan and its challenging narrow asphalt roads, the beautiful scenery of Rally New Zealand and two other rallies with completely redesigned environments. Fans will also be able to take the wheel of new classic cars that have left their mark on the history of the WRC.

To improve and refine certain vehicle behaviors, the developers have again focused on the realism of car physics – including suspensions, braking and mass transfer – to take authenticity to the next level. This attention to detail faithfully reproduces the vehicles' responsiveness on all surfaces and in all conditions found in the real championship. A special focus on sound also provides deeper immersion.

WRC 9 features a total of 15 classic cars that have all left their mark in history by winning the WRC’s drivers’ or manufacturers’ world titles at least once. Many of these extremely responsive cars come from an era in which high-tech driving aids were not available, and require very specific handling skills.

Players will be able to drive iconic cars such as the Porsche 911 GT3 RS RGT (997), which is one of the hardest cars to control because of its responsiveness; the Citröen C3 WRC 2019, the last model made by Citroën as an official manufacturer; and the Proton Iriz R5, exclusively developed for the R5 category (WRC 2).

See the full list of classic cars available in WRC 9 below:

• Lancia Stratos
• Lancia Fulvia HF
• VW Polo WRC 2016
• Lancia 037
• Porsche 911 GT3 RS RGT (997)
• Ford Escort MkII 1800
• Alpine A110 1973
• Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione
• Citroën Xsara WRC 2005
• Ford Focus 2007
• Toyota Corolla 1999
• Audi Quattro A2 1984
• Citroen C3 WRC 2019
• Proton Iriz R5

The 15th legendary car to be included in the game will be unveiled and available at a later date, stay tuned!

In WRC 9, players are thrust into the heart of the new FIA World Rally Championship season with all content in the yearly calendar and much more:

• 3 new rallies: Japan, New Zealand, Kenya
• Over 50 official teams and their livery from the WRC, WRC 2, WRC 3 and Junior WRC
• Over 15 bonus cars that have left their mark on the history of the WRC

NACON and KT Racing are also taking this opportunity to announce the continuation of their licensing agreement with WRC Promoter until 2022 for the development and publishing of WRC 10 and WRC 11.

WRC 9 will be available for Xbox One, PS4 and PC (Epic Games Store) on September 3, 2020, with release timing for Xbox Series X, PS5 and Nintendo Switch to be announced at a later date.