The Crew 2 MAD update patch notes: New cars, modes, hobby, more

Aakash Regmi
Car taking a turn in The Crew 2 with MAD update logo and purple tint

Months after the official September 11 release of The Crew Motorfest, Ubisoft is still bringing new updates to The Crew 2 and now the MAD update has hit the streets. Here’s everything added with The Crew 2 MAD update. 

Ubisoft hasn’t yet hit the brakes in terms of new content for The Crew 2, despite the release of The Crew Motorfest. Both of these racers are live service titles, promising to bring major updates every now and then. 

The Crew Motorfest did take a different approach than the previous two The Crew games, so if you want to revisit older entries in the series, you’ll still find something new to accompany you. 

So, here’s everything about The Crew 2 MAD update.

The Crew 2 MAD update start & end date

The Crew 2 MAD update is live, as it was released on November 15, and will run until February 28, 2024. The update is free and will be available for every The Crew 2 player.

The Crew 2 GT3RS racing in night
The Crew 2 is more than five years old, releasing on June 29, 2018.

The Crew 2 MAD update new cars

The Crew 2 MAD update brings 12 new cars, each available at a different time, and some returning cars from the previous Motorpass. So, here’s the list of all the cars and their release dates:

New cars

  • Dodge VIPER SRT-10 Coupé MAD Edition (2010) — November 15 (LIVE Event Reward)
  • Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT Basalt Edition (2022) — November 15
  • Audi TT RS Roadster (2022) — November 15 (Hobby Reward)
  • Peugeot 205 T16 EVO 2 (1984) — November 15
  • Renault Maxi 5 Turbo (1985) — November 15
  • Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 (2023) — December 20
  • Gordon Murray Automotive T.50s (2024) — December 20
  • Audi RS Q8 (2022) — January 10
  • Land Rover DEFENDER 110 V8 (2022) — January 10
  • Porsche 356 (1948) — February 14
  • Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2 7 (1972) — February 14
  • Porsche 959 (1986) — February 14

Along with the new cars, several old cars from previous Motorpass are also returning. You can refer to the full content breakdown provided by Ubisoft, for the details on returning cars.

Yes, you can earn these vehicles and import them to The Crew Motorfest as well.

The Crew 2 MAD update new content

The Crew 2 MAD update will add 18 new skills and a new hobby, The Stunt Performer, that will reward the Audi TT RS Roadster (2022).

It will also add some highly requested features to the Race Creator mode:

  • Ability to place checkpoints off the road.
  • A new Lap Mode option.

Of course, new LIVE Summits will also be added with the MAD update. It all starts with MADXSTUNT which will reward Dodge VIPER SRT-10 Coupé MAD Edition (2010) upon reaching Platinum.

The MAD update won’t just add new content, it’ll also shelve some of the previous ones. As The Crew 2 MAD update is the end of the Motorpass, no more Motorpasses will be added to The Crew 2.

The Crew 2 MAD update patch notes

Here are the full patch notes for The Crew 2 MAD update, as shared by Ubisoft.

Patch Size per platform

  • PC: 35.3 GB
  • PlayStation:
    • MENA: 32.2 GB
    • SCEJ: 32.8 GB
    • SCEA: 33.9 GB
    • SCEE: 35.1 GB
  • Xbox: 36.22 GB

Patch sizes may vary based on your game version.

GENERAL

HIGHLIGHTS

  • [Improved] The HUB Menu was revamped to display now 5 in-game news on the same page instead of maximum 11 on a dropdown menu previously.
    The above title “What to play” was extended to the first 3 news on the left, and the other title “What’s new?” includes 2 news on the right.
  • [Added] 18 new skills, called MAD skills were added. Requiring a great deal of precision, these are not easy to complete!

FEATURES

VANITY ITEMS

  • [Added] 17 vanities (7 for the new Hobby family and 10 for the summits).
    • Nitros : 4 items
    • Outfits: 1 item
    • Rooftops: 2 items
    • Smokes: 4 items
    • Tires: 6 items
  • [Fixed] : Surf Rooftop no longer clipping with the camera when camera angle is changed to hood mode.
  • [Fixed] : Spruemeister Tire does now fit the car’s rims.
  • [Fixed] : Shaka Rooftop is now centered on all vehicle.
  • [Fixed] : Preview of the Spear Racing Nitro, which was recently available to purchase in the Vanity Bundle “Nitro Pack” was not matching with its snapshot, which is resolved now.

BUNDLES/SHOP

  • [Added] 54 new Bundles all over the season.
    • 17 Summit Bundles
    • 17 Custom Bundles
    • 17 Vanity Bundles
    • 3 Basic Bundles
  • New overloads in HQ and vanity shop rotation each week.

SUMMIT

  • [Added] 2 new summits premium.
    And 7 re-used premium.

HOBBIES

  • [Added] A new hobby called ” The Stunt performer”, focusing on MAD skills.

GAME MODE

  • [Fixed] : The issue where players could get a huge amount of Icon points after playing a community race that takes under one second is resolved.

MOTORPASS

  • No more motorpass!

WORLD

  • [Added] A new playground: The aquapark, located above Las Vegas. 2 skills can be played on this waterpark, but players can have fun on their own and especially with Race Creator!

MISSIONS

  • No new mission!
  • [Fixed] : Nav-ribbon no longer goes over the out of the golden path at 06% progression on the THE DELIVERY event.

SKILLS

  • 18 new (completely) Mad skills – detailed below.
  • When the players use the back on track they are respawned on the re-start point.
  • An auto-switch to the good vehicle’s category has been developed for those skills when teleporting to them.
1SR – Driving School
2SR – Donut Jump
3MX – The Roof Route
4HC – The Perfect Spot
5DF – Driftin’ Pool
6RR – The Monument Climb
7HC – The Leap
8RX – Across the Harbour
9TC – The Rush
10RR – Lumberjack Path
11SR – Maze Escape
12DF – Drift & Smash
13MX – Waterslide Effect
14TC – Double Trouble Jump
15JS – The Catfish Slalom
16MX – The Precision Bridge
17Drag – The Longest Jump
18AB – Plane Dance

MENU

  • New hub menu that was described above.

UGC:

  • [Added] 1 new mode to put checkpoints everywhere in the world (not only on road), and 1 that allows modifying the checkpoints’ width in this offroad mode.
  • [Added] 1 new feature to able to create lap mode (until 30 lap).
  • [Improved] Now you can navigate through all races in community race menu with rear trigger buttons on controllers.
  • [Fixed] : There was before a duplicate option for the word ‘SANDSTORM’ after selecting advance filter weather option in community races.
  • [Fixed] : Words in some categories were out of order.
  • [Improved] : In the personalization settings of race creator, “More locations” category was moved at the bottom of the word selection.

MISC.

  • [Fixed] : Purchase confirmation is now appearing when buying items with virtual currency.

VEHICLES

NEW VEHICLES

  • 12 new vehicles:
    • Dodge VIPER SRT-10 Coupé MAD Edition (2010)
    • Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT Basalt Edition (2022)
    • Audi TT RS Roadster (2022)
    • Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2 7 (1972)
    • Porsche 356 (1948)
    • Porsche 959 (1986)
    • Land Rover DEFENDER 110 V8 (2022)
    • Audi RS Q8 (2022)
    • Gordon Murray T.50 (2022)
    • Gordon Murray T.50s (2023)
    • Peugeot 205 T16 EVO 2 (1964)
    • Renault Maxi 5 Turbo (1985)
  • [Fixed] : AUDI RS3 and AUDI RS7 has now smooth RPM needle animation.

WORLD + THEMATIZATION (+ VISUAL & AUDIO)

EVENTS

  • [Fixed] : Live Xtreme series Road to O’ahu Voiceover Switches from Spanish to Portuguese.
  • [Fixed] : Engine sound of Touring Car during the 3rd section of the mission is no longer glitched.

TECHNICAL

TECH

  • [Fixed] : FPS no longer drop after placing 230+ checkpoints.

AUDIO

  • [Fixed] : SFX were added for the UGC tutorial page.

KNOWN ISSUES

  • The buoys go floating in the air for the second player if both the players starts the skill one after another.
  • Skill music is still audible even after reducing the game volume to the minimum value.
  • Only one of the filter categories remains active when the player tries to apply conditions from two different filter categories in the “Community Races” tab of the Main Menu.
  • In some cases hovercrafts’ preview in the Miami’s house garage is cut in half.

That’s about everything coming to The Crew 2 with the MAD update, for more on The Crew Motorfest, check out:

The Crew Motorfest best drift settings | How to earn money fast in The Crew Motorfest | Best starter car to pick in The Crew Motorfest | The Crew Motorfest How to turn off Cara AI assistant | List of songs in The Crew Motorfest | The Crew Motorfest on Steam Deck 

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