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What's new

  • How the simulator works

    The About page now walks through the physics behind every race, with charts from real races you can scrub through and the formulas for anyone who wants them. Try it →

  • Drivetrain swap

    Swap your build between front, rear and all-wheel drive in the garage and see how it changes your launch. Free with an account. Try it →

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October 2026

  • Hybrid and EV horsepower

    Hybrids and multi-motor EVs now add up every motor and engine at each speed, so their listed horsepower is accurate.

September 2026

  • Challenges Season 5

    A tuning season: set your own final drive ratio, add aero on select boards, and tied runs now share a rank. Try it →

  • Head-start timing

    Head-start races now time each car from its own start line, so rollout, 60 ft and every split are measured the same way for both lanes.

  • Badge rarity

    Every badge in your Paint Booth shows how many racers hold it, and your Driver Card shows your rarest one. Try it →

  • Belt CVT launches

    Belt-drive CVTs now launch through a torque converter and are limited by how much torque the belt can carry, for more accurate launches.

  • Better rolling starts

    On a rolling start, every engine now begins at the rpm its gear and speed call for, with automatics starting in sync with their torque converter.

  • Race debrief

    Race results now lead with who won and by how much, then suggest your next race.

  • Challenge a friend

    Send your challenge run to a friend: they race against it as a ghost and can send their run back. Try it →

August 2026

  • Paint Booth

    Pick your racing number and wear the liveries and decals you earn in challenges on every board and share card. Try it →

  • Exhaust & Sound StationPremium

    Fit parts from headers to blow-off valves and hear each one change the engine note. Free players can preview every part. Try it →

  • Sharper launches and shifts

    Cars shift just before redline like a real driver, dual-clutch cars launch without endless clutch slip, and speed limiters hold the car at its cap instead of cutting power on and off.

  • Hybrid launches

    Electric motors in hybrids now help during the launch and share each axle's grip with the engine.

  • More engine voices

    Carbureted classics idle rough and backfire, Hondas hit VTEC at the real crossover, and the Mazda 787B gets its rotary scream.

  • Permanent season marks

    Finish a challenge season in the top 10, 25 or 50 percent and keep a mark in your Medal Cabinet for good. Try it →

July 2026

  • New homepage

    The homepage plays a real simulated race between two cars, one tap away from racing them yourself.

  • Real top speeds

    Cars now upshift when the next gear pulls harder instead of waiting for redline, so they no longer get stuck in a lower gear short of their real top speed.

  • First across the line wins

    The winner is whoever crosses the finish line first, like a real drag race; elapsed time stays on the timeslip, so a head start or a better launch can win.

  • Challenges

    Daily and weekly build puzzles: build a car within the rules, lock in your best run and climb the season standings. Try it →

  • Launch Setup

    Turn traction control off before any race; Premium adds launch RPM and three launch styles.

  • Real wheelspin

    Every race now models tire slip: each driven tire's grip depends on how much it slips and how much weight is on it, so too much power spins the tires instead of hooking up perfectly.

June 2026

  • 0-60 times match road tests

    0-60 and 0-100 times now use the 1-foot rollout that magazines and manufacturers publish, on every screen.

  • Challenges betaPremium

    Premium members got first access to daily and weekly build challenges.

May 2026

  • Track temperature and grip

    The race temperature setting now changes tire grip: drag slicks work best in a narrow window, while performance street tires hold up in the heat.

  • Install the app on Android

    Add Motor Matchup to your home screen on Android and it opens like an app.

April 2026

  • Garage upgrades

    Weight reduction gets a slider, and tires come in compound tiers with a grip comparison. Try it →

March 2026

  • Motorcycles and fastest cars

    Motorcycles can race, and new Fastest Cars lists rank the quickest cars by category. Try it →

  • Custom paint and Beat This Car

    Paint your build any color, and Beat This Car finds cars that are quicker to 60 and cost less than the one you pick. Try it →

  • CVT support

    CVT cars now change ratio continuously to hold the engine near peak power, instead of racing through fixed gears.

  • Engine sound realism

    Engines bounce off the rev limiter, V8s lope at idle, and every cylinder sounds a little different.

  • Real cars on the dragstrip

    Races show each car as a side-view sprite of the real thing instead of a generic shape.

January 2026

  • New search

    Find any of 50,000+ vehicles faster, with redesigned spec pages.

November 2025

  • Engine sounds

    Races play engine sound, with a redesigned tach and race screen.

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