American Truck Simulator Adds Ford Cars In Road Trip DLC
The DLC pushed the game's Steam concurrent player peak to 21,318, above the 19,138 record set around its 2016 launch, per SteamDB data cited by Automaton.
Key Facts
- SCS Software released the Road Trip: Ford DLC for American Truck Simulator on September 30.
- The DLC adds four Ford vehicles: the 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback, 2023 Ford F-150, 2023 Ford Bronco, and 1998-2012 Ford Crown Victoria.
- The Road Trip: Ford DLC costs 1,080 yen and supports Japanese language.
- American Truck Simulator is 75 percent off at 695 yen in a Steam sale running until October 1.
- The DLC's Atlas feature launches with Tourist Boards in seven states, with more planned for later updates.
Reporting from 2 sources: Automaton, Game Spark.
SCS Software released the paid DLC "Road Trip: Ford" for American Truck Simulator on September 30. The add-on adds four Ford vehicles to the truck simulation: the 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback, 2023 Ford F-150, 2023 Ford Bronco, and 1998-2012 Ford Crown Victoria, all customizable and drivable in the game's Convoy co-op multiplayer mode. The DLC also introduces Atlas, a tourism navigation feature. Tourist Boards placed across the map let players select a location from a UI and receive GPS guidance; upon arrival, nearby exploration spots appear, and conquering them yields region-themed postcards that can be displayed on a car's dashboard. Tourist Boards launch in seven states, with more planned for later updates. The DLC costs 1,080 yen and includes Japanese language support. A same-format DLC, Road Trip: RAM & Dodge, is planned. The base game is 75 percent off at 695 yen in a Steam sale running until October 1.
The "Road Trip" project was first announced in April 2024, and the Ford pack arrives about a year and a half later as its first installment. The DLC also works for players who have never touched the base game: before car mode unlocks, you have to finish the first delivery, which acts as the tutorial and takes a few minutes.
Switching between vehicles is handled with a car mode toggle at the bottom left of the menu screen. Atlas sits in the navigation menu and works in trucks as well as cars, not only the Ford models.
The base game is a truck sim built around cargo hauling, with fines for speeding and sleep deprivation and compensation payments after accidents. It launched in February 2016, and the Convoy multiplayer mode arrived in July 2021. Both American Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator 2 were announced in August 2024 for Xbox and PS5, with the game also planned for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PS5.
The Steam sale runs until 1:00 AM Japan time on October 2.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.