Driving Empire New Limited: Schedule, Start Times & Next Countdown

New Limited is Driving Empire’s recurring drop of limited-edition vehicles — cars that join the game for a short window and are then retired, which makes each release something drivers plan around rather than stumble into. Driving Empire itself is one of Roblox’s largest driving games, a Voldex-built open-world racer with more than about 3,400,000,000 lifetime visits, over about 32,000,000 favorites, and roughly about 23,000 drivers on the road at any given moment.

Unlike the game’s steady weekly updates, New Limited returns on a much longer rhythm — every ~270 days between drops. It has run 3 times so far, and each release tends to open on a Friday afternoon in the eastern United States. The next occurrence and the usual start windows are on the card below.

Next occurrence

Driving Empire

New Limited

May 11, 1:00 AM ET

Next in 203d 14h 43m

Projected from its usual rhythm — we confirm the exact time once the developer posts it.

Usual times

• Fridays, 12:00 PM ET
• Fridays, 1:00 PM ET

Runs every ~270 days.

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How often New Limited runs

New Limited sits at the slow end of Driving Empire’s calendar, arriving every ~270 days rather than on a weekly beat. When a release lands, it opens in one of two time-of-day windows, both on a Friday afternoon Eastern time. Those two slots exist for the reason most global Roblox events stagger their timing: a moment that is midday in New York is evening in Europe and the middle of the night in Asia, so spreading the opening gives players around the world a reachable entry point. The next date is our best estimate from the event’s usual spacing, and we confirm it here once Voldex posts the release.

Here is how the two Eastern windows land across the major regions. Times are approximate and shift by an hour with daylight saving:

What New Limited adds

Every New Limited release centers on limited-edition vehicles — cars added to Driving Empire for the occasion rather than folded into the permanent lineup. Because they are limited, they are the drops players tend to organize their week around:

• One or more new limited cars join the game when the release opens — the most recent drop brought the 2008 Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R and the 2021 Lotus Evora GT, with stickers for every player alongside them.
• The vehicles are tied to the drop, so catching the window is the dependable way to add them to a garage before they retire.
• The release sits apart from Driving Empire’s steadier stream of branded car drops as a rarer, headline event that drivers plan around.

Tips for catching it

• Pick the window that falls in your daytime. North American players get the two Friday afternoon slots; European players get an early evening; in India, Japan and Australia the opening lands late Friday night or early Saturday.
• Set a reminder for the projected date. Because New Limited comes around only every ~270 days, missing a drop can mean a long wait, and limited cars are not guaranteed to return.
• If you do miss one, the pattern repeats — the next New Limited is expected around Tuesday, May 11, 2027 at 1 AM ET — but treat any specific limited vehicle as a one-time chance.

How it fits Driving Empire’s rhythm

New Limited is the patient event on a busy calendar. Driving Empire runs a near-constant cycle of shorter updates and branded car drops — recent ones include the Ram and Rivian debuts and the return of the Las Vegas map, with another addition teased for the week ahead. Against that backdrop, New Limited is the rarer, headline-style drop that drivers wait months for rather than a weekly fixture, which is exactly why its cars carry more weight.

Frequently asked questions

What time is the Driving Empire New Limited event in my timezone?

New Limited opens on a Friday afternoon Eastern time, in windows at 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM ET. That is roughly 9:00–10:00 AM on the US West Coast, 5:00–6:00 PM in the UK, 6:00–7:00 PM in Central Europe, 9:30–10:30 PM in India, and 1:00–3:00 AM Saturday in Japan and eastern Australia.

How often is the Driving Empire New Limited event?

New Limited runs every ~270 days, a much slower rhythm than the game’s weekly updates, and has appeared 3 times so far.

When is the next Driving Empire New Limited event?

The next New Limited is projected for Tuesday, May 11, 2027 at 1 AM ET, based on the event’s usual spacing; we confirm the date here once Voldex announces it.

What do you do in Driving Empire New Limited?

New Limited adds limited-edition vehicles to Driving Empire for the release, giving players a window to pick up cars that are not part of the permanent lineup before they retire.

Last updated October 19. We update this page as the schedule changes.