

On 3 July 2020, the official Test Drive Twitter account tweeted a twelve-second video clip of a crown-shaped logo with the letters "SC" in it forming, announcing a full reveal during the Nacon Connect video event on 7 July. The game was officially announced on that date during the event with a 25-second teaser trailer, with Kylotonn (under their KT Racing brand) developing. Based on copyright text at the end of the video, the game will feature vehicles from (among others to be announced) Bugatti, Dodge, Ferrari, Koenigsegg, Lamborghini, and Porsche. The game will feature a 1:1 recreation of Hong Kong Island as revealed in a trailer released on 6 July 2021 during Nacon Connect 2021. The game will have "a realistic driving experience", indicating that the game will have a realistic handling model and will be more on simulation side, unlike its predecessor Test Drive Unlimited 2. Unlike its two predecessors of both Oahu and Ibiza, the road will be left-hand traffic, a first in the series since The Brotherhood of Speed's Tokyo and London. There will be 550 kilometres (340 mi) of drivable roads, as stated on Steam news hub for the game.

In April 2021, Nacon published a second teaser trailer that confirmed the game will be released for Microsoft Windows (via Steam and the Epic Games Store), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, with a new trailer to be released in July 2021.Ĭreative director Alain Jarniou, who worked on the first two Test Drive Unlimited games, stated in the Nacon Connect 2020 showcase that Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown has only been in development for "several months" by that time.
