In recent days, Kazunori Yamauchi had as usual teased the next cars that would arrive in Gran Turismo 7, promising us a big update in passing. He had not exaggerated his words, far from it, since version 1.40 of the game called SPEC II full of new things which were presented in an adequate trailer and detailed on the PlayStation Blog and the official site. It’s out this Thursday, November 2 since 7:00 this morning, so let’s take stock of what she brings.
To begin, the seven new cars added are the ’68 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemithere ’18 Dodge Charger SRT Demonthere Lexus LFA ’10there Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II ’91there ’95 NISMO 400Rthere Porsche 911 GT3 RS (992) ’22 and the Tesla Model 3 Performance ’23the predictions were almost entirely correct. A unique circuit, Lake Louisefor its part offers three additional routes (Long Track, Short track And Tri-Oval). A new introductory film SPEC II and three new menus Extra in the Cafe GT (Road-Going Racers, Lexus And Red Bull X Series) are also on the program.
As for the events for the world circuits, five regular races and two in Expert are arriving.
New regular events
- World Touring Cars 900: Trial Mountain / Nurburgring / Suzuka Circuit / Autopolis
- X2019 Nations Cup: Interlagos Circuit / Sardegna Road Track / Dragon Trail / Trial Mountain Circuit / Lake Maggiore Circuit
- World Rally Challenge Gr. B: Lake Louise
- Japanese 4WD Challenge 600
- Pick-Up Truck Race: Lake Louise
New Expert events
- Clubman Cup+: Watkins Glen International / Special Stage Route X / Fuji Speedway / Monza Circuit
- GT Cup Gr. 3: Mount Panorama / Daytona International Speedway / Deep Forest Raceway / Red Bull Ring
And to make life easier for virtual pilots, a button at the top right provides direct access to events that can be joined Currently. Players who have seen the end of the game film can also enjoy weekly challenges with a special reward if they are completed.
AI Gran Turismo Sophyonly available on PS5enters the scene and can be faced in Fast Runthe new name of Arcade Racing, instead of classic AI. However, some cars and races are inaccessible using it at the moment. The level of reward credits increases over time depending on the level of Collector and experience on the circuit. Do you want more ? 50 Expert Challenges have been added to licenses with the level of Mastery and will become accessible when the normal licenses have been completed.
On the fashion side MultiplayerA Paddock replaces the usual roomin the form of a parking lot, used by players to communicate with each other and see each other’s cars in detail. PS5 only players now have the option to play in split-screen mode with up to 4 players! The mode Photo is entitled to a functionality allowing you to slow down the camera speed between 1s and 1/30s, while a favorites option for landscapes is used to save our 30 favorites. And to celebrate the 3000th spot, it’s Polyphony Digital Tokyo Studio which was added. Finally, the user interface for the profile gets a makeover to see a whole bunch of statistics at a glance.
You can find a whole bunch of visuals of these new features on the next page. And if you want to get Gran Turismo 7it is sold from €54.99 on Amazon and from €64.99 to the Fnac.
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