Kazunori Yamauchi is a bit ahead of schedule this month: Gran Turismo series' producer already tweeted his usual car silhouette teaser picture for the next update, which seems to be set to release on december 15th - the day when the new Ferrari VGT is supposed to become available to players who correctly answered a question about the Gran Turismo World Finals.
The VGT obviously sits in the middle of the picture (for more info about it, check our previous article about it here). 4 other cars will accompany it, making it the biggest update for GT7 in terms of cars yet - especially when you consider the kind of cars theyr are. Let's cover them in order from left to right and top to bottom.
First of all, the latest generation of an american flagship sportscar, the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C8. With a new rear mid engine layout, it is a big departure from the american tradition of a long bonnet pointing far towards the horizon in front of the driver. But the engine is still a big V8, delivering more than 480hp and laods of torque even in this naturally aspirated version. With a 1730 kg curb weight however, it is quite heavier than the previous generations.
Picture by Mytho88
Second on the list is the Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 in it's WRC configuration. The car is particularly famous for a big controversy: Toyota cheated during the 1995 season with an illegal turbo restrictor that was, according to the regulators themselves, a marvel of engineering. This gained Toyota a ban from rally for the whole 1996 season.
First on the bottom row is the special edition of the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, the GTAm. Limited to 500 cars, it stands as the most exclusive modern car from the manufacturer. Compared to the "regular" (if you can qualify it like that) Quadrifoglio, the GTAm adds a whole aero package and a lot of weight reduction elements - including the removal of the rear seats to make room for a roll cage. With 540hp and 1580kg, the Alfa is an absolute machine, as proven by its 7:18 lap time on the Nordschleife.
Last but not least, the Bugatti Chiron makes its entry in the Gran Turismo series. It is obviously known for its absolutely massive 8.0 quad-turbo W16 with a 1500hp output, and probably enough torque to actually tow your house. It shows a weight of 2 tons on the scales, but when you put it in perspective, that's still lighter than a modern Dodge Challenger... and probably light enough to get the quarter mile and 1000m acceleration records in GT7 for road cars.
We don't know yet if anything else will be included in this Christmas update, but the community, more than content, is craving for online stability improvements more than anything after the last update broke that again, with PS4 users also experiencing framerate issues and freezes. We will report on that when the update comes out.
The VGT obviously sits in the middle of the picture (for more info about it, check our previous article about it here). 4 other cars will accompany it, making it the biggest update for GT7 in terms of cars yet - especially when you consider the kind of cars theyr are. Let's cover them in order from left to right and top to bottom.
First of all, the latest generation of an american flagship sportscar, the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C8. With a new rear mid engine layout, it is a big departure from the american tradition of a long bonnet pointing far towards the horizon in front of the driver. But the engine is still a big V8, delivering more than 480hp and laods of torque even in this naturally aspirated version. With a 1730 kg curb weight however, it is quite heavier than the previous generations.
Picture by Mytho88
Second on the list is the Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 in it's WRC configuration. The car is particularly famous for a big controversy: Toyota cheated during the 1995 season with an illegal turbo restrictor that was, according to the regulators themselves, a marvel of engineering. This gained Toyota a ban from rally for the whole 1996 season.
First on the bottom row is the special edition of the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, the GTAm. Limited to 500 cars, it stands as the most exclusive modern car from the manufacturer. Compared to the "regular" (if you can qualify it like that) Quadrifoglio, the GTAm adds a whole aero package and a lot of weight reduction elements - including the removal of the rear seats to make room for a roll cage. With 540hp and 1580kg, the Alfa is an absolute machine, as proven by its 7:18 lap time on the Nordschleife.
Last but not least, the Bugatti Chiron makes its entry in the Gran Turismo series. It is obviously known for its absolutely massive 8.0 quad-turbo W16 with a 1500hp output, and probably enough torque to actually tow your house. It shows a weight of 2 tons on the scales, but when you put it in perspective, that's still lighter than a modern Dodge Challenger... and probably light enough to get the quarter mile and 1000m acceleration records in GT7 for road cars.
We don't know yet if anything else will be included in this Christmas update, but the community, more than content, is craving for online stability improvements more than anything after the last update broke that again, with PS4 users also experiencing framerate issues and freezes. We will report on that when the update comes out.
