2014 Corvette Stingray Comes to Gran Turismo 5: New Screenshots & Video Released

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The all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray is the talk of the automotive world today after it was first officially unveiled to the public at a special event last night, and Gran Turismo 5 players will be the first to drive the car, finally free of its camouflage.

The Stingray will produce an estimated 450 horsepower and 450 ft. lbs. of torque, is capable of accelerating from 0-60 in less than four seconds and will achieve more than 1g in cornering grip. It will also be the most fuel efficient Corvette ever, exceeding the EPA estimated 26 mpg of the current model.

During the creation of the virtual Corvette Stingray, careful attention was paid to each detail of the new design inside and out, all the way down to the shift schedule for the 7-speed manual transmission.

“The Polyphony team has had an unforgettable experience getting to know the Corvette Stingray, inside and out, and bringing it into Gran Turismo 5,” said Kazunori Yamauchi. “We’re excited to share our experience with fans and let them feel, explore and drive the Corvette in a way that wasn’t possible until now.”

As reported in the press release, over half a million people have downloaded the camouflaged prototype version of the car since it was first revealed in the game last November.

The 2014 Corvette Stingray will be available as a free download from the PlayStation Store starting Tuesday, January 15, 2013.

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Comments (279)

  7. Milouse

    It has been promoted as “0.99 euros” on front page (french PSN), but once clicked, it’s a free download. Unable to install in-game because of server maintenance. Strange timing…

    1. SCER

      I’m kind of shocked that they’d be stupid enough to release a car just before the servers go down for maintenence.

      I hope this sorts itself out pretty soon.

    2. Factor41

      Same here. Just downloaded it from UK store, but can’t connect to GT servers to get on the DLC page of the game.

    3. SCER

      Maintenance is due to be done at 10:00 anyway, so it’s not too bad.

      But still, way to kill the excitement of a new release huh

  12. theBOGROLL

    I was hoping for a road-version C7. This is great, can’t wait to download it!

    Thanks PD

    *Fingers crossed about a possible Seattle Circuit update*

  16. Amac500

    I hope it has a race modify like the other Corvettes. Keep in mind, this Corvette that they unveiled is only the entry level version. They aren’t showing the ZR1 replacement version until later this year. The car will be beast, it’s suppose to have upwards of 700 bhp

  17. Mr Nerv

    Just a point, as I’m in the UK and it’s 5.20pm here, I’ve gone to the horrible redesigned store to find nothing as yet, but is it not up to the people at the store to update things like they do weekly? But if so, isn’t the UK store refresh a Wednesday/Thursday?
    That would be rubbish if we all had to wait for the store to be updated…
    However, after reading that it will be available in Switzerland at 9pm, I hope that after 8pm here we can grab the car from the store.

    And so we wait.

    1. Gyro1780

      Same here mate. I’m in UK too & nothing yet. I agree with you on the design of the store too. It’s terrible & takes twice as long to find anything.

    4. Mr Nerv

      Yeah, as it’s never taken in to account that there are obvious time differences if it is released at the same time, someone will sadly miss out, whether they are at work or asleep, and have to sadly wait. I always think that any download should be released globally by time zone, then everyone gets what they want on the same day…

  18. Amac500

    The only real problem is that with those tail lights it does kind of look like a Camero from behind. Corvette could fix that so easily though. They could just fill part between the tail lights with more of the red tail light cover. They could just join them together to make them rectangle shaped and it would look sweet.

    PS Store still hasn’t updated, to think I came home at lunch for this, lol

    1. Gyro1780

      Same here mate. I’m in UK too & nothing yet. I agree with you on the design of the store too. It’s terrible & takes twice as long to find anything.

  19. xlsound

    I just went to psn and saw that the GT5 as now 16 DLC’s but only shows 15 , it is already on psn but still hidden from us

  21. infamousphil

    Ok Chevrolet…, a front grill I’ve seen before, Viper headlights and side ventilation, 599 c-pillars and stylized Camaro tail lights. Yup, we still hesitant to leave the box. Stiil a good looking car though. Hope there’s a new Viper in GT5’s future

    1. NewCadillac

      I’ve put all those cars you mentioned side by side with a picture of the new C7 and I don’t think they look alike at all. The C7 is definitely unique.

    1. HarVee

      No one knows, as no one has been able to download it just yet. But If I could take A wild guess, I’d say around 660pp.

    2. lbpomg95

      My 915bhp Mercedes SLR only just has 660pp. I highly doubt a stock Vette will equal it. The Prototype with the same power has about 530pp, so it’s likely that the unvieled version will be similar.

  23. Lambob

    My wife prefers the older Stingray styles, I have to agree with her. (Yes! That means I’ll be getting one in the garage sometime)

  26. Realez911

    It is 14.00 in UK and Vette is still not here . Checked PS Store twice…
    Maybe they really release car after maintenance .

  27. GTrf

    LOL BATMOBILE? First Lambo Aventador now corvette C7- glamorous digital generation cars. No thanks. Who’s next?

  28. BIOHAZARD9519

    If go to the YouTube page for the video and look at its comments, your gonna have a bad time.

    I am excited for the car, Chevy really impressed me. Just hope it doesn’t retain the sound it carried over from the other Corvette in the game, I hope it gets its own sound.

  29. Niyologist

    I’m pretty sure the new C7 is suppose to be unveiled after maintenance today. Also, the Willow Springs Raceway has a helicopter in real life.

  34. hobanator24

    Where I am, the maintenance does not occur until 15:00 (3:00). So I guess it should be finished when I get home from work.

  40. Master_gamer438

    So when is this gonna b available, In Japan its like 6PM and the 15th, I’m EST and 20 of 5AM…the 15th. Is a midnight release really that difficult?.

    1. 05XR8

      It’s 850pm in Australia right now and I can’t get into any of the online rooms. I’m guessing the maintenance is occurring and we’ll have to wait until the Western Hemisphere catches up.

  42. Louie_Schumii

    The car looks tame compared to previous ‘vettes in my opinion. Great to see GT5 being a platform in which auto manufacturers can publicize their car however. Very great to see.

    1. Louie_Schumii

      Oops take that back when it comes to the car in movement. It looks a little tame in the photos but looks great in the trailer.

    2. Master_gamer438

      Need for Speed has rights to Porsche, which is why GT5 has RUF’s. Also in order for Polyphony to get the rights, Need for Speed series would most likely have to cancel with porsche, costing them. Or Polyphony would have to pay of Need for Speed franchise. Either way what are the chances YOU think that will happen. I’m sure Kaz would love if you payed Need for Speed for rights. :p Just saying.

  46. Rushton1996

    I love it PD!!!! And I always knew they would include this car from when the prototype was availabe in the game. Can’t wait to drive it!!!

    1. Halcyon925

      It doesn’t come out at exactly 12:00 AM. It’ll come out later possibly around 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, or after the Online maitenence is finished.

    2. Dean J

      As I posted earlier; “According to the UK PlayStation Blog, the car will be released at January 15th, around 8.00pm GMT. I guess the update will be around 8pm GMT.”

  51. hobanator24

    I have a question. I noticed that they show 2 new Corvettes. One in red & one in silver. Does this mean we could be getting both the Stingray & the Z51?

  52. JeremiahTB

    Remember the Corvette from the second Transformers movie? That one would have been better…even if it didn’t turn into a robot.

    1. Swagger897

      Looks like a copy of the 458 with that splitter… Than the whole thing looks like a hog wash of the berlinetta, 599, and the dodge viper

  58. ChevyFan1912

    I’ll be starting a C7 room as soon as it comes out on the PS Store and I download it, just like I did for the C7 Prototype.

  60. 05XR8

    Here’s hoping we get nice cockpit views during replays. In car replay views like the Roadster TC are the best!

  62. Kirby12111

    I have the c7 prototype, it will be nice to drive the c7 without the camo, but I wounded will the c7 stock be as good as the prototype at drifting?

  63. carfanatic45

    This is awsome I get the new Corvette for my BDay!! I was afraid the new model wouldn’t look good, but I actually like it!

  68. iLex

    Many of the showroom pictures have been taken at exactly the same angle as the pictures of the cloaked version. this allows a good view on how the cloak actually cloaks the lines and details of the car. It also shows that the cloaked car has been given a bit more ground clearance.

  70. Swagger897

    wow… new vette getting all attention after total recon… but the viper, pff leaves it in the dust (i know, theyre mean people, but ill always love you)

    R18 E-TRON!!!! NOW!!!!

    1. leeson

      Totally agree, with a troll grin on the front. They also seemed to have glued a bunch of whimsical pieces of plastic and frilly bits all over it.

    1. HuskyGT

      Wait, so it’s actually a 7 speed stick shift? That’s kind of wierd. I thought it was an sequential gear box or something.

    4. HKSBro92

      Unless if you’re trying to go for top speed or riding on tracks with longs stretches like Circuit de la Sarthe I don’t think you’ll need the 7th gear that much.

    5. HuskyGT

      I’ve always thought that the number of gears doesn’t matter. It’s how they are set up. See how the old AMG’s like the SL55 and SL65 in the game reach above 200mph with that heavy old 5 gear auto transmission. That’s why I love those big Mercs for top speed runs.

      Corvettes and Vipers with the old 6 speed Tremec T56 barely reach 185 and they have more power as the big AMG’s. Their 5th gear is too short and the 6th is too long.

      So I’m still confused of why a manufacturer will choose to have so many gears in a manual transmission.

    8. HuskyGT

      IS-F is automatic. The standard Skyline GT-8 has an 8 speed too, and logically it is auto.

      What’s strange about the Corvette is not the fact that it has 7 gears, it’s the fact that they are in a fully manual “H” pattern shifter.

  79. HuskyGT

    The car is absolutely beautiful. I will need to get used to the tail lights, but it’s not a big deal. I just hope to see some new surprises that come in hand with the new Vette.

    And this will be for free? I never expected that! And to think I was saving a couple of bucks for this car. Thanks PD.

  81. Foxiol

    And PD delivers! They are giving us “little drops” of work like telling us “WE ARE WORKING…ON GRAN TURISMO 6!”

  85. Dean J

    According to the UK PlayStation Blog, the car will be released at January 15th, around 8.00pm GMT. I guess the update will be around 8pm GMT.

  86. playnthru

    The back is completely hideous. GM’s design team must be taking LSD. It looks far more like a Camaro than a Vette.

    Why GM, just Why????

    2. 05XR8

      Look up video of American Touge with Tsuchiya doing a time attack in the Mine’s R34. Then see you still dislike the circuit.

  92. notStig

    Beatuiful video. I wish they played it during the unviel like SRT did with Forza. It’s almost poetic now: GT5 and the new Vette vs Forza with the SRT Viper. But I still would like to see the Viper in GT5… :(
    Tomorrow is going to be a nice day with the C7 for GT5 and a free DLC for Far Cry 3.

  95. pasigiri

    I wonder if while PD was behind the scenes with Chevy to get pics, measurements, etc. for the C7, did they manage to do the same for the Camaro ZL1. May as well since they were there.

  97. ryzno

    Yes! Looking forward to breaking it in and trying to see what she can do in the 1/4. Who’s gonna get treed in posting a time first?

  98. BHalpen

    Back to picture #20 anyone know what track it is, or what the big back of sign/solar panel looking thing in the sky is from at top of picture.

    1. SavageEvil

      I doubt that’s Infineon Raceway, perhaps another course. I don’t remember any part of Infineon where you would round such a hair pin and still be able to view that much course from any replay angle. I could be wrong as I am going off memory and seeing the track constantly in FM4. Also I’m pretty sure it’s not one of the courses already available in the game, a new course that is being prepped for the next game could be any course.

    2. swynder

      SavageEvil, only track i can remember right now with such a hairpin would be the one in Willow Springs, and i think it´s been seen in the video.

    2. iLex

      Lambob, your comment made me laugh to tears… Not what you say, but how you say it seems to strum my laugh strings.

  107. BHalpen

    …Help me out? Counting the above pictures from the top right to left and down to picture #20, what track is it?

  110. Racin-Rev

    Reports of the death of GT5 are premature. If this is a forerunner of possible innovations to come, we could be in for some very unique driving experiences in this game. Other manufacturers are going to want to get on board with this type of hype for their new cars. This is a very smart marketing tool to the younger(35-55) moneyed people who are the prime demographic for the next generation of sport performance cars. And those teen and 20’s who play the game will be wanting these cars when they grow up and get rich. It’s all about business and that isn’t bad, because we get to enjoy the game while they advertise and make money. (expanded business venture for PD and Sony)

    1. JeremiahTB

      I was just saying to myself that this game should be used more as a marketing tool than what it has been, and what GM is doing with the new Vette is a step in the right direction. I’m not sure if I agree with your views on demographics; but from an advertising standpoint, giving out free cars to build a stronger customer base is a no-brainer. Ford, Fiat, and the rest need to jump on the bandwagon.

    1. ZedMan1996

      Why are you so ungrateful over this!? Geez the many things PD gave us due to our forums man! We requested NASCAR for GT5 then caz agreed and then he did it!

    1. BkS

      And whilst I’m commenting, PD, GIVE US THOSE GOD DAMN REPLAY ANGLES AND SOME FRICKING LONG EXPOSURE SETTINGS FOR PHOTOMODE! PLEASE… :(

      Kthxbai.

  116. TokoTurismo

    That was a badass trailer for the Vette C7 Stingray. Congrats to both PD and GM. I can’t wait to test drive the C7. Hyped. Oh, and was there a new track in that video too? SUPER HYPED!!! :D

    1. infamousphil

      I’m still waiting for an RM or TC Viper ACR… but that’s not probable. It just ain’t in PD’s pipeline. ;( But least it ain’t another Skyline… and I dig Skylines. However, an RM/TC R30 or R31 would be real nice.

      I’m sure folks have their favorites but we all can’t have it all… or can we? ;)

    2. Mr_Hansen

      You obviously can’t do it with the stick, but just press one of the paddles in the unlikely case that you would want to use it. The seventh gear is, like it’s with the 991, an over-gear for achieving better fuel economy. You will reach the Stingrays top speed in sixth gear – I’m sure.

      And for the car – great looking and I can’t wait to drive it. Thanks PD and GM.

    2. SubaruWRC555

      Oh really?!? I hope that happens one of these days! I enjoyed the track on NFS SHIFT 1&2. I think the clip in the video where the car is sitting in the chicanes at Lemans is absolutely stunning!! The more I look at this car the more I love it. I thought it was gonna look like crap but GM created one beauty of a beast!!

    1. MattZR1

      Same here…..I think I am going to pass out this is amazing. Thanks PD for still supporting your game and bringing us surprises as great as this.

  129. Hentis

    Yes she looks nice but I was more intrested in the tracks it was racing on!!!

    A Helicopter flypast on the RouteX test track to name but a few.

    Whats the track @47 and 1:44 seconds I thought it was either Laguna Seca or a course creator track on Toscana but Bathurst after the long downhill straight maybe?

    2. grazbro

      Let’s not get carried away. FM4 had over 200 DLC cars in 12 months-Lots of 2012/2013 models. This is a welcome addition no doubt to GT5. I’m in.

    3. binbin90

      I’ve read that Turn 10 has outsourced when it comes to rendering cars, which is probably why it has a new DLC every month, I think it’s also highly likely that those dlc cars are already lined up way before they’re announced

    4. Patronn422

      -_- * people, When i said take that forza, i meant it like they got the viper, and we get the corvette. That’s great 200 dlc cars in forza but wait i dont play it. i play GT.

  131. MadmuppGT

    For free… how many game developers would do that? PD are a rare company in a world of money grabbers

    Thank you very much

    1. SimonK

      Quite a lot, actually. If you want a direct comparison, Forza gave away the new Viper and gives away a car in each DLC pack. They and PD are able to do that because they have links and promotional ties with them. Quit making out PD are some special company, they’re not.

  132. Brunskill777

    That is so cool, you cna still tell it’s a corvette from the side but I really like the edgey new front. And thank goodness it’s going to be free, it’s a much cooler free download than the camo one. But here’s a question: If therer’s an online maintenence 8-10pm, presumably to add this, does that mean you’ll have to download it AFTER the maintenence?

    1. tube chaser

      Yeah I know right. Unfortunately the ‘GT5 is dead’ crowd are like a stubborn rash that keeps on coming back. Sigh.

  139. zzz_pt

    what track is that around ‘0:45 and ‘2:05? Laguna seca? Looks to “dry” and “desert” for Laguna Seca…

    Great news BTW!

    1. SimonK

      Willow Springs, I think. It’s certainly one of those deserty tracks, my first thought was Sonoma but i don’t think it matches.

  140. mark032

    Amazing car, Forza Motorsport 4 has better selection of cars but GT got better car physic so this is good to see.

  156. Bom15

    The fronts ok. The lights are very Viper. The back? Well… Not impressed. The classic circle lights have gone to be replaced by modified Camaro lights with the same horrible plastic black surrounds also found on the Viper. So yeah fronts nice but I don’t like the back. Roll on the 15th.

    1. 440 CHARGER

      The front is definitely Viper-ish. The headlights almost look like they were pulled right off a Viper. I think the back is okay though. I agree that the brake lights should be round, or at least somewhat rounded to stick with tradition. The back really does look like a Camaro though, and even resembles the new Malibus. But I think it has a pretty beefy look to it and I think it works. Should be fund to drive!

    2. HatmanTC

      “The 2014 Corvette Stingray will be available as a free download from the PlayStation Store starting Tuesday, January 15, 2013.” read the article

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