GT5′s “Route X” in the Real World – Fukuoka’s Hakata Port

Features Gran Turismo 5 January 25th, 2012 by Famine

Kazunori Yamauchi has recently  revealed via Twitter that the inspiration for the location of the latest GT5 track “Route X” was the port of Hakata, near the new Polyphony Digital offices in Fukuoka.

He also shared a link to this YouTube video, which shows a closer look at the cranes and the port in action.

For a closer look at the surrounding area that inspired this new track, check out photos of the area on Panoramio.

 

Although its clearly an industrial area in real life (and there’s no 30km test track!), the atmosphere and geography in the game appears to be quite accurate. There’s even a harbor tower, though Polyphony Digital’s interpretation of it is quite a bit more interesting to look at!

GT5 Photomode images courtesy of Soloracer and ForceMotion. Panoramio image courtesy of FREAKISHBOY.


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  1. January 26th, 2012 at 9:55 pm - #
    vrossi

    Their are two on ramps/off ramps in ROUTE X. Wonder what they will be attached to???
    Cape Ring??

    • January 29th, 2012 at 8:31 am - #
      zenator

      Has anyone else noticed that the Start line/ pits is inside a Submarine base??

  2. January 26th, 2012 at 3:46 pm - #
    Amac500

    Did you know that it is a PD rule that all fictional tracks on Gran Turismo must require at least 1 tunnel?

    • January 26th, 2012 at 3:49 pm - #
      Amac500

      Gran Turismo 5*****

    • January 27th, 2012 at 11:45 pm - #
      vespid82

      …except Cape Ring. It just has the spiral “bridge.” :)

    • January 28th, 2012 at 12:15 pm - #
      t3hgt3ftw1n

      There’s an exception: Motor Sports Land!

    • February 1st, 2012 at 4:00 pm - #
      Amac500

      Forgot about cape ring vespid, lol. Personally I wish the would create a legit, professional race track like a Suzuka or a Spa or something. You know, a totally realistic course that would fit in the real world, because any potential ones like the short version of Grand Valley without a tunnel!

  3. January 26th, 2012 at 12:04 pm - #
    MANU56BZH

    hey remember you the picture and the video LOOONG time ago, with the car out from sea contenair doc. It was in this track location.
    So this Xtrack are born looong time ago and put it in the last dlc.

  4. January 26th, 2012 at 9:01 am - #
    Normalaatsra

    Proof that PD can make new tracks quickly!

    • January 27th, 2012 at 7:42 pm - #
      That_guy100

      There’s a big difference between creating a fictional track, especially one that’s pretty much just two straight lines, and recreating an existing track to 100% accuracy like the Nordschliefe.. learn them please.

  5. January 26th, 2012 at 7:54 am - #
    Neenor

    So, they moved offices to make anew track?

    • January 27th, 2012 at 7:19 pm - #
      That_guy100

      Are you stupid or something? They moved because of the disaster that happened in Japan last year.

  6. January 26th, 2012 at 5:05 am - #
    jus1029

    Now I see where this is going! PD’s first original track to be inspired by real life.

    BTW, the Route X Aventador photo is courtesy of 20832.

    • January 26th, 2012 at 6:00 am - #
      Maxitsu

      almost all there tracks are inspired by orginal locations in real life.

      all city courses like Madrid, Rome, London, Capri di amalfi, Citta di Aria, Cote d’Azur, opera paris, goerge v paris . inclusive SSR5, SSR7, SSR11.

      Grindelwald, Eiger norwand, grand cayon, el capitan, Chamonix, tahiti road, tahiti maze, superspeedway, pike & peak hill climb, smokey mountains,

      I don’t know about Trial mountani, deep forest, GVS, midfield, highspeedring, atumn ring. But i bet they are all inspired in some way by real life.

      like apricot hill, its layout does look like alot like suzuka circuit.

    • January 26th, 2012 at 6:19 pm - #
      numanair

      Seattle was another real life inspired track if going by Maxitsu’s definition. It’s not in gt5 though.

    • January 26th, 2012 at 11:19 pm - #
      jus1029

      I’m talking about ORIGINAL TRACKS not city tracks nor dirt tracks!

  7. January 26th, 2012 at 4:25 am - #
    tpark103

    Seeing as they can see the harbor from the studio, I wonder if the studio made it into Route X? HMMMM?

  8. January 26th, 2012 at 3:21 am - #
    blootmens

    But I still wonder where Cape Ring is located…

    • January 26th, 2012 at 12:29 pm - #
      HoSway01

      I always felt like the last bit of that track, after the spiral, was part of that test course that Top Gear went on for their Lorry episode.

    • January 28th, 2012 at 1:32 pm - #
      m-Simm

      Cape ring is based on Izu (Japanese hot-spring resort near Shizuoka where Mt. Fuji located) scenery, I saw it on Kaz’s twitter quite a time ago.

  9. January 26th, 2012 at 3:02 am - #
    ForceMotion

    Thanks a lot for including my picture in this article didn’t expect that :) Gotta love, where PD get their inspiration from!

  10. January 25th, 2012 at 11:06 pm - #
    SHDante

    This is pretty amazing.

  11. January 25th, 2012 at 10:34 pm - #
    Snaeper

    It’s amazing how quick and effortless those cranes make those containers look.

  12. January 25th, 2012 at 10:19 pm - #
    WJHMH

    Will the shipping trucks be available in premium or standard?

    • January 26th, 2012 at 6:20 pm - #
      numanair

      Probably premium. Dlc has been premium only thus far. I want the snow cat tracked vehicle from the ice tracks too.

  13. January 25th, 2012 at 9:36 pm - #
    SaintSaiya

    thats the biggest hundai vehicle i have seen lol

    • January 29th, 2012 at 8:29 am - #
      zenator

      are you making fun of Hyundai’s?? Coz I’ll run you over with mine lol

  14. January 25th, 2012 at 9:31 pm - #
    AcenSpades

    HOLY CRAP…….. ITS THE FERRARI F-50!!

    • January 25th, 2012 at 9:33 pm - #
      AcenSpades

      never mind, its the enzo with a rear spoiler, almost got me with that one lol.

    • January 25th, 2012 at 10:33 pm - #
      Snaeper

      *facepalms*

  15. January 25th, 2012 at 8:15 pm - #
    Endless-Wilso

    I bet the satellite dishes where made up

    • January 26th, 2012 at 12:30 pm - #
      HoSway01

      I thought that too, because they are WAAAAAAY too big to be real!

    • January 27th, 2012 at 7:29 pm - #
      That_guy100

      @HoSway01 Satellite dishes that big actually do exist.

  16. January 25th, 2012 at 8:07 pm - #
    NaViTo

    No new seasonals this week? I want new challenges!!

  17. January 25th, 2012 at 7:38 pm - #
    terminator363

    Like Lego!

  18. January 25th, 2012 at 7:36 pm - #
    Armani1992

    I did not know Hyundai built ships, and nice video

    • January 25th, 2012 at 7:51 pm - #
      samuelesm

      Yeah, they also do heavy construction such as commercial buildings and oil drills. South Korea makes 1/4 of the world’s cargo ships. Hyundai and Samsung are a couple to name.

    • January 25th, 2012 at 7:57 pm - #
      samuelesm

      Actually it’s not even 1/4 it’s more than 1/2

    • January 26th, 2012 at 4:20 am - #
      Tvensky

      everything you see in Korea = Hyundai :) lol

  19. January 25th, 2012 at 7:25 pm - #
    Mac K

    I had a feeling thats what it was based off of, thats pretty cool.

  20. January 25th, 2012 at 7:13 pm - #
    MOTORTRENDmitch

    Always wondered where it was..