Kazunori Yamauchi toured the show floor at SEMA in Las Vegas today, visiting all of the individual category winners in this year’s Gran Turismo Awards. They are:
- Best European Import: 2013 Volkswagen Turbo Beetle (VWVortex.com 2013 Super Beetle Project)
- Best Truck or SUV: Antron Brown’s Family Dragster Toyota Sequoia
- Best Hot Rod: Eckerts Ford Mach Forty
- Best Domestic Automobile:2014 Ford Mustang GT RTR Spec 3
- Best Asian Import: 2013 Scion FR-S Evasive Motorsports
One of these cars will be chosen for inclusion in a future Gran Turismo title. The “best in show” winner will be announced tonight at the RAIN Nightclub at the Palms Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, where Snoop Dogg/Lion will also be performing.
I will be representing GTPlanet at the awards and will update this post to confirm the winner as soon as it is announced at the event. Good luck to all of the finalists!
Update: …and the winner is, Eckert’s Ford Mach Forty! Stay tuned for more info on the car in a full wrap up on the event soon.
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I want that damn MR Fmustang Mach Forty
Why can’t all of them be in the next Gran Turismo!?!?!?
I would’ve gone with either Mustang, preferably the 2014 model. GT needs a proper modern Mustang. Glad to see at least the Mach Forty win.
I wasn’t crazy at all about the Toyota Sequoia, and I had mixed feelings about the Beetle. That particular FR-S looks nice, but we already have about 4-6 different variations already.
That beetle has 500hp
I know. I looked at its specs. I’m not a huge fan of Beetles, but this one was no ordinary Beetle.
Why doesnt they add all of them im going to cry *cries in the corner*
I agree with you. It’s a shame that we want get to enjoy the supercharged FRS, the 500hp Beetle, the 650hp Dragquioa with its light weight and extreme regidity,etc Why tease us?????? Why Kaz Why?
After looking over the car and thinking of what was going through the designers mind on how he came about this. What I see is his embodiment of the Ford Mach 1, or what the next Mach 1 should be in his eyes. The GT 40 was never designed to run against the Corvette it was design to run against and beat Ferrari. The Mach 1 was designed to be the Corvette killer though it didn’t turn out that way, though it still was a nice car. With the new Corvette being unveiled soon maybe Ford will take not of this design and attempt to make a Mach 1 similar to this or have the designer help in the design of the next Mach 1 if Ford decides to build another. I would like to know more that went into the thought and design on this car now. With the extra weight does it handle better or worse, what was done to the frame. The engineer in me what to now….. MAHHH LOL.
Joking aside though I would really enjoy learning more of this car.
I would’ve enjoyed a new body-style mustang, but that Mach Forty is WELL worthy of winning. I can’t wait untill i get to drive the thing!
Why can’t we have the FR-S, too? I mean… look at it! It’s just beautiful!
Agreed. I think it is the most beautiful among the other winners.
Its kool, but i disagree, that Mach Forty is sweet. Love the MR style
I wanted that Beetle just for the fifteen52 wheels on it!!! And I’ve been wanting an RM version of the fr-s/86/brz, and with all the fr-s at SENA this year I figured it was a shoo-in
Kazonuri loves his GT40s last time I heard he had 2 no wonder he went for it personally I think it looks like pure sex
Family Drag Car? Is this a clue that GT6 might have drag racing and a drag strip? Cool. Looking forward to all of these cars!
What? Only the car Kaz picked is being added to a GT game. Everyone else is being left out.
Best Asian Import: 2013 Scion FR-S Evasive Motorsports
THIS.
Ahem:
“I’ll raise the stakes: $100,000 the winning car won’t be a Nissan. Better be prepared to pay up ;)”
Now, wheres mah money? ;)
Rims are terrible, and because I have a habit of keeping a stock version of every car in the game, I’d have to stick with it. :(
He could’ve gone for the FR-S, or the Mustang, or the Beetle…
FRS is the last thing anyone would want I think?
No. At least not me.
They should pick the 2014 mustang or the scion
Thank You Kaz for proving me wrong. Hopefully the SEMA and Pebble Beach cars get their own events in future GranTurismo titles.
Let us change rims on the Eck 40 Stang. Im cool with them but they seem to be a point of contention amongst the masses.
Great.. another 69 Mustang…
No 69 Mustang in GT5
65 Shelby R
70 TransCammer
71Mach 1Mustang
And whats the problem with a 69 Mustang? GT hasn’t had one so what do you mean “Another 69 Mustang”?
Not to mention this Mustang has the engine in the back instead of in the front, so it’s not going to handle like a typical ’69 Mustang.
Oh boy, another old Mustang. :P On a positive, at least it wasn’t another FR-S/86/BRZ/car that PD will replicate into stupidity (again).
Another old Mustang I think you need to look at Pit crews comment
And now make all the cars as DLC lol
When it comes to aesthetics everyone has their own opinion. Personally, I think they took a gloriously beautiful Ford GT and completely ruined it.
Actually, the only thing Ford GT about the Mach Forty is the Drivetrain.
Terrible choices! And terrible winner!
Sweet! By far the best car won, in my humble opinion.
Ya’ll realize that thing is a Ford GT underneath, right? It is a Ford GT with a 69 mach 1 skin on top of it. (!)
I like the Scion
The mustang looks cool too
Ok so the Mach Forty won. As long as it wasn’t the FR-S. But out of all, would of picked the beetle
I really wanted that 500hp awd beetle!
Kaz made a great choice. Looking forward to driving a MR Mustang.
Agreed, that was a really good choice Kaz made.
So glad that Mustang didn’t win. That is the stupidest looking Mustang i have ever seen. RTR BIG FAIL.
Happy to see the Mach Forty won. Crazy but unique design.
Cool ’69 ‘Stang. Really unfortunate hubcaps though. They stuck the engine in the back? Yikes, that’s gonna be a bit tail happy.
Bleh, ugliest car won :(.
Ford Mustang please!!
I wanted the Camry or the FR-S to win :(
Edit: The toyota Seqouia.
Don’t worry bud. Maybe with the FR-S, we can create our own in GT6 hopefully. :)
Shelby mustang fast back
VW Beetle or Mustang, others are so ugly (as other SEMA Winners which are in GT5 now.
That Ford Mach looks amazing! I’d love to see it in GT6.
Oh, it did win. Brilliant. :)
The first thing I’d do to that Mach Forty when it comes to GT is change those horrible wheels! They’re hideous!
I want the FR-S to win so badly.
If not, the Mustang RTR and Beetle would do too.
That mustang has to be one of the best looking cars ever made!
+1
It’s soo smooth.
Yay Old Mustang, Best looking model too.
Wouldn’t of minded turbo beetle, would of been a 911 Turbo in disguise lol
Yay, the Ford Mach Forty (Mc40?) won! I wanted that, or the Beetle or the Scion.
:D!
Just put them all in, that would make a nice DLC pack and I’m sure loads of people would buy it, including me.
That MR mustang looks good. I hope it will handle just like the Ford GT.
I wanted the Ford Mustang 2013 RTR to win just so we could have a current Mustang in GT, I had a feeling the Ford Mach Forty would win going by previous winners anf kaz’s tastes. I just hope GT6 will have a current Mustang model.
Not ANOTHER 86 type please!! lol
I’ll take a Beetle though.
the beetle. rest of those are worthless…
The Scion looks great, but I would rather go for the Ford Mustang
scion is the one. cuz they already got the licence right thing..
Oh yeah, i know think will sure 2012 GT awards add cars on GT6 or GT5 DLC list:
-VW Beatle 2013
-Ford Mustang 2013 RTR
-Scion GT-86 (Look great)
:D
Ford Wins!!
Thats cool, its hard to judge in between categories.
My pick was the FR-S
Any cars was overdone or bad colors choice unfortunately.
Figures that the one car I didn’t want to win.. won.
lol guys take a look at the update, the Mach Forty won
Holy crap you’re right!
where do you go to see?
Old or new stang
still no announcement?
2013 Mustang GT RTR…yes, nice looking….
Toyota Sequoia Dragster….it a drag car, if win, he will need a drag racing track…..
Mach Forty…look funny….if win, it will been three old Mustang in the row…no need get other one……
Evasive Motorsports FR-S…yes, also nice looking, I like this car……
Super Beetle….wow look good hp, new model and we don’t have new Beetle in the game….why not….
So I like three out of five…..the Mustang GTR, FR-S and Super Beetle
Mustang!
I’m trying to like the Mach Forty… but I just can’t. Either the FR-S or the Super Beetle please. Having followed the Super Beetle project on VWVortex, I’m excited that it got the award for Best European car. For APR, VWVortex and VW, I’d love to see that Beetle make it.
I bet my two cents it will be the Scion. It will be easier to implement in GT6, ’cause they already modeled it…
Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. ;)
Screw that, include all the category winners, they all look freaking sweet.
If Kaz is going to continue his trends of picking old fashion muscle cars, then its definitely going to be the Eckerts Ford Mach Forty
Yea but he’s picked them 3 years running. I think he needs a change of pace, such as the Sequoia or Super Beetle.
I hope the dragster Toyota wagon wins. Closest thing to the Renault Espace F1 from GT2 . :D
& It might mean we could have a drag strip for it too, since it’s technically a pro stock truck.
Ok, all of these choices are great in my eyes, but how long are we going to be waiting on them? We’ve still got all of these plus the NSX on the waiting list…
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Considering that we don’t have any of the 2010 winners yet, I’m just going to assume their being held for GT6.
*Not a complaint, just speculation, to make that perfectly clear.*
both mach 40 and fr-s look good. but i can see the vw in the game too, just because there aren’t many honerable production vws
Have a Blast Jordan.
My Winner: Eckerts Ford Mach Forty
Kazs Winner: 2013 Scion FR-S Evasive Motorsports
*Sigh*
Irony inbound
The Mothers Mustang is a proper Mustang; they didn’t over do it in the power and gave it the right part to keep it glued to the road and the track. I would love to have a Flat Black Stang like that.
GT Academy is on Spike
My favorites are the BRZ and the 2013 Mustang. I think the truck is a bit over-done and I don’t really like the Beatle, tuned or not.
BRZ? I think you mean FR-S…
The Beetle is a must have. Out of all these it doesn’t have overdone bodykit and its specs speak of a true racecar rather than trailer queen. We already have a SEMA Mustang, we don’t need yet another one.
At the risk of sounding cynical, the way Polyphony keeps adding in GTRs and FR-Ss, it’s probably going to be the FR-S.
I love Kaz’s choices. There were so many cars to choice from. How can you how can you narrow it down?
My Diagnosis on each car:
Mustang GT RTR: Very nice, probably a great road car, but I’m not a big Ford guy.
Mach Forty: Amazing power output, good balance, but not a real looker.
Toyota Sequoia Dragster: Probably amazing on a drag strip, but terrible on a road course.
VWVortex Super Beetle: 500hp, AWD, Probably handles good.
Evasive Motorsports FR-S: Like the FR-S, good drift car, but alittle ordinary and not sure of the hp.
My vote would have to go with ethier the Sequoia, as long as it comes with a real 1/4 mile drag strip, or the Super Beetle, but I’m a VW Guy so my opinion is alittle biased
The cars last year were way better.
Make it the Beetle or that FR-S. That Beetle looks incredible/
Not really liking any of the choices this time.
one thing’s certain, Kaz has horrible taste in cars.
haha…i was thinking the same thing. i never like the ones he picks at SEMA. i think there was something at Pebble Beach he was involved with, and thought his choices sucked too!
The category winning cars are not selected by Kaz, but by a group of judges. Yamauchi then picks from the five cars that are presented to him.
Eckerts Ford Mach Forty & or Antron Brown’s Family Dragster Toyota Sequoia
I really hope the Mazda MX-5 Super 25 could win this
I’d really like to see the regular 2013 Beetle actually. Not sure if I like this particular one as I don’t quite like the wheels.
The Old Mustang would be nice, but a Mustang won before so I’m not sure how likely that is.
I’m not super interested in the FR-S in general but this one looks incredible; I would love to have it in the game.
And of course, who doesn’t want the Sequoia?
Looks like Kaz has his work cut out to have to choose one of these.
I hope its the Sequoia, but realistically its probably going to be the Scion.
I put money on the fact that he will pick the Old Mustang. Past few years he picks old cars from the 60s/70s because that’s when he grew up
I would pick FR-S but they’re not releasing the amount of horsepower. I’ve tried finding it on the internet and that seems shady to me. It’s great looking and I like the aero package but if the horsepowers low what’s the point.
The SUV would be cool because it would be the most unique addition to GT
The Mach 40 is just ugly, those rims are HIDEOUS, same with the beetle. The beetle is already an ugly car but with those rims it’s even worse.
Mach Forty or the FR-S please
Meh… I would like to have something that you don’t see on the road…. (As in a better euro import… Seriously, a bug?) somthing more along the lines of a merk or Aston Martin…..
You see 500hp AWD Beetles on the road?
Hummmm here’s what I am stuck on.
1. I like the RTR Mustangs. But the one in pictures and yes the red one. It has to be the worst one i have ever seen. Those fender flares are ugly. I know it is supposed to be a race car but they should have at least painted them. Do I need to say anything about the rims? RTR what and why?
2. The Toyota. Ok cool it is a drag car. I say no to it if there isn’t a proper drag strip in GT6 (proper drag strip as in at least a 1/4 mile strip with a tree with working lights. So no more ghosting bull crap)
3. The VW Beatle. It is cool and a pretty normal car. It would be ok.
4. The FR-S. Ok cool to put that in. But GT6 needs to have the right classes and regulations for it.
5. The Mach Forty. That thing is pretty cool. Great beautiful creation.
I am between the Beatle and the Mach Forty
MACH FORTY!!!!!!!!
If the Toyota wins, we might be able to get our dragstrip.
My god I want that Sequoia to be I GT6.
Surprised at the number of people rooting for the Scion, considering all the GTP tantrums about BR-Z / FT-86 / FR-S being the same car and how we need more variety. Yeah, yeah… but it’s a tuner! Maybe I missed a meeting.
Just give us all of them. DLC. Now. Shut up and take my money.
Well it’s because it’s a great looking car and probably the best handling car there.
The red Mustang!:)
sure I would kinda like to have the RSR or the Mach or the FRS But all these arent that good….disappointed. Some should tune a Porsche, so that KAz can put it in GT. Or something like the DTM C 63 or BMW M3 GT3.
I want the Mustang.
Please please please choose both the Scion and Beetle Turbo, and even the rest along with the dragster if possible. Either choose the Scion or Beetle Turbo, I’ll forgive you Kaz. I Promise. :)
I think I read somewhere about that tuned Scion FR-S may compete at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. *.*
Nahh ford mustang cobra jet 8 sec TT v8 beast!
I want the Scion FR-S.
Great Job Snoop Dogg!(for all the haters) ; )
2013 Volkswagen Turbo Beetle (VWVortex.com 2013 Super Beetle Project) <— This please
Kaz you are awesome!
Thank you
Best Asian Import: 2013 Scion FR-S Evasive Motorsports
Called it.
ALL OF THEM !!!!!!
Can all of them be in the game.
The Mustang is nice but it has to be the FR-S Evasive.
Rooting for that Mustang RTR, we really need the newer version in GT and also the VW Beetle because it looks like a 911 GT3
im guessing the 2013 mustang is going to win
Hi Jordan,
Do you think you will get a chance to interview Kaz during the event?
VW Turbo Beetle. Cause it’s the closest looking to a 911.
The scion would be good to use in custom class races like the ones I do with my online buddies… Like using the tuned HKS Evo in Super GT 300..
That Scion could be added to the grid easily!
2013 Volkswagen Turbo Beetle, i want this car in the game since i sat in it at the Philadelphia auto show last year
Scion
RTR Mustang all day.
I cant really decide on any specific car, however the idea of an MR mustang is quite appealing.
I’ll take anything except the Beetle and Sequoia. Really love the Mustang and FR-S though.
I want the Scion.
Well I feel Kaz has an affinity towards VW’s with the ’66 1200, Golf R & Scirocco R, so I’m hoping it’s the Beetle
1st Choice – FRS Evasive
2nd Choice – Turbo Beetle
3rd Choice – Sequoia Dragster
Mustangs? No thanks.
The RTR Mustang hands down!!
I want that beige mustang to win…love that body style. The red mustang is a bit too extreme, the beetle’s exterior is a bit plain for my taste. The FR-S is pretty cool, but I don’t really want it in the game for some reason. The dragster is ugly as frick, but man does it bring back GT2 memories. lol
Lol at the Beetle, and no thank you GT86.
I want the Ford Mach Forty LOVE THAT MUSCLE!!!! I SPIT ON IMPORTS LOL
TBH i just want anything but another GT-R/BRZ,I just really want DLC lol(this month would be epic)
Mothers RTR by far. Either that or the Beetle.
Strangely.. i’m feelin the beetle ;3
No FR-S please too many of the same car in the game.
THE DRAG CAR!!!!!!
we need drag cars in gt5 and a proper drag strip with working tree, say like an atomatic tree that lights green every 30 seconds or somthing so people can line up and drag their turn, with a light at the end to show who won….
I want the mustang ..Not a big fan of domestics but that mustang ………………………..
proberbly be the scion tho coz yeh we aint got enough variations of that car yet !!!! ffs
I want either the Beetle Turbo or the Toyota Sequoia :D
We all know the FR-S is going to win.
Though it does look cool. :D
I want it to win, looks so cool! :)
Both Mustangs (even the beetle) are more than welcome.
(altough modeling the FR-S would be easy)
The Sequoia is epic.