Jordan is the owner of GTPlanet and created the site in 2001. He has closely followed the Gran Turismo franchise and the world of sim-racing for over two decades.
This week’s new Online Time Trial hands the choice of car over to you. Gran Turismo 7 sends the entire Gr.3 category to Suzuka Circuit on Racing Medium tires, with Mid-Speed BoP applied and fixed settings.
A new set of Gran Turismo 7 Weekly Challenges lands this Friday, September 4, once your console clock rolls past midnight. The usual deal applies, with five events, seven days to get through them, and a stack of bonus reward tickets for those who do.
As revealed in today’s PlayStation State of Play, Kazunori Yamauchi has announced the next major update for Gran Turismo 7: Spec IV. The update is so large it will arrive in two parts, this October and December.
Sony’s next PlayStation State of Play broadcast lands this Thursday, September 3. The main show starts at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm BST / 3pm CEST / 10pm JST, with a second “State of Play Japan” presentation following immediately afterwards.
Fanatec has confirmed it is investigating reports of Gran Turismo DD Pro wheel bases disconnecting, dropping force feedback, or behaving erratically in Gran Turismo 7 following the arrival of update 1.71 last week.
A new set of Gran Turismo 7 Weekly Challenges arrives this Friday, August 28, as your console clock ticks past midnight. As always, there’s five events on the slate, you’ve got seven days to work through them, and there’s bonus reward tickets on offer for checking them off.
Three years after the Gran Turismo movie hit theaters, one of its most recognizable costumes is up for grabs: the Nissan NISMO racing suit worn by Archie Madekwe as Jann Mardenborough, complete with a belt nameplate reading “J. Mardenborough”.
The online LEGO rumor mill (yes, that’s a real thing) has been buzzing for months about a brick-built recreation of the original PlayStation console, and the latest reported details include a hidden Gran Turismo diorama built into the set itself.
The debate around Gran Turismo 7’s new physics model has raged all week, but one notable endorsement has arrived from an unusual place: the top step of a Super GT podium.
British motoring magazine evo has published a wide-ranging interview with Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi, covering everything from the challenges of tire physics to Polyphony Digital’s relationship with Sony.
Gran Turismo 7’s 1.71 update landed just a few days ago, and while four new cars is a fairly modest haul, the changes underneath are anything but: this is the biggest shake-up to the game’s physics since update 1.49 back in 2024, with new behavior for tires, suspension, steering, and input devices.
The Viewers Gift Campaign for Round 2 of the Gran Turismo World Series is up and running again, with entries working as of earlier today. Polyphony Digital suspended the campaign over the weekend after the entry system broke down at the start of the Tokyo broadcast, leaving players unable to register for the two free “Stealth Model” cars.
Fanatec’s new Podium Pedals Formula are back in stock Wednesday, August 19, at 14:00 UTC (that’s 10:00 AM Eastern, 7:00 AM Pacific, or 4:00 PM CEST). If the first batch is any indication, you won’t have long to think it over: the initial production run sold out in roughly seven minutes.
The second Manufacturers Cup Exhibition Season of 2026 is on its way, with Polyphony Digital setting a four-round Gr.3 calendar that gets underway on Saturday, August 22 and runs through September 12.
A one-off Ferrari widely regarded as the first prototype for the legendary 250 GTO has been selected to win the Gran Turismo Trophy at the 2026 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, putting it in line for a potential future appearance in the Gran Turismo series.