Jordan Greer

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb – the most famous and challenging hill climb race in the world – has just announced that Gran Turismo will be the “Platinum Sponsor” for the 2015 event, and will even be part of the race’s official name.

A new safety car – the first for the series since the Nissan R34 GT-R Pace Car was released in 2002 – is coming to Gran Turismo 6. It’s based on the BMW M4 “M Performance Division”, and will be officially revealed at SEMA 2014 in Las Vegas this week.

GT Academy returns to Spike TV this Friday, November 7th, at 11:30pm ET for Season 4 of the reality television show which chronicles the North American GT Academy Race Camp, where the 2014 champion will be crowned and begin their professional racing career with Nissan.

Polyphony Digital, which has long been noted for its relatively small team of developers when compared to other video game production companies, is looking to recruit more staff members.

2011 GT Academy winner Jann Mardenborough will take advantage of the increasing motorsport co-operation between Nissan and Renault on 3 November when he tests a Formula Renault 3.5 racing car at the Motorland Circuit in Spain.  23 year-old Mardenborough will drive the single-seater at the invitation of Renault Sport Technologies.

It’s that time of year again! The 12th annual Gran Turismo Awards have been formally announced, and will be held next week at SEMA 2014 – the largest international automotive trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A document hosted on the FIA’s official website appears to reveal GT Academy’s plans for global expansion over the next few years, bringing the competition to several important markets for both Nissan and the Gran Turismo brand.

2011 GT Academy champion Jann Mardenborough has been featured in the latest episode of /DRIVEN, a regular show from the popular YouTube network, /DRIVE.

A special demo of Gran Turismo 6 with fully integrated motion simulation was shown to the public at Fuji Speedway in Japan, during the latest round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The game was running in a triple-monitor configuration on the SimCraft APEX3 GT motion simulation rig, allowing attendees to drive the Toyota TS030.

Alpine, the famous French sportscar company owned by Renault, offered an inside look at their Vision Gran Turismo project car with a recent post on Twitter. The car would be the most radical Vision GT we’ve seen yet, featuring a pivoting, articulated design.

This weekend the final European Le Mans Series event takes place at Estoril in Portugal and Nissan will be there to celebrate 30 years of NISMO with the fans of Le Mans racing.  This event also sees the LM P2 debut of 2013 GT Academy Europe winner and local man, Miguel Faisca.

More details from the Gran Turismo article in the most recent issue of GamesTM magazine have been revealed, and some additional quotes from Kazunori Yamauchi paint an interesting picture of his thoughts on the franchise and its future.

While speaking to GamesTM magazine in a recent interview, Kazunori Yamauchi made some interesting comments regarding the development of Gran Turismo 7, which is apparently set to benefit greatly from the power of the PlayStation 4 console:

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Steering wheel controllers have come a long ways over the past few years, and with Logitech reducing their involvement in the sim-racing accessory market, competition has picked up between higher-end manufacturers like Thrustmaster and Fanatec.

I am often asked about GTPlanet logo stickers, and I am excited to announce that we now have an official partner from which you can purchase high-quality vinyl decals in a variety of colors, sizes, and formats.

Another new round of “Quick Match” online races are now online in Gran Turismo 6.

It’s time for another online endurance race in Gran Turismo 6, and this time, we’re going to Belgium’s Ardennes forest for a 24-hour race at Spa Francorchamps!

GT Academy champion Lucas Ordoñez scored his first Super GT victory in the series’ latest round at Thailand’s Chang International Circuit last weekend. Lucas and his teammate Kazuki Hoshino held off highly experienced driver Jorg Müller in the Studie BMW Z4 GT3 car.

The EuroSport TV network has begun airing GT Academy: Masterclass to document the wild success of champions Lucas Ordoñez and Jann Mardenborough, while providing a glimpse into what the European and International competitors faced during Race Camp this year.