Cars

Back in 2024, GTPlanet member Obelisk did something that a lot of Gran Turismo fans dream about: he went out and bought a real-life version of a car he’d fallen in love with through the series.

Honda’s bombshell announcement that it is pulling the plug on its planned North American EV lineup has sent shockwaves through the auto industry, and there’s a particular piece of collateral damage that hits close to home for Gran Turismo fans: the Afeela 1.

Fresh off the back of a successful end to his 2025 Super Formula Championship season, former Gran Turismo champion Igor Fraga has already confirmed a busy racing calendar for 2026.

Igor Fraga has scored his first ever win in the Super Formula series, taking victory during the rearranged final event at Suzuka in by far his most successful weekend of the season.

Gran Turismo series founder Kazunori Yamauchi turned 58 years old last week, and over the weekend has been revealing some of what he did to celebrate the occasion — including a unique road trip with some members of the Porsche family.

Renowned toy manufacturer Mattel is moving in further on the plastic building block market with a new product line under the “Mattel Brick Shop” banner, launching with a range of Hot Wheels sets in various scales this summer.

Today in headlines we never even imagined the possibility of conceiving of writing, classic arcade racing game OutRun is, according to reports from Hollywood, on its way to the silver screen in a flick to be directed by Transformers helmsman Michael Bay.

GT Academy champion Jann Mardenborough is making a return to competitive racing with a season-long seat in a factory-backed Ford Mustang GT3 for the 2025 GT World Challenge.

I’m excited to announce the launch of SpeedBites.com, a new website and email newsletter which summarizes the latest automotive and motorsports headlines into bite-sized, easy-to-read stories, published in a new issue every weekday.

If you’ve ever wanted to own the most outrageous video game tie-in car possible then this one’s for you: a rat-rod Chevrolet C10 built as a promotional vehicle for the 2016 launch of Carmageddon: Max Damage has popped up for sale in the UK via Bonhams Cars Online.

After one of the longest will they/won’t they periods in motorsport, Aston Martin has finally whipped the covers off its Valkyrie Hypercar ready for the 2025 season.

The Genesis Vision Gran Turismo car has transitioned from a virtual concept to the real thing, wowing the crowds at the 2025 Bathurst 12hr with a demonstration lap in the hands of Le Mans legend Jacky Ickx.

Following a season as a reserve for Ponos Nakajima Racing, Gran Turismo World Series winner Igor Fraga will have a full-time drive in Super Formula for 2025.

After being a title sponsor since 2021, racing simulator equipment manufacturer Fanatec appears to have ended its association with the SRO Motorsports group and its signature GT World Challenge series.

The Afeela 1, a Sony-designed car developed in collaboration with Honda, is available to reserve now ahead of its planned arrival on the US market in mid-2026 and priced from $89,900.

Just over a year on from its original unveiling at the 2023 Gran Turismo World Series finals in Barcelona, the Genesis X Gran Berlinetta Vision Gran Turismo will make a dynamic debut at the Bathurst 12 Hour later this month.

A special collaboration between BMW and EA to mark the 30th anniversary of the Need for Speed series has seen the marque produce and exhibit a one-off BMW M3 GTR.

It’s an age-old question in motoring and motorsport: which is faster, a fast car driven by a slow driver or a slow car driven by a fast one?