Gran Turismo Series

The “SUBARU VIZIV GT Vision Gran Turismo” gets a full reveal today, as Polyphony Digital confirms the car will be in the next Gran Turismo 6 game update, version 1.14.

As most readers will recall, a new Safety Car based upon a special edition of the BMW M4 was announced for Gran Turismo 6 a few weeks ago. Many of you were quick to notice, however, that the car shown in the screenshots did not contain a flashing LED light bar on the roof, as could be seen on the real car which BMW debuted at SEMA the following day.

Changes are coming to the Suzuka Circuit in the next Gran Turismo 6 update, according to the latest post on Polyphony’s PitStop website.

Chevrolet and PlayStation have announced a special competition in Los Angeles to celebrate the debut of the company’s new Vision Gran Turismo project car at the LA Auto Show next week.

GM Design has surprised the entire auto industry today, announcing their Vision GT project – which gave them total creative freedom to design a concept car for Gran Turismo 6 – will be used to revive the historic Chaparral brand.

Another new round of Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 6, featuring a series of races on three different real-world circuits spread across the globe:

GM has just announced their Vision Gran Turismo project with a mysterious screenshot posted to the Corvette Facebook page. The image is definitely a teaser, and will no doubt spark some debate as to exactly what part of the car is being shown (click the picture above for a larger view).

The 2014 Gran Turismo Awards were held at Drai’s Nightclub on the Las Vegas strip Wednesday night, where Kazunori Yamauchi announced a custom car from SEMA 2014 – the world’s largest aftermarket automotive industry event – would be featured in an upcoming Gran Turismo game.

It may seem like a while since we last got a new Vision GT car in Gran Turismo 6, but the project rumbles on. The latest manufacturer to join the ranks is Japanese industrial concern Subaru, which has today joined Polyphony Digital in the release of a teaser video and some in-game images of the impending Subaru VIZIV GT Vision Gran Turismo.

A new batch of events are now available in Gran Turismo 6, featuring a series of new drift and super lap challenges exclusive to KTM’s ultra-light X-Bow sports car, front-wheel drive non-race cars, Kei cars, and non-race cars of any variety.

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.

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.

A new selection of A-Spec challenges are now available, featuring compact cars, events taking place in the dark of the night, and your choice of Ferrari, all ranging from a beginner’s challenge to that of an expert where you’ll overtake as many opponents as possible within the allotted time.

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.

For tech-heads, Gran Turismo 6’s GPS Data Logger function is something quite exciting, but for the gamers it’s something that appears limited in scope at first glance.

A new batch of events are now available in Gran Turismo 6, featuring a series of new drift and super lap challenges exclusive to Red Bull’s X2014 Standard, 2-wheel drive non-race cars, British non-race cars, and non-race cars of any variety.

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.

Another round of “Quick Match” online racing events are now available in GT6 featuring compact Japanese Kei cars taking wind around Silverstone, rally cars taking on the many sweeping turns of Cape Ring, and sports and race cars taking on some of GT’s classic attractions.

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.