Corvette C7 Prototype in Gran Turismo 5 as Free DLC Today, New Video & Screenshots Released

Chevrolet and Polyphony Digital formally announced their special collaboration on the next-generation C7 model corvette today at the Los Angeles International Auto Show.

First spotted in Gran Turismo 5 by GTPlanet community members earlier this month, the heavily camouflaged prototype will be drivable in the game “today” by downloading the car as free DLC from the PlayStation Store.

According to the press release, Polyphony Digital paid careful attention to every detail in the creases and wrinkles in the soft camouflage, used to disguise the prototype while its driving characteristics are currently being tuned and refined ahead of the vehicle’s official debut in January.

“Until now, only the most skilled drivers on the Corvette team have been authorized to push the test prototypes to the limits on some of the most challenging track surfaces in the world,” said Chris Perry, vice president of Chevrolet Global Marketing. “Through this unique collaboration with Gran Turismo, Chevrolet is able, for the first time, to give performance car enthusiasts access to such an exclusive driving experience.”

“Gran Turismo has had many firsts and we’re excited to partner with Chevrolet for yet another – bringing the first-ever Chevrolet prototype vehicle into a racing game,” said Kazunori Yamauchi. “As car enthusiasts, we’re thrilled to give fans this extraordinary level of access to the seventh generation Corvette that otherwise would not be possible.”

Chevrolet will formally reveal the 2014 Corvette prototype on Sunday, January 13, 2013. More information on the announcement will be available at One13Thirteen.com.

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Comments (384)

  1. euros only

    The fun part is guys when the car is released in dealerships PD will make us pay for it with a bunch of other cars (more skylines in general probably as in all previous dlcs). They say you can predict the future by looking at the past, and from that I predict that it’ll be a pay to download car pack.

  2. novaman1970

    ok first of all some ppl need to look up some stuff b4 they start posting…the original lt1 was used in 80s &some 90s camaros and vettes it was a 5.7L the new lt1 going in this corvette is a 6.2L with direct injection and said to have about 450hp stoc they have also upgraded it from being cast iron to all aluminum…in my opinion the best vettes so far not including this one is the c2,early c3s,c5,and c6 i absoulutely hate c4s they look stupid and have no power like the later c3 models

  3. jayvee73uk

    Like all GT5 players I think all free downloads are welcome..But why give us cars that we cant buy tuneups for or cant tune in any way at all. I tried the C7 on B spec mode and it wont even win a race in Expert races let alone above that .Oh yes I did use a level 40 driver before you ask.

    1. Djwess

      Let’s think about this:
      1.) It’s a car yet to be unveiled and still in its prototype state
      2.) They can change up anything on the car
      3.) The stats in the game my be theoretical
      4.) You cannot expect performance parts for a car that Kaz doesn’t know too much about yet along know the real power about the car
      5.) The power of the car and the torque curve of the car is theoretical and may change over time

      So for now just wait for the actual car to come out, the maybe we’ll see some parts for it

  4. CarMad26

    Is anyone else in the uk having trouble downloading it? When I try, it keeps saying this content is not available

  5. mr_pepps

    I took this towel-shod beast for a rag around the Ring at the weekend and I think it’s brilliant fun to drive – on a set of Sport Hard tyres it’s brilliant to chuck through the corners!
    Not as fast out the other side as an R8 or a Gallardo but there’s the difference in 4wd supercars versus rwd bruisers.
    This car reminds me of a beefed up version of my much loved Lotus Esprit V8 SE – a riot to race with in a well-matched field.
    And the sound it makes is glorious!

    Great job all round for bringing a prototype to GT5 – very exciting!!

  6. Rionmoon

    Nice! Not only are us tax payers (sorry kids to young to have a real job, foreigners and other 47% ers) forced to bail out that bloated company Government Motors with no return on our investment, but we are getting used as unpaid Beta testers too!

    So this new fiberglass midlife crisis on wheels still have the rear suspension of an ox cart or has Gov. Motors finally figured out that’s not the rear suspension of a proper sports car?

    OK JUST KIDDING! Having some fun that’s all.

    The C7 is amazing and AWSOME so far. I can throw it around all sorts of corners and it hasn’t tried to kill me yet – even when it probably should have. I hope the real car is just as impressive. If so, Ferrari, Aston and the rest of the Euro snobs are in for some bitter news.

    1. Pit Crew

      The ZR1 Delivered that bitter news on its release date.

      HAHA…not, on your opening OP humor. You could have saved that as it was pretty weak attempt at comedy.

      Its General Motors. Always has been, always will be.

      Who does Ferrari have to thank for their newly implemented Magnetic Ride Control suspension (Italia) ? General Motors/Cadillac which was a company product way before U.S government bailout.

    2. SCER

      Dude stick to your day job, this is the worst attempt at comedy i’ve ever read. If my ten year old son came out with material as flimsy as this over the dinner table i’d send him to bed.

    3. ScotteDawg

      I’ll have you know that us Australian’s also pay GM through our car company GMH (General Motors Holden). For some reason, this does not bother me. That’s probably because WE supplied Pontiac with the recent GTO and the G8(?) and are now supplying Chev with the police cruisers in L.A.

      Personally, I’ve never been a big fan of the Corvette C4, C5 and the C6 models. Possibly because they don’t handle as well as Australian cars! But this C7 looks the goods!

      Oh, by the way, do NOT take up comedy as a profession OR a hobby – someone is bound to beat the living suitcase out of you if you do!!!

    4. bachy

      I’ve noticed, for some reason, that gamers tend to be disproportionately left-leaning statists in their political opinions (when they have any). Every time I see someone post some libertarian-minded comment on a gamer thread, even jokingly as in this case, it’s thoroughly attacked.

      I thought your jabs at GM were actually pretty funny myself. Maybe you’re not going to land a job as a writer for Saturday Nitgh Live anytome soon, but neither is anyone else on these threads. Your comment was criticized because of its libertarian angle, not its level of humor. Lets just be honest.

    5. TomBrady

      That was a pathetic attempt at humor. Frankly I’m disgusted whether you were joking or not, and I don’t even like corvettes

    1. Aobrienm5

      Lol if not for that bailout we wouldnt have seen the zr1 rape the ferrari 599 in a drag race nor would we have seen the return of the real boss 302 mustang or the intro of the 662hp 200mph shelby

  7. DarkShadow177

    What do I see in this new Z07 Corvette: It’s heavier than the Z06 Corvette with 40kg’s and it’s less powerful than the Z06 Corvette with 65 horsepower less compared to 505 horsepower, the top speed has been lowered from 198mph to 190mph and finally the engine in the Z07 Corvette has been made smaller thus having a 5.5L Gen V V8 and the Z06 having a 7.2L LS6 V8. So what do I have to say about this? Has Chevrolet messed up a really good legend or what?

    1. NewCadillac

      You don’t compare a base model C7 to a hyped up version of the C6, genius! C7 base vs C6 base isn’t even compitition for the new C7. So just imagine a C7 Z06/Z07 model with DI and variable valve timing, I’m thinking 540hp out of the new LT1 in a Z06 configuration.

    2. LMSCorvetteGT2

      Clearly you dont know what you are talking about there is no LS engine from GM that is a 7.2, much less the LS6 which is a 5.6. The C6 z06 has a 7.0 LS7 engine, to compare that to a 5.5L engine that at most has seen ALMS use is quite wrong as others have said. GM fans easily know this…so I am curious where you pulled these numbers from.

  8. Pit Crew

    If this thing updates along with the Prototypes official release in January it could very well be the best free DLC gift PD has given out.

    1. ScotteDawg

      Unfortunately, the free DLC of this C7 Test Prototype will not be updateable. It is a seperate car…

      What will most likely happen is that the full C7 will be made available to us through the PlayStation Store at a rather inflated cost so that money can be split with GM for the privelage of offering up the C7 so early in its life!

      Note: all of the above is pure speculation…

      However, this will not put me off buying the DLC. If I passed up ANY of the DLC’s, I would NOT have the full GT5 game! It would be pointless even owning it!!!

  9. Peelster1

    I raced with this on SSRX against some Professional AI. A Corvette Z06 started in 15th and outran me very easily. This car hits its rev limit at 213 mph.

  10. Kurei

    Managed to find a hour or two to play around in the C7-Proto last night, spent most of it at Laguna Seca hot-lapping, turn-in is superb, feels light and nimble, its got good power all throughout the rev range, interesting too with it having a lower redline than the C6, wonder if this engine is Direct-Injection…

    But anyways, I think its cool to be able to test-drive DLC cars and prototypes before they come out, I’d like to see it more often with other cars, the SRT Viper, Mustang RTR, that V8 Ruf RGT-8, just to name a few.

    1. Both Barrels

      Keeping in mind that this test car employs some type of restrictor plate, it’s possible the rev-limiter will be reset. There’s still some 200+ HP missing from the final product.

  11. Progress823

    As usual, another forum about GT5 DLC that is filled with FM4 comparisons….and the usual defenders of both games. Wasn’t this forum about the C7 test prototype provided free in GT5 lol?

    I took the C7 for a spin and it is great, good handling and power. It is also cool that the car is not tuneable as it is in a testing state still.

    1. HarVee

      As long as the two games exist, there will always be comparisons. You can either ignore it, or embrace it, but your words are not going to stop people from comparing them.

    2. Progress823

      My post wasn’t meant to be taken too seriously. I know there will always be comparisons between the two games, just trying to loosen things up some, seeing by the posting that some of us are in full fight mode.

    1. another_jakhole

      Hmmm, I prefer the Corvette, but I doubt it means we won’t be get the Viper. It’s not as if this is Porsche or anything we’re talking about here.

  12. Jpen

    Absolutely loving this car. Arcade single race on expert. Slap some comfort sorts on it and it makes for an excellent cruise with the ai. Can’t wait to see this unveil.

  13. Trojan1874

    I like having a sneak peek at new cars coming out in the future. Of course it may have these skirts on the body to cover up the complete body look, but hey it’s just nice to have new cars to test before they actually come out with the real one.

  14. LtLeadFarmer

    Nice! Happy it’s free, cool DLC. Personally I would have preferred the F12 Berlinetta (Like Forza Horizon just got) but this is still cool. Happy to try it soon!

  15. TheEzekiel

    I cannot download it from store..im from Czech Republic and it says that I cannout purchase it at this moment..weird

    1. Rushton1996

      It says the same for me but I’m in New Zealand. I hate it how everything is ALWAYS delayed, or not up to standard here. NZ is behind the rest of the world, thats for sure.

    2. mickoafna

      I had the same problem. Go to View Downloads on PS Store menu and you’ll see C7 there. Click on it and it will install.

    3. legobrainboy

      Hey at least you guys actually have a PSN Store to purchase DLC from. Here in the Philippines, we don’t exist as far as Sony is concerned.

      I still managed to get the DLC though. There are ways. If a little 3rd world guy like me can figure it out I’m sure you can, too! It’s all legal, too.

    4. HuskyGT

      @legobrainboy

      You mean like making a US, European or Japanese account and then buying PSN cards for those counties online? Every single person with a PS3 that doesn’t have a PSN store available for their country does that; it’s no secret. How else could we buy DLC and stuff? I used to have two different PSN accounts from two different countries in my old PS3 and spent my hard earned cash on PSN games and DLC.

      Some elitist idiots will tell you that we cannot do that, but honestly we are giving Sony our hard earned and legitimate money so I don’t think they mind.

  16. Esgaloth

    Im just annoyed that we get the C7 and Forza gets the New SRT Viper. I hope we atleast get a Privateer team for the GTS-R come 2013 ALMS season.

    1. Samzilla047

      Would you stop complaining? Oh, it’d be cool to get this or that… Have you heard of anything called licences? That’s a big pain in the ass that big companies throw around to make sure they get lots of money when something they own is used or represented in something like a game for example. So don’t hope to have any time a Porsche or the official F1 licenses. And even so, may I remind you that GT is a Real DRIVING Simulator, and not racing. And if you’re really pissed off, by an XBox and Forza. For my part I won’t, I don’t like arcade games that pretend to be a sim. I’ve been playing GT since the first one, and I’ve put countless hours of driving around and though it has its flaws (and big ones, the AI for instance), I still put lots of hours so somewhere it must be really good (my patience with games is very short, I don’t like I dump in a few hours, eg Assassin’s Creed 3 or Shift 2).

    2. JeremiahTB

      I think Need for Speed is the most arcade-style racer out there. GT and Forza are the two best racing games out now…NFS doesn’t even compare to them regarding gameplay. My 2¢.

    3. Samzilla047

      Seriously guys? Don’t tell me that Forza is a perfect sim. Ok, I’ll take that back when I’ll see a Forza Academy… And by the way, a half-finished Corvette, no custom, come pn PD, we’re not so desperate, we can wait january to get the real one…

    4. MuoNiuLa

      Not saying Forza is the perfect sim. And it’s okay if you think GT is more realistic. But to say Forza is arcade is ridiculous.

      And GT Academy is just a marketing technique used by Nissan to pick their race car drivers.

    5. Samzilla047

      Anyway… Motorsport is all about marketing isn’t it? Or if not we shouldn’t have a good third of the F1 every season that pays to drive (like monkeys). Maybe a F1 academy with whoever is fastest in game would get a drive. Couldn’t be worse probably. Think I’ll call Bernie and Codemasters to talk them into it… :)) and I don’t give a s… about which game is better, I don’t own Forza as I don’t have an Xbox and don’t see a reason buying one. I chose Ps3 because of Gt5 (and Metal Gear). It’s only a game and whatever pleases you it’s cool. Even if it’s an arcade game … :)))))))

  17. 05XR8

    Used an alternate account to get the C7. Just raced 5 laps @560pp on RS tyres. Puts the power down lovely and brakes hard! Turned in and accelerated good kept up with the modified cars but was killed on the straight Cape Ring South. Yeah, looking forward to the production ordeal.

    1. VBR

      Might have died on the straight due to them modelling the aero drag effect from all those blankets. If we get the production version in GT5, it would be interesting to test the top speed of both.

  18. Youngun

    Free update…… Brilliant. Not an American fan but seems great fun, lets see what the real car looks like in January in a virtual reveal.

    1. Youngun

      Well timed a few laps on the ‘ring, not to bad so far 7.40s but brakes aint best – bit sluggish under hard breaking, understeers a bit – light front end and noise isnt what i expected – expected a bark but any update could tweak anything on the car.

  19. stiggygonzalez

    Hi everyone,for anybody(in the EU at least)who haven’t got the ‘vette yet,just go to account management and select transaction management and go to services list and the car should be there to download,then fire up GT and go to to the downloadable content arrow and install.
    Hope this helps.

    1. cheba

      Thanks for the tip. I tried to to exactly like that this morning after my first download failed, but it wasn’t in the download list then. Now it was, and I was able to download it.

  20. lbpomg95

    It’s a really nice car to drive. Fantastic on turn-in. Though sounds exactly like the ZR1 in-game. Still, looking forward to seeing an unmasked version that we can modify.

  21. Spannermonkey33

    Overall it’s a pretty good car, I’m impressed at how it controls its weight. Thanks GM, can’t wait to see what it really looks like

  22. ApexVGear

    Wish I could enjoy testing this new Corvette, but still Polyphony Digital hasn’t really fixed the clutch model in GT5–at least for my Fanatec setup. “mis-shifting” and going into neutral at least 10 times per lap gets old fast. Once I’m reminded again why I don’t enjoy GT5 like I should, I turn off the PS3, turn the Xbox 360 back on, load Forza 4 or Horizon, and I’m back to enjoying an immersive experience with a “realistic” clutch. Tired of PD’s excuses. I should be enjoying GT5 with full clutch and stick.

    I guess the last fix is ONLY for the Logitech G27? Haven’t heard if it’s actually better for that wheel.

    Let’s see, I’m driving in GT5, and it’s time to shift gears… Okay, wait. Let the throttle pedal all the way out, or at least to 90% (as I’ve read you have to do), then push in the clutch pedal… DON’T TOUCH THE THROTTLE! …then move the shift stick to the next gear, AND DON’T TOUCH THE THROTTLE, …okay, does the on-screen display show a number or “N,” …okay, it’s a number. …alright let out the clutch… Yay, we’re in gear! …and I’ve missed my turn-in line and the apex.

    Forza 4 and Horizon… work the throttle, clutch, and shift stick like I do my real car. Hit my turn-in, apex, and exit perfectly every time.

    1. ApexVGear

      These days, a “realistic driving simulator” must include a good clutch model. In a “simulator,” if I’m driving a car with a manual gearbox, then I expect to use the clutch and stick. If the user input doesn’t work realistically, then who cares about how great the cars look, the variety of tracks, or how well the physics engine simulates real driving. It hinders the “realism” for an experienced driver that knows how to use a manual gearbox in racing conditions.

      I have always loved the Gran Turismo titles, and if they’d just “fix” this issue, I could continue to enjoy everything it has to offer, and not throw up my hands in frustration and quit this “game.”

    2. STUCHS

      I’d have to agree with apex here. the clutching is pretty poor in GT5, but I really can’t support forza. I played it and while it does many things GT5 aught to do. when it comes to actually driving GT5 has no equal. most noticeably is the track detail… not the superficial tree or spectator graphics, I’m talking about elevation changes and turn radius’s. Play nurbergring on Forza and tell me it is even remotely close. (had the honor of hitting the real thing in sept!!) Forza isn’t even close compared to GT5. I polish on the interface for forza is better In my opinion, and although their models are not as good it becomes a moot point when GT5 lets you do so little with them. can’t open doors, engine bays etc. Forza really did good work here. Good competition always does good things to things like this so I hope that GT5 realizes the (easily done) car eye candy that can be implemented in the next installment. As rightfully pointed out by Apex here, graphics of cars are of little consequence when you are actually driving. GT5 has better driving, with the exception of the terrible clutch model. It is what it is, and is unfortunate with GT5. However, in the same breath for the super cars to do stick and clutch is very inefficient compared to paddles for good lap times. (that’s just an excuse I just realized so I withdraw that last part :-)

    3. ApexVGear

      I definitely love driving a car equipped with the latest sequential gearbox technology and “flappy paddles.” I also spend a lot of time in F1 2012, and other than a hand-clutch for starting from a stop (in the real world, not F1 2012), they are a hydro-electric clutch. Many cars featuring paddle shifting were inspired by F1.

      However, if I’m driving in a “simulator” with a Caterham, an old Austin Healey, a Lotus, or I want to try to “manage” a heavy American Muscle Car around the track, it’s just not right to use the paddles, and no clutch pedal. Especially if the simulator “supports” it.

    4. TokoTurismo

      Horizon… Pff. I got bored of with that game so FAST it wasn’t a joke. I shouldn’t have bought it, cuz I knew DLC will be the ONLY attention it gets. Well Look at that, I was right… Did you see their latest DLC? Seriously.. Is that the only thing that can keep Forza alive? I’m just tired of it. >_>

    5. Amac500

      As a PS3 owner who doesn’t have an Xbox and thus plays GT and not Forza, I was rather happy to hear of Forza Horizon, because Forza starting to toy with arcade games only looks good for the GT series.

      I deffinently agree with what ApexVGear said about stick shifts. I especially find it a joke to use paddle shifts on a muscle car. Lol, muscle cars are so much about force and raw power and in no way precision handling. Using paddle shifts justs seems comical.

    6. TokoTurismo

      No it’s not because I don’t have Forza. I have FM4 as well, and I like it. It’s just Horizon… It’s good that Forza did something new too, but the DLC of course…

    7. occasionalracer

      Totally agree about the crappy gearbox simulation. I think PD were having trouble programming it in a way to be too advantageous for guys who know how to properly drive manuals… for time-trials and competitions and such…

    8. ApexVGear

      I agree with the comments about Forza HORIZON. Once you accept the physics are “dumbed down” compared to Forza Motorsport 4, it’s fun for about a week. Drive on every road, find everything, do everything, and the honeymoon’s over. Rivals is okay in Horizon, but so much better in FM4. I know that Horizon is just another way for Turn 10 to keep Microsoft happy and generate some more revenue in the years between releases of FM4.

      I just don’t like Turn 10 being “distracted” by the Horizon project, and transferring all the DLC attention away from FM4. Apparently that’s it for car packs, and any chance of other content, such as additional tracks.

      I know some of the FM4 tracks aren’t totally accurate, Road America being another one–the elevation changes on turns 13 and 14 aren’t quite right. FM4’s physics are very good, if your wheel’s set up correctly, but sometimes it goes “bonkers.” I know of at least two turns where just grazing the inside rumble strip can flip the car on its’ side.

      Now we wait for the next round and new releases. Turn 10 focuses on Forza 5, and hopefully in less than six years, Kazunori will stop playing with his fleet of real sports cars, going to shows, and racing in 24 hour events, and commit all his effort to making GT6 “perfect.”

    9. MuoNiuLa

      Couldn’t disagree more with the Horizon comments. I had the game since release and for the month I’ve had it, I haven’t even bothered beating the game and I’m still having a blast with it. It’ll get boring quickly if you only focus on getting to the end. I’m savoring the game and enjoying everything it has to offer, it’s been a great experience so far.

      @Amac500: I would agree if Horizon was part of the main series and not a spinoff.

      @STUCHS: I agree that FM4’s Nurburging isn’t good, but owning FM4 and GT5, and playing both of them with Fanatec CSR, I actually think FM4 has the driving down better than GT5.

    10. TokoTurismo

      I do however, love Horizon and would love to play it again, and will never sell it, but if its DLC (which are mostly cars and cars coming from FM4 which makes no sense) is the full attention to keep it going than forget it. I know they’re better than that, but that seriously pissed me off when they did that, and are STILL doing it. Who does that!? I’m not trying to sound like a hater and all but come on. The reason why I stopped playing Horizon is because theres nothing else to do in anymore but free roaming and multiplayer…

      I am however, having lots of fun with NFS MW 2012 though, but don’t understand the hate towards it. Not like they release DLC yet, the game seems to be keeping me happy everytime I play it…

    11. Esgaloth

      Its works weird in GT5 because the cars dont support the clutch period. FM4 does, still, theres no comparison in the physics, so ill take bad clutch.

    12. ApexVGear

      Sorry, didn’t mean to bash Forza Horizon. It’s a fun title, and the open world is great. I do like to run the final street challenge that circles the map, and I’ll drive around in it for 30 minutes or so each day, then switch over to something more serious. I just wish they’d offer an option to turn on more realistic physics and physical damage. I also wish they’d offer shortcuts to switch cars and make upgrades.

      Comparing GT5 and FM4 physics, the wheel you are using and its’ setup is VERY important. If you switch over from GT5 to FM4 without touching the wheel settings, FM4 is going to feel very off. A wheel such as the Fanatec GT2 or CSR models allow you to configure up to five profiles. I have separate profiles for FM4, GT5, Dirt 3, Race Pro, and F1 2012.

      A friend with some racing experience in the past, primarily races and drifts in GT5 with Logitech wheels. She had tried Forza with an old Xbox wheel, but didn’t like it, and said it didn’t feel realistic. I’ve owned two Xbox wheels, and if it’s all you have, it’s great, but they don’t even come close to Logitech or Fanatec wheels (and they break too easily). After she sat in my rig for a couple of hours with Forza 4, she agreed the wheel and settings do make a big difference.

      F1 2012 is another title where your wheel and its’ settings are important. I’ve read complaints about “wheel input lag” and the physics being “uncontrollable.” 2010 and 2011 did have some input lag problems, but 2012 doesn’t. In addition to the fact that an F1 car must be driven very differently (precise braking and throttle control) and everything is happening so much faster, you must spend at least 2-3 hours tweaking the in-game and on-wheel settings.

      I so want to love GT5 as I have the past versions, I have always liked the physics model, and I “completed” every thing in GT5 and own every car–I put up with the clutch problem. After FM4 came out a year later, now it’s so frustrating to switch back over to GT5 and want to enjoy it just as much… only to be pulled out of the experience and immersion when I’m approaching a turn and have to start concentrating on throttling, clutching and shifting, and do it the way the game requires, not in a “realistic” way.

  23. Divaldo

    My o my. I just tried to download it and the following message came out: It is not possible to purchase this item at the moment.

  24. Venari

    Is available in Europe. Download mine a few moments ago, gave it a good thrashing around Trial Mountain on Sports Hards. Fun, accessible, progressive, quick. Just like a Corvette.

  25. jasr73

    Nice work PD. At 1500kg and 441bhp straight out of the box it cuts a pretty relaxed 7.40ish round the ring’ on it’s standard sports hards with everything off (online) Very predictable and balanced. I like how they locked all the tuning options out for this one well – oil change after two laps instantly bumped mine to 462bhp.

    1. mr_pepps

      I don’t think “yank tank” is entirely mocking – American cars were often built on the large/heavy side.
      Surely it’s a term of endearment? Like “fatbastard”?

    2. Esgaloth

      YankTank lol. Hey hows dem heavy 1600KG Astons you guys got over there. Nah im just kidding. I love Astons. Very Unique. I was never a vette fan (VIPER!!!) so i can only laugh. I dont hate vette, i have respect for them, i just never liked them. Corner and brake litterly like tanks. Except the Z06, (Still brakes)

  26. tugadrifter

    im not great fan of american cars but this one it´s not bad lol..rides nice and does a good drift too.. thanks pd

  27. Koleen

    You must access play.store with a new psn name, If you have “purchased” the car, but no sucess in downloading.Because if you try to get it a second time, playstore will tell not available. Happend to me yesterday 2 times( didn`t understand how to download the car) On 3rd try on my 3rd psn name I got the corvette.

    1. Amac500

      Home team! Corvette is America’s stake in international GT racing, and it’s always so much cooler when it’s in your own backyard. Hell I still never get tired of watching old Le Mans footage of the Ford Mark IV’s triumph. They say “out of Dearborn, Michigan” and I go “Hey, that’s just a few miles away!”. Nice to be a car guy in Michigan!

  28. crcn11

    This is really pissing me off, still not downloadable in the EU PS Store. It wasn’t there after the EU blog announced it was, so they put it up but aren’t letting us use it.

  29. Lambob

    I’m afraid to show my retired father this DLC, he may sell his house to go buy and live inside this C7. Not that there is anything technically wrong with that :)

  30. BkS

    I think it’s well established, but PD, thank you. Thank you for supporting this game for so long, and for giving us things like updates, patches & free DLC. There aren’t many developers out there who do this kind of thing on the timescale you have!

  31. DarthRaiden666

    Still cant download it yet. Will try again tonight after work.

    I’ve tried two of my PSN accounts and the same thing.

  32. Praggia

    Why are people trying to purchase it when the DLC is FREE???
    When the car gets officially revealed does the cammo get removed like the GTR’s was ???

    1. MeanElf

      That’s just the way the new PS store works, you need to ‘purchase’ it for free and act as if it’s an item you are buying.

    1. TomBrady

      This +1000

      Though honestly I think I’d rather a copy of WRC 3. It’s awesome and better for rallying than GT5. The stupid invisible walls kind of ruin rally in GT5

  33. Lord Nicon

    So has anybody decided whether or not to give it the oil job boost? I usually do but for the sake of authenticity I’m thinking maybe not.

    1. another_jakhole

      Purchase another one in the NCD. It shouldn’t be a problem. I get where you’re coming from though. I’m the same way.

    2. TomBrady

      Who knows though because I know some cars need an oil change to reach their real life horsepower figure and others are at it without an oil change.

    3. infamousphil

      I note the original hp, kg and pp in the settings then adjust back to original hp and kg on all my whips just to maintain the cars’ stock performance.

  34. mickoafna

    It’s in the UK store and BG store. Downloaded it from both, but they didn’t appear in downloadable content. After 10 minutes I tried to download again and it said not avaliable yet. WTF? :)

    1. cheba

      I have the exact same problem. Put it in the cart and checked out from the EU store this morning, but it was never downloaded. When I try again it says it is not available for purchase at this time. Just have to wait for it to get fixed.

    1. another_jakhole

      We also got a fresh line-up of NASCAR cars, a Toyota/Scion, and a “special edition” Red Bull X2010, the Vettel version. Very funny though.

  35. Tintorera

    Have anyone seen the new C7 in any EU Playstation stores? It’s about 10 hours since the news section in stated the car is available ‘Today’. I’m from Norway but nothing in my store. Really looking forward to try this car!

  36. k12power

    I can’t download it… My wallet in PSN it’s empty and in cart there is also the HSV DLC. How can i erase the HSV from the cart??? I can’t buy PSN money cause i haven’t real money…. :( Please help!!!

  37. Lambofanghini

    What kind of paint chip comes with it? Awe, who cares. We got a free C7 with camo! I knew it, I knew it! I was racing my ZR1 in3D last night thinking about when we’d get the C7 activated in the game. Thanks PD.

    1. TomBrady

      Can’t find it on the PS Store? or GT5? If you go to Games > Add Ons > New Add Ons It should be the first one. Then when you boot up GT5, because you enter GT Life go all the way to the right and click the DLC and install it. Then go to the chevy dealership

  38. mickoafna

    Downloaded the new C7 from PS Store, but nothing happened. It’s not appearing in my downloadable content.
    But it is in Chevrolet car dealership. I don’t get it :)

    1. mickoafna

      [url=http://shrani.si/?1o/GH/Qv8nEgV/29112012562.jpg][img]http://shrani.si/t/1o/GH/Qv8nEgV/29112012562.jpg[/img][/url]

    2. HarVee

      Once you purchase it & and download it from PSN, you have to enter the game & install it using the DLC menu. (The red circle on the main menu of the game.)

  39. BHalpen

    Pretty good, crazy!!! a 2010 game with a 2014 vette! How can this be true? Wondering if come January we’ll actual really get the C7, and will it replace this test model or will we have both… Hopefully there will still just be 17 Chevy models in dealership and not 18. Meaning the prototype gets replaced later for free by the real C7.

    1. Bom15

      I doubt it. It’s modelled now. Pretty pointless spending time on it if it wasn’t going to be in GT6. Look at the GTR for example. The black mask is still around. I hope both camo and normal models will be available in GT6 at least.

  40. SavageEvil

    Two years later and people still griping, perhaps you should have stopped playing a year ago or something. You aren’t the perfect definition of insane but you are bloody close to it.

    Interesting that PD released this freebie, close to christmas I wonder what we will get for a christmas present this year? Perhaps PD can notch some stuff with Ford, BMW, AUDI and others for the hook up with soon to be released cars. Would love the new M3 GT and Ford Mustang ’13 and Camaro LT1. Hey it’s cool if we don’t get it, I have got my money’s worth out of this game and I’m close to 90% and I haven’t touched A Spec Extreme in almost a year. Spend all my time buying cars, hoarding money and tuning anything and everything to run on comfort tires.

    Honestly I thought PD was done with this game, but I guess not.

    1. another_jakhole

      I feel the same about everything you mentioned.

      I have the “best” feeling that since we didn’t actually get anything for the two year anniversary of GT5, that we’re going to be getting something amazing for the 15th Year Anniversary of the Series. Think about it. Why release an update or something else and saying, “Hey, here’s a gift for the two years that GT5’s been out,” instead of mentioning the 15 years that GT’s been around for. That was a complex sentence for me to articulate so excuse me if it’s confusing.

      The release of this car doesn’t necessarily mean that PD will support GT5 like they have been all this time. It’s a sign of it, but it isn’t definite, you know?

  41. HuskyGT

    HAHA! I just tried the new Vette around the Nurburgring! I love it when PD comes up with these unexpected surprises.

  42. Quakebass

    I’m surprised auto manufacturers haven’t thought about unveiling cars through video games before… I mean… Is there even a downside? And now people will get to test the car virtually, so they won’t have any worry of the car being damaged, and potentially more sales on the car if it’s good. And it could lead to better and more realistic competition, so the manufacturers will push the developers to make the games as realistic as possible, and have the brands fight severely with each other to make the best car. Win-win for consumers.

    1. eran0004

      This is Gran Turismo :) Not their first collaboration with the auto industry and hopefully not the last! I love it that they do this kind of projects!

    2. another_jakhole

      Have you forgotten the GT by Citroen? Or the reveal and unlocking of the R35, literally as it was unveiled in real life? There are some others too. Check out PD’s official site.

    1. XPOWER180

      It’s got nothing to do with humour! If you take the time to read the article it explains that only a few Chevrolet test drivers have been allowed to drive the car and push it to it’s limits so in a collaboration with PD they are sharing the driving experiance ahead of it’s official release.

    2. MeanElf

      I don’t think you’re understanding what I said. I realise that the wraps are ther for a reason and due to that they offer a car still wrapped…hence the humour.

      Chiil dude…

    3. another_jakhole

      ?
      Seriously. Explain what you’re on about. Not messing about, some of us are slow to comprehend the “obvious”.

    4. MeanElf

      I thought it funny, as in amusing that the car is offered and driveable whilst still under it’s wrap; at least I’m assuming so like in the promo vid.

      Now I may be wrong, as like so many, I cannot download it from the store just yet – but that appealed to my sense of humour, driving a car around with a cover on it – just seemed like a good, fun idea.

      No big deal really…and now the joke is spoiled.

    5. Bom15

      I didn’t get the joke either. But manufacturers do it all the time. And it’s not like a ‘wrapped’ car hasn’t been in GT5 before. Nissan GTR Black mask.

      These cars usually get driven to and from places on public roads. Or as part of the development anyway. It’s under a wrap so other manufacturers don’t copy the styling until it’s released. There’s usually slight differences in styling between concepts and development cars. Adding a car into a game during development is a good move. Raises the cars profile and therefore create more sales. Also if GT5 is as realistic as it said to be. It could also help development.

      Jaguar XK mk2 went to Goodwood FoS a few years ago wearing a wrap. This year they took the F-type and Mercedes took a C63 Estate. I think it was a C63. And I also hope that it was a sort of wrap to hide certain things. It was done up with Zebra stripes. Not nice.

    6. MeanElf

      Bom, I’m not sure that the Black Mask is the same kind of thing – as I’ve seen other cars driving around on the roads with the same style ‘mask’ on the bonnet.

  43. Chikane

    sad day . here i im waithing for the new viper to came to gt5 and yet i get this camouflage prototype junk..

    and before you guys flame me … i HATE the corvette viper all the way ..

    1. Quakebass

      I’m a little confused… I gathered that you hate the Corvette… But do you hate the Viper? “here i im waithing for the new viper” and “i HATE the corvette VIPER all the way” don’t line up…

    2. hobanator24

      I agree. Although, one of these days, the troll will go alittle to far, and will end up getting someone so pissed off that they will take time out of thier day to hunt down & kill said troll.

    3. TomBrady

      I agree with him though. I’m happy to get the C7 but I’d much rather have the new Viper. It sucks that Flopza has it but not GT. No biggie though. Viper > Corvette

  44. RandomCarGuy17

    I knew that PD was going to give their fans something this month, this is one of the best gifts ever for GT5. The C7 handles amazingly compared to the C6.

  45. HuskyGT

    Wait, what? Is this for real?!!?? I’ll go check right now! And if it is, does it mean that we will be able to buy the production model some time soon?

    1. HuskyGT

      I have like 3 bucks in my wallet now that I’ve checked, so I think that’s enough to buy anything that PD might trow at us in the near future. I just tried the car and it feels ok.

  46. ironman44321

    People keep talking about a Spec 3 but do we even know if it’s coming? I’d love to see it but I just don’t know.

  47. Cote Dazur

    A DLC is always good news, a free DLC even better news, a free DLC of a brand new Corvette model, we must be getting close to Christmas! What a pleasent surprise :)

    1. another_jakhole

      It’s such a shame about that that even words can’t describe how wrong that is. If we get an event on the next go around, that would be awesome actually. By far, it’ll give people enough time to get the hang of the car.

  48. BWX

    Fix the lacking a-spec and the ridiculously stupid and bad ai. Fix the shifting simulation. Then I’ll care about gt again. Right now GT5 (and all of GT) is completely DEAD. Kaz did a great job of killing it..

    1. sayba2th

      BWX, your mum girlfriend and sister called me again last night, they are well, ur mum still goes alright for an old girl

    2. Quakebass

      He is kinda right, but I don’t think this will be fixed in GT5. Maybe an extended A-Spec, but not much else. So if these issues won’t allow him to enjoy a game he once loved, I think he has right to complain. I can still find enjoyment in the game, so I don’t need to complain as much. But as soon as I run out of things to do, everything BWX has said is what I will be saying, for in my eyes, these are the most pressing issues in GT5. I’m excited for this new car, too, but there’s a lot to be fixed in the game aside from that. It’s one car, this is is many, MANY other issues.

    3. Quakebass

      Well, he’s fed up with some issues that could have been fixed. Some couldn’t have, but an extended A-Spec is DEFINITELY something that could’ve been and still can be done, but isn’t. So I think he has a right to post these complaints if he can’t be satisfied with the game and the developers won’t seem to do much about it. BUT, as I’ve said, I don’t think anything other than an extended A-Spec can or will be fixed, or is WORTH being fixed in GT5 before GT6. I’d just say save it all for GT6. So I partially agree with his point, but also disagree with some of it.

  49. VspecZR1GT2RS89

    Nice :D. I’m gonna try the new C7 today on the ‘Ring. Need to see how this monster handles the green hell ;). Thanks PD and GM!

  50. researchALLwars

    “…we’re thrilled to give fans this extraordinary level of access to the seventh generation Corvette that otherwise would not be possible.” -K.Yamauchi

    … like when an rFactor modder creates one with more accurate physics and sounds in, maybe, a week? At home? Certainly a possibility.

    To Polyphony Digital / Sony: Keep this man on a non-stop Autoshow/Tradeshow/Only-Car-In-Class Nurburgring Race tour for the duration. He is much more suited to things of that nature. The fans of this franchise are calling for a Racing simulator. More cars are nice, but what are we to do with them? Take photos? What would this game be like if the career progression had some Life to it? What if you hired a proportionate ratio of A.I. Programmers to Car Modelers- in 2010 it was a 2/29 ratio (5 of which are ‘car modeling directors’). Come on now. It doesn’t have to be 1/1, but 2/29 is killing us. Some sort of actual Tire model, detailed force-feedback settings, and telemetry wouldn’t hurt either. You really can make GT a top-level sim AND playable for the masses at the same time. Two-way communication with your patrons, meaningful study of your competition, and a full and rapid maturation of your decision-making processes is the only way that you stand a chance of long term prosperity. We all hope to see you succeed.

    1. Nismo34

      2 years of the same complaining comments. We get it. We’re sick of it. Yes, the game is flawed, no need to bring it up every chance you get.

    2. RandomCarGuy17

      I agree with Jakhole & nismo34. If you’re going to complain about the game, then go play something else if you’re not happy with it.

    3. Quakebass

      Because we very well know that these fixes are possible, we just aren’t sure if PD will listen, and we’re trying to make absolutely CERTAIN that they get our message so we don’t end up with these issues in another game and have to suffer for another 3-5 years, depending on how long it takes GT7 to be developed.

    4. another_jakhole

      Oh you sure got me there researchallwars. Make a thread and make constructive criticisms about your feelings, ideas and ways to fix the problems.

    5. another_jakhole

      And I gotta wait a few more days to try the C7 proto out. You on the other hand are acting like one of the *bad word I shouldn’t say* that doesn’t know what to do with himself. Take my previous post that I made two minutes ago to heart, instead of holding a grudge and continuing to act like a child.

  51. Amac500

    Brilliant marketing Cheverolet and excellent work PD! I have a huge love affair with the Corvette so I will greatly enjoy the C7 and I hope it has a cool RM version when we get it in June!

  52. GTrf

    from russia: Americans are you happy now_? your Corvette CCC7 LoL ? now i need maybe new Bmw or Mercedes or …? nissan? LOL

    1. Amac500

      Wish they included that suit with the car or something, that would be cool. Maybe they will make a special event for it or something.

  53. tpark103

    Great job Chevy for doing the collaboration and Sony and PD for making it free. More manufactures should follow suit us I know the everybody that can’t drive this car wishes they could and we all are!!

  54. infamousphil

    SPOILER ALERT!!! Wash, oil change, chassis reinforcemen and tires (with new tire menu screen). That’s it! One more thing – I thought it would take much longer to CG a car at PD? Stock tune is VERY MUCH appreciated. This whip handles much better than I’d expect from Chevy and it sounds great too! Oh and I don’t dig scratched up whips either Dr. K. Great job.

    1. BFBullpup

      What spoiler? I’m probably dense but the tyre menu doesn’t look any different than it usually does. However, I am also happy to see the ‘Vette having only chassis reinforcement and the only tuning being ballast, engine limiter, brake balance, and tyres. I’m looking forward to the January release and hopefully the actual C7 will be out for GT5 very shortly after.

      BTW for those who don’t know the C7 is now in the new car dealer for $100,000, Level 12.

  55. UrieHusky

    I can’t download this DLC..

    My first attempt resulted in “No data found”
    Which brought a slight smile to my face since we all knew the data was already installed.

    But then in the game the C7 still isn’t there.
    So I went back to the store, it’s now saying the item is unavailable
    *pulls hair out*

    1. UrieHusky

      Glad that I’m not the only one. I was thinking it may be a NZ store specific issue but clearly not if you have it in the EU

      I have to wonder if it’s just overloaded systems, I guess I’ll try again in a few hours

    1. TokoTurismo

      Oh @HarVee. So far I haven’t complained once yet and it seems like this latest news is really keeping me happy. January is coming close, and who knows what’s gonna be in December. >:)

    2. HarVee

      @ Toko

      I guess we’ll just see if you can stay positive for another 5 weeks. >:)

      @ jakhole

      Coming from a ‘half-everything’ like yourself, that means a whole lot to me! /sarcasm

  56. BHalpen

    So, this is available on the USA and Canada PSN for free? Cause the store usually updates Tuesday, (like yesterday)… and I never saw any GT5 “New” DLC. Also yesterday even the Spa track was not available in the store…

    1. Amac500

      PD really seems to screw over the Brazillians. For such a large racing demographic they don’t give them alot of the stuff like this Vette or GT Academy… they should really work on that. But Japan tends to get more then the rest of the planet anyways.

    2. another_jakhole

      Sony/Polyphony Digital DID have that publicity stunt in Brazil a couple of years back. Look it up, it’s pretty cool.

  57. cellss01

    One more thing…….445 hp standard. It sounds like, to steal a phrase from NFL Net’s Michael Irvin, A BEEEEEEAST!!!!!! lol

  58. BIOHAZARD9519

    Wow, GT5 needs more epic camera angles like in this video, hopefully it could be in GT6. The sunset scenes brought some tears to my eyes. GT5 nailed it on this video. Thanks for the car too!

    1. Joachim Moe

      Totally agree! The shaking camera is SO much more realistic than the stedycam in GT5 that makes every single replay boring..! This video was AWESOME!

    1. e30 freek

      Im on the app so i couldn’t view the video for some reason it doesnt work on my mobile but I was just curious because the concept gtr or whatever which is premium doesn’t have cockpit view but thanks anyway i appreciate it

  59. steebz

    “The camouflaged Corvette C7 Test Prototype is immediately available for download…” according to the message PD have sent out in GT5, NOT IN THE UK IT AINT

    :p

  60. fortbo

    This is like a 1 up on for a lol (btw I’m not a “fanboy” I own both games.) I will dafinately be getting this.

  61. cellss01

    C7 Prototype Test at SS Route X:

    0-to-60 – 4.3 seconds

    0-to-100 – 9.35 seconds

    1/4 Mile – 12.6 seconds

    The Flying Mile – 30.5 seconds

    Top Speed – 197.0 mph

    Not too bad…….

    1. GTbyPlaystation

      It’s the just the effect of altering the gain and contrast – if you look the textures of the ground look exactly like the green grass and gravel of Le Sarthe.

    2. Dowlin39

      I reckon it’s just that Partial Color effect like they have in game for photos. It’s definitely La Sarthe though.

    3. timapexward

      Really , 1000% , 100 not good enough anymore.

      Now you mention it it looks like a partial colour filter , shame , sarth in the snow would have been fun

    4. Xamado7V

      @timapexward – I used 1000% for emphasis. So drop it and don’t be such a Pratt.

      It’s not my fault YOUR not good enough. XP

    1. Xamado7V

      Go to main menu ingame > DLC Content > Corvette > Install

      Then you’ll find it in your little car delivery truck. : )

  62. ChevyFan1912

    got a room up!!! its called Corvette C7 testing and we are on Circuit de la Sarthe.

    So far (on stock tires)

    0-60 4.5
    0-100 8.5
    top speed 201mph
    6th is a cruiser. 65mph at 1300rpm

  63. KiroKai

    If only they would work on the sound engine as detailed as they do on the graphics to replicate the real car.. still happy to see a new car added to Gran Turismo 5 after 2 years, just lost my hope about joyful sounds in this game, which takes away a lot of the excitement for me personally. I’m still curious how it looks in detail, how it sounds (it should be decent at least) and feels overall (will it deliver that special feel of driving a unique prototype car still in development?).

    1. Doober

      This car might not have the real sounds because it hasn’t been actually released. There might be some stuff they aren’t allowed to do etc.

  64. Hentis

    I wouldn’t be surprised if it goes up tommorow as a key gen file. We know its in the game as people have sen it already in the “demo” section.

  65. Rustonly

    It would be nice if the existing Corvettes RM versions didn’t push like a truck! We had an online race recently,and there was a common theme…piece of junk. I think the car is one of the coolest RM in the game,but overall driving should feel just as good as both of the Camaro race models! I hope GT5 can adress this problem soon!

  66. MadmuppGT

    Wonder if we’ll ever get that smokey back ground for a photo location and I would also think the wind tunnel would be cool too.

    1. Xamado7V

      Jordan you can’t post stuff like this that suggests we can all download it today. :D You just cant!

      I turned my PS3 on literally as soon as I seen the title, lol.

    2. Hentis

      Typical a FREE car as DLC and someone bitches that its in a blanket. What a retard!! What’s next bitching its not a Nissan GTR or because its free. FFS

    3. Xamado7V

      I’m actually starting to think that this is really cool/interesting that were able to drive a car with ‘pre-release’ masking.

      I just find it to be a really quirky idea. : )

    1. steebz

      Oh well, it doesn’t matter anyway coz my PS3 Slim has just thrown an 80710D23 error code at me while i was trying to enter the store. Wonder what that is…

  67. DarkShadow177

    SCE Support better fix my account fast because the GT5 Paint Pack didn’t want to download and now I want to download the C7 Corvette. They have only begun working on my account 10mins ago. Lol it feels like 10 years. Can’t wait to test it out when I download it.

  68. patriotzero

    Jordan I love you but Where’s video? let’s hear some engine sound of this chevy, i think its sounds like vacuum again

  69. Eric1512

    I just rushed to the PlayStation store thinking he meant it was there now. Lol, I guess it will be downloadable tomorrow?

    1. Spirithockey61

      Its up, i just started gt5, then quit and went back into the playstation store, searched “C7” and its the only thing that comes up.

  70. Callumfromleeds

    So PD and Chevy have a ‘partnership’ does this mean we could possibly be getting exclusives of other models?

    1. RACECAR

      If I recall, I believe it just means that presently like the new Dodge Viper was only available in Forza 4 (and Forza Horizon), the Corvette C7 will be only available in GT5. I suspect both are timed exclusives though.

  71. Silverknight22

    I hate the “covered” look of the car. Could have just made it matt black, not really worth releasing this car.

    1. Quakebass

      Well it hasn’t really been officially unveiled to the public yet – I’d say this is probably the best preview for a car ever…

      I mean… You can actually DRIVE it…

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