Gran Turismo 7 1.60 Update Now Available

[MIE1992]

Definitely glad to see new cars for three brands that could especially use additional representation. Maybe with the Citroen, we’ll get an Extra Menu featuring the designs of Marcello Gandini!

 

[StealthVel]

GT7 update coming next week cycle

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Don't forget the obligatory 'it's obvious they're slowing down and focusing on GT8 now' despite having 3 car updates since.. the first update a month into the game.

 

[Rossell2]

Don't forget the obligatory 'it's obvious they're slowing down and focusing on GT8 now' despite having 3 car updates since.. the first update a month into the game.

And don't forget to jump onto those comparison videos on YouTube between GT7 and Forza and start arguments.

 

[SFL]

I think the car on the right may be a Talbot Alpine ‘82. Why introduce a Talbot though?

 

[Rossell2]

I think the car on the right may be a Talbot Alpine ‘82. Why introduce a Talbot though?

It's a Citroen BX. I wouldn't mind a Talbot Sunbeam to make a rally car out of though. The rally that goes around my way every year somebody drove one of those, got it wrong on the corner I was stood and long story short they did the rest of the stage carrying a small tree.

 

[juanffy18]

Nice to see the Lancia Rally Car, but the update feels...straightforward. The end of the game is near.

 

[Ande3200]

Don't forget the obligatory 'it's obvious they're slowing down and focusing on GT8 now' despite having 3 car updates since.. the first update a month into the game.

Fully agree. It just filler cars for gt8. I dont see many groundbreaking cars being added before gt8. We have to stay realistic gt7 is not far off from being 3,5 years old. So any updates at this point is not given

 

[Johnny Caisse]

Looking forward to the new events.

 

[Draugnimir]

Very obvious starter car choices for GT8 too

I wonder how enthusiastic are GT8 players going to be about having ca. 10 years old SUVs/crossovers as starter cars 😁 (I don't expect this game to come earlier than in 2027)

It's an odd situation. On one hand, Gran Turismo is supposed to have many current and popular cars to choose from. On the other, I think that popular cars were much more interesting back in the day than they're nowadays. After all, models such as VW Lupo, Citroen Xsara or Nissan March/Micra are still living as youngtimers and/or in amateur racing (I bought a VW Lupo Sport myself recently), but somehow I don't think crossovers are going to have the same appeal and purpose in 20 years...

 

[NAXEHT]

The track drought hits hard.

 

[WolfpackS2k]

I'm on my longest playing drought (around 3 1/2 weeks). Granted 2 of those weeks I was away on travel. But in the past I always couldn't wait to play again once home. This time, 3 days after returning, still haven't played. Seeing this update news...sheesh, makes me wanna toss the game into the bin.

Super lame.

 

[Imbissbrunto]

GT7 update coming next week cycle

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Well, these groups of players don‘t necessarily have to overlap. Imo the criticism towards GT7 is definitely warranted, especially when you look at Forza Motorsport‘s last updates.

 

[Fezzik]

The track drought hits hard.

I've given up at this point. It's been 2.5 years since the last real-life track was added.

 

[hornet_burnout]

Geez, a Citroen Xantia V6 Activia would be awesome ! At the time, it was faster than a 911 in corners.

Been looking on classifieds for a good one of those for a good price for a while.

 

[LSFDRX]

At this point we should start to wonder what the thought process is behind their car choices. Do they look at whatever car sells a lot in a certain region, and think to themselves that having that car in the game will make people buy the game or come back to it?

After 3 boring SUVs, we get a 4th one? Of all the great/sporty SUVs on the market, like the Purosangue, Cayenne Turbo, Puma ST, T-Roc R, why choose the non-sporty ones?

We went from "PD is adding X and Y car for the sake of variety" to "PD just doesn't care about what the community wants, and adds whatever car comes out of the hat".

The fact that they don't realise the vast majority of players wants to play racing games to drive their dream cars, sports cars in general and race cars, and chose to waste resources modeling common everyday cars, is beyond me. Not even Fiesta ST type regular cars in a sporty variant (which is a glaring omition), just straight up slow boring version of a random car.

The worst part, is that most players bought GT7 with the idea that even though the car list at launch was somewhat meh, it would improve with great regular updates, like GT Sport. Guess everyone was wrong.

It's also funny that they want people to get into the E-Sports scene, yet do nothing to shake it up a bit with a few new cars here and there, for all classes.

I'm not so much concerned about the CUVs, moreso the versions of some vehicles they put in game and the lack of modifications.

Case in point is last updates CR-V, which came as a hybrid/CVT. I wasn't bothered by the CRV being added to the game, but with that powertrain combo it is absolutely terrible to drive. It's loud, and drones, and gives you nothing exciting or dynamic. I even tried using it to just cruise in VR with some music and sightsee tracks and it's so stupid loud it drowns out Spotify... I've driven a new CRV hybrid IRL many times, and it's quiet as a church mouse. Makes no sense to be so loud in game.

Without some kind of drivetrain swap it becomes a complete waste of space. Same goes for the Fit, Priuses, and any other hybrid/CVT cars I may be forgetting.

Basically, I'm up for pretty much any car being added as long as its drivetrain doesn't completely neuter any sense of fun. Why they would ever choose these terrible powertrains and not give the option to swap to a traditional gearbox or allow for different engines is beyond me.

 

[Famine]

Activia

 

[dave76]

I'm kind of done with these boring car updates. I rather have some old circuits back like Rome or London or Tokyo

 

[Johan]

The Integrale is nice but I don‘t understand why Kaz insists on adding these boring crossovers. Nobody wants these cars in a racing game.

The previous, weekly special Tokyo-races considered - the ones with Civics catching up on a slew of slow backfilllers - any ”common commuter” or delivery van certainly have purpose, as traffic.

 

[GTFan24]

This game now has more crossover/EV SUVs than current modern racing machines across Gr.B, Gr.4, Gr.3, Gr.2 and Gr.1

Let that fact sink in for a brief moment to absorb just how insane that genuinely sounds

 

[RobertHammer]

Well Kaz didn't lie about adding bunch of SUVs

 

[eran0004]

• European „mom car“, i really do not like these crossovers…

It's a crossover, not a "mom car".

 

[Lomic]

This game now has more crossover/EV SUVs than current modern racing machines across Gr.B, Gr.4, Gr.3, Gr.2 and Gr.1

It's the "real driving simulator" after all, what do you see on the streets ? Gr group cars ? 😁

 

[Mike Hamilton]

It's a crossover, not a "mom car".

It cant be both? Crossover for moms?

 

[Ryan81]

Not really sure what to make of this 😂 On the one hand, it's good that another Peugeot and Citroen are making the cut and I guess the Integrale is 'solid' but the model specs seem very underwhelming. Okay, if it's a BX GTi I would be pretty chuffed but anything else seems very pedestrian.
The Peugeot 2008 could be a good competitor for the CHR-S. Specs are very similar.

 

[Cerebral303]

And.....a track?

 

[wagnerFAM98]

There’s only one thing I don’t get about this “they’re giving us a great roster of GT8 starter cars” argument - while the statement itself is true, wouldn’t it make more sense for these cars to be first available in GT8 day one rather than in a random GT7 update to begin with?

 

[sirjim73]

It's a Citroen BX, probably Phase 2. Which precise model is still unclear, but it's a Citroen BX.

Instantly recognised it, having spent years in the back of my granddad's 2 BXs growing up.
Like him, I will be buying a blue one first, then trading it in for a red one after. I think the red one was Phase 2, whereas the blue one was Phase 1.

Praying they have those colour options available.

For me, this is the best GT7 update of them all, as I literally spent my childhood in BXs (well, and my dad's Skoda 120L Estelle - if they can add that in the next update please )

 

[RACECAR]

Some are saying Citroen for the car on the right. If that's the case get your decals ready.
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That's assuming we can even get the body ready.

 

[M Stark]

The fact that they don't realise the vast majority of players wants to play racing games to drive their dream cars, sports cars in general and race cars, and chose to waste resources modeling common everyday cars, is beyond me.

I think you're missing a critical point. GT is everything about driving; from every day stock cars to formula and everything in-between including rally. For better or for worse, this is what the franchise is about. It's a driving sim, not strictly a racing sim.

 

[Xxlnoob]

It's going to be great changing the timing belt and completing the engine overhaul after just a few races in the Peugeot.