Decided to run some numbers on the Racing Cars added to GT7 since the games launch, and the distribution of said cars among the current group system.
2022: 8 New Racing Cars
GR.1: 1
GR.2: 0
GR.3: 4
GR.4: 0
GR.B: 1
Non-Grouped: 1
2023: 5 New Racing Cars
GR.1: 0
GR.2: 1
GR.3: 1
GR.4: 1
GR.B: 0
Non-Grouped: 2
2024: 5 New Racing Cars
GR.1: 1
GR.2: 1
GR.3: 1
GR.4: 0
GR.B: 1
Non-Grouped: 1
2025: 4 New Racing Cars
GR.1: 0
GR.2: 0
GR.3: 1
GR.4: 0
GR.B: 1
Non-Grouped: 2
2026 (So Far): 6 New Racing Cars
GR.1: 4
GR.2: 0
GR.3: 1
GR.4: 1
GR.B: 0
Non-Grouped: 0
Split By Group:
GR.1: 6
GR.2: 2
GR.3: 8
GR.4: 2
GR.B: 3
Non-Grouped: 6
Split By Era:
1969 and Before: 2
1970-1979: 0
1980-1989: 2
1990-1999: 5
2000-2009: 1
2010-2019: 2
2020-Present: 11
No Model Year: 5
Findings:
- Some people for a while bemoaned the lack of race cars, and with the data I collected I can see why they felt that way, particularly in 2025, which had a big drought of racing cars, going from the January update to December without any new additions.
- Only 2024 went by without a new real-world GT3 car, which combined with the 296 GT3 not coming until December of 2025 again explains some peoples frustration of the lack of "modern" race cars, even if other racing cars, particularly historic machines, were still interspersed within updates.
- Despite the frustration around a lack of modern race cars having some validity with this data, machines built from 2020 onwards still have the lions share of new race cars added post launch, with 90's cars and cars without a model year tying for second largest share of new vehicles.
- So far this year (2026) has seen the most new racing car additions since the games first year of post-launch content, mainly bolstered by the June update with the 4 Hypercars. This is not including the recently revealed RX-Vision Gr.3 Evo that will be coming to the game this year, nor the long rumored M3 GT3, which isn't included in the count since we have no idea if/when it will come to the game, nor does the count include any datamined cars.
- Group 3 has seen new additions every year, while Group 4 has only seen 2 new cars total, the Mazda3 Gr.4, and Hyundai Elantra Touring Car. Group B has been surprisingly consistent, only MIA during 2023 and so far in 2026, while Group 2 like Group 4 has only had 2 additions, the RS5 in 2023 and the GT-One in 2024.
- Outside of the Pikes Peak Escudo, every non-grouped race car added in GT7 has been some form of Formula racer.
- There have only been 3 "dream cars" released in GT7 so far, with a 4th on the way with the Evo-spec RX-Vision, not counting the F3500 brothers as they are their own thing.
- All but one of the race cars released in 2026 + the last update of 2025 (The exception being the F3500B) have been the aforementioned Modern Racing cars people have been clamoring for, which does make me wonder slightly if this is a measure to extend the interest in GT7 in it's twilight years, as even if GT8 gets announced by the end of 2026, I'd expect at least a year before any further major announcements, plus the usual customary delays we know PD for. And that's not touching on the PS6 and RAM chips.
