Gran Turismo Spec IV Thread: Autumn Ring, Sugo Circuit, and More

[Miroku]

Okay....I'm not happy with the new physics update....but this is update is now bringing me back and making me super happy!

 

[Imbissbrunto]

Uncle Kaz, you are the best!

 

[wagnerFAM98]

Autumn Ring’s scenery looks so faithful it almost makes me cry. It’s like they acknowledged what they’ve done to Grand Valley and then took it easy this time around.

 

[Imbissbrunto]

I can‘t think of any other game that just keeps getting better and better as time goes on.

Like a good whisky! 😂

 

[PSN offapple]

What's interesting is where Autumn Ring will be set in, perhaps Canada?

Every fictional original track has had a defined location, such as:

Deep Forest Raceway (Switzerland)
Grand Valley - Highway 1 (United States)
High Speed Ring (Japan)
Special Stage Route X (United States)
Trial Mountain Circuit (United States)

Well Autumn Ring's Xbox counterpart, Maple Valley on Forza, was set in New England.
Could also be in the seasonal forests of Michigan, where I don't think there are any map dots too close currently.
I'm going to guess it'll be set in Japan though.

Edit: This just dropped on the GT website:

Announcing Free 'Spec IV' Major Update: New Circuits, Cars, Modes, and a Large Assortment of New Features! - Gran Turismo™ 7 - gran-turismo.com

Next year marks the 30th anniversary of the original release of Gran Turismo, and to celebrate this ...

www.gran-turismo.com

Now we know which circuit is in which part of the update. And I don't think the last 2 points in December were mentioned at all in the video.

 

[CinnamonOD]

Now I want to see what are they going to show at Singapore, hoping they will reveal the 6 cars that did not get revealed, I can totally see 3 of those cars being the 2024 or 2025 GT500s

Shuffle Racing is back! and it looks a fair bit more balanced

 

[MIE1992]

Two words: Very cool!

 

[A1an]

I'm not very good at drifting ☹️

 

[SSQES]

Now I want to see what are they going to show at Singapore, hoping they will reveal the 6 cars that did not get revealed, I can totally see 3 of those cars being the 2024 or 2025 GT500s

Shuffle Racing is back! and it looks a fair bit more balanced

Another bet on the M4 GT3 too, but real question then... Why release Sugo in October and not in December if some GT500 cars come?

 

[Reeneman]

Could imagine that they add parts of the family also to “My first GT” or they update it around the 30th anniversary.

 

[Imbissbrunto]

Now I want to see what are they going to show at Singapore, hoping they will reveal the 6 cars that did not get revealed, I can totally see 3 of those cars being the 2024 or 2025 GT500s

Shuffle Racing is back! and it looks a fair bit more balanced

I actually think that‘s quite likely. Probably one or two GT3 cars too like the M4 or maybe even the Temerario (Corvette seems unlikely due to the licensing difficulties with Pratt Miller).

 

[Reeneman]

Okay....I'm not happy with the new physics update....but this is update is now bringing me back and making me super happy!

Some crying is always there

 

[TheCracker]

GT7 Spec IV (some features not available to orphans).

 

[TheNormsk]

Wasn't expecting this on my bingo card this morning 👍👍

Then again, I haven't been paying much attention to GT of late. This'll keep me interested.

 

[Fezzik]

Another bet on the M4 GT3 too, but real question then... Why release Sugo in October and not in December if some GT500 cars come?

Why release Autumn Ring in winter instead of autumn?
The ways of Kaz are not for us to understand.

 

[snowman_pr]

This really got me to smile, an honest real smile, one of those that truly warms your heart while battling a wearing round with anxiety (and I know it's the nostalgia factor since I grew up with the OG GT, so bringing those memories back, when everything was still full of good times, man I needed this)

Today is a better day than yesterday...

 

[kjb]

They lost me after Autumn Ring in its classic version. I am good with anything else they do. I wonder if they will release the both tracks at the same time or one at a time. I would if they are keeping other tracks under wraps? Or maybe they will finally update Suzuki? I guess we will find out

 

[SSQES]

Why release Autumn Ring in winter instead of autumn?
The ways of Kaz are not for us to understand.

Indeed, but let's talk about the main feature of the update :
THIS LOVELY 2cv CHARLESTON! 😍😍😍

 

[Stephan]

Gran Turismo site article for the Spec IV update is up.

And jeepers I love this car showcase spot.

 

[JoaoSilva]

Sugo is an incredible addition to GT7, i'm really happy about that. I'm honestly quite surprised we got such a big update so far into the game's life cycle. Kudos to PD.

 

[Alfa Romeo GT]

I'm guessing they'll release six cars and one track per update.

 

[VXR]

Four and a half years in and we're still cooking.

The E60 on Autumn Ring will be my first port of call on the December update.

 

[Fezzik]

October stuf

A new Spec IV opening cinematic

Vintage, a section featuring cars no longer available to purchase new.
Car Concierge, a service for ordering Used and Legend cars

No shuffling until December

but updated Sophy and harder difficulty Power Pack !

 

[TheNormsk]

So did they say what the new limit is?

 

[Haitauer]

SHUFFFFLEEE

 

[SSQES]

I wonder what the other 6 cars are.

Saw :

BMW M5
Citroen 2CV
Honda civic
Honda stepwagn
Xiamoi VGT
Mazda GT3 RX EVO

Sugo & Autumn Ring is so damn cool. Can’t wait to go around Sugo in GT500’s

A "fun" theory :
-October : One "race" track... alonside only 2 races cars (MUGEN Civic and Mazda GT3 RX Evo)
-December : One "slow and memories" track... alonside 4 races cars (A GT500 Trio that would update the GT500 roaster for Sugo and maybe the M4 GT3 we've seen a few times at World Event) and 2 road cars maybe?

(But I pray for 208 Pikes Peak and Mercedes E500 from datamine)

 

[Alfa Romeo GT]

Oh my god SOPHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY


Finaly...
“next evolution of Sophy”... do they just mean getting rid of the rubber banding? (Kidding)

 

[phillgt2002]

The visceral scream i let out seeing Shuffle Races come back, my GOD

Honestly phenomenal set of changes. First update that you can feel that there's an understanding and appreciation of why people loved the older games too. Moving forward is always good but whilst the game celebrates the past of car culture, the game never stopped much to appreciate it's own past.

It feels like they did here and damn you can immediately see it pays off.

I haven't played Gran Turismo since 5, but it's awesome seeing how much people love the game after all these years. I wish I had a PS5 to play it. Even if there were a small prologue-like version released on PC, I would definitely take the time to play it, can't beat that feeling.

Is there any info on any 30th Anniversary Gran Turismo merchandise?

Also, this fired up some old memories of Gran Turismo 2

 

[SSQES]

Maybe GT7 gets one last year of updates in 2027 and GT8 gets released late 28 to 2029 if I have to guess

But we'll probably get the first news about GT8 next year to go with the 30th anniversary.

 

[Fezzik]

They lost me after Autumn Ring in its classic version. I am good with anything else they do. I wonder if they will release the both tracks at the same time or one at a time. I would if they are keeping other tracks under wraps? Or maybe they will finally update Suzuki? I guess we will find out

Sugo in October, Autumn Ring in December