Predictions for the July 2026 update (1.71)?

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With June coming to an end following the strong update that added some Le Mans Hypercars (BMW M Hybrid V8, Ferrari 499P, Peugeot 9X8, Porsche 963 and the Porsche 911 Turbo S safety car), I think it's time to do a little prediction on what the next update (1.71, presumably in July) would be...

Here's my predictions:

Cars:
  • BMW M4 Competition '21
  • BMW M4 GT3 '22 (EVO kit available in GT Auto)
  • Mazda Roadster RF VS (ND) '18
  • Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo
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EVO kit
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Total after download: 574 cars (580 with Power Pack)

No new track. Scapes, race events and engine swaps to follow.
 
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Am I right in saying the RX-7 is the only Japanese car they've added this year so far?

Imagine predicting after Spec III that they'd only add one Japanese car in half a year; you'd have been hmm...-reacted out of the forum!

And that's why I've realised putting effort into trying to predict PD is an exercise in futility.
 
If there is an update I think it will be a more road car centered than the last one. I have absolutely no idea what cars will come outside of the Xiaomi VGT.
 
Well, someone mentioned the ND RF showed up in code for last month but we got the Hypercars. Why not another ND Roadster? Look less and less like we’ll see the NB and NC.
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As for other possible road cars:

- Buick GNX: It’s a six-cylinder turbo coupe. Plenty of those in the game. Just had another one added last update.

- BMW 2002 tii: We got a “new” BMW last update. A German classic to complete the three regions of Brand Central.
 
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Part of me thinks PD should do an American themed update (examples being: 4th of July, America 250) but that's wishful thinking on my part


But July update (if we even get it)

Xiaomi VGT
BMW M4 (road car) '21
Ford Mustang GT '24
Mazda MX-5 (NB) '98
 
Not really a realistic prediction, as its just as unlikely as its overdue - but there is still a gaping hole where european executive sport saloons should be and have been in the earlier instalments of Gran Turismo. Another update that is surpricingly overdue and would actually affect things in sportmode is current GT3 Mustang. Again - logically likely but very unlikely at the same time.
 
[My Prediction]
Amemiya Aspara RX-7
Xiaomi VGT
Bugatti Type-37 A

Is the next update just road cars?
I couldn't care less.
Let only the person who correctly predicted the simultaneous addition of four hypercars cast a stone.



(That said, there’s no one who wouldn't be happy to see an update coming.)
 
My prediction:
3 cars:
A racing car, and I have the feeling that can be Pikes Peak related: can be the 208 on the leaked list or something loosely related (see below)
A street car: not sure which one, but a BMW M4 or 2002 Turbo/Tii will be nice. As we got the Pikes Peak road on Scapes, is it a hint of the C8 ZR1 coming?
Probably a VGT car like the Xiaomi.

I believe that the BMW M4 GT3 will come later this year, probably just before or after the World Finals, to be used on 2027 Manufacturer's season.
 
Here are my prediction and why I think we can expect them to arrive in the next update:

- Xiaomi VGT, we all know it is coming eventually.

- Big Mike’s Honda Prelude, gt award at the car show from the us world series back in October. It is coming and I remember seeing somewhere that it usually take 9 months for a car to be added to the game and we are getting into this window.

- 2018 mx5 RF. Leaked for the last 2 update and hasn’t arrived yet so it should be coming soon, right?

I believe it will be a 3 car update but it is worth saying that we are still expecting more content related to the Hyundai collaboration so we might get a Hyundai car in the next update instead of one of my 3 prediction.
 
I don't think we'll get an update this month either, and maybe not the month after that. Update 1.70 has the feel of a job well done before heading off on vacation.

But just a quick statistic—since we are right in the middle of the year—regarding the cumulative number of cars added annually at this time of year :
  • 2022 = 9 (first game update in April)
  • 2023 = 20
  • 2024 = 17
  • 2025 = 17
  • 2026 = 14
 
Considering that each year since 2023 we have consistently had 3/4 months with no content updates, I think it's likely we will get an update at the end of July. Unless they suddenly change the pace that they were updating the game, I think it's too soon for the 3rd "cheat month" this year.

It's not impossible we don't get an update in July though, who knows what PD will do. :)

2023 - January, July, October, and December
2024 - June, August, September, and December
2025 - April, October, November
2026 - February, May, ...
 
  • Xiaomi VGT
  • Alfa Romeo Stelvio
  • Autozam AZ-1
  • Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
  • BMW M4 GT3

I was tempted to include a historical Le Mans race car, but I think that would upstage the Xiaomi VGT.
Same as my June prediction, but I don’t think there will be a race car this update as we got 4 last month.
 
I don't think we'll get an update this month either, and maybe not the month after that. Update 1.70 has the feel of a job well done before heading off on vacation.

But just a quick statistic—since we are right in the middle of the year—regarding the cumulative number of cars added annually at this time of year :
  • 2022 = 9 (first game update in April)
  • 2023 = 20
  • 2024 = 17
  • 2025 = 17
  • 2026 = 14
Oh no! PD are slowing down content! Know what that means…, they don’t care about GT any longer. :(
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Part of me thinks PD should do an American themed update
I have a few ideas for that :D
  • an "american blue" "mirror" pool, summer '26 version (scape)
  • J.E. island (scape), unreachable/inaccessible
  • 250+ versions of "God Bless X", X being a country (Music rally)
  • A Vision GT Car by a genius
The Kanye West VGT:
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Alpine Hypercar
Cadillac Hypercar
Aston Martin Hypercar
Genesis Hypercar
Feels less like a prediction and more like a wishlist.

  • No new Alpines apart from the A220 at launch have been added so its highly unlikely the A424 is coming.
  • No Cadillacs have been added since GT6 so its very optimistic to even think the V Series.R is coming.
  • The GMR-001 is STILL new so its not even remotely close to ready (Same goes for the Toyota TR010)

That leaves only the Aston Martin Valkyrie Hypercar and even then, that itself is 50-50 at best.
 
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Feels less like a prediction and more like a wishlist.

  • No new Alpines apart from the A220 at launch have been added so its highly unlikely the A424 is coming.
  • No Cadillacs have been added since GT6 so its very optimistic to even think the V Series.R is coming.
  • The GMR-001 is STILL new so its not even remotely close to ready (Same goes for the Toyota TR010)

That leaves only the Aston Martin Valkyrie Hypercar and even then, that itself is 50-50 at best.
I'd save this for another thread, but if anything with the likelihood of such Hypercars, since we got a ton of them recently...

Alpine A424 - Somewhat likely (Alpine is still being licensed in other games such as Assetto Corsa EVO and The Crew Motorfest, despite their financial situation and not having any new models whatsoever in GT7, and the fact that they are not present in FH6 at launch. Games such as Automobilista 2 and Project Motor Racing have it, so this won't be counted out.)

Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH - Very likely (Given that we have the road-going Valkyrie already in the game, Polyphony always likes adding the "road to race" versions of certain cars, notably the Subaru BRZ/BRZ GT300 and Ferrari 296 GTB/GT3. Kaz also seems to have a fondness of the Valkyrie, even featuring it in one of the GTWS events, and one such post he made on Twitter featured the 2025 version of the car, claiming that it is "sexy in sound", due to its V12 engine. However, the naming of this car could be debated, whether it is actually called "Valkyrie AMR-LMH", or "Valkyrie Hypercar", the latter of which is used in Automobilista 2 and Project Motor Racing.)

Cadillac V-Series.R - 50-50, but highly-requested (Now that GT7 has the most-requested Hypercars/LMDh's such as the BMW, Ferrari, Peugeot and Porsche, I'd say the Cadillac V-Series.R is now the most-requested Hypercar by the community. However, Cadillac has not made an appearance in a Gran Turismo game since GT6, but it's a GM brand. Licensing might not be too difficult at all, it could be that Cadillac has seemed to be an afterthought in their history of being featured in Gran Turismo, with only two such car models being featured in the series, namely the CIEN concept and CTS-V Coupe from 2011.)

Genesis GMR-001 - Very likely, but don't expect it any time soon (Polyphony has strong ties to Hyundai and Genesis, especially with Genesis themselves being a former official partner for the GTWS. However, as the GMR-001 is too new and is in its first year of debut, remember that it takes nine months to build one car in-house as soon as it is licensed and scanned. Has good odds, regardless of the GMR-001's competition history, where its results weren't too kind to newcomers.)

Others:

Lamborghini SC63 - 50-50 (The Lamborghini SC63 has been a staple in many video games featuring Le Mans Hypercars and LMDh's, examples being FM2023, Automobilista 2 and Project Motor Racing, to name a few, and the styling is somewhat reminiscent of their VGT... at least for the front fascia. However, the SC63 lives on in infamy with a lackluster record when it came to its competition history in IMSA and the WEC, and was put on indefinite pause due to a few reasons being the lack of a proper factory partner and their reluctance to run a two-car effort. But this would make sense, especially for if players want to have a little bit of Ferrari-Lamborghini rivalries in Gr. 1.)

Toyota TR010 Hybrid - Very likely, but don't expect it any time soon (The successor to the GR010 Hybrid... technically an EVO upgrade to it, and the most recent Le Mans winner, the Toyota TR010 Hybrid also lines up well with Polyphony's near-immortal partnership with Toyota. But because it's a recent car that's still in its first year of competition, it's safe to assume that the TR010 Hybrid won't be ready for inclusion until at least some time from now.)

Glickenhaus 007, Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C, Vanwall Vandervell 680 - Don't count on them
 
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