next update prediction (probably June 2026)

[crooky369]

Can do a nice 50/50 split with the grid between Hypercar and LMGT3.

But thinking maybe the following would be better...

2 x Factory 'red' Ferrari 499p
1 x AF Corse 'yellow' Ferrari 499p
3 x Porsche Penske 963
2 x JOTA Porsche 963
1 x Proton Porsche 963
2 x Toyota GR010
2 x BMW M Hybrid V8
2 x Peugeot 9X8
1 x Peugeot 9X8 in Pescarolo livery (Pescarolo were hoping to run a car at one point)

Then to finish the grid:

2 x 2011 Audi R18
2 x Peugeot '90X' possibly detuned a tad.

Lovely stuff.

 

[Vault]

What a beauty! Thank you so much, PD!

 

[Famine]

What an incredible addition.
I hope the Cadillac V-Series, Valkyrie, Genesis and TR010 comes in the near future

Who had "35 posts"?

 

[hyperspeed980]

terrible update! We need more road cars 😏

True.

 

[MroczMR]

This is my reaction:

Also. I have a crazy theory. Since update trailers show only cars (and tracks) and no „additional features” i find adding new safety car for the first time very suspicious… what if PD did add some kind of safety car mechanics for this one and already existing ones??

 

[SSQES]

I've watched the trailer six times, have seen it on the Gran Turismo YouTube channel and website, and I'm still not convinced that I'm not dreaming. This is just too good to be true!

I'm so excited to get stuck into these beautiful machines from my favourite current racing category.

I mean... eh... terrible update! We need more road cars 😏

I bet you're a bit sad that there is no Toyota in

 

[juanffy18]

Can do a nice 50/50 split with the grid between Hypercar and LMGT3.

But thinking maybe the following would be better...

2 x Factory 'red' Ferrari 499p
1 x AF Corse 'yellow' Ferrari 499p
3 x Porsche Penske 963
2 x JOTA Porsche 963
1 x Proton Porsche 963
2 x Toyota GR010
2 x BMW M Hybrid V8
2 x Peugeot 9X8
1 x Peugeot 9X8 in Pescarolo livery (Pescarolo were hoping to run a car at one point)

Then to finish the grid:

2 x 2011 Audi R18
2 x Peugeot '90X' possibly detuned a tad.

Lovely stuff.

2025 Le Mans:
1.Porsche 963 #4
2.Porsche 963 #5
3.Porsche 963 #6
4.Toyota GR010 #7 (GTone livery)
5.Toyota GR010 #8 (Black)
6. BMW M Hybrid V8 #15
7. BMW M Hybrid V8 #20
8. Ferrari 499p #50
9. Ferrari 499p #51
10. Ferrari 499p #83 (yellow winner)
11. Peugeot 9X8 #93
12. Peugeot 9X8 #94
13. Porsche 963 #99 (Proton)
14. Ferrari 296 GT3 #21
15. Ferrari 296 GT3 #150
16. AMG GT3 #60
17. AMG GT3 #61
18. RCF GT3 #87
19. 992 GT3 #92 (winner)
20. 992 GT3 #90

You have almost all of the 2025 grid in the game.

 

[Savolainen83]

I just hope they finally let us players toggle the safety lights on/off at will.

The Unimog is the only vehicle ingame that allows players to toggle the beacon on/off, but it is tied to the hazard lights.

Also, the beacon is sadly, only available in stock configuration.

 

[JoaoSilva]

Well damn. Nice update PD, this was a great surprise.

 

[TypeRDC5]

This is already the best update to this game and its not even been released yet!

Very unlike PD to do such an update but im all for it. Haven't played GT in a few months but this will definately draw me back in.

Edit: Just realised this is being released the same day I leave to go to the Le Mans race itself so will be a while until it get to dive in

 

[forzaturismo]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Gran Turismo 7 “Hypercar Update” Arrives June 11 With Four WEC Prototypes and Safety Car​

The first day of the GT World Series 2026 Milan round hadn’t even started its main events before Polyphony dropped a sizeable piece of news: a “Hypercar Update” is on the way next month (Thursday, June 11), and it brings four of the current WEC Hypercar-class prototypes into GT7 alongside the official WEC safety car...

 

[Sabishi962]

This. Is. Peak. I just had to check it twice, couldn't believe it on a first watch. A themed update, and a hypercar one! Finally worthy opponents to the twingo!

 

[GlamFM]

The gift that keeps on giving.

 

[kjeldsen]

Speechless is the word..

 

[Quakebass]

OH MY GOD

OH MY GOD

OH MY GOD

Finally modern top class race cars!!! And some I’ve seen and touched with my own eyes!!!

Most of the hypercar/GTP field was updated/upgraded for the start of this year, so we’re likely on 2025 spec or earlier for most of them.

2025 and earlier BMW nose:

2026 BMW nose:

The Porsche updates aren’t as visually noticeable as BMW and Cadillac, but JDC still runs the 2025 spec 963, so that would be up to date (shots from Daytona and Sebring this year):

But the 2026 Penske liveries will be amazing:

I’m curious how Group 1 will be rebalanced, given hypercars are around 8-10 seconds a lap slower than LMP1 hybrids at Le Mans. I would imagine it was fairly easy to adjust the single gen1 Toyota LMH to meet the faster cars, but idk if they can get away with that with now 5 cars being present from the modern ruleset.

I wonder what the logistics were for scanning them in - maybe during a Fuji WEC weekend? The Ferraris and Peugeots don’t stay stateside near any of PD/Sony’s infrastructure, and have to be shipped back out pretty quick immediately after finishing in Texas. For IMSA GTPs it’d be easier, with Long Beach and Laguna being far closer to Sony’s LA base.

I also just hosted a gathering for an N24 watch party, and had a 4-player setup for the track with some cars that were racing.

SUPER pumped I can do this for Le Mans now with up-to-date machinery!!! And I can get a sense of how these things drive!!!

And finally, this now sets up a precedent for me to ask and beg and hope for the Valkyire LMH, powered and funded by people local to me:

Genuinely wasn’t expecting any fairly up-to-date prototypes, let alone FOUR in one update, let alone an update coinciding with a real-world halo event themed around their inclusion!

 

[jonoholland29]

Wow - great update. And a themed one at that, releasing for qualifying at the real life Le Mans. Here’s me hoping for an updated Le Mans circuit!

Yes, yes, yes… post the memes

 

[zeptrans]

WOW... Didn't expect current WEC protos to come in GT7.

Hope to see the Cadillac soon (GM license, as Chevy).

PS: Humm... let me swap my 2008 with the 9X8 engine

 

[savior972]

Given the actually very good selection of cars in recent updates and the upcoming update, which has blown me away, I reckon GT 8 is still a long way off.

GT 7 is anything but dead.

I’m looking forward to it

 

[ElectricNaz]

 

[Touring Mars]

@Jordan Can you please reopen the "Do You Believe In God?" thread, as I think I need to change my entire world view!!

-

Just in time for the Le Mans 24h... what a wonderful gift/surprise!!

 

[Siasi0]

 

[MIE1992]

To follow-up on my previous comment, I think we could get a new round of the Gr.1 Prototype Series at the following venues, to correspond with the four new LMDH/LMH racers:

Le Mans
Spa-Francorchamps
Monza
Interlagos, Watkins Glen, or Laguna Seca (Maybe even Nurburgring GP?)

I would also be surprised if they don't "retcon" the regulations for the Gr.1 Prototype Series to be limited to actual Gr.1 cars, as I recall something them doing something similar for the Nissan GT-R Cup.

EDIT: For a potential Extra Menu, I could see one featuring three of the four new racers, but I could just as easily still see one for the 2016 LMP1 trio, being the entries from Porsche, Audi, and Toyota.

 

[sirjim73]

This really has been the PERFECT day for me.
Spend the day at the Forza Horizon 6 Experience launch event in hot sunshine.
Get to meet developers and fellow members.
Then load up

And see this!