Odd Batch of Screenshots...

[Jordan]

I was reading up on the latest jeuxvideo.fr "news", when I noticed this unusual batch of screenshots from VideoGamesZone.de. From what I can infer, they were uploaded there by user David Martin along with other GT5 shots from the E3 trailer. I don't recall seeing them anywhere else, and their lack of visual quality raises questions in my mind. With that said, however, you'll notice shots of the third-gen Mazda MX-5 (which, if I recall correctly, has not been in any GT game before), and another shot of 9 cars on track at what looks like Monaco (too many cars for GT4 on a track that's not in GT5 Prologue). If these are GT5 shots, though, why is the quality so low, and where the heck did "David Martin" find them?

There's a chance I have mixed up my facts, or these just slipped under my radar. Hopefully, you guys can clear things up. Take a look:

 

[TopGearDog]

A few quality cars to add to the certainty list. Nice find.
But why a race that only includes Mazda MX-5s?

 

[Pepsi0]

This seriously can't be GT5...GT3 maybe?

 

[daan]

But why a race that only includes Mazda MX-5s?

GT has always included MX-5 only races. Roadster Endurance for example.

This seriously can't be GT5...GT3 maybe?

As Jordan indicates, that MX-5 wasn't in GT3.

 

[deep_sky]

GT:HD isn't it?

 

[Famine]

They're very clearly GT4 shots (the convertible driver is the GT4 Motor-Carriage/Model T driver) but, as Jordan says, too "busy" to be GT4 in-game.

That said, I recall seeing the NC MX-5 images before. It's not a forgotten part of the old Vision GT video (which everyone only remembers for the Motegi Speedway pit scene) is it?

 

[Tomaz]

Yep, GT HD.

EDIT:
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/driving/granturismo5/images.html?tag=tabs;images&page=3

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/driving/granturismo5/images.html?tag=tabs;images&page=4

 

[Jordan]

Excellent! Thanks guys, I'll close, rename, and move this thread to the appropriate forum so as not to confuse anyone.