I was reading the March 2026 edition of Motorsport magazine recently and they had an article of the Ti22 Mkii, a titanium-built racecar that could match the McLarens, entered by a small team. The car was destroyed in a crash and they couldn't afford to rebuild it, but in 2013-2017 the car was completely recreated using CAD software and old photos, and to be honest this would be a really fun car for GT to model. Link to the Motorsport article
Imagine we finally get a new McLaren after all these years, and it's this beast
I think a lot of the Gr.3 drivers wouldn’t be happy nor could they drive them.
So, here we are in 2026 hoping for cars from the 60's and 70's. The Porsche 936/77 is from nearly 50 years ago.
That's why whenever I see people demanding the latest super/hypercars, especially those from super niche manufactures, limited production runs or upstart companies, I tend to roll my eyes. I view these as overpriced toys built for middle eastern oil barons rather than actual driving enthusiasts, and it doesn't help that most games prop them up as disposable bait for easily impressed 13 year olds rather than something rare to aspire to.
Yep, SUV’s and Trucks are popular in 2026 mostly due to the function and practicability.
Good point. It makes sense why there are missing cars in specific classes. Maybe Kaz just liked the Chapparal and nothing else so decided, “nah I don’t want the McLaren in the game I’d rather put the Prius in” or something to that effect.
It makes sense from the perspective of Kaz going, "this is cool, I want this," but from a game design perspective, it always feels off when you have a car with no natural sparring partners, as it then feels like more a novelty item than something intended to be apart of the main gameplay loop.
Two important reasons why very many GT players were so angry the first few months, GT7 did not have a single player campaign similar [enough] to GT3-GT6, + extreme need for grinding if the most expensive cars should end up in our garage. There were many smaller factors, some or most of them have been fixed or at least improved.
I agree, I was just stating why I think we have the cars that we do, I wasn’t meaning to defend the choices.
Well, until the next time I’m stuck building a grid. Like again, with my JTCC 1987 grid.
Yeah it’s hard to just come to the realization that it can’t be tailored to one’s interests. It’s too bad we can’t have em all. HahaContinuing from my post:
Thing is, Kaz goes and adds Super GT cars, LMH cars(with corresponding Safety Car), Super Formula cars and bonus formula inspired cars for players to actually build classic GT replicas.
No doubt, I get many people concerns. Even my own bewilderment with Kaz’ decisions. We’re getting the Group A Mugen Civic. Meanwhile, we have the NISMO R32 GT-R which is the basis for the homologated Group A car. The questions start coming and we have to have the talk of licencing. Then, about availability. Some can say, there’s X car in my neighbourhood or someone in these forums actually own the car that should be in the game. Trust, I get all that every day we click on a page.
Funny, just when I’m a bit heated, in my mind, when I’m stuck building an incomplete grid, Kaz goes an adds the 964 Turbo, unknowingly, shutting me up.
hey i agree 1000%. Seems all games never look much past a mustang and as a car buff its irritating. i have nothing against a mustang, as i owned one as a teen, but theres more to the ford line up besides mustangs. so many other great cars and trucks to add to a game. and yes having some more options from ford in nascar races and other events would be nice. before i bought my maverick i almost went with a mustang again but honestly by that point i was kinda sick of seeing them at car shows and everywhere else. theres way more out there then what people realize. i decided on a maverick because i knew i could beef it up as it shares the exact same parts, engines, transmissions as the same year mustangs. its the platform from an early falcon that both the mustag and maverick share. i wanted something different and im so happy how mine turned out. i wouldnt trade it for anything.
And while we are now thankfully back to approximately the thread title after, somehow, a discussion broke out in a wishlist thread rather than the other way about, one and a half of these cars is not "all-new": the IROC Z appeared as a concept in GT4-GT6, and the Celica 1600GT '70 was in the same games.
Sorry to ask but are you agreeing with him or disagreeing?
I would think agreeing? But who knows. Lightweight sports cars these days could be designed for have good power and get incredible gas mileage. If you look at used car dealerships here it’s crazy that everything is basically SUVs and trucks. They might have the odd coupe on hand. Like 3% of their stock is coupes and most are jaguars or expensive high end bmws.
Thanks for sharing. For fun I highlighted all the cars I was excited for in these updates. No wonder I’ve been losing interest. It felt like there was a lot that didn’t really interest but then I’d remember oh yeah we got the chevelle or what not. It’s been a slow decline for me I noticed as time went on the more vintage stuff started becoming less about performance and style and more about quirky 💩 box type vehicles. Nothing wrong with that but it definitely explains for me why I just started feeling meh towards the game. Autumn Ring and Sugo is going to help.
