Xiaomi is Coming to Gran Turismo!

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I think people freak out way too much over EVs especially chinese EVs and i never understood why.
EVs aren't my favorite thing but ignoring their impact in the industry is frankly kinda childish.
Especially when we are talking about a gaming series that had a Prius demo in it way back in 2004
 
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One thing I do wonder: More and more new brands to the series are going to be electric-only, or pivoting to electric. That's just how the car industry is. I wonder how PD plans to square that with their main manufacturer-boosting platform, the Manufacturers Cup, being an ICE series.

Because the Xiaomis and Teslas of the world aren't going to allow their names to be on an ICE Gr.3 car, but at some point they're also going to go "why are you allowing Suzuki and Peugeot and Dodge a chance to get extra marketing but not us?".

I don't think it's an imminent concern, but one PD should probably be planning for down the road.
 
I saw a current GT350 the other day. After listening to it rip away from a light, that evening after work I looked at how much decent used ones were and then did as may events as I could in game in the same car (which, by the way no one at PD has ever heard in real life, based on the sound in-game...)
When I see a Tesla or an EV6, Honda Prologue (Blazer), Blazer EV, Equinox EV, etc, I want to go shopping for a clothes dryer. I'm at a point where I'll just skip weeklies if they are EV events. Yes, EV's are coming, and they will become more and more common. Does that make me passionate about them? Not in the slightest. If GT7 offered a choice whether or not to install them, I would not.
 
Auditore
I think people freak out way too much over EVs especially chinese EVs and i never understood why.
EVs aren't my favorite thing but ignoring their impact in the industry is frankly kinda childish.
Especially when we are talking about a gaming series that had a Prius demo in it way back in 2004
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Nobody is denying their impact on the automotive industry. You're missing the point entirely. It's about how they are integrated into GT7. If they were better utilized in the game (better tuning, events, etc...) then it would be a non-issue for a lot of us. The problem is you can only use them in base level events (no fuel), which are not exactly difficult races (i.e not all that gratifying), and you can't tune them at all (other than an ECU here and there). GT7 is all about taking a stock vehicle and turning them into focused track/rally beasts. There just isn't all that much to do with them.
 
Xiaomi is a Chinese technology company. Cool, I hope GT7 can get some awesome electric vehicles of different varieties. I just discovered this thread just now.
 
I had the opportunity to drive the SU7 Ultra on the Shanghai F1 track as part of a corporate drive experience recently. That car was absolutely insane and produced G forces like a single seater Radical SR3 when it was driven by the test driver. You can feel the weight of the car but there wasn't much roll. We also hit 308km/h down the main straight. I still love my ICE cars but that was mind boggling.
 
While there's been a lot of controversy with the SU7 Ultra, esp. its "fake" hood-vents (cough NSX-R GT's cough roof cough scoop cough), I'm still pretty stoked that Gran Turismo now has a Chinese car onto the game.

And seeing both the production and prototype together last year, I'm looking forward to seeing them in the game!
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While there's been a lot of controversy with the SU7 Ultra, esp. its "fake" hood-vents (cough NSX-R GT's cough roof cough scoop cough), I'm still pretty stoked that Gran Turismo now has a Chinese car onto the game.

And seeing both the production and prototype together last year, I'm looking forward to seeing them in the game!View attachment 1456383
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Looking good, there's a possibility that they could be featured in Update 1.60. But I am just stating a guess/prediction.
 
Nakano219
One thing I do wonder: More and more new brands to the series are going to be electric-only, or pivoting to electric. That's just how the car industry is.
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Which is still up in the air. Especially in the US where EV sales are stagnant and over 60% of people polled said they would not buy an EV as their next vehicle.
 
I'm personally excited for the Xiaomi car. It's covering this gap I'm missing from not having a playable Sony Vision-S 01 and 02 in GT7; The direct correlation between the car and the identity of a non-automotive brand. I get this from the Bvlgari VGT, but not the Afeela given SHM's decision to not brand theirs as a Sony car or a Sony Honda.

The Sony Vision-S cars had lotta independent input by Sony than the Honda-assisted Afeela, it's a pity GT7 hasn't recorded them into the game as product placement that I'd engage in.
 
WheelmanSteve
I saw a current GT350 the other day. After listening to it rip away from a light, that evening after work I looked at how much decent used ones were and then did as may events as I could in game in the same car (which, by the way no one at PD has ever heard in real life, based on the sound in-game...)
When I see a Tesla or an EV6, Honda Prologue (Blazer), Blazer EV, Equinox EV, etc, I want to go shopping for a clothes dryer. I'm at a point where I'll just skip weeklies if they are EV events. Yes, EV's are coming, and they will become more and more common. Does that make me passionate about them? Not in the slightest. If GT7 offered a choice whether or not to install them, I would not.
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Its funny you say this, I really believe one of the Chevy dealerships in Houston are advertising EVs by riding around and picking races with "fast cars"(I drive a modified Mustang GT) on the freeway. Every time, its always right by the dealership and they always have dealer tags. Their 0-60 is pretty fast, that 60-100 is a different story.
 
This is wild, we'll be getting Xiaomi Vision GT before Tesla and of course record-breaking SU7 Ultra. Tesla basically wasted away on Vision GT for 12 years of a single sketch and no show, one thing you can be sure of is that Chinese EV brands get their **** done well and fast, damn fast.
If PD gets this right and they can expand into China's fast-growing car market with tons of brands willing to get their worldwide exposure with no shortage of new cars to put in their game, getting licenses from them will also be much faster, as long as PD keep the geopolitics out and stay open minded.
No other country approved so many show floor concept study cars into production models than EV brands from China, you cannot criticize them of not taking risks or not trying hard enough.
I mean how many concept cars Italian and Japanese brands get to production?
Almost never.
 
CitroenCX
This is wild, we'll be getting Xiaomi Vision GT before Tesla and of course record-breaking SU7 Ultra. Tesla basically wasted away on Vision GT for 12 years of a single sketch and no show, one thing you can be sure of is that Chinese
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Good.
 
Will be interesting to see how close the car in-game is to this in terms of performance characteristics:



I wonder if they will also include the prototype version too.

GT Collab videos:



 
ShonnDaylee
3-4??? There are a TON of EV's already in the game. Other than the once-in-a-blue-moon Special One-Make Event, we never get any events for EV's. I'm not against EV's (I owned a Nissan Leaf for a time), but PD really needs to do something about properly integrating them into the career mode. They just end up being window dressing, or at best something that get's used in a private online lobby a few times before collecting dust in your garage. I WANT to be able to use them. Let me be clear on that....lol. However, judging by the lack of events for non-EV vehicles in the game (painfully small, considering track count/vehicle count) I just don't see it changing anytime soon. I hope I'm wrong.
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A ton? By my count there is only 15-17 EVs, and 6 of them are VGTs

Though speaking of VGTs I'm definitely curious to see the Xiaomi VGT as we're long overdue a new VGT addition personally!
 
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Snake55wildcat
A ton? By my count there is only 15-17 EVs, and 6 of them are VGTs

Though speaking of VGTs I'm definitely curious to see the Xiaomi VGT as we're long overdue a new VGT addition personally!
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It's closer to 19-20 (and more are coming), but either way it's more than enough to have something to do with them. Hell, having ANY electric vehicle in the game should mean we have an event (a single race at least) for them. There is ONE Kei Truck in the game, yet we have had a bunch of races utilizing it, including an entire race series. The point is, EV's are in the game as an afterthought. They just aren't useable in anything other than the base level races (no fuel/tire wear) which are a pushover (i.e EASY AS HELL...lol). There isn't a competitive race in the game where you can use an electric vehicle. If there were events for them we wouldn't be having this discussion. As I've said before you can't even race them against each other in Custom Races as for whatever reason you can only setup One-Make races for them. They just aren't well implemented into GT7. Period.
 
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Snake55wildcat
A ton? By my count there is only 15-17 EVs, and 6 of them are VGTs
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ShonnDaylee
It's closer to 19-20 (and more are coming)
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Just on a quick scroll I've got:

BEVs
1. Afeela Prototype 2024
2. Audi e-tron Vision GT
3. BMW i3 2015
4. Hyundai IONIQ 5N 2024
5. Jaguar Vision GT 2019
6. Jaguar Vision GT SV 2021
7. Jaguar Vision GT Roadster
8. Porsche Mission X Concept 2023
9. Porsche Taycan Turbo S 2019
10. Porsche Vision Gran Turismo
11. Porsche Vision Gran Turismo Spyder
12. Skoda Vision Gran Turismo
13. Tesla Model 3 Performance 2023
14. Tesla Model S Performance 2012
15. Volkswagen ID.R 2019

FCEVs
16. Hyundai N2025 Vision GT

And you could also count:
17. Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo 2014


Quick additional note: the regular SU7 Ultra in road legal form - the one we're getting in GT7 - just beat the Taycan's four-door and the Rimac Nevera's EV lap records at the 'Ring, on top of the SU7 Ultra Prototype's unofficial four-door (but not EV) record.
 
Famine
Just on a quick scroll I've got:

BEVs
1. Afeela Prototype 2024
2. Audi e-tron Vision GT
3. Jaguar Vision GT 2019
4. Jaguar Vision GT SV 2021
5. Jaguar Vision GT Roadster
6. Porsche Mission X Concept 2023
7. Porsche Taycan Turbo S 2019
8. Porsche Vision Gran Turismo
9. Porsche Vision Gran Turismo Spyder
10. Skoda Vision Gran Turismo
11. Tesla Model 3 Performance 2023
12. Tesla Model S Performance 2012
13. Volkswagen ID.R 2019

FCEVs
14. Hyundai N2025 Vision GT

And you could also count:
15. Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo 2014


Quick additional note: the regular SU7 Ultra in road legal form - the one we're getting in GT7 - just beat the Taycan's four-door and the Rimac Nevera's EV lap records at the 'Ring, on top of the SU7 Ultra Prototype's unofficial four-door (but not EV) record.
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I think you're missing at least one or two (Official list says between 16-17), with the Xiaomi adding another (and certainly more to come after that) but that's hardly the point, anyway. We're getting too caught up in the actual number (which is irrelevant to the discussion) The lack of events is the issue. If they are going to continue adding EV's they need to update the career mode to USE them. If you could properly use them in Custom Races that would at least be something, but... ya know... Here we are. As I've said before (apparently to mostly deaf ears...lol) I don't have anything against electric cars. I want to be able to utilize them in GT7. Until they are properly implemented into the games structure, the amount of EV's is a moot point. PD, make them make sense.
 
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ShonnDaylee
(Official list says between 16-17)
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What is the "official list" and why doesn't it know how many EVs it has if it's official?

Just double-checking, I skipped over the BMW i3 and the Hyundai IONIQ 5N.
 
Famine
What is the "official list" and why doesn't it know how many EVs it has if it's official?

Just double-checking, I skipped over the BMW i3 and the Hyundai IONIQ 5N
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Apparently it's not "official" ( I misunderstood) but it seems to be complete, as far as I can tell. The origin of the list (that I was viewing) is apparently this guy:

https://www.kudosprime.com/gt7/carlist.php?tag=Electric+Car

So, WITH the Xaiomi that makes 17 (18 with the proposed VGT)

Therefore, there are a proposed 18 vehicles in GT7 with little to no use other than private online lobbies.
 
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ShonnDaylee
Apparently it's not "official" ( I misunderstood) but it seems to be complete, as far as I can tell. The origin of the list (that I was viewing) is apparently this guy:

https://www.kudosprime.com/gt7/carlist.php?tag=Electric+Car

So, WITH the Xaiomi that makes 17 (18 with the proposed VGT)

Therefore, there are a proposed 18 vehicles in GT7 with little to no use other than private online lobbies.
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The roadgoing ones are perfectly useable in single-player, and hilariously so at their PP levels. Even the AI uses the Taycan to good effect (tried the Deep Forest One Hour race?).

I imagine the SU7 Ultra will be similar. Obviously the VGT less so, though there is a VGT event and Menu Book 41.
 
Famine
The roadgoing ones are perfectly useable in single-player, and hilariously so at their PP levels. Even the AI uses the Taycan to good effect (tried the Deep Forest One Hour race?).

I imagine the SU7 Ultra will be similar. Obviously the VGT less so, though there is a VGT event and Menu Book 41.
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Again.... They are only useable in the base level races (no fuel/tire wear) that are extremely easy in just about any car (which brings up the other issue in that there are not enough events full stop). Furthermore, you pointed out just how poorly they are implemented by showcasing how their PP levels make them walk over the competition, in the events where they are applicable (i.e NOT well implemented into the single player experience, not unlike some of the engine swapped vehicles). My ENTIRE point is they are not well implemented into the game. Everything about how they are used in GT7 appears to be a hastily thrown together afterthought.
 
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