After seven weeks without, the next content update for Gran Turismo 7 is almost upon us as it meets the June 11 schedule that was announced back at the GT World Series Milan event last month.
It’s far from usual fare, not least because the vehicle content for the update was already revealed at the same time (making last weekend’s covered-car teaser somewhat moot). In an unprecedented move, it’s a themed set of cars that revolves around the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans — the next staging of which is this coming weekend.
That only forms part, albeit a significant one, of any given update though, and it’s not until a larger announcement the day before that we find out almost everything else. Read on to learn more about what else this much-anticipated update will bring when it lands tomorrow:
Table of Contents
- Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.70: New Cars
- Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.70: New Races & Events
- Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.70: Other Changes
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.70: New Cars
No part of the car content is a mystery, other than the pricings which we’ll learn tomorrow, given the reveal back in mid-May. It’s a five-car update which focuses on a single theme which you can probably gather from the image above.
The full list is as follows:
- BMW M Hybrid V8 2025 – Brand Central
- Ferrari 499P 2023 – Brand Central
- Peugeot 9X8 2025 – Brand Central
- Porsche 911 (992) Turbo S Safety Car 2020 – Brand Central
- Porsche 963 2024 – Brand Central
Four of the five cars then are direct peers, and join the thus-far lonely Toyota GR010 Hybrid (added in May 2022!) as modern Le Mans Hypercar/LMDh-category vehicles within the Gr.1 class.
There’s a mixture of successes within the quartet, with the Ferrari standing out as both a three-time Le Mans-winner and World Endurance Championship title-holder after taking the crown in 2025.
However the LMDh Porsche 963 is arguably right up there with it as the only one to win both the WEC and the IMSA title, becoming the first non-Toyota to win WEC since the predecessor Porsche 919 in 2017 when it took both championships in 2024.
While the BMW M Hybrid has had some solid results, and actually sits on top of the WEC tree after two rounds of 2026 — with a 1-2 at Spa — it’s also had some ludicrous luck and hasn’t quite reached the heights of its LMDh-class sibling.
Peugeot’s 9X8 captured a lot of attention when it made its debut in 2022 thanks to a design which sported (and decals which emphasized the fact) no rear wing, although that didn’t last long before a rethink. It hasn’t captured a lot of points though, finishing fourth of four hypercars in its debut year and not managing a WEC victory yet.
The 911 Turbo S looks like the odd one out, but it’s also the car currently used as the FIA WEC safety car. It appears to be a clone of the road car we already have though, making for seven safety cars in GT7 based on seven road cars that also appear in the game.
Prices have yet to be confirmed, but we tend to see championship- and blue riband race-winning cars get a little bit of success tax, so work on six figures for all four hypercars and a bump for the 499P and 963. Safety cars tend to be pricier than the base cars, which will likely price the 992 a bit above the standard 300,000cr
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.70: New Races & Events
Ordinarily we see one new race appropriate to each car in an update, and while there are five new races the somewhat thematic nature of the update means only some apply to the new cars. We’ll need to wait until tomorrow to find out race lengths (or maybe times?) and rewards though.
Another new Extra Menu Book appears, for the second successive month, and we’re expecting a Seasonal Menu, but as usual there’s no mention of circuits with added GT Sophy support at this point…
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.70: New Races
We’ve only got the overview of the new races for now, with details to follow, but it’s safe to say that three of the events are oriented around the new Hypercars:
- European FR Challenge 550 – Eiger Nordwand Reverse
- Gr.1 Prototype Series – 24 Heures du Mans Racing Circuit
- Gr.1 Prototype Series – Sardegna Road Track A
- Gr.1 Prototype Series – Watkins Glen Long Course
- Pickup Truck Race – Fishermans Ranch
The three additions to the Gr.1 Prototype Series do seem obvious, and thankfully not under BOP conditions which would make the Hypercars rather slow. However the other two races are just about pulled out of a hat, and there’s nothing new that would apply to the 911 Safety Car.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.70: Extra Menu 54 (Hybrid Prototypes)
Also unsurprising, even if a new Extra Menu Book is rare these days, is the hybrid prototype focus of the latest entry in the collection tasks. However it doesn’t involve the new cars at all, rather the 2016 cars from the start of the era. You’ll need the Audi R18 ’16, Porsche 919 Hybrid ’16, and the Toyota TS050 Hybrid ’16 for this one, with the reward not yet mentioned.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.70: Seasonal Menu
There’s no mention yet of a new Seasonal Menu, but there’s been one for every update since Spec III. You’ll likely need to collect three of the new cars from the update within the first couple of weeks of the update, probably for the standard Five-Star Roulette Ticket as a reward. We might see a second, following that, involving the remaining two cars and one other already in the game.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.70: Other Changes
There’s a new Scapes location in this update, although it’s one that’ll divide the fanbase a little as well as being something we’ve seen glimpses of previously.
That’s the Pikes Peak Highway, leading up the famous Colorado mountain which lends its name to probably the most famous (and infamous) hill climb event in the world. Previous game updates have featured shots from this location to promote new cars, but we’ve never had it in the game.
It’s relatively well-known that Polyphony Digital, as well as having naming rights for the event, has an exclusive licence for the Pikes Peak course in racing games. Fans have been hoping to see the full course appear in a GT title since the short section that was in GT2, but it seems like Scapes is all we’ll get for now.
Otherwise, information is sparse on further game content. We’re likely to see another new Circuit Experience at a circuit variation currently not hosting one, as this seems to be a recent pattern, but as for new circuits or circuit layouts that’s unlikely. Many players would have hoped for a 24h du Mans circuit update, given the age of the course in-game and the new hypercars, but it doesn’t appear to have come to pass.
New engine swaps are also almost certain, though we reckon it’ll be more a case of the new hypercars making their engines available for other existing vehicles as well as a range of other swaps.
The update will arrive at 0600 UTC on Thursday June 11, beginning with a server maintenance period that will take the game offline for a couple of hours. Keep an eye on the site and the forums for all the latest as we get it.
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