This week’s new Online Time Trial is a study in contrasts. Gran Turismo 7 pairs the Chevrolet Camaro Z28 ’69, one of Detroit’s quintessential muscle cars, with the Village layout at Alsace on Sports Hard tires.
The Z28 was Chevrolet’s answer to Trans-Am rules of the era, packing a high-revving small-block V8 built specifically to squeeze under the series’ 5.0-liter cap. It’s old-school American muscle in the purest sense: long hood, live rear axle, and a fun challenge to hustle through corners.
Introduced back in GT Sport, the Alsace fictional circuit sits in the foothills of the Vosges mountains of France, with a road surface that rises and falls with the land. Throwing a heavy ’69 muscle car through that kind of elevation change, on Sports Hard tires no less, should make for a demanding lap. Figure on needing something under 2:20.000 for gold.
There’s also a week left on last week’s event, which keeps the Gr.2 field at Fuji International Speedway on Racing Medium tires. That one closes August 6.
GT7 Lap Time Challenge – July 30
- Track: Alsace – Village
- Car: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 ’69
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: Low Speed
- Tires: Sports Hard
- Settings: Fixed
GT7 Lap Time Challenge – July 23
- Track: Fuji International Speedway
- Car: Gr.2
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: Mid-Speed
- Tires: Racing Medium
- Settings: Fixed
Online Racing Event
Want to race this week’s combo instead of chasing it solo?
The SNAIL Racing League runs casual online races each week using the active Time Trial’s car and track, and anyone’s welcome to join. Head over to our forums for more information!
Accessing Online Time Trials
If you’ve not jumped into one of these before, you’ll first need to unlock Sport Mode by completing Menu Book 9 (“Championship: Tokyo Highway Parade”) in the GT Cafe. There’s no need for a PlayStation Plus subscription to take part. See our full unlock guide here.
Once an event closes, prizes go out based on how close you got to the fastest lap: gold for anyone within 3% of the top time (2,000,000cr), silver within 5% (1,000,000cr), and bronze within 10% (250,000cr).
New events arrive every Thursday, and each runs for two weeks with the oldest dropping off as a fresh one appears. The next new Online Time Trial lands August 6.
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