Local Rumours Suggest Bathurst Circuit Scanned for GT

Andrew Evans · · 249 Comments

Some new rumours have been hitting the GTPlanet forums, as Polyphony Digital have been reported to be scanning another real-life track – the Mount Panorama Circuit at Bathurst, Australia.

As far back as 2006, the Polyphony team have expressed interest in the historic circuit, with Kazunori remarking in an interview regarding GT:HD that “Bathurst is in our roadmap”. Sure enough, during this year’s Bathurst 12 Hour race in February, information began to surface of a Polyphony Digital presence at the circuit. GTPlanet member Froudeybrand reported that PD had been taking photographs of the circuit and driving round in a camera car, with other reports elsewhere indicating that they had negotiated a licence with the circuit owners and would also be filming the following week.

For the uninitiated, Mount Panorama – commonly referred to as Bathurst – is a legendary Australian racing track used since 1938 for a variety of sports car races, most notably the Bathurst 12 Hours and the Bathurst 1000. The circuit is 3.8 miles long but varies over 570ft in elevation and runs gradients up to 1:6.13 reaching nearly 3,000ft above sea level. There are 23 challenging corners, almost all of which have seen spectacular incidents over the history of the track. With such intense racing it is little wonder that the track ranks as the fourth most wanted in the GTPlanet Feedback section!

Although this is exciting and enticing news, it remains a possibility that Bathurst may not be scheduled for GT5 DLC, like Spa-Francorchamps before it – indeed we may not see it until GT6.

Thanks to Froudeybrand for the tip and information!

GT5 Photomode image courtesy of iMeijer.

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Comments (249)

  2. foefke

    Next Year wil be for next gen gaming , don’t forget the lack of RAM that the PS3 has now , i dont give it 3more Years + PD is not gone suport 3 more Years af DLC , it wil be Cool , but I have one doubts , i think

  3. ENFORCER 98

    i honestly dont know why people are talking bathurst for GT6…. the Ps3 was designed to have a 7- 10 year life cycle which takes it to at least 2016 Bathurst will be on GT% before june ends…

    3. Foxiol

      Go to there /forum/showthread.php?t=240165. This sounds as a confirmation to me. It will appear in GT6. But we don´t know if GT6 is going to be in the PS3 or 4.

  6. Youngun

    Bathurst would be good (teamed with Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst Edition), Silverstone with Jaguar XKR-S, Noble M600, Aeriel Atom Supercharged, Astom Martin DBS, Bentley Continental GT, New Maclarens (Project 12 & 13), Next 5 Lotus cars (Elan, Elise, Elite, Europa, Espirit), Radical SR7 and Morgan Area Max. A British Pack, Maybe even Donington Park too :)

  8. DOKNYCE

    H&^$%$LL YEAH..
    im an old school TOCA 3 racer..
    and bathurst was my favorite… its also on ” GRID “( DLC )

    still hopin for… MOTORCYCLES… though..

    CMON TOURIST TROPHY 2.. 8′)

    1. Quakebass

      I’ve never heard of an eight-letter cuss word that starts with an “H” and ends with an “LL”…

  9. sangdude82

    Christian Horner said that the RB7 is tucked away at their headquarter and gathering dust.
    So, why don’t Red Bull Racing & Bernie Ecclestone just give it away to PD so they can put it into GT5?
    I mean both RBR & Bernie will make even more money if they do so…

    4. Youngun

      Want everything Prem (or just not standard prem classification) less cars more variety (so instead of year, mark/gen ie mx-5 mark i, mark ii, mark iii which is latest, not 30 of the same car. We dont need every trim level, just basic, sport etc) use that empty memory of the useless cars for more tracks!!

    8. Quakebass

      No. They’ll make it entirely bland and it’ll be the worst game ever made.

      Of course GT6 will be epic! XD

  15. ShinerBock69

    It would be cool if they did this to the F1 track in Austin, it is a really nice track, you’ll should look it up!!!!!!

    1. starwars22

      I just want f1 cars, like the red bull RB7 and the Mclarean MP4-26… They have the Red Bull X2010/2011, so it should be pretty easy to get the RB7. And now that Porsches contract ended I hope to see real Porsches like 911 turbo, 918 spyder, Carrera GT and so on as well as the zonda cinque, Huayra, and zonda F

    2. Youngun

      F1 cars are only for codemasters, licensed by bernie ecclestone, would be nice but never happen unless PD paid him big £££. F1 track are ok but cars, nuh uh. Or maybe just champions cars, Brawn GP car, RB7, already have the ferrari’s, Mclaren mp4-23, Renault R26 and maybe some historic ones too (Ayrton Senna’s last car would be a good memory R.I.P)

  17. Tulok

    Why don’t i get the dlc that people who buy gt5 now get for free, when I bought it on release date? I don’t care if they come out with a new track if I don’t get it, I’d spend another $50 buying all the DLC’s to catch up it’s not worth the money!

    1. Peasantslayer

      Yes but the game with dlc is worth more than what the original version of GT5 would cost now so new GT5 players aren’t really gaining anything.

  18. uneaq27

    FOXIOL/BLASOS, I couldn’t agree more with you guys. They need to REALLY START LISTENING to their consumers and make sense w/DLC’s. I… WE DO NOT WANT TO PAY for silly DLCs. A Beetle which we can barely use its full potential, the Aston is just sitting in our garage looking gorgeous with its elephant weight; why dont they instead give us the Aston from FIA GT Champ along with its Competitors;The Lambo GT? We already have the Skyline n the Ford GT. While we’re at it, any MODENA will be appreciated. RACE MODs also. Hell, the BMW M1 instead of the MINI, with its RACE MOD which also competes. Enough of the K-cars and concepts and cars we wont use. Why dont they give us a list so we could vote for what/which car we want in the next DLC??? That would make total sense. I’ll give you a list, lets start with this; WTCC, BTCC, DTM, FIA GT CHAMP., Australian V8 Supercars, BMW M1, 1989 BMW M3 with its wide fenders, the AMG Brands like the amg sl65 black series, ring a bell? SPOON Honda Civic TypeR ’08, MUGEN RR Honda Civic Type R ’08, 1983 Mazda RX-7, 12A and12B, 1979 Mazda RX-2, DATSUN 510, NISSAN PRIMERA Touring Car, a few NISSAN SE-R, R35 AMUSE Skyline, the FORD FOCUS w/300bhp built by the Australians i think, i mean i could go on and on but with this, i just cant see how they did not make it since few of them were already in GT2! Need a Consultant?? PLZ feel free.

    2. Quakebass

      @uneaq27:

      Put that idea in the feedback section! “A DLC Petition by PD” or something; I’d give up one (or three) of my votes for that. It would make PD’s lives much easier; choose one car from he current feedback section, and then maybe five from this petition of possible cars for DLC. The cars in the petition would ONLY be cars that PD had licenses and legal headway to make and were simple enough to design and program, and they could put this petition in GT5, GTPlanet, or even Facebook for more petitioners. Seriously, this is one of the best ideas I’ve seen in a long time. If you put this in the feedback section I WILL vote for it, I promise.

    3. carfanatic45

      I know thats what i’ve been trying to say this entier time. I mean WHO in the world will drive a standard Prius or any other simple everyday car? It is only usefull for a race or two so why bother put them in the game. PD should only put a couple of them in there. Then the data that uses the boring cars can be replaced with race mod cars, standard to premium cars, or new cars.You could also add tracks as well. I mean considering the amount of standard cars there are you could really do something with all that useless space in our game. I mean look at Shift 2 has little to no standard cars. only about 15% of the cars in the game are extremely low powered. The other 85% is supercars and race cars. You get my point??

    4. Foxiol

      (thank you uneaq27) Agreed. BUT people when you are making a huge list for a game series as Gran Turismo is not only that you have to think in the way we are now, because we are the ones who has the game already and now after playing a lot of time we feel the need to have even more content and features on it. Ok, we felt that at the start the game was not finished at all but we still played with it.

      Now back to the point on the car selection, when they are thinking in some cars they try to mix normal street cars,legends, historic and race cars BUT remember when they are doing that they need to have LICENCES for the brands and the cars that they are going to introduce in the game. They had to make an ‘easy’ and fast decision at the time that Sony asked them for release the game when clearly Kaz said that it was not finished at all. That´s why we didn´t have all cars premium from the start using that logic.

      The development time was long because of the creation of the new engine for the PS3 that it is not an easy work and takes years of development even when you have it almost “done” (because you keep upgrading it and fixing issues, bugs, etc and all this have to be tested too so it takes time)

      Again the game wasn´t ready at that time but when you are producing a new one from here to 2 or 3 years it must be hard to put new content on it and then try to call the attention for the upcoming game at release. So they need to balance it now. This couldn´t be a problem is they released all DLC´s in the first year of release but the game also has bugs and glitches and problems and they now are trying to mix upgrades with content to please us at the same time so this is a not an easy job.

      Now PD is trying hard to enter in the occidental way of thinking about cars and giving cars that we all want but also trying to not loose what GT series is all about (it is about drive the cars that you usually do or dream). That´s because they still want to keep that huge list of cars (of course more from Japan because it is a Japanese game in a Japanese company).

      It could be a short list, but what if they released GT5 with only those 200 Premium cars and not the standards…the game for sure will be terrible and feels short and PD games are far as short when it comes to content in general.

      NFS Shift yes it works with a short list of cars but it is a fast racing experience and you level up fast and gets boring fast. You finish it and then you feel empty.It is different and not talking about physics…

      The thing is that we need cars, we need real engine sounds, livery editor, a little bit more customization,an online internal market (ingame of course) for paints, wheels and parts and all with the best graphics in the same package and good performance.
      The cars list is going to be better in the upcoming tittle but as far as i can see now we are going to get mid/happy DLC content (a couple more DLC´s) and at this time we can ask for more.
      We are more than 8 million people around the globe with different car tastes and to please the masses with some cars is impossible. Having 1000 cars as this game has is the right choice.The list again could be better and sure it will in a future GT game but not now.

    5. uneaq27

      Well Foxiol, I really enjoy reading your posts. Very str8 to the point and yes i’ll repost it in the feedback section. Now it sounds like you work for them!! :D Anyway, i’ll start off by saying i DO NOT think theres a bigger fan of this game than myself. Thats all I play n care about even if the world was fallen apart. That been said, i’ll tell you what my problem is, and everybody will agree, what was wrong with gt2 tuning garage? remember we could buy a car from the dealer and race mod it? We’d even get in 2 diff colors!! We even had MID-FIELD RACEWAY!!In gt3, we had the wheels madness which got even better in gt4. We could put any wheels on any cars. That was fantastic, brilliant, genius… And the clever thing they did in gt5 was to allow us to paint them, thats was it. With hideous selection of wheels.How hard is it to copy paste them??? :D THATS 1. 2, that Mercedes Benz on 3 wheels from 1954 i think is FINALLY gone with the one from Daimler I believe, couldnt be happier. Why do we have the citroen that outputs no more than 100hp after its been tuned(just saying), that tiny subaru and so on. All that is a waste. We coulda got much much and much more better stuff than that. A Beetle upgraded to premium, seriously??? Let me repeat that one, a Beetle, seriously??? Yes it was popular and…. what? Exactly, nothing else but slow. Back in the days, those slow-bugs would cause traffic because they would overheat and would caught on fire!!! So… why did it make it to Premium??? Why not something like the old GT R/510? Or A Race Mod Ferrari??? I mean Ive always collected cars in all the GT games and in this 1 Im almost at 1500cars. About alot of them are useless, wont ever drive them, few of them are for their looks, some are collectors item, many are must have and the rest is for business; RACING. Now all that effort put in those useless piece of machinery shoulda gone towards better cars/tracks. How hard can this be? I trully dont think we need SUVs, really!! All im saying is BLEND THE GOODIES FROM THE PAST TOGETHER with some add-ons and we should be fine.

    7. Youngun

      Hard to Explain Really, FIA GT1/GT3 works like F1, WRC, WTCC, Nascar and manufacturers etc. All needing licences to have the cars in the game, GT1/3 is already in shift II with every car and F1 would be impossible at that price plus having there own game which would make it illogical to go to a third party, same with WRC now with the re-imaging on the WRC games (but including JWRC, SWRC and S2000 class) so it would be harder to get Current rally cars in GT6 : / but there is a way of getting round it, most manufacturers sell race ready cars and if PD own the manufacturers licences then they could, in theory, put un sponsored and un-registered race cars in the game. Like the new 458 Challenge from ferreri which is a stripped track monster with full slicks, roll cage, cut off switchs, and more power, others like DBRS9, Z06.R, Murcielago R-SV, ford GT,Vantage N-24, Gallardo LP600, SLS AMG, GT-R Nismo, MP4-12CR, BMW Z4,
      (classics like…) S7.R, Mosler MT900R, Z3-M, F360 GT, F430 GT, Areo 8…. some are in the game but need more true race cars and a livery creator for Teams and personalisation. And dont get me started on LMS cars…. No game has most of these and we have a few from each year but few Prems, and R18 and R15 as we have R10 and 8. All Wishs, time will tell………

    8. Youngun

      Few more things, If we eventually got Porsche, it would be great as there road cars are top notch but they make cars for most racing series 911 RSR etc and the Signatech Nissan LMP car, why isnt this on here, Lucas’ car FFS.

    10. Quakebass

      @uneaq27:

      See, thats just it; PD was planning on having NO standard model cars in the game, and probably a wider range of cars in the list if they had gotten the time they needed… Really, there would’ve be much more full-fledged content and options. And about that Beetle; it isn’t a Premium upscale of the original; the DLC Beetle was a ’66, the one already in the game was a ’49. The Beetle was a VERY famous and VERY popular car; it was on of, if not the very first tuner car; back in the day, people would add spoilers, make the paint nice and shiny, lower them, mod the engine, and all sorts of other mods. I think PD made the right decision in adding it. I agree, a livery editor and/or race mod system; I don’t care how basic it is, should be added. It would be GREAT for the car trading industry and all the tuners out there. Also, I think PD should slowly add in and update the standard cars and tracks – just slowly make the poorest looking cars an tracks higher resolution, eventually add day/night cycles and weather systems, and add in new aero kits for standards. I wouldn’t mind if they did it 10 cars and 1 track per update and only about 10% better resolution; progress is progress. They could possibly make the minor updates more frequent, and now, not so minor.

    12. uneaq27

      QUAKEBASS, the idea is been posted in the feedback Dept., SPREAD IT!! Click on NEW IDEAS. Waiting on your VOTES.

  20. roamer2629

    I used to play Bathurst in TOCA 2 (Cars had great feeling but the IA was VERY annoying).
    Elevation changes, fast as well as slow turns, fun track to drive overall
    We can finally take the V8 supercars home!!

  21. chucksstuntman

    the only track i ever wanted was pikes peak. i wanna take my escudo out on that track and see how good i could do. i beat every seasonal event ever so far. besides the time and drift trials cuz they make less money lol. i have exactly 900 cars now and im working on getting the most expensive cars i have left to get in car dealership…. ill need a total of 126 million to get all the ones i need. so please polyphony make more seasonal events with a huge money reward.

    2. Tvensky

      I want them to cancel money rewards or make them smaller, Its very easy and fast to get large amount of it in GT5.. I can buy everything I want without any problems, Seasonal events are super easy and boring, Time trials give at least a bit challenge and with sixaxis in drift you can make 10 times more Score than needed with 1st try.. So the point is not everyone wants get everything so easy “in a boring way” :)

      PS. this track looks very good, dont know much about it, but it seems very challenging and fun to drive on..

  22. Froudeybrand

    People are going on and on about gt6 who’s to say they aren’t working on it ATM? The reality is it this track could be 70% complete and ya never know what the supposed math dlc will bring.

  24. yoman297

    Personally I would say PD should give 1 more DLC pack then start on GT6, maybe giving small car packs on the way or something. That would probably be the best for us, it would probably make GT6 a better game.

  26. Golfman2

    Well if this is for GT6, im afraid I wont get to play it.
    After the huge anti-climax that was GT5, I am no longer a fan of Polyphonys racing series.
    Besides, when by the time GT6 is released I will probably be too old to play games. And I’m only 40. LOL

    1. blasos

      Yes, drip-feeding what should have already been included in the original game. They’re basically creating a system whereby the consumer can pay “additions” to the game, when in actual fact these additions should have been basics, and they wrap this in a package which makes it look like they aren’t ripping people off. It’s simply done by changing the name, and people then view the process as being acceptable. Peace-keeping = War; Public relations = Propaganda. It’s a simple trick. Of course recently released cars like the Aventador, Scirocco etc. are quite rightly only attained by paying a fee, but as far as tracks and previously released then this is just a scam.

    2. Lambob

      I race with eldery gentlement in their 70’s online, and let me tell you, they will lap you silly.

    4. BeefyPeeg

      Even though I thoroughly enjoy the Scirocco, Vantage, and several other DLC cars, I agree with Blasos. We all know PD could (and should) have done more, instead of pouring loads time into a plethora of NASCAR stock cars (which, despite the livery, are all the same), an overabundance of Skylines (a few is enough), and the ridiculous standard cars. My big issue with PD has long been their priorities in decision making, and lack of concern over seeking the input of its fans/consumers.

      They have simply left a number of items on the cutting room floor, only to turn around later on and charge people for them.

  28. AcenSpades

    this would be an awsome addition to gt5, no more having to play GRID just to get a piece of Bathurst. love watch them V8s tear it it up, but then again its the track that tears them up. M.P. aint no joke.

  29. PIGBOY

    yyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…harrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
    about time.its even scary in a hilux ute,believe me!!!!!!!

  30. Amac500

    Gee I hope we get it! And free, because I’m tired of buying dlc’s when I bought the game full price when it first came out and now you get a bunch of free ones for buying it later. I’m dedicated, where’s my discount?

  34. Calais02

    Consider the Nissan influence in GT could we see a DLC pack with Bathurst and the new 2013 Nissan V8 Supercar, let’s hope so

  36. Dekropttiv

    GT5 needs a whole track pack with Real Circuits, like Bathurst. Maybe along with a career extension?

  38. Foxiol

    And what if they add this track with a V8 car pack series?, all premiums of course as they did with Nascar+ new DTM 2012 cars following the same path.
    (just think about it and if you are going to be negative just pass away and don´t reply)

  39. luffe98

    This is awesome news. But i’m worrried about the online racing. Imagine racing against 6-8 rammers at the upphill section. It would be hell.

    1. TheTester

      It takes so much longer than about three weeks to make a fully detailed track. It may not even be in GT5. Besides, there is always the horrid game of waiting…

  44. Emman1984

    That good new that mean we can get Bathurst with purchase of GT6 instead of DLC on an older game

  46. Foxiol

    I saw this track in a game for the first time in pCARS and it is and looks fantastic (i know it is available for rFactor and many more but i never paid attention). And GT5 should have it because when it comes to realism and accuracy (talking about real size, wide,etc) PD is the best developer of the entire market. Real track versions in GT5 are the best with no doubt. I have tons of games and i can say that.

    One very good track for GT5 could be MID OHIO with and without chicane. I play this track in RACE 07 with the BMW M3 GT2 and it is amazing. Brands Hatch and Magny Course are great too. They can add more.

    This game is getting better and better.

    1. HKS racer

      Nobody officially stated that Bathurst will be a GT5 track anytime soon, you are jumping on conclusions way too much. I remember the “classic tracks scoop” where some images where leaked in a website, and then? Nothing happen’d. We are talking about PD, don’t forget it.

    2. Uppmas

      You’re too negative HKS racer, maybe the classic track appear in GT6, I mean, 20 tracks take a lot of HDD space.

    6. ml_paladin888

      as much as a love GT5, I think when it comes to realism and accuracy, iRacing takes the prize.

  50. Blood*Specter

    I suspect they are going to make the track. But we will not see it any time soon. PD is known for their track simulations. And I think more than just Grand Turismo players use PD’s tracks. The tracks PD makes are way more real than the car physics and I suspect real world race driving schools utilize PD virtual courses for training.

    If some day PD is able to elevate their car physics (the best on gaming consoles) to the level of their track efforts, there will be no argument as to who the “Real Driving Simulator” really is.

    But if as Kaz says it takes six months to properly model a car then we have a while to wait. I have no idea how long it would take to model a track. But given the variables in road elevation and subtle bumps and off camber sections of road, I guess it could take as long as or longer than making a virtual car. And as long as A-holes like “EA” hold a certian manufacturer license rights it could take a while to secure all the legal stuff needed for PD to proceed with making new cars and tracks.

    There is no way PD modeled each of the Touring Car in the DLC. They just created liveries for each V-chassis from the “virtual parts bin”.

    I can take waiting if I know they are a faithful as they can be to each car and track.
    That is what separates GT from any other driving game/simulation. Go for it Kaz

    2. BkS

      @Shawtyoner: Yes Kaz means by one guy modelling alone not the whole team of modellers. It took only 2 weeks to model the TGTT. I would imagine it only takes about 8-9 months to model something with variables. :tup:

    3. Rushton1996

      I think it’ll take less than 2 years. There were roumours around that the Premium cars took 6 months to model. However, the Lamborghini Aventador didn’t take that long because it entered the game in under 6 months since it’s reveal. Speaking of the Aventador, it would be nice if they added the new, one-off, Aventador J Roadster, because that thing looks EPIC!!!!!
      They should also add at least 6 2012 V8 Supercar Team Cars with Bathurst to make a “V8 Supercars Pack”.

  51. Zamado75

    Well, if ‘they’ were seen driving around it in a camera car; then there’s no doubt they’re planning to incorporate it.

    3. MyFavoriteGame

      @L8er

      I think he means it took one or two guys that long to model a track. And I’d imagine a track like Nurb took a lot longer than let’s say , Daytona. But it doesn’t make sense that PD would only use 1-2 to create BH, this track shouldn’t take more than 1 or 2 months.

  52. Big Ron

    If they just start yet with scanning and making photos and the fact, that PD staffs need two man years for finishing a track for the game, it wouldn´t make sense to expect a release next months.

    1. Froudeybrand

      I don’t understand two years business as iracing only take roughly 6 weeks to have a prototype like courses.

  54. pondy666

    Now that Nissan (If my memory is correct) will be entering Aussie Touring Cars the likelihood of this track being available shortly is damned good

    1. daics69

      Agreed pondy. very likely. can’t wait. hopefully in a dlc before 2013, when the gtr’s start in the aussy V8s. can’t wait for that either. peace

    2. Punknoodle

      daics69 – It won’t be the GTR as it has to be a sedan. Sources say it is likely to be the Altima, set to replace the flailing Maxima in Australia from 2013, with a motorsport version of their road going V8.
      Back on topic, been driving this track on rfactor for a while, it will be great to drive it within GT!

    2. daics69

      i’ve got approximately 1150 cars….i don’t need anymore…..but will pay when they become available lol

  58. GTbyPlaystation

    Please make this happen! Finally, something that would make us Aussie fans even more proud to support Gran Turismo!

  59. WTFnews

    this track is awsome i always wanted it in gt and i drove there in race driver 2 and 3 it’s just insanely cool.

  62. RedBaron

    Wonderful addition to the game, really. But I strongly suggest PD to bring us such tracks with appropriate cars to feel right on such places. This track packed together with this year australian V8 racecars (premium) would be much more complete DLC than just track. Next time it would be nice to bring us Pikes Peak with some premium Pikes Peak special cars (both historic and today cars) or Hockenheim with some premium DTM cars. It would have sense, wouldn’t it? ;-)

    1. daics69

      everything you just named is something i’d definitelly pay for!!!! even if it were a brand new racing sim lol

  63. SavageEvil

    What would make things great is for PD to add with the Bathurst Track is the top 5 team cars that ran in last year’s V8 Super Cars tourney, but the 2012 models of their cars. Lets get more courses like Silverstone, Sebring, Road Atlanta, Twin Ring Motegi come on PD I know these courses are in your sights.

    1. lancashire lad

      V8’s that sound like hoovers? or proper engine gear changes like NFS shift 2 or any other racer.

  65. RedDevil

    Hate to beat a dead horse but can we get some mountain pass tracks(touge)? So I don’t get hated on I will say I love BH an I’m excited about it but I’m dieing for some initial d action :D

  67. jxdk

    I know this is about bathurst, but for the next DLC I think there should be an american car pack. GT5 has way too many japanese cars (nothing wrong with them, but i want to see something different). Some good cars for it would be:

    Tier 1: Tier 2: Tier 3: Other Crars NOn American: 2008 Chevy Cobalt SS 2010 CTS Sports Wagon 2011 Cadillac CTS-V 2012 Audi A5
    2011 Chevy Cruze 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 2011 Ford Shelby GT350 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
    2011 Ford Fusion 2012 Ford Taurus SHO 2012 Ferrari FF
    2006 Pontiac G6 2009 Pontiac G8 2012 Pagani Huayra
    Lotus Elite
    2012 Koeniqsegg Agera

    1. TokoTurismo

      Well, besically the standard cars from GT4 have that much. But the premiums for that matter, doesn’t. It’s a fair on fair selection of premiums cars from North America, Europe, and Asia, no problem. ;)

      Anyway. I hope this is true. :D

    2. lebes14

      Well there are still more Japanese cars then anything in premium. Look at Toyota Nissan an Honda, they have more individual cars then any of the American or European manufactures do if you count mascara as one car. But it is more balanced the standard by far.

    4. TokoTurismo

      @lebes14 Don’t forget both Chevrolet and Ford has individual Nascar cars as well. If the livery editor was in GT5, it would been understandable to only have non individual cars for each meanfactures, road cars, drift cars, NASCAR cars, rally cars, and so on.

  70. AJHG1000

    Remember ”there are some features that couldn’t make it to gt5 but they will be included in gt6”
    But Mount Panorama and some premuim V8 Supercars for a DLC won’t harm anybody

  71. zippy_the_cat

    I’m surprised Bathurst is as low as 4th in the GTP forum rankings. The version in Shift 2 is frickin’ epic and I’m sure based on the GT5 version of Spa that PD can do a better job.

  72. Boosted_01_R

    Sweet finally nice to see PD working on the V8 Supercar part for GT5… hopefully they get started on the FIA GT1 part soon……. as planned

  74. gtfan4life

    This would be epic, I did vote for this track awhile back as well. I can’t wait, GT5 PD please don’t wait til GT6 for this 1.

  77. sind3ntosca

    That is.. very intense introduction video of a track… LOVE IT! I hope Bathurst made it to GT5 before GT6. Thanks :)

  78. SALKOFUJ1

    I Wish PD brought tracks instead of cars in the next DLC. Like 4 new breathtaking tracks that we have never seen before :)

  80. nosh

    according to a mate who knows someone at Kelly Racing, there will be COTF cars for gran turismo by next year (or later depending on when gt6 is being realeased). This will mainly be due to Nissan joining thupercars. I have also heard that PD is enquiring about getting some time with some Group A cars aswell, this suggest that they want to add the r32 gtr that won bathurst as well as some sierra and commydores.

    1. ed24

      Sounds encouraging!

      Hopefully they add some road going versions of Sierras and Commodores (and Falcons for that matter) if they want to add them, but I’m not going to complain with a race version either!

  81. montecarlo87

    Great news if it’s real. Maybe with the addition of a few months ago SPA and Bathurst becoming rumored it’ll signal a trend towards more real tracks than made up tracks.

  82. carfanatic45

    O.K. so lets say we get the track. What about Road Atlanta? I mean that is also a top ranked track in the forums right? I love Bathurst just as much as the next guy but I prefer Road Atlanta more. Actually what would really imprese me would to have a V8 Supercars pack that had Bathurst and some other V8 tracks as well as a couple of Premium V8 SC cars. Then you can have a Le Mans Pack that has Road Atlanta and Sebring with the R18, Premium R8 LMS, and other GT/LM cars. Then as time progressive you keep making tracks based off racing series. That would be pretty cool!!

    4. MyFavoriteGame

      So funny, i was just talking about Road Atlanta , Road America and Sebring…also Lime Rock :)…I would really really love those!

    5. carfanatic45

      It’s my home track. Been there for the past 4 Pettit Le mans races. 2 SCCA races and a couple of AMA super bike races as well.The only time ive driven on it was on Forza 3 at my dentists office!! :D

    7. PAWEL17

      No way, Bathurst is basically a mountain street circuit, didn’t you watch the video? If you drove that in real life, you would get more of a thrill, because the walls are right there next to your face, literally, while going at high speeds, through sharp elevation changes and blind corners.

    8. carfanatic45

      Ya but I think it is permanately a race track though. If you drive you drive it on Shift 2 it is pretty cool especially at night or sunset. Shift gets the physics pretty goo. You have more of a feel for the car with or without a wheel. Helmet mode makes the tracks with inclines/declines alot cooler. Just my opinion.

    9. Diddler

      Bathurst is a Public Road except for Racedays. Anybody can drive on it. There are even people who live in the middle of it.

    11. Mer1nza

      Yep public road alright .. complete with speed cameras. Even at 60kph though you get an idea of just how intense it would be flying around this circuit at speed

    12. ed24

      Fair point, but there are already quite a few American tracks that have been featured in Gran Turismo games, so I think that it would be great to see a track from a different region. Same goes for South America or Africa.

  86. BIOHAZARD9519

    When you mess up on this track, you don’t slide into a sand pit or grass, you slide straight into a concrete wall. D:

    This will the most interesting track to play on dirty multiplayer or arcade with aggressiveness set to 10 (max) Can’t wait! :D

    As for Forza Horizon, I’m suggesting something like a Forza+ TDU2 style game, possibly with night… Trailer barely told anything :/

  88. HighPlainsDrftr

    After watching the youtube video of the guy in the Lotus -passing everyone- I want this track!

    1. AJHG1000

      aww I remember that game, i was like 8 or 10 yo when I had my TOCA race driver game and I hated this track because I couldn’t take a corner without crashing

  90. jasr73

    Thanks Famine, this is great news and not entirely surprising given recent developments. Consider the coming of the ‘car of the future’ chassis changes to V8 Supercars for the 2013 season AND the epic announcement last month that Nissan will be joining the series for 2013 under the new regs. And we all know how much Kaz likes Nissans…

    1. GRAFX21

      how about bringing back the old course maps from previous Gran Turismo’s? Since those have already been scanned and already been uploaded…how much more difficult would be to include the tracks off previous GT games be to place under DLC for customers?

      I dont get it…whos with me?

    1. RageVSFury

      Yeah,that’s our Mark Skaife,a true legend and one of the all time greats of Australian Touring Car Racing.
      I’ve been to Mt Panorama to watch the races(it’s a spectacle in itself) a few times and to drive it in GT5 would be friggin awesome!!

  92. McSoap-90

    Well i’ve always like Mount Panorama, so if this is true, i’ll be very happy.
    Would love the good old Complex String too. ;)

  93. SaintSaiya

    all i want is COMPLEX STRING!! and a mountain pass track similar like mountain fujimi like in forza

    1. RedDevil

      Dude I hear you. For PD being based in Japan I would expect more mt road(touge) tracks. Time will tell :/

  94. Zuel

    This was heared and spoke of back in Nov and Dec and no one really poked a eye at it. Though now it will be the talk of the forms. Thanks Famine.

  96. v13esim

    sweet, ive driven on this track in shift 2, it shame th ephysics arent as good as GT5. i’ll be enjoying this track in GT5 or GT6+.

    On another note, Forza is getting Porsche DLC, maybe the contract with EA is done. Maybe GT5 will be getting Porsche liscensing *crosses fingers*

    1. Bom15

      I think Forza’s had Porsche before. So its not a new licence as such. 30 cars are being added. 23 have already been in Forza. 7 are new. But maybe PD could get it? I hope they do. Porsche 917k FTW!!

      I’d love to see Bathurst in GT5. I’ve always enjoyed the mountain section. Just need some more race cars to match the track. 1969 Boss Mustang, Jaguar XJS TWR, MK1 Cortina, Holdens & Falcons to name a few.

    2. MyFavoriteGame

      Hey don’t talk about this or you might get you comment deleted like I did. Didn’t know it wasn’t ok to mention Forza on here.

  97. Nato_777

    If this comes to GT5 as DLC I’ll be a happy man. If they bundle new premium Ford & Holden V8 Supercars with it, I’ll be estatic!

  98. alexlam24

    Well since it took Kaz only 5 days to model and piece together the topgear test track, it should take about a month to model Bathurst. Please put this in GT5 Please??

  104. SpawnBlack

    I remember playing Toca World Touring Cars on PSOne and Toca on PS2 and racing on Bathurst. My brother and I had plenty fun on this track but the AI made it even more difficult making you race with a bit more precision when getting the the twisty section before heading down the long back straight. But I don’t think we would/should have to wait until GT6 to experience this classic Race Course plus there are still so many other tracks from past GT’s that we want back real or designed from PD’s imagination. Just make the AI challenging by way of you’ve passed a rival car and now the AI car wants to get back in front of you. Just a thought!!

  108. Brock1Samson9

    Unfortunately if they are just now scanning the track I would expect it atleast a year before we get to see it. Still this is exciting news if true

  109. xx666Kris666xx

    YOU F&*KIN BEAUTY!!! I wonder if it does have something todo with the new teams joining in the fun next year be awesome advertising for “the great race” ;)

  111. random_hero

    Mhat most people overseas won’t realise fron just a 2D perspective on a map is that most of the corners in the winding section at the top of the mountain are COMPLETELY blind

  114. random_hero

    well… PD does have the perfect oppoturnity to help create 3D working renders of the proposed Chrysler & Nissan V8 Supercars to potentially debut in 2013

  115. PaTrond

    When I saw the 2D map of it… Boring. When I saw that video… That does not look as dull and straight as the 2D map does, but lovely!

  116. SkylineObsession

    I say it’ll be in GT6 (but hoped to be proved wrong), since PD claim it takes a year or so to model a track.

    1. BIOHAZARD9519

      A YEAR!!!!!

      That is what you call attention to detail. I should have known since GT5 is the only sim out there that can recreate real track laps in game.

  118. MrDinosaw94

    I’m part of a news article!!!

    Click the link to the interview and it goes to my post :)

    I’m really hoping that we do get Bathurst some time in the future, and as others have mentioned Nissan joining V8 Supercars may have been the push PD needed. So keen!!!

  119. SaMbO_OCAU

    hang on a sec… Nissan… Gran Turismo… Bathurst?
    V8 supercar tie in with Nissan?

    i know its a long bow to draw ;)

  120. brettcee

    I was really hoping this had been done awhile ago, along with some others, and PD was just sitting on them. Oh well better late than never.

    1. Danisfast

      Oh yeah, one or two of those would be sweet too, even if it was just a stock Holden and Ford that we could race modify into which ever V8 Supercar livery we wanted. Awesome.

  123. omgitsbees

    Bathurst is one of my favorite race tracks. Although I don’t personally know if I would bother to buy it as DLC in GT5, because other racing sims i’m playing at this time also have the track already included. But it would be awesome to see it in GT6.

  125. random_hero

    It all depends on how long it takes PD to render the track, from first image capturing to a final PD quality render. I’m sort of hoping they can release it as DLC, with a few updated V8 supercars possibly… timed around the approximate date of the 2012 Bathurst 1000.

  127. MyFavoriteGame

    Can I get a large fry with that please?….but seriously, I love Barthurst…but I would love some F1 to go along with it. Lets just hope

  128. shurnster

    Wow interesting, when I first heard of this track, it was in the Forza forums. The track looks awesome. Many Forza players wants this track badly.

    2. TokoTurismo

      I hope this track will come to GT. If it does, we got two famous track from real life into GT. :D

    3. MyFavoriteGame

      Bathurst is a great track, but its not as legendary as some of GT5s other real world tracks….Sarthe, Nurb, Monaco, Monza, Suzuka etc….these are all amazing real world tracks. I think GT5 fans have just gotten to accustomed to them because of how common they’ve become.

      Still think we need some more American tracks like; Road ATL, Road America, Sebring and Lime Rock. Hopefully GT6

    4. rap129

      Id love to see this imtrack in GT5, wouldn’t mind some V8 cars either. I would also like to see the relaxed Daytona put into the game! lol

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