
Sony Uses Gran Turismo Sport to Showcase Its 8K TV at CES 2019
Gran Turismo is back in Las Vegas for a huge trade show. No, we’re not talking SEMA: Sony is using its sim racing franchise to show off its new 8K resolution TV screens at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Ford’s Robot Booty Helps Make Your Car Seat Comfy For a Decade
Car manufacturers go to great lengths to ensure that your new car stands the test of time. Their research and development facilities simulate years of use for components and mechanisms, so that a five-year old car still feels like a new one.

Hyundai’s New Elevate Concept Will Walk Rescue Workers to Disaster Sites
At what point is a car no longer a car? This is the question we’re asking ourselves after Hyundai unveiled its new Elevate Concept at CES 2019.

PlayStation 4 Has Now Sold Over 91 Million Units
Sony ended the year with another milestone. As of the December 31, 2018, the PlayStation 4 had sold 91.6 million units since its 2013 release.

Modifying Your Consoles in Japan Could Now Cost You Dearly Under Revised Law
If you live in Japan and like to tinker around with your game saves or consoles, listen up. Thanks to a new law, you could find yourself in some hot water along with being out some serious coin.

Walmart’s Famous Cars Ad is the Coolest Commercial Ever
There’s a lot of really cool cars in film and TV. From the Flintstones’ foot-powered piece of ancient “history” to the flying DeLorean of the future, our four-wheeled friends can be icons.

The Grand Tour Game Gets Massive Price Cut One Week Before Launch
We’re now just over a week away from the release of The Grand Tour video game. And the cost of entry just got much lower.

Ford Sold an F-Series Every 35 Seconds in 2018, While Camaro Withered Away
2018 was an excellent year for all things automotive. So, just who were the big winners and losers? With the release of the 2018 sales data, we can finally answer those questions.

Brabham’s BT62 Supercar Gets a Road-Legal Option
If you were planning on throwing $1.3m at the newest supercar on the block, but the track-only status gave you qualms, then good news.

Jann Mardenborough Lines Up for Nissan Formula E Test Drive
Nissan’s sole remaining GT Academy race car driver will find himself in a Formula E seat this weekend.

A Tribute to an Idol, a Hero, and a Legend: Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher. That name will forever be synonymous with Formula One. That name could be the definition of success. He is a man that redefined the record books. A man filled with unrelenting desire and determination. He’s a man that became a hero to me and a legend to the world of motorsport.

Ian Bell Mocks Soulja Boy Over Rapper’s Failed Gaming Console
In a series of direct-reply tweets, Slightly Mad CEO Ian Bell — creator of the Project CARS series and the recently announced “Mad Box” gaming console — mocked the 28-year-old rapper known as Soulja Boy with pictures of himself holding wads of cash and lounging on a yacht with five women.

Don’t Expect Project CARS 3 in 2019: Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing
Slightly Mad Studios has been dominated the news cycle in 2019 so far. Between an entirely new console and confirmation of Project CARS 3, the UK studio has been busy. We know to not expect the Mad Box before 2022, but it will be a bit of a wait for the team’s next mainline sim racer too.

GT Sport’s Next Update Arrives January 17 with 8 New Cars
The first update of 2019 for Gran Turismo Sport has just been confirmed by Kazunori Yamauchi in one of his famous silhouette tweets. According to the blacked-out image, eight new cars will be coming to the game on January 17, 2019:

SMS to Release Free Cross-Platform Game Development Engine with “MadBox” Console
2019 is off to a wild start for Slightly Mad Studios and its CEO, Ian Bell, after he revealed the studio is not only working on Project CARS 3 — it is building its own gaming console dubbed the “MadBox“. Yesterday, we got a preview of what the hardware looks like, and now we learn more about the software (and games) that will run on it.

Bertone Comes Back From The Dead; Could Its Vision GT Car Finally Follow?
Bertone is looking to make an automotive comeback, five years after it went out of business.

Meet Mad Box, the New Console From Slightly Mad Studios
This is our first look at the rather unexpected new player on the console market: the Mad Box.

Nissan Makes The Invisible Visible, With a Frankly Petrifying Amount of Data
Nissan will unveil a new augmented reality connected driving system at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

This Week’s Forza Horizon 4 Seasonal Change: Snow, a Ferrari Wagon and a Classic Lambo
It’s a new year in Forza Horizon 4, and that means a new season change for players. Winter this week brings a plethora of new content and race challenges.

GTPlanet Awards 2018: The Winners!
A year is a long time on the internet. In the 12 months since our last GTPlanet Awards, we’ve seen dozens of game titles announced and released, the motor industry has moved on apace (but we still don’t have a new Toyota Supra), and GTPlanet has seen hundreds of thousands of forum posts fly by.