A new batch of seasonal events are now available in Gran Turismo 6, featuring beginner, intermediate, and expert level challenges including city, classic sports, and mid-engined cars. This week’s challenges are as follows – remember to stop by our GT6 Seasonal Events forum for more analysis, discussion, tips, and tricks!

GP3 race winner Jann Mardenborough was revealed as one of the drivers of Nissan’s LM P1 racing car at the Chicago Motor Show today. At the same time in Yokohama, Japan, it was announced that fellow GT Academy winner, Lucas Ordoñez, had also been selected to race the Nissan GT-R LM NISMO, along with NISMO racer Michael Krumm.

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Over the past few weeks, users in our forums have been discussing a few seconds of video from the Alpine Vision GT trailer which was released during the car’s recent reveal in Paris.

When Thrustmaster released the T500RS as the officially-licensed wheel for Gran Turismo 5 back in 2011, it made quite an impact on the sim racing hardware market. Featuring sturdy construction, high-quality materials, and wide availability among retailers around the world, it got the attention of many enthusiasts looking for a PS3 and PC compatible wheel.

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The 2014 Bathurst 12 Hours didn’t end so well for the GT Academy team. After a strong qualifying performance, a colossal accident for Katsumasa Chiyo at Skyline in the third hour ended their race.

2013 GT Academy Germany champion Florian Strauss will replace Alex Buncombe in the NISMO Athlete Global Team at the 2015 Bathurst 12 Hour. Buncombe had been confirmed to drive the #35 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3, alongside fellow NISMO Athletes Katsumasa Chiyo and Wolfgang Reip.

The first gameplay and replay videos of the newly revealed Alpine Vision GT concept car have hit the web thanks to French website Mensquare, who attended the reveal event in Paris last week.

A new batch of seasonal events are now available in Gran Turismo 6, featuring your choice of European non-racing cars, GT3-class racing cars, compact cars, and two-wheel drive race cars. This week’s challenges are as follows, and remember to stop by our GT6 Seasonal Events forum for in-depth analysis and discussion, and tips and tricks.

Polyphony Digital has announced in advance an upcoming one-make race to be featured in GT6’s Quick Match events, which will feature the Renault Mégane Trophy at the Nurburgring GP/F circuit.

In a new post on Polyphony Digital’s PitStop blog, there’s a small mention of a new feature which is slated to come to Gran Turismo 6 in a future update: paintable custom rear wings. According to the remarks, you’ll be able to match the wing’s color to the car its on or select any other color for which you own the paint chip in the game.

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A month into 2015, one of the most anticipated events in GTPlanet’s GT6 Photomode section has returned: the Tournament.

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Well, that was quick! Less than 24 hours after the first teaser images of Lexus’ Vision GT concept car were released, the full car has now been revealed.

Hot on the heels of Alpine‘s Vision GT comes another concept car for the Gran Turismo series, this time from Japanese brand Lexus.

A new batch of seasonal events are now available in Gran Turismo 6, featuring beginner, intermediate, and expert level challenges including non-race cars and race cars alike. This week’s challenges are as follows – remember to stop by our GT6 Seasonal Events forum for more analysis, discussion, tips, and tricks!

While in Paris to help unveil the new Alpine Vision GT concept car, GT series creator Kazunori Yamauchi was awarded the “Grand Prize of Creativity” at the 30th International Automobile Festival for his contributions to the automotive industry.