Gran Turismo 8 isn’t coming out anytime soon. Instead, the devs are breathing new life into GT7 with a big Spec III update

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During the recent State of Play presentation, Kazunori Yamauchi, the creator of the Gran Turismo series, surprised viewers with an announcement: a major free update, Spec III, is coming to *GT7* in December, adding a lot of new content.

New tracks and cars

We’re excited to announce two brand-new race tracks, something our players have requested for over a year! You’ll be able to experience the famous Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Canada and Yas Marina in the United Arab Emirates – both well-known from Formula 1 racing.

Okay, so next to the main feature, there are gonna be eight cars you can drive! They’ve shown off four so far: the Ferrari 296 GT3, the Mitsubishi FTO GP Version R, Mine’s BNR34 Skyline GT-R, and this cool 90s Formula 1 car that they haven’t fully revealed yet. Plus, it looks like the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, which came out a few months ago, will be in the game too.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-59887

Other new features in Spec III

Moreover, there will be some changes in the gameplay of Gran Turismo 7:

  1. a “data logger” will be added, providing detailed telemetry;
  2. weekly challenges will be expanded, in addition to races, they will include activities such as time trials or special missions;
  3. in the Cafe, we will find an enigmatic “seasonal menu”;
  4. in Practice mode on the track, we will take part in new challenges;
  5. there will be an opportunity to obtain permanent invitations to the showrooms of individual brands;
  6. the maximum level of the collector will be raised;
  7. online races will receive “improvements.”

We will likely learn more details closer to December.

Sales milestone

On June 25th, Kazunori Yamauchi revealed that the *Gran Turismo* series has now sold over 100 million copies worldwide.

Update 1.63

Just a quick update: Gran Turismo 7 received a new update yesterday (version 1.63) which includes five new cars.

  1. Hyundai Elantra N ’23,
  2. Mazda Spirit Racing Roadster 12R ’25,
  3. Opel Corsa GSE Vision Gran Turismo,
  4. Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40V ’74,
  5. Toyota RAV4 Adventure ’20.

So, the latest update, Spec III, is coming in as version 1.64. That basically means we probably won’t see any big new stuff added to *GT7* in October or November, which is a little disappointing, but at least we know what to expect!

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-59852

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2025-09-26 11:33