The first trailer has dropped for the feature film version of director Neill Blomkamp’s “Gran Turismo” adapted from the popular PlayStation video game racing simulation franchise createdin 1997 by Polyphony Digital and Kazunori Yamauchi. Blomkamp [“District 9” and “Elysium”] directs the sports racing film based on the true story of British teenager Jann Mardenborough who […]
Take a sneak peek at the upcoming [release date – August 11, 2023] “Gran Turismo” feature film based on the true story of Jann Mardenborough, the teenage Gran Turismo player who successfully converted his gaming skills into victories at a series of Nissan competitions and, ultimately, into his dream of becoming an actual professional race […]
Enjoy a few blasts from the past as “Gran Turismo” celebrates 1997 – the year they began the iconic franchise – all the way through to the current year’s iteration [although poor GT5 only is afforded a few seconds compared to the rest]. Game creator and Polyphony Digital founder Kazunori Yamauchi also issues a statement […]
“Gran Turismo 7” unveiled their Ferrari Vision Gran Turismo car – a futuristic single-seater featuring a more extreme version of the V6 engine on the 296 GTB, 296 GTS and 296 GT3 and which also powers the new Ferrari 499P hypercar that will make its debut at Le Mans in 2023.
As part of their free November 2022 update, “Gran Turismo 7” is bringing one track – Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta – and three new cars [1987 Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth, 1996 Nissan Silvia K’s Aero and the 2018 BMW M2] as well as the ability to sell cars, to the table for Thanksgiving.
“Gran Turismo” doubles dips this week as they celebrate their 25th Anniversary and head to Monaco for the four-day [November 24-27, 2022] Gran Turismo World Finals. “Gran Turismo” is celebrating by offering a week-long Gran Turismo 7 update at no cost, with limited timed challenges, in-game Credit rewards, and a Vision Gran Turismo reveal.
The “Gran Turismo World Series” continues with Nations Cup Round Three, leading up to the World Finals. The popular Deep Forest Raceway is the track for Nations Cup Round Three using the Nissan Skyline Super Silhouette Group 5 ’84.
The third round of the “Gran Turismo World Series” finds Subaru looking dominant in the first half of the Series, but Toyota responded well with a victory in Round 2. So it is Subaru v. Toyota in this must-win race at Deep Forest Raceway.
The 2022 Gran Turismo World Series continues with Round 2 competition at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps circuit [the 24h layout] using the Porsche 911 GT1 Strassenversion. Frenchman Kylian Drumont could be the favorite after securing his first-ever victory in the first round of World Series action.
“Gran Turismo 7” brings three cars out for the July 2022 update – the 1954 Maserati A6GCS/53 Spyder, the 1984 Nissan Skyline Super Silhouette Group 5 and the 2013 918 Porsche Spyder.