Gran Turismo 7 is three years old in 2025, meaning it might not be too long before a successor is coming. Here is our wishlist for a potential Gran Turismo 8!
There is no denying that the Gran Turismo name is one of the most iconic in the racing game genre. Sony's flagship racer is on its seventh main-line iteration, or the eighth if you count GT Sport as well. A PlayStation stalwart, Gran Turismo 7 is three years old as of March 2025, so it might not be too long until a successor is announced.
No matter when we can actually expect a new entry, the OverTake team is already looking forward to it, and as the series usually tries to step certain features up to the next level, we have assembled the elements we would like to see implemented the most. Here are the top 13 entries on our Gran Turismo 8 wishlist!
1: Driver Swaps
We have highlighted the popularity of team-based endurance events countless times already, and Gran Turismo would also benefit from implementing them properly. As the game is a frequent platform for high-level competition and regular players would certainly appreciate it as well, we feel like online driver swaps would be a very welcome addition to an upcoming GT title.2: A Built-in Team System
To add to the online driver swaps, a system that allows for creating teams with your friends baked into the game would be a great addition. In a similar manner to iRacing, this could make signing up for events or coordinating liveries easier.3: More League Options
League racing is arguably some of the best online racing you can have. And while this is already possible in GT7, it is fairly restrictive. A proper system that allows for scheduled races with pre-determined settings instead of having to set up lobbies in multiplayer mode every time there is a league race on the schedule would make life of league organizers a lot easier.4: Broadcast Overlays
With livestreams in sim racing being rather wide-spread these days, it would be excellent to have great visualization options for them . The Gran Turismo World Series already has bespoke broadcast overlays in place - so why not have those available for all players who wish to broadcast their events?5: Multiclass Racing
Again going back to endurance racing and its popularity both in real life and sim racing, Gran Turismo 7 features the respective classes - but you cannot run proper multiclass races with them. Racing a Hypercar against its in-class competitors but also a slower GT field, for instance, would add an entirely different layer to races.6: Customizable HUD
Introduced in GT Sport, the current Gran Turismo 7 HUD looks sleek and is very useful already. But there is no way to adjust it, with the virtual rear-view mirror only available in bumper cam, for instance. And in VR, HUD elements are basically everywhere. The ability to change their size and position would be very welcome.7: Adjustable FOV
Of course, the Gran Turismo series is aimed at a wide audience, and most likely, only a fraction of its player base is running the game on a sim racing rig. But those who do cannot change the Field of View like you can in pretty much any racing sim - it seems like this relatively small additon could make life much easier for those who are looking for a realistic FOV.8: More Up-to-Date Cars
Sure, there is no shortage of cars in Gran Turismo, although players have been rather vocal about wanting to have more race cars included. Those that are there also often are not the most recent versions: For instance, the Group 3 (read: GT3) Ferrari in GT7 is not the 296 GT3, nor its predecessor 488 GT3 (Evo) - instead, players have to make due with the 458 GT3, a car introduced all the way back in 2011.9: Hybrid & Battery Management Settings
A number of modern race cars feature hybrid powertrains, an integral element in F1 or WEC, for example. While there is a hybrid system implementation in GT7, it is rudimentary, automatically deploying at a certain speed while impossible to turn off. Should it be Le Mans Ultimate-levels of accurate? Maybe not, but a few settings that allows players to manage their battery would be welcome.10: More Real-World & Legacy Tracks
Gran Turismo features a number of well-known tracks, but there are some that we think are missing, like Sugo or Okayama - both Japanese tracks that Super GT races at. A bunch of locations that were in previous games are also not in GT7, such as Monaco, Indianapolis or the Goodwood Hillclimb. Meanwhile, the series is also known for its fictional tracks, some of which have fallen by the wayside over the years despite them being excellent circuits. Time to bring them back, we find!11: Freeroam Tracks
Forza Horizon 5 is coming to PlayStation 5 on April 29, bringing a simcade-style freeroam experience with it - something that the Gran Turismo franchise does not currently have. A core element of Assetto Corsa EVO once it gets added this Summer, Gran Turismo could make the move to an open world as well for players to cruise on highways or have fun on the Tokyo Expressways, for instance.12: Overhauled Daily Races & Online Options
Gran Turismo 7 has daily races, of course, but there are not that many to choose from - three, to be exact. More options to choose from could add more variety à la LMU, with rapid-fire shorter races as well as longer ones happening less often.13: PC Release
The Gran Turismo and PlayStation names are very closely linked together - it is the flagship racing series that is available exclusively on Sony's console, after all. But the Forza Horizon 5 move to PlayStation 5 showed that this exclusivity may not be the way to go in the future - so, as unlikely as it may be, it would be absolutely awesome to have Gran Turismo available on PC as well.The demand seems to be there, after all, and with crossplay being fairly common these days, it could be a great option to attract a new audience to the Gran Turismo series.
What is on your Gran Turismo 8 wishlist? Let us know in the comments below and join the discussion in our Gran Turismo forum!
