Everything In The Gran Turismo 7 January Update

GT7 F3500-A.jpg
Image: Polyphony Digital
The Gran Turismo 7 update arriving 30 January contains four cars - including a V12 F1 car - but it will also include three new races, two more Sophy AI compatible tracks and more.

After reveals for two of the cars arriving in tomorrow's GT7 update during the World Finals back in December - including the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N and F3500-A single seater - series producer Kazunori Yamauchi also revealed two additional cars would arrive alongside them in his signature silhouetted-out post to Twitter.

Well not only can we definitively narrow them down now, but also reveal what else will be included. As we predicted in our previous article, the two additional cars are an older generation Honda Civic and a Toyota C-HR. Specifically the Civic Si Extra (EF) from 1987, and the C-HR Sport model from 2018.


All will be available to purchase, but if you tuned in to the Nations Cup Grand Final in-game briefly back in December, the IONIQ 5 N will be deposited into your garage for free. Plus, there is plenty more to get stuck into in the latest update to Gran Turismo 7.

Events, Sophy And More​

First up for those who are obsessed with completing those Extra Menus, another one will arrive made up of Group C racecars. For those who already own a Mazda 787B, Mercedes Sauber C9 and Porsche 962 C (or now intend to get them all), go to the GT Café to claim the prize. All cars are intermittently available in the Legend Car Dealership, so add them to your wishlist to be notified of their availability.

Next up are new events to take part in, which are Sunday Cup at Kyoto, Japanese FF Challenge 450 at Sardegna and World Touring Car 600 at Interlagos. Speaking of the beloved Brazilian circuit, it will now have Sophy AI races along with Mount Panorama. There will also be a new option in Scapes for those who enjoy stylised bright images of cars seeming to be going at speed.

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Those who enjoy the advanced but expressive AI can now do so on two more popular racetracks. Image: Polyphony Digital

GT7 will undergo maintenance between 9am and 11am CET on 30 January, with the update available to download once the game is back online. Check back in once the update is live for the prices of the new vehicles.

January Update Car Prices​

  • Gran Turismo F3500-A: 1,000,000 CR
  • Hyundai IONIQ 5 N: 85,000 CR
  • Toyota C-HR S: 26,000 CR
  • Honda Civic Si Extra (EF): 61,600 CR
Which new piece of content are you planning to play when the new update for Gran Turismo 7 releases? Let us know in the comments below, or join the discussion in our forum!
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Honestly I am simply amazed 100 million buy this.
Not disparaging them, just the sheer numbers.
ACE when released will be a gravy train.
 
I'm thrilled that they keep adding Sophy to more and more tracks!
Those who haven't experienced it yet don't realize what they are missing.
 
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I'm thrilled that they keep adding Sophy to more and more tracks!
Those who haven't experienced it yet don't realize what they are missing.

If GT was only sim how much would you recommend to spend on hardware.
Do you think you get worthwhile improvement from better devices.
 
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lol
What I meant if it's only sim someone had/wanted were does advantage of better controls / devices end.
Like for me sims I like I would say no limit.
So G29 then ?
I building new tower for friend of friends ( for shooters ) he only wants wheel for GT, ( console ) he has many friends there and I don't know what to tell him about a wheel, I told him to ask is mates. just interested.

 
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Honestly I am simply amazed 100 million buy this.
Not disparaging them, just the sheer numbers.
ACE when released will be a gravy train.

Unfortunately for the sim racers motorsports isn't as popular as the idea of owning an expensive car... And the idea of simulating the minute details of racing cars has been replaced with the idea of going fast in an expensive car for the majority in this niche hobby...

Cars aren't the status symbols they were once either as the EVs, ride sharing and public transport options make far more sense to todays youth... But that just makes the idea of owning one in a simulated environment even more attractive for those who just like car games...

I agree about ACE, they've definitely tackled the right market to make money from... It just needs to work for more people, much like LMU is perfectly placed to succeed now that it has private servers with that WEC license, ACE is poised to get the casual market who enjoys GT and is looking for that next step...
 
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lol
What I meant if it's only sim someone had/wanted were does advantage of better controls / devices end.
Like for me sims I like I would say no limit.
So G29 then ?
I building new tower for friend of friends ( for shooters ) he only wants wheel for GT, ( console ) he has many friends there and I don't know what to tell him about a wheel, I told him to ask is mates. just interested.

I'd go with something like a Thrustmaster T300rs, decent enough wheel and can be used with PC should he change his mind later.

I'd also get a PSVR2 for full immersion but that's just me...
 
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Why are so amazed the less niche driving game is more popi
Honestly I am simply amazed 100 million buy this.
Not disparaging them, just the sheer numbers.
ACE when released will be a gravy train.
Most people don't want to deep dive into car race setups etc, they just want to drive, most of them with a joypad. Once you go down the sim route then it drops off exponentially. I wonder what percentage of GT7 players even have a wheel?
 

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