Developer Polyphony Digital has just added another major update to Gran Turismo 7, the studio’s now 4-year-old racing game. Along with a handful of new cars and track events, Gran Turismo 7‘s latest update has brought some significant changes to the game’s physics systems, its force feedback system for racing wheels, and a variety of other gameplay areas.
Released back in March 2022, Gran Turismo 7 received a generally very positive reception from critics upon its debut. On OpenCritic, Gran Turismo 7 earned a Top Critic Average of 87 and a critic recommendation score of 92%. In GameRant’s Gran Turismo 7 review, Dalton Cooper gave the racing game an 8/10, warning players about potential microtransaction issues but generally praising the racing game experience itself.
Gran Turismo 7’s Latest Update Adds New Cars and Makes Some Major Changes to Gameplay
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Over four years after launch, Gran Turismo 7 is still receiving updates, and this latest August update is a substantial one. Gran Turismo 7‘s August 2026 update adds four new cars to the game, including two Toyota Tourer Vs, a Hyundai IONIQ 6, and a Caterham Seven Superlight R500. Three new events have been added to GT7‘s World Circuits, and a new course layout has been added to the Circuit Experience mode. A handful of new interactions have also been added to Gran Turismo 7‘s Cafe, with them triggering whenever players equip one of the update’s new cars.
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But while this new content is very welcome, it’s the changes to Gran Turismo 7‘s physics simulation model that are really going to impact the popular PlayStation racing game. Suspension and steering, engine torque control, and the tire physics algorithm have all been significantly adjusted in this latest GT7 update, changing the steering geometry for each car, how tires react when slipping, and the throttle control characteristics when drifting.
This Gran Turismo 7 August 2026 update has also brought some sweeping balancing changes to the game. The “parameters of each individual car” have been adjusted, along with the number of Performance Points assigned to them. The maximum engine RPM for six cars has been rebalanced as well, as has the gear shift-up simulation on two vehicles, and the fuel consumption on another two. Driving Assistance settings have also been tweaked with this update, with Traction Control assist and Anti-Lock Brakes both receiving optimization.
Some big tweaks have also been made to Gran Turismo 7‘s controller feedback. For standard wireless controllers, the steering controls and response of the throttle and brakes have been adjusted. For steering wheel controllers, force feedback on torque strength and friction has been adjusted, along with vibration features when understeering and input characteristics when using the throttle and brakes. The Fanatec line of steering wheels has also received some optimization updates with this recent patch.
This Gran Turismo 7 update has also brought a plethora of smaller tweaks and additions to the table. For instance, GT7 will now run the latest version of PSSR automatically when playing on PS5 Pro. Ranking leaderboards for most modes have also been reset. And mechanical damage systems have been adjusted.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.71 Patch Notes
Main Features Implemented
1. Cars
- The following four cars have been added:
・Caterham Seven Superlight R500 ’08 (Sold in ‘Brand Central’)
・Hyundai IONIQ 6 N ’25 (Sold in ‘Brand Central’)
・Toyota Chaser Tourer V ’97 (Sold at the ‘Used Cars’ dealership)
・Toyota Mark II Tourer V ’97 (Sold at the ‘Used Cars’ dealership)
2. World Circuits
- The following new events have been added to ‘World Circuits’:
・Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya GP Layout No Chicane
- European Clubman Cup 600
・Suzuka Circuit
- World Touring Car 600
・Kyoto Driving Park – Yamagiwa
- Japanese FR Challenge 450
– The following course layouts have been added to ‘Circuit Experience’:
・Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Rallycross Layout
3. Brand Central
- ‘Caterham’ has been added.
4. Café
- Added new sets of conversations with the Characters appearing in the Café. These new conversations can be accessed by changing to the following cars in ‘Garage’ and speaking with the Characters in the Café:
CHARACTERS
- Chris
・Caterham Seven Superlight R500 ’08
・Toyota Mark II Tourer V ’97
- Jeremy
・Toyota Chaser Tourer V ’97
- Stella
・Hyundai IONIQ 6 N ’25
- New ‘Seasonal Menu’ has been added, where different cars can be collected each season to unlock extra rewards. The ‘Seasonal Menu’ will appear after clearing Menu Book No. 39 (‘Championship: World GT Series’) and having watched the ending.
5. GT Auto
- Car Maintenance & Service
Engine Swaps are now available for the following cars (unlocked at Collector Level 50):
・Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.8 AMG ’71
・Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG ’10
・Caterham Seven Superlight R500 ’08
・Ford Focus RS ’18
・Gran Turismo Red Bull X2014 Junior
・Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR GSR ’06
・Porsche 911 GT3 (996) ’01
・Suzuki Swift Sport ’07
・Toyota Chaser Tourer V ’97
・Toyota Mark II Tourer V ’97
6. Scapes
- ‘Whistler’ has been added as a featured Curation in Scapes.
Other Improvements and Adjustments
1. Physics Simulation Model
- Adjusted the tyre physics algorithm:
・The algorithm has been updated, focusing on the simulation when tyres are slipping;
・Road surface resistance (rolling resistance) has been optimised;
・Tyre heating and wear values have been adjusted;
・The amount of tyre grip lost when ‘Grip Reduction Off Track’ is set to ‘Real’ has been adjusted.
- Adjusted the engine torque control:
・Throttle control characteristics when drifting have been improved;
・Car speed control on partial throttle has been improved.
- Adjusted the physics models for the suspension and steering characteristics:
・The steering geometry for each car has been optimised, improving the simulation of turning forces;
・Damper attenuation characteristics have been changed to make stance changes and road surface tracking feel more natural.
- Adjusted the values for the Default settings:
・Initial suspension settings and adjustment ranges have been fixed;
・Initial differential gear settings and adjustment ranges have been fixed;
・The initial aerodynamics settings and adjustment ranges on race cars and certain road cars have been fixed.
- Adjusted the Performance Points (PP) of cars in-game.
- Adjusted the parameters of each individual car.
- Adjusted the maximum engine RPM for the following cars:
・Lexus RC F GT500 ’16
・Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 ’16
・Super Formula SF19 Super Formula / Honda ’19
・Super Formula SF19 Super Formula / Toyota ’19
・Super Formula SF23 Super Formula / Honda ’23
・Super Formula SF23 Super Formula / Toyota ’23
- Adjusted the gear shift-up simulation on the following cars, wherein the gear will not shift up unless the throttle is engaged:
・Gran Turismo Red Bull X2019 Competition
・Gran Turismo Red Bull X2019 25th Anniversary
- Adjusted the torque control on the following car with electric motors, wherein the ‘front:rear’ values can be freely set from 0:100 to 100:0 from the ‘Car Settings’ or the ‘Multi Function Display’:
・Hyundai IONIQ 5 N ’24
- Adjusted the maximum RPM of electric motors on the following car:
・Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo
- Adjusted the fuel consumption rate for the following cars:
・Nissan Qashqai Tekna 190 2wd e-Power ’22
・Honda CR-V e:HEV EX・Black Edition ’21
- Adjusted the car’s behaviour in response to forced downshifting on cars where ‘Manual’ shifting is available within ‘Assistance Settings.’
- Adjusted the following Driving Assistances:
・The behaviour of the Traction Control (TCS) assist intervention has been optimised;
・The slip ratio control and cornering brake behaviour under ABS (Anti-Lock Brakes) has been adjusted.
2. Controllers
- Wireless Controllers
・Adjusted the steering characteristics of the analogue sticks and directional pad;
・Adjusted the response of the throttle and brake.
- Steering Controllers
・Adjusted the Force Feedback torque strength and friction;
・Adjusted the vibration features while understeering;
・Adjusted the input characteristics of the throttle and brake.
- Adjusted the parameters of the Tuning Menu Auto Setup on the Fanatec® GT DD Pro / GT DD Extreme / Podium:
・Selecting ‘Auto Setup’ (AS or A SET) from the wheel’s tuning menu will now apply an optimised set of parameters for Gran Turismo;
・The Auto Setup function may require a device firmware update to enable;
・On the Podium, Auto Setup has been adjusted for Low Torque mode. Parameters must be manually adjusted when using High Torque mode.
- Enabled FullForce feedback effects on the Fanatec® GT DD Pro:
・The device will provide haptic feedback if the FullForce feedback function is available;
・A planned firmware update is required to use this feature. (Please consult manufacturer support for firmware updates.)
3. Mechanical Damage
- Adjusted the collision forces under which damage is incurred as well as the effects of damage to driving.
- Added a ‘Championship’ setting under the ‘Mechanical Damage’ options. Choosing this setting, cars will be damaged in the same way as on the ‘Light’ setting, but from more minor collisions. Furthermore, with this setting enabled, recovery time will vary depending on the severity of damage sustained.
4. Music Rally
- All event ranking boards have been reset.
5. World Circuits
- Adjusted the target times for all Circuit Experience events and demonstration replays. Additionally, all event ranking boards have been reset.
- Adjusted the Performance Points (PP) regulations for the following event:
・Lightweight K Cup
6. Licence Centre
- Adjusted the target times for all events in the Licence tests, and the demonstrations have been updated accordingly. In addition, all event ranking boards have been reset.
7. Missions
- All event ranking boards have been reset.
8. Penalties
- Toned down the Shortcut Penalty judgement criteria.
9. Display Settings
- On the PlayStation®5 Pro, when PlayStation® Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) is enabled, the latest version of PSSR will now be applied.
10. Power Pack
- Adjusted the Performance Points (PP) regulations for the following event:
・Bump Drafting
(The ‘Power Pack’ is a paid DLC available only for the PlayStation®5 version of ‘Gran Turismo 7’.)
11. Localisation
- Fixed various text localisation issues.
12. Others
- Various other issues have been addressed.
- Released
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March 24, 2022
- ESRB
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E for Everyone: Alcohol Reference, Use of Tobacco
