Gran Turismo 7 just received its Spec IV update, and the car list reads like someone raided both a Ferrari dealership and a Japanese minivan lot on the same afternoon. The free 1.72 update, released October 15, drops six vehicles into the game: a Ferrari F355 Berlinetta, a 1986 Citroën 2CV 6 Charleston, a 1987 Honda Civic Si Group A race car, a 2023 Honda Step WGN Spada Premium Line, a 2026 Mazda RX-VISION GT3 EVO, and the Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo concept.
That mix of exotica and economy tin is pure Gran Turismo DNA. This is a franchise that always understood gearheads don’t just fantasize about supercars. Sometimes the weird little hatchback is the one you remember.
The update also adds SUGO International Racing Course, a 2.23-mile Japanese circuit with 13 corners and roughly 229 feet of elevation change. The final corner alone packs a gradient close to 10 percent. It’s the kind of technical, undulating layout that rewards precision over raw horsepower, which fits neatly alongside the eclectic car roster.
Polyphony Digital didn’t stop at cars and tarmac. A new Vintage section in the collector mode now catalogs cars from 2000 and earlier, a designation that will sting anyone who remembers driving those models when they were new.
Players who have already completed the game can use a new Car Concierge feature to hunt for specific models, colors, and conditions, running up to four searches simultaneously depending on collector level. The act of finding the right old car has become its own meta-game, a nod to the real-world obsession of scouring classifieds for the perfect example.
Then there is the hardware play. Sony announced a Gran Turismo Limited Edition controller with a white base, racing stripes, motorsport graphics, a textured front plate, and a carbon-fiber-style finish. It carries a U.S. price of $84.99. Preorders open October 22, with an official launch on December 10.
Eighty-five dollars for a DualSense in a racing costume is a tough sell when the standard controller does the same job without the livery. But Sony knows its audience. Limited-run merchandise tied to a beloved franchise rarely sits on shelves, regardless of the premium.
The real story here isn’t the controller or any single car. It’s that Gran Turismo 7 launched in early March 2022, and Polyphony Digital is still delivering substantial content updates at no additional cost nearly five years later. In an industry that increasingly gates post-launch content behind season passes and microtransactions, that sustained commitment stands out.
The franchise turns 30 next year. What started on the original PlayStation in December 1997 as an obsessive simulation of car culture has evolved into something that still manages to drop a French econobox and a concept GT3 racer into the same update without blinking.
Whether the anniversary year brings a Gran Turismo 8 announcement or simply more free updates to the current title remains an open question. Polyphony has never been in a hurry. The studio spent years between mainline entries, and its track record suggests it would rather keep polishing what exists than rush something new out the door.
For now, players have a minivan, a mid-engine Ferrari, and a hillside circuit in Japan to keep them busy. The 2CV alone should be worth the download.
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