Joypad's interview was done through translators as well. And they certainly got a lot more info than this. Then again, Car & Driver is not a gaming mag, so I understand that they have a different audience.
That's an interesting perspective and I can certainly see that happening as I don't really see C&D desperately needing a story on GT5 at this time. It's very possible that PD invited them.
The JOYPAD interview was translated from french initially by me and my girlfriend along with a couple of other memebers here!
Believe me for the 10 page spread it contained very very little information, even less that was new, there was much confusion over many of the elements of the conversation.
The questions were asked, but pd and KY failed to give many straight answers, and deflected with slightly off kilter replies.
The fact that the translators were used only leads to the confusion over the exact answers by the journos who attended the PR event and then pieced together an article which was clear as mud over what was to come!
The bullet points in the joypad article, were derived from references during the PR event, their was no real clarification given by PD over many of those points.
For a 10 page article to highlight so few tidt bits of info, without much in the way of substance, shows how little they got out of the PR event, they also had the bumpf that was KY parking his new GT3 car!!
I dont blame the journo's or the translators, I believe their is so little substance to GT5 at the moment (based on what KY and PD are saying or not saying across a whole range of interviews over the last 9 months or so), the next GT will be GT4HD just rebranded with some additional content, they have had to go back to working on this, since it was canned at PS3 launch, that in itself is restricting progress and concepts for GT5.
The new content for HD will be a test bed for GT5 but until its out, and feedback is returned, no decisions will be made over GT5 content until then, thats the way KAZ works, he has plenty of concepts, ive heard him talk of many possible elements time and time again, but eventually the time factor is going to play heavily on GT5, the one year delay in developement, while Sony and PD fudged together what to do next after initially scrapping GTHD, has cost developement time heavily.
It is quite shambolic.
Sony are desperately looking for showcase titles to shift the struggling PS3, this Xmas will be critical for them. The fact that in less than six months we will see the next GT title, which will feature very little new content, other than the graphical upgrade, is the reason why we havent seen or heard anything substantial out of PD, the PR events are only there to keep some interest going, but the lack of substance is indicative of the direction things are going!
PD usually like to Show off, being the top developer! that is not happening.
Instead they convieniently leave workstations on with HI def content, then leave the journos to figure out what they are seeing. That is definately not PDs usuall marketing style. they normally like to contol everytnig to the tiniest details, wow you with a little, then blow you away with the rest later!
Edit:
Ive not had an opportunity to read the full C&D article, but have seen a snapshot of the points it makes.
It seems very much as if c&d and joystick were at the same PR event.
Once again it shows that PD rehashed a great deal of previous marketing speak and info to present at the event, very little is new, even less is confirmed, much of what was discussed has been discussed many times before,lots of old Talk.
No clarification on anything from PD.
GT5 not having damage. What a suprise...not. Gotta say I'm sorry for anyone holding out any hope for GT anymore. After being a fan of GT since the beginning its now just a joke. 
some nice suspension damage at least as well as some engine damage. it doesnt have to be visually represented perfectly. i'd like it to be, but whats more important are realistic consequences for unintelligent racecraft.
THE DELAY 
