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ChatGPT Could Teach the Next Gran Turismo Sophy How to Race

GT Sophy taught itself to outrace the best Gran Turismo players in the world, and the achievement was significant enough to land on the cover of Nature in 2022. Now, new research from Sony AI suggests that the next leap for the technology might not just be faster or smarter racing agents, but ones whose behavior can be shaped by anyone willing to type a sentence.

Gran Turismo 7 Online Time Trial: Big Yangwang Energy

Today’s Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.69 brings three new cars to the game, and Polyphony Digital has wasted no time putting one of them straight to work. The new Online Time Trial, live now through May 7, hands you the keys to the freshly added Yangwang U9 ’24 and sends you out onto the chicane-less Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix circuit on Sports Soft tires.

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Gran Turismo 7 Weekly Challenges: Twingo, Twingo, Little Star

A fresh set of Gran Turismo 7 Weekly Challenges lights up this Thursday, April 23, landing alongside today’s GT7 1.69 update and running through next Thursday, April 30. Five new events, seven days on the clock, and this week there’s a brand-new, beloved car headlining the action.

Gran Turismo 7 April 2026 Update: Renault Twingo, Porsche 964 Turbo S, Yangwang U9

Kazunori Yamauchi has pulled the covers off the three cars coming to Gran Turismo 7 in next week’s update, and two of them are not quite what we were expecting. The series creator took to social media to reveal the Renault Twingo, Porsche 964 Turbo S, and Yangwang U9 (yes, U9, not the Xtreme) as the trio joining the game on April 23.

Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races: Type X Marks the Spot

A new week brings a new set of Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races, with three fresh events now live and running through next Monday. It’s a reasonably standard lineup of a one-make sprint, Gr.4 middle-distance, and Gr.3 finale, though Race C has enough tire wear to give it a proper strategic element.

Thrustmaster’s Best Gran Turismo Wheel Rim Gets a Next-Gen Upgrade

If you’ve been following our coverage of Thrustmaster’s latest direct drive wheel bases, you know I had plenty of good things to say about the T598 and its innovative axial flux motor. You also know I was less than thrilled with its bundled “Sportcar” wheel rim, with its hard plastics, cheap soft-touch material, and exposed screw holes. Finally, a refreshed “GT Wheel Add-On” offers a welcome alternative.

Gran Turismo 7 Online Time Trial: Yas Queen

The GT7 Online Time Trial has gone full supercar fantasy this week, dropping one of the most coveted road cars ever built onto one of the most opulent circuits in motorsport. The Ferrari F50 meets Yas Marina, home of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Gran Turismo 7 Weekly Challenges: Chasing Demons Through the Corkscrew

A fresh set of Gran Turismo 7 Weekly Challenges rolls in this Friday morning, April 17, as your console clock ticks past midnight into the new day. If you’ve been keeping up with GT7’s weekly rotation, you know the drill: five new events, seven days to run them, and a stack of bonus rewards waiting at the finish line.

Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races: Expect Delays on the Expressway

A new week brings a new set of Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races, with three fresh events now live and running through next Monday. It’s a fairly standard week, with a one-make sprint, a Gr.3 middle distance, and a Gr.4 strategic finale, but the difficulty curve ramps up for Race C.

The Secret History of Gran Turismo’s Most Obscure Tuning Shop

If you spent any time in older Gran Turismo games, you may have noticed a small, relatively obscure name among the roster of Japanese tuning houses called Opera Performance. What you probably didn’t realize is that Opera Performance and Polyphony Digital share a connection that goes far deeper than a simple licensing deal.