Cars

This weekend, for the first time in almost a decade, the Nurburgring will be blessed with the presence of gamers taking on the famous and arduous 24-hour race.

The Gran Turismo series has made icons out of many cars, but one that’s gone relatively under the radar is the original game’s GTO LM Edition — until now.

GT Academy’s first ever winner, Lucas Ordonez, is turning his attentions to the water as he takes control of the E1 Series “Racebird” powerboat this weekend for Hollywood megastar Will Smith.

Eagle-eyed racing game fans may have spotted an unusual vehicle popping up in the background of Amazon Prime’s Fallout TV series, with a very firm connection to the Gran Turismo series.

Four months after revealing the Genesis X Gran Berlinetta Vision GT, the Korean manufacturer has shown off an updated version of the vehicle created as a tribute to legendary Le Mans racer and brand partner Jacky Ickx.

2011 GT Academy champion Jann Mardenborough is headed back to the track, reuniting with Team RJN to compete in the Silverstone 500 on April 27/28 behind the wheel of a McLaren 720S GT3 Evo.

Gran Turismo World Series commentator Jimmy Broadbent and well-known GT streamer Steve “Super GT” Brown were part of a team that scored a class victory at the first event of the 2024 Nurburgring Endurance Series (Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie, or NLS), racing a GT4-category BMW M4.

Asia’s first ever private racetrack resort, the Magarigawa Club, is open for business and it looks rather like it’s sprung to life right out of a Gran Turismo title.

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) has announced the provisional entry list for the 2024 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which includes the most diverse top category field in more than 30 years.

Gran Turismo world champion and Super Formula ambassador Igor Fraga will make a step up to Japan’s premier open-wheel series in 2024, securing a reserve seat at Ponos Nakajima Racing.

Japanese youngster Rikuto Kobayashi, runner-up in the 2023 Gran Turismo World Series Nations Cup, will be driving in the 2024 Super GT Championship, having been selected for a seat in the GT300 category.

Four years on from revealing potentially its first ever vehicle, the Vision S, Sony has shown off its updated production prototype and announced that it will be coming to Gran Turismo 7 later in 2024.

Genesis has just unveiled its X Gran Berlinetta Vision Gran Turismo Concept at the Gran Turismo World Series World Finals in Barcelona, Spain. The car is coming to Gran Turismo 7 in January 2024.

Gran Turismo World Champion Igor Fraga has closed out his rather mixed Super Formula Lights season with a solid return at Motegi Mobility Resort.