Duplicates you actually want to see in GT7

[wagnerFAM98]

Here we are, a topic I've been thinking about for a while given Polyphony’s latest choices in cars for updates and recent backlash. With that in mind, I'd like to ask you guys a simple question: are there duplicates of some kind you genuinely want to see in the game?

Before answering this question, I've divided the concept of duplicates into a few levels for better understanding:

1 - The straight up duplicate: cars will absolutely no difference between each other apart from some very minor aesthetic and mechanical factors.

Examples:
Integra Type R ‘95 and Integra Type R ‘98
Clio R.S. Trophy ‘15 and Clio R.S. Trophy ‘16
GR Supra ‘19 and GR Supra ‘20

2 - The slightly different version duplicate: cars within the same generation in slightly different versions.

Examples:
M3 ‘89 and M3 Sport Evolution ‘89
R32 NISMO ‘90 and R32 V-spec II ‘94
Roadster ND ‘15 and Roadster ND NR-A ‘22

3 - The considerably different version duplicate: cars still within the same generation, but this time with a more “justifiable” difference between each other.

Examples:
S13 Silvia Q’s ‘88 and S13 Silvia K’s ‘90
S14 Silvia K’s ‘94 and S14 Silvia K’s Aero ‘96
22B Impreza ‘98 and Impreza WRX STi ‘99

4 - The facelifted duplicate: this is controversial, a technically different car but with huge similarities between each other.

Examples:
Lancer Evo VIII ‘04 and Lancer Evo IX ‘06
GTR ‘17 and GT-R T-spec ‘24

5 - The different purpose duplicate: an even more controversial one, these are cars from the same model and generation, but for absolutely different purposes.

Examples:
Jimny ‘18 and Jimny Sierra ‘18
Hiace ‘16 and HiMedic ‘21

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With that said, here are three of some duplicate cars I would actually like to see still in GT7:

Honda NSX Type S Zero ‘97 - The best NSX ever made in my opinion. So much better than the NSX-R ‘92 present in the game.

Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo ‘96 - The first facelift of the GTO is by far my favorite one, plus it has the nostalgia factor from the very first GT.

Renault Sport Clio V6 Phase 2 ‘03 - The facelifted Clio V6 never gets enough love and it's absolutely stunning, it's as simple as that.

Now you can post. 😁

 

[TumeK5]

I think this belongs in the wishlist thread.

 

[wagnerFAM98]

I think this belongs in the wishlist thread.

Not quite, it's a very specific topic exclusively to potential duplicates, and I'd like to see people's take on this, as it's a "delicate" subject I must say.

It's a topic quite like the "standard and PS1-era cars you want to see in GT7" and a few others for example. There are dedicated threads and they're still up. This is one of these threads, at least in my point of view.

 

[MIE1992]

My picks:

Nissan GT-R '07
Acura NSX Type-S '22
Acura Integra Type R '00
Lamborghini Miura SV
Lamborghini Diablo SV '97
McLaren P1

 

[HarVee]

I'd like to see the Z06 C6 Corvette.

@MIE1992 covered most of what I'd add, but I'd also like the '54 Corvette back. I wouldn't mind if the 2005 Lancer Evo, and the base non-GTR R32 came back also.

 

[suomi1]

Alpine A220 Race Car '68

 

[Tired Tyres]

R34 GTR M-spec.

 

[Nakano219]

R34 GTR M-spec.

This was my first thought too.

Though for me, the car itself isn't the reason I'd want it, I just want Silica Breath Metallic in the paint shop.

 

[SuperSportX]

Dodge Viper RT/10 SR 1, it gets 0 love from any modern video game almost like it never existed past the mid 90s.

Dodge Viper GTS SR II 1996, the blue paint jobs and white stripes are iconic and despite from what I can tell being basically the same car as the GTS '02 the '96 one just looks so much cooler.

Lamborghini Murcielago Gen 1 2001-2006, the LP640 is cool but I would love to have the Gen 1 Murcielago aswell.

Lamborghini Diablo SE30 Jota, the Diablo GT is definitely a cool car but this one is much cooler and even abit faster IIRC, bizarre that this hasn't appeared in any racing games.

McLaren F1 LM, basically a unrestricted version of the F1 GTR '95 but much faster and abit of a handful to control from what I believe Gordon Murray stated. Would basically be the 90s version of the Aston Martin Valkyrie, a incredibly OP roadcar for it's time.

McLaren F1 GT, the road going version of the BMW F1 GTR '97, no real reason other than it looks cool IMO.

Porsche 911 GT1 1996 Evo, a controversial one but I would rather see this over the GT1-98 just so the F1 GTR has a period correct rival and it looks much better than the '97 GT1.

Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR GT1, the older V12 powered sibling of the CLK-LM just cooler, another car that confuses me as IIRC the last racing game to officially include it was Forza Motorsport 1; despite this one probably being even more famous than the CLK-LM. Fun fact this one was actually supposed to appear in GT2 but was cut very early into it's development and was the name incorrectly given to the CLK-LM in GT4 and not fixed until one of the GT5 updates.

 

[bluealpine]

Lamborghini countach 5000 QV.
we need more countach, it will be a trio, here

 

[Greycap]

There are a few, probably falling into The considerably different version duplicate category.

Mercedes-Benz W196S '55 - closely related to the W196R, and what I would have included in the first place.
Ford GT40 Mk II '66 - the Mk I chassis with the Mk IV powertrain.
Ford Boss 302 Mustang '69 - the 429 is a great car, but the lightweight one would be nice.
Nissan R32 Skyline GTS-t Type M - an R32 with two less driven wheels, because why not.

And one more, I guess it's The facelifted duplicate although it's a different brand altogether, but...

Oldsmobile 4-4-2 '69 - preferably the Hurst/Olds version, it's largely the same car as the '69 Pontiac GTO.

There are more but I'm certain others will choose them too so I'll go with just those.

 

[sejtur]

Mercedes CLK LM FIA GT version with the flat plane crank shaft (not the cross plane like we have in GT7).

Mercedes CLK-GTR.

And both road versions, while we're at it

 

[Talon16]

USDM Evo 8

 

[TylerGT]

Both 2006 versions of the Super GT Honda NSX GT500 and the Lexus SC430 GT500 from Gran Turismo 5; Honda RAYBRIG NSX '06 and Lexus BANDAI DIREZZA SC430 '06:


If both cars were to appear in GT7, I expect their names to be called the "Lexus SC430 GT500 '06" and the "Honda NSX GT500 '06"
(I just realized the Raybrig NSX '06's light covers are yellow. (Gr.2 cars in GT7 cannot have their light covers changed except the BMW McLaren F1 GTR Race Car '97))