*Long-Winded Crackpot Theory Alert*
I've had a look at the number of pre-addition locations (26), new locations (7), pre-addition variations (52), and new variations (19). It's odd at best trying to work out where new tracks can lie, especially with so many new and old ones being floated around in trailers. I've playing around with these figures, looking at what tracks have already been seen and their variation composition, as well as the tactics PD might use for DLC.
We have the following information:
-GT5 stock has 27 locations, and 53 variations:
This is 1 more in both location and variation than the proposed 26 and 52 we need from GT5 to reach PD's numbers. Without the TG Test Track, this gives us 26 locations, and leaves 7 available locations, and 19 available tracks.
-Silverstone (1l, 3v), Brands Hatch (1l, 2v) and Bathurst (1l, 1v) are supposedly confirmed (+3l, 6v)
-Spa (1l, 1v), Motegi (1l, 4v), SSRX (1l, 1v), and Kart Space (1l, 2v) exist already as DLC (+4l, 8v)
-Seattle (1l, 2v), Willow Springs (potentially 1l, 2-5v) and an extra variation inside SSRX (0l, 1v) have already been seen in trailers (+2l, 6-9v)
-We know the GT3 layout of SSR11 is present in some form.
Even leaving out SSR11, these together leave us with 36 locations and at least 73 variations.
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Personal Speculation:
The following become "new" additions to the game:
-Some GT5 DLC: Spa (+1l, +1v), and SSRX (+1l, +1v).
-With the new additions of Brands Hatch (+1l, +2v), Silverstone (+1l, +3v), Bathurst (+1l, +1v), Willow Springs (Speculative - +1l, +5v), and Seattle (+1l, +2v)
This leaves 0 locations available, and 4 variations available.
-With the variation additions of Suzuka West (+0l, +1v), of the inner course inside SSRX (+0l, +1v), and of SSR11 inside the 'location' of SSR5/11 (both have shared very similar scenery in past games) as well as the controversial SSR5+11 joint track (the scenery in GT5 could have been reworked, we don't know yet), giving (+0l, +2v).
Overall, this gives 71 variations over 33 locations, with 7 new locations, and 19 new variations. This leaves out Twin Ring Motegi, The Kart Space, The Top Gear Test Track and Apricot Hill as DLC, that presumably mixing niche tracks (perhaps packaged with new events), interspersed with GT4 ports.
Feel free to shoot this speculation down however best you please.
Thoughts?