Gran Turismo 7 "March" 2025 Update Prediction Thread

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Please use this thread to make your predictions for, and discuss, Gran Turismo 7's next update.

We're calling it the March 2025 update because... eh, why not? While Kazunori Yamauchi has stated that the updates aren't monthly by design we have grown to expect it. March seems likely, technically marking the game's third anniversary month, and while it'll probably be called 1.57 that's not for certain..

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  • DON'T POST WISHLISTS
    There are no second chances on this because we've wasted too much time with people who want to divert threads from their purpose and we've gone out of our way to give them enough other places to get it out of their system...

    Apropos of that, wishlists go in the Car & Track Wishlist Thread which we made specifically for that purpose:

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    The Gran Turismo Car & Track Wishlist Thread...

    It seems that making wishlists is a particularly popular hobby for many of you :D No matter what the thread may be, someone, somehow, seems to shoehorn a list of cars and/or tracks that they'd like in the game into it - and we have more than one thread that's basically a wishlist with extra...
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  • Predictions are guesses with evidence. Given that the entire past history of free Gran Turismo game updates (with one exception) has given us the expectation of the number of cars (single digits) and tracks (one or zero), if you're posting ridiculously long lists of cars and multiple tracks then that's a wishlist. See the first rule. So are lists of brands (multiple) which have never been in the game series before or which have been cut and are showing no signs of returning (coughs Lotus *coughs).
  • bUt We DoN't HaVe AnY eViDeNcE. Sure you do. There's been, like, 27 content updates now. That shows you what volume of content you can expect and what type of content PD is focusing on. Lately it's also been filling in generational gaps of certain model lines and there's quite a few left, but there's been a few surprises in the past, some well-placed cars from our Suggestions forum (hey look, another place to express your car/track wishes!), and some 4K-era upgrades to cars from previous games.
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Agreed... this game is in desperate need of a freshen up, of course new cars and tracks are welcome but more than anything we need EVENTS EVENTS EVENTS. And not just random chase-the-rabbit Sunday Cups either, stuff like the 1-hour Spa race, the Human Comedy missions (ideally repeatable this time), endurance events for slower cars, vintage race cars etc. Drag strips, touge tracks, hill climbs, minigames that we can use stuff like the Unimog for...

Unfortunately I think the best we can hope for is maybe one new track.

I'll throw a few predictions out there for the car content... Hyundai N VISION 74 '22, Buick GNX '87, Mazda ēfini RX-7 (FD) '91, Toyota Land Cruiser FJ55 '67. One deeply slow car that's a strange addition to a racing game, one JDM classic, one fan favourite, and an EV.
 
With the change of seasons this month it would be a good time to bring back my favourite of all the original tracks, Autumn Ring.

That is not my prediction though. Just a standard update, 3 or 4 cars (none of which being a GT3 race car), one event per car, some kind of extra menu using the Unimog, the usual stuff.
 
Since my RS 500 swap happened as an eleventh hour “prediction”, I’m going to hold out until the moments before the potential silhouette(s). I can say I’m feeling our next FF sedan making an appearance in the franchise.

At the moment, the Citroën DS1 is the only FF four door sedan in the game. I’ve mentioned wanting to see the first FF four door sport sedan in this game. Not just the Nissan Primera, but with the recent Hyundai announcements and partnership. Elantra N fits being introduced to the franchise.
The family of Civics are growing. Could see the return of the FD2 Civic Type R as it may make more sense as the first sport sedan in this game. Other important Honda models are not in the game. Accord have a host of sport sedans in all generations that appeared in the GT franchise.

My February Predictions had a Honda and two BMW models. We got a Honda and one BMW. As I mentioned in that post, we haven’t had back to back Hondas since game debut. I’ve got a few weeks to lay it down.
 
I don't have high hopes. PD hasn't hinted at the 3rd year anniversary in any way and that day is already passed. By the end of the month it has been over 3 weeks ago. On the other hand, the spec II update came at very short notice and was only hyped by individual people (pros and dataminers).

I predict regular size update. 3 new cars, 2 more sophy tracks and some scapes. No new track. At this point i have no clue what cars could be. In the last three updates, PD has focused a little more on cars that are 20 years or more older, which hits my taste very well.
 
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The next update will have a track. I'll take anything that I can get and this 7 months thing is..... why not.

But will the next update be in March? That I'm not so sure of.
 
My guesses? The GTWS Qualifiers start in early April, so I wonder if we could end up getting a new course? I bet when we get the list of races this month, there’ll be at least one round labeled “TBA.”

As for what sort of extra menu(s) we could get? I’m not sure what brands haven’t been covered yet, though I could definitely see one for Citroen. I’m still holding out on designer-based menus, such as for Pininfarina, Giorgetto Giugiaro, Zagato, and Bertone. Heck, if we get the road-going McLaren P1, we could also have one for Frank Stephenson!

EDIT: I also imagine that for potentially new engine swaps, the Unimog will get something pretty absurd. Perhaps it’ll be another candidate for the engine from the Mercedes-AMG GT3 ‘20? Meanwhile, the 2003 Z4 could easily get the engine from the Z4 GT3.

EDIT2: For tracks? I’m still betting on a new layout at Colorado Springs. If we do get that updated Suzuka, maybe it could also come with the return of Suzuka West!
 
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I'm still thinking about Emil Frey Racing and their switch to the Ferrari 296 GT3. Other than the Jaguar GT3 the team initially ran(which it's ironic to have a Gr.3 Jaguar in shiny purple - Emil Frey ran theirs in a vibrant blue) when GT Sport debuted(still interesting when the Jaguar GT3 was revealed in 2016, just as many of the GT3/GR.3 cars are 2016 models).

We have both Emil Frey RC F GT3 and the Huracan. Now with their recent announcement:


Verstappen.com also running the latest Vantage GT3:

I'm thinking were closer to the possibility of these new GT3/GR.3 cars. Once again, I'll lock it in after a bit of refinement. ;)
 
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I'm still thinking about Emil Frey Racing and their switch to the Ferrari 296 GT3. Other than the Jaguar GT3 the team initially ran(which it's ironic to have a Gr.3 Jaguar in shiny purple - Emil Frey ran theirs in a vibrant blue) when GT Sport debuted(still interesting when the Jaguar GT3 was revealed in 2016, just as many of the GT3/GR.3 cars are 2016 models).

We have both Emil Frey RC F GT3 and the Huracan. Now with their recent announcement:


Verstappen.com also running the latest Vantage GT3:

I'm thinking were closer to the possibility of these new GT3/GR.3 cars. Once again, I'll lock it in after a bit of refinement. ;)
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I'm fully expecting stuff like this to be GT8 fodder. With how laxidasical PD's treatment of Sport Mode has been throughout GT7 - my money would be on the fact that cars like that need to exist as a surefire way to bring names over to GT8 that would otherwise have little faith in what the game would offer them.
What better way to appease those wanting a 296 GT3 than by giving them a 296 GT3 in the new product? It'd be like a sign they are finally 'listening' to them for the next installment.
 
GlamFM
The next update will have a track. I'll take anything that I can get and this 7 months thing is..... why not.

But will the next update be in March? That I'm not so sure of.
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I do believe you may have jinxed it by making the statement "WILL HAVE..."
 
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Tourist Trophy 2 expansion pack for GT7

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PLEASE YES THIS NOW AS LONG AS I HAVE A VFR!!! Extra points if it's a VF 500 F Interceptor from '84, '85 or (favorite) 1986.
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Yes? What? Sure!… oh, a door…
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I think the GNX prediction is still solid as it's in the leak. Given the 3 year anniversary, I can see either Pike's Peak (OP, were you alluding to that?) or a Track Editor.

The reason for the latter is to show a chunk of what they've been working on.

Scapes should highlight more Cherry Blossoms and don't be shocked if one of the new cars is a reskin with a social media presence to highlight the spring/blossom connection. If I recall, they did something similar before with spring colors (pink? sorry I'm unsure at the moment) but it would be similar to the Dior.

Granted, I could be completely wrong. I'm sure I'll love whatever they have to give us!
 
Cars:

Carterpillar 797F
Ferrari 488 GT3
Caterham Seven SL R500


Track:

Apricot Hill

Note: The PDI employee, in that appearance on Reddit, suggested that we would have some surprises in the next updates, if I'm not mistaken.
 
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I'm fully expecting stuff like this to be GT8 fodder. With how laxidasical PD's treatment of Sport Mode has been throughout GT7 - my money would be on the fact that cars like that need to exist as a surefire way to bring names over to GT8 that would otherwise have little faith in what the game would offer them.
What better way to appease those wanting a 296 GT3 than by giving them a 296 GT3 in the new product? It'd be like a sign they are finally 'listening' to them for the next installment.
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My thoughs too, is not that they are holding the content, but they are prioritizing other cars for the rest of GT7 life cycle
 
- 92 Ford Mustang GT (C5 Corvette would be too obvious for filling out other generations of cars, plus there hasn’t been an American car this year and this fills out DTM)

- 2002 Renault Avantime V6 (quirky car from data mine)

- Nissan R390 GT1 (monthly doom pick until it inevitably comes)

Probably a track finally: Motegi

Scapes

An extra menu of some sort
 
Nebuc72
I'm fully expecting stuff like this to be GT8 fodder. With how laxidasical PD's treatment of Sport Mode has been throughout GT7 - my money would be on the fact that cars like that need to exist as a surefire way to bring names over to GT8 that would otherwise have little faith in what the game would offer them.
What better way to appease those wanting a 296 GT3 than by giving them a 296 GT3 in the new product? It'd be like a sign they are finally 'listening' to them for the next installment.
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I can agree, but PD do anything. Let's just say GT8 is 2027 release after being delayed from 2026. When would the 296 GT3 be added? We could get the 488 GT3 on GT8 debut(it wouldn't make sense, but this is the way of PD). PD could still wait(Kaz says they don't wait) another few years to add it. It seems it's not been a rush to add an updated Ferrari GT3.

The F3500-A could easily have been sitting in the virtual garage until the next GT. That could have also gotten people that wanted a GT Formula car to buy the next game.

Remember, due to the Mazda partnership, we got the RX-Vision GT3 Concept. Why didn't we get the RX-Vision as well or soon after? It fit with the theme of road car version and race car version throughout GT Sport. We did have to wait until GT7 to finally get the car and it's weird because all the Mazdas we got in GT Sport are from 2015. Same year as the RX-Vision!
Plus, not to be silly, the RX-Vision GT3 Concept could have even waited for GT7 because it's the dang cover car.

Seriously, I just feel it's more of chance to see it in GT7, as it doesn't matter if it does get added sooner than later. PD would just slot it over to the next game like they've done all the GT3/GR.3 cars so far. Unless PD are going to pull a GT Sport and burn the GT7 car list to the ground, like they did GT-GT6 and rebuild for the next game.
 
You know when you have a really silly idea that you know you really shouldn't waste an evening of your time on, and then you sort of just do it anyway?

Well, I took these monthly threads to their logical endpoint (literally anything could be coming) and made a secret page on the randomiser site that comes up with predictions for you, roughly based on what previous updates have looked like.
 
BrunusCL82
Note: The PDI employee, in that appearance on Reddit, suggested that we would have some surprises in the next updates, if I'm not mistaken.
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Having read all of their comments I'm pretty sure you are mistaken indeed. Unless I missed something. Someone have a quote or screenshot?
 
jonoholland29
The game is now 3 years old so will PD celebrate with something special?

We’ve never gone 7 updates without a track? Could something special be peaking round the corner?

Will Suzuka finally get its new logos?
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The enthusiasm is appreciated, especially as I was out doing fun stuff yesterday, but I think with a now >10% rate of deleted posts for wishlisting again, we're going to need to amend the thread to put the ground rules back up in place.


Right, done.

Just for the people who thought 1.56 was wild and unpredictable and aNyThInG cAn HaPpEn So WhAt'S tHe PoInT just because it had a Unimog in it, it was in fact not that odd.

Here's the patterns it fit:
  • Three cars; 15 of 27 updates have had three cars
  • Broke a two-update drought without a Returning car; that's only happened once previously (1.29/1.31) and there's never been three.
  • All-new > Returning; only five updates have had all-new cars not dominate, and in one they were equal.
  • All Road Cars; the eighth such update.
  • No Americans; continued the some-0-0-0 pattern we've seen four times (three times as 1-0-0-0) into an ongoing fifth (1-0-0).
  • 100% run for Brand Central; no update has ever not contained a car that could be bought in Brand Central
  • 50% run for UCD and Legends; 13 and 14 updates (from 27) respectively have not contained a UCD-only or Legends car. There's never been more than a four-update run without a car for either (twice for UCD, early on, 1.34-1.38 for LCD)
  • Highly requested car; the 205 GTI is only just on page three of the GTP Suggestions/Cars forum, and is the 23rd car from the first three pages added.


Of course there were others it didn't fit - first ever all-Europe update (third ever all-one-region), for example - but it wasn't exactly entirely alien.
 
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If February has become the french car update month, March is more like Audi's, or the cool race car one.
I will therefore stick to a realistic forecast of 3 cars :

  • Audi RS6 Avant '02
  • a much appreciated race car (not a recent one though)
  • american road car (if not, the most possible ugly SUV)

A new scape, 2 or 3 events, a new layout with sophy.
 
Sophy:
Sainte-Croix B
Daytona Road

A new track for the 3rd anniversary:
Red Rock Valley Speedway, set in one of the southwestern US states (Good post on potential locations)
or
Pikes Peak

5 cars, ideally a couple being NASCAR to go with RRVS but they never theme this stuff

Ridiculous engine swap for the Unimog

The usual other stuff
 

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