The latest Gran Turismo 7 game update, 1.55, is now available for players switching on their consoles this morning.
Coming in at 2.47GB on PlayStation 5 and 2.78GB on PlayStation 4, the update brings with it not only a varied bunch of new cars but a change to the game physics that’s required another leaderboard wipe — only a few months after the last.
Of course we already knew a good deal about the contents of update 1.55, following earlier announcements, but now the patch and its crucial notes have been released there’s quite a bit more to dig through. Read on!
Table of Contents
- Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.55: New Cars
- Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.55: New Physics
- Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.55: New Events & Menus
- Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.55: New Engine Swaps
- Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.55: Scapes and Other Changes
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.55: New Cars
For most of us, the new content is the most important aspect and now we have the update we can say how and where the four cars are available, as well as the prices you’ll need to pay for them:
- Gran Turismo F3500-A – Brand Central – 1,000,000cr
- Honda Civic (EF) Si Extra 1987 – Used Cars – 61,600cr
- Hyundai Ioniq 5N 2024 – Brand Central – 85,000cr
- Toyota C-HR S 2018 – Brand Central – 26,000cr
They are all right where we expected them to be, so it’s not a particularly expensive update — which is good news following on from the most expensive update ever — and indeed if it weren’t for the pretty reasonable 1,000,000cr cost of the F3500-A you wouldn’t even need to get lucky on a Six-Star ticket to afford them all.
While it’s inspired by old-school F1 cars from the 3.5-liter era, the F3500-A has no actual model year and is classed as a new vehicle just like its F1500T-A 80s’ sibling. That means it’s available in Brand Central all the time.
Naturally, the Hyundai IONIQ 5N — one of the most-current cars ever added to the game — joins it in Brand Central at 85,000cr. Don’t forget though, you may have a free one waiting for you as a result of the Viewers Gift Campaign from the GT World Series finals.
While a generation old now, the 2018 Toyota C-HR is also in the Brand Central location, which stocks cars from 2001 and on (and is the sole location for cars from 2010 and on), for 26,000cr.
That leaves the 1987 Honda Civic Si as the exception and, of course, only available from the Used Car location. It’ll enter the rotation of vehicles in a few days but you can buy it from today as a Hot Picks car, at a dear 61,600cr, so players can get hold of it right away and not have to wait.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.55: New Physics
As we noted above, there’s a range of changes to the game’s physics which is aimed at the suspension and tire models — coming a day after a rather bouncy round of the GT World Series Nations Cup Exhibition Season.
There’s a lot of changes, but fundamentally we’re looking at changes in how the suspension reacts to short period bumps, and the tire loading and grip loss in wet and dirty conditions being altered. Additionally your tires will clean off quicker from off-track excursions.
Steering geometry has been changed, while there’s also changes to traction control (TCS) and anti-lock brakes (ABS) intervention strength.
PD has also made changes to a whole bunch of default suspension and differential settings, as well as the default aerodynamic settings on Gr.1 cars and other race cars. That’ll mean new Performance Point (PP) calculations for these cars.
Unsurprisingly, all these changes have meant a complete wipe of all leaderboards in Circuit Experiences, Licences, and Missions as new target times and new demonstration laps are required. It doesn’t appear that the ongoing online time trial event in the Ferrari Testarossa is affected though.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.55: New Events & Menus
There’s just three new races in the World Circuits area, with each appearing to focus on a different one of the three new road cars in the update.
Two of the events have no PP limits, with the Sunday Cup race at the short Kyoto Miyabi track being open to all road cars and the Japanese FF Challenge 450 at Sardegna Road’s C layout (a first!) requiring front-wheel drive models. The World Touring Car 600 event at Interlagos is open to anything at 600PP or less.
- Autodromo de Interlagos (5 laps) – World Touring Car 600 – 90,000cr
- Kyoto Driving Park Miyabi (4 laps) – Sunday Cup – 20,000cr
- Sardegna Road Track C (3 laps) – Japanese FF Challenge 450 – 25,000cr
Additionally there’s changes to the difficulty of three other WTC600 events: Dragon Trail Seaside, Red Bull Ring, and Suzuka.
Extra Menu Book 43 – Group C
Extra Menu Book 43, Group C, requires you to collect three classic racing cars which are all available in the Legends Cars dealer — though one is also a reward, for completing your Master IA Licence at gold.
As you might assume from the name, the three cars in question are all from the Group C era and comprise the Mazda 787B, Mercedes Sauber C9, and Porsche 962C. That’s an expensive trio, and the reward of a Six-Star Roulette Ticket won’t offset the cost of buying them — though it does confer a very small chance you might be awarded a Brand Central car that ordinarily requires an Invitation.
Gran Turismo Sophy
Support for Gran Turismo Sophy has now been extended to two additional circuits, further increasing the number of options available for players who want to race this advanced AI. That brings Sophy to 17 of the 39 circuit locations, although not all circuit variants at each location.
The two new circuits are Mount Panorama and Interlagos — both of the game’s southern hemisphere courses. However, this one is not for PlayStation 4 users, as GT Sophy is exclusive to PlayStation 5 consoles.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.55: New Engine Swaps
Unusually there’s nine new engine swaps in the update, which is the first time we’ve not had either five or ten, primarily boosting the performance of some classic cars. None of the options are new engines, but one of the new cars does get a swap right away and there’s another vehicle that gains a second swap.
That latter vehicle is the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR GSR ’04, which can now also receive the engine from the fictional Gr.B race car version of the Evo X. The new Civic EF is straight into the transplants too, with the DC2 Integra’s B18 (and its VTEC) available for use.
Three classic Renault-umbrella vehicles get the S15 Silvia’s SR20DET, with the engine now available for the Renault 5 Turbo, the Renault R8 Gordini, and the Alpine A110S ’72. That’s almost matched by the two new applications for the 2020 Porsche 911 Turbo S’s DKH-911 engine, which now also fits the sibling 2022 GT3 RS and the 2004 Subaru Impreza.
More Porsche power comes for classic cars too, with the Citroen DS21 Pallas joining the Volkswagen Sambabus and Beetle 1200 in using the 964 Carrera RS’s M64 engine, while the Speedster version of the Porsche 356 joins its coupe-bodied sibling with the 959 unit now available.
You’ll need to be Collector Level 50 to buy the engines directly from GT Auto, where they can be quite expensive. However engines are also available as prizes in some Roulette Tickets — including Six-Star (Engine) tickets — at any level and can be swapped in your garage for free.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.55: Scapes and Other Changes
The new Scapes curation is “Chromatic Drive”, with 14 spots from around the world that feature high-saturation backgrounds in a number of very determined colors.
These aren’t limited to a single country either, with Belgium, Canada, Italy, and Japan all featured. As well as a new spot in the “Tomica Town” toy car location.
There’s two other notable changes in the patch notes, though one won’t affect most of the playerbase all that much as it sees the Driver Rating (DR) cap in Sport Mode raised. We don’t know what it’s been raised to just yet, nor how it affects the letter rankings and brackets.
One which will affect a lot more players is a tweak to controller support. Both pad and wheel support has been updated, with new steering geometry on wheels and a new steering algorithm on the sticks and buttons on a regular controller changed.
Finally there’s the traditional note that “various other issues have been addressed”. What these are is unknown, but our community will be uncovering further details over the coming days in a dedicated Undocumented Changes thread.
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