The 1.54 update for Gran Turismo 7 is now with us, allowing us a first proper look at all of the various changes and improvements to the title.
As we already covered, thanks to an unprecedented preload, the update weighs in at an enormous 32GB on PlayStation 5 but comes in at a more lithe 2GB on the PlayStation 4. While unannounced in the pre-release teaser material, this somewhat indicated that the update would include the promised PlayStation 5 Pro Enhanced upgrades.
There’s plenty to get through, so read on!
Table of Contents
- Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.54: PlayStation 5 Pro Enhancements
- Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.54: New Cars
- Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.54: New Events & Menus
- Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.54: New Engine Swaps
- Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.54: Scapes and Other Changes
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.54: PlayStation 5 Pro Enhancements
This is, despite its application to probably the smallest cross-section of the playerbase, the biggest part of the update — not least in terms of size — as Polyphony Digital adds PS5 Pro enhancements to GT7.
We’re going to be covering this in more detail on our YouTube channel, but the upshot is that players who have the upgraded PS5 Pro console now have access to even more detailed and higher frame-rate gameplay modes.
This includes 8K resolution, where supported by your display, and a 120fps 4K mode, as well as support for the new PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) technology. Real-time ray-tracing during races is now also available with “Prioritise Ray Tracing” selected in the settings menu.
The game now also sports the “PS5 Pro Enhanced” branding in the PlayStation Store.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.54: PlayStation VR2 on PlayStation 5 Pro
Additionally there’s some upgrades to PlayStation VR2 performance on PlayStation 5 Pro, with Polyphony Digital stating that rendering quality has been improved, along with “smoother video motion” via the VR Positional Reprojection function.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.54: New Cars
Moving onto things that all GT7 players can enjoy, there’s five new cars added to the roster too. We’d managed to correctly ascertain what they were from the teaser before the weekend before they were revealed, but now we also know the pricing and availability of all five:
- Ford Escort RS Cosworth 1992 – Used Cars – 147,100cr*
- Mercedes-Benz W196R 1955 – Legends Cars – 20,000,000cr*
- Porsche 911 (992) Turbo S 2020 – Brand Central – 300,000cr
- Porsche Mission X Concept 2023 – Brand Central – 1,000,000cr
- Suzuki Jimny Sierra JC 2018 – Brand Central – 20,000cr
That’s all pretty much where we expected it to be too, and marks 1.54 out as being the most expensive update ever in terms of in-game credit spends. You’ll need to have a balance of 21,467,100cr to pick up all five of the vehicles — eclipsing the previous record of 12,398,000cr from Update 1.20.
If you haven’t yet picked up all the cars in the Legends Cars dealer, be prepared to spend even more too as the prices in that section have been updated according to the Hagerty Valuation Tool. It’ll be a while before the full extent of this is known, but keep an eye on the forums — and be aware that another price adjustment is coming in March 2025.
One very unexpected vehicle change comes by way of a car added 11 years ago, to Gran Turismo 6. Almost on the 11th anniversary of the entire Vision Gran Turismo program, the very first car — the Mercedes-AMG Vision GT — gains an interior cockpit view for the very first time!
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.54: New Events & Menus
Sadly there’s no Bonus Menu Book this time round — DTM and JGTC events from the Weekly Challenges when, PD? — but there are three more races added to the World Circuits menus.
- Grand Valley South (3 laps) – Jimny Cup – 47,000cr
- Laguna Seca (5 laps) – Porsche Cup – 80,000cr
- Mount Panorama (5 laps) – Race of Turbo Sportscars – 90,000cr
As usual, these are keyed to the car content, although oddly it looks like there’s no new race available for the Mercedes W196R.
New World Series Races
Additionally, and for a short time only — we presume until the next update — there’s two new races that tie into the GT World Series World Final in a couple of weeks. You’ll find these in a special tile at the top of the World Map, with one race for each of the Manufacturers Cup and Nations Cup, but be aware that they are a one-time payout of up to 1m credits each:
- Manufacturers Cup – Circuit de Spa Francorchamps (6 laps) – Gr.3
- Nations Cup – Nurburgring 24hr (2 laps) – Red Bull X2019 Competition
Players will also be expecting the final round of the current Exhibition Season in the Nations Cup to be revealed today — after all the “TBA” for that round clued us into the date for this update — and to little surprise the race will feature the W196R.
Extra Menu Book 42 – Ferrari Speciale
One Extra Menu Book has also been introduced, comprising a car collection task, and it’s a bit of a monster.
The “Ferrari Speciale” book focuses on those vehicles Ferrari made as birthday presents to itself: the F40, F50, and Enzo Ferrari. Collecting these is no simple matter, as they are all on the more expensive side and buried in either stock rotation in Legends Cars (both available right now as “Special Picks”) or the unloved Invitation system.
That means you’re going to need at least 10m credits to buy all three, and one of them is down to the pure luck of getting a Ferrari brand invitation. The reward for picking up all three is a Six-Star Roulette Ticket, which offers credit rewards of 500,000cr or 1,000,000cr, or a Brand Central car worth 500,000cr or more. That could actually include an Invitation-only car, so imagine getting the Enzo as a reward…
Gran Turismo Sophy
PlayStation 5 players have an expansion to the Gran Turismo Sophy offering, with two new tracks now supporting the advanced AI to bring the total up to 15 circuits.
You’ll now be able to race against a collection of Sophy-guided cars at Trial Mountain and Tokyo Expressway East Clockwise in short, two-to-three lap races.
Sadly, it looks like the selectable “Emote” feature teased in the update images is simply a glance into something on the developer side and isn’t part of the update.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.54: New Engine Swaps
There’s another bountiful engine swap harvest, with ten additional ways of powering cars — including a new engine for one of the new vehicles, and two applications for an engine introduced with one of the new vehicles.
The new Jimny Sierra is one of three cars to gain the K24A engine from the tuned Garage RCR Civic, with the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint ’67 and Autobianchi A112 ’85 joining it. There’s also three new applications for the Bugatti Chiron’s engine, which will find a home in the Audi R8 V10 ’16 (well… R8 W16, we guess), Dodge Challenger SRT Demon ’18, and Nissan GT-R R35 T-Spec ’24.
With the new Porsche 911 Turbo S arriving in the game, its engine is now available too and it can be swapped into the older 991-generation GT3 RS and the 2014 Subaru WRX STI. That just leaves the drift BRZ’s LS7 V8, which can now be placed into the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII and — comically — the Volvo 240 wagon.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.54: Scapes and Other Changes
A selection of 30 new Scapes from around Colorado have been added and, in something of a surprise, none of them relate to Pikes Peak. Instead they’re from a picturesque set of passes, spots around Aspen, and the Garden of the Gods park.
That means we’re still waiting on the Pikes Peak location that’s now been used twice in promotional material for the game but which isn’t available to the public.
In addition to the changes noted above, there’s also a new brand added to the wheel selection, with seven items to select from Rotiform. There’s also more new wheels from American Racing, KMC, and Motegi Racing.
Other, more minor, changes include some alterations to the preset decals available in the Livery Editor — adding Brembo and Rotiform, and removing some redundant items — and new Museum entries for Mitsubishi.
A change to how some hybrid vehicles function after running out of fuel has been implemented, and there’s also an adjustment to the difficulty of previously very hard Super Formula race at Fuji Speedway.
As ever, “various other issues have been addressed”, and we’ll see the community uncover those over the coming days.
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