Gran Turismo at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

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The Gran Turismo brand once again made a strong showing last weekend at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans.  Trackside banners could be seen all around Circuit de La Sarthe – most notably at the chicanes down the  Mulsanne straight.  Sony also continued their strong support of the Pescarolo Sport racing team’s Peugeot 908 LMP car, in the quickly-becoming-classic light blue/green/white livery that you probably remember from GT4.  Polyphony Digital’s Citroen GT also made the rounds this year, (supposedly) doing a honorary lap around the circuit (still waiting on pictures of that) and appearing in a local driver’s parade.

(Photo by Brecht Decancq.  Thanks to DaveTheStalker for the Mulsanne screen grab, too.)

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Comments (33)

  1. mobiletone

    @ reaperman – yeah and how come they dont vanish/flash and slow down for 4 seconds after looking at a barrier the wrong way? :)

  2. reaperman

    man, those gfx totally suck. I’m not seeing enough skid marks or tire deformation. And not of them showed damage or flipping. Real life sucks, I want an upgrade *lol*

  3. DaveTheStalker

    If memory serves me correctly, back when GT4 released, weren’t there GRAN TURISMO 4 banners? I know last year, there were PLAYSTATION 3 banners. This year they went back to standard PlayStation banners in the PlayStation Chicane. I was a bit disappointed that they didn’t stick with the PS3 banners.

  4. Alan

    Just listened to the engine sound on you tube a minute ago and it sounds bloody horrible, it sounds like an old tug boat, by looking at the car u expect to hear somthing completly different

  5. Zimmerd

    @ Jack UK..

    That’s normal, in GT5 it’s a hybrid,
    but in reality, there is an american V8 in it..
    Probably too much costs to engineer a hydro citroen gt.

  6. Jack_uk

    Just Bought a GT by Citroen on prologue. It sounds silent. I listen to it at Le mans on youtube. Sounds like an american v8. lol

  7. RaLpH89

    @RADracing

    It was the Xbox pescorola pit crews fault, they should have warned the xbox pescorola driver before taking off that pit lane.

  8. Alan

    The fact that the gt name was all over the circuit and some of the cars is a good sign of being released soon, think it would be pointless to have it advertised if it wasnt

  9. RADracing

    I thought that was pretty funny when the Pescarolo Sport racing team for the Playstation rammed the Pescarolo for the Xbox pulling out of the pits and then watching the two crewchiefs arguing who was at fault. We should start a thread of those photos and have a contest of who can come up with the best line’s.

  10. RaLpH89

    Sucks to be turn 10 by now first Audi now Peugeot. They heavily brag about they got Audi Challange (Poor mans GT academy) then Le Mans, and saying Peugeot driver praise their game, because it has Le Mans look on it. Kinda funny how turn 10 trying to outshine Polyphony on motorsports. It’s like a ricer trying to beat a Bugatti Veyron. kinda funny.

  11. altimlo

    I swear to god i thought this was in game photo for the le man track in gt5
    any one with me (lol)
    any how it is nice to hear that Citroen GT is working hahaha

  12. Vivian

    gran turismo has already in the first chicane on the mulsanne straight sponsoring 3 or 4 years already…I think. the Citroen GT looks amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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