With credits seemingly a little on the scarce side in Gran Turismo 7, and more things than ever to spend them on, finding an efficient way to fill up your dream garage has never been more important.
The 424-car launch day roster of GT7 includes cars from more than 90 years of motoring, and some stretch into the eight-figure price range (and may vary, day to day). That means players won’t want to be spending too much money on the more ordinary fare, especially with tuning, painting, wheels, and body upgrades all costing a packet (as will the optional credit top-up microtransactions).
Still, you’ll need plenty of cars to be in with a fighting chance in Daily Races and, when it arrives at the end of March, the official championships.
Fortunately, the single-player mode is not shy about throwing cars at you over the course of your progress. In total it’s possible to pick up almost 100 unique cars completely free, as prizes for your achievements and racing skills — or nearly a quarter of the car list.
To save you from splashing out on cars you’ll get without wasting a single credit, we’ve put together this “small” guide to all the cars GT7 gives you for free.
GT Cafe
The overwhelming majority of the cars given away as prizes in GT7 come from the GT Cafe.
In several of the “Menu Book” missions, the Cafe’s owner “Luca” will set you the task of collecting cars of a certain type. To achieve this he’ll give you access to various races and championships which give you most of the cars you’ll need.
There are occasions where you will receive a car as a bonus for completing a championship, choosing one of three cards (laid face down, of course) to pick your reward. In most cases the others will all come from placing in the top three finishers of a specific race, but there are five occasions where a car only appears as a prize in that pack. Cards are only awarded the first time you successfully complete the championship.
Also note that any car you have previously bought or won before or during its corresponding Menu Book won’t appear with a compass pointer, but you can still win it as a duplicate prize car.
Aside from having to pick buy one of the three Menu Book 1 starter cars from the Used Cars dealership to get the game underway, and the purchase of a truck for Menu Book 26 (we’d recommend the Toyota Tundra, as you’ll subsequently win the Ford F-150) you’ll be able to complete this list without buying any additional vehicles.
- Menu Book 1 – Japanese Compact Cars
- Autodrome Lago Maggiore, Sunday Cup – Honda Fit Hybrid ’14
- BB Raceway, Sunday Cup – Toyota Aqua S ’11
- Northern Isle Speedway, Sunday Cup – Mazda Demio XD Touring ’15
- Menu Book 3 – European Classic Compacts
- Autodrome Lago Maggiore, Sunday Cup Classic – FIAT 500F ’68
- Brands Hatch, Sunday Cup Classic – Volkswagen 1200 ’66
- Goodwood, Sunday Cup Classic – Mini Cooper S ’65
- Menu Book 4 – Championship: High Speed Ring Track Day
- Championship Bonus: Honda Civic (EK) Type R ’98 OR Honda Integra (DC2) Type R ’98 OR Suzuki Swift Sport ’17
- Menu Book 5 – Japanese FF Sports Cars
- High Speed Ring, Japanese FF Challenge 450 – Honda Integra (DC2) Type R ’98
- Suzuka, Japanese FF Challenge 450 – Honda Civic (EK) Type R ’98
- Tsukuba, Japanese FF Challenge 450 – Suzuki Swift Sport ’17
- Menu Book 7 – European Hot Hatches
- Alsace, European Sunday Cup 400 – Abarth 500 ’09
- Brands Hatch, European Sunday Cup 400 – MINI Cooper S ’05
- Sardegna Road, European Sunday Cup 400 – Polo GTI ’14
- Menu Book 9 – Championship: Tokyo Highway Parade
- Championship Bonus: Mazda Eunos Roadster (NA) ’89 OR Nissan Silvia (S13) Qs ’88 OR Toyota Corolla (AE86) ’83
- Menu Book 10 – Japanese FR Sports Cars
- High Speed Ring, Japanese FR Challenge 450 – Toyota Corolla Levin GT-APEX (AE86) ’83
- Tokyo Expressway, Japanese FR Challenge 450 – Mazda Eunos Roadster (NA) ’89
- Tsukuba, Japanese FR Challenge 450 – Nissan Silvia (S13) Q’s ’88
- Menu Book 11 – French Hot Hatches
- Brands Hatch, European Sunday Cup 500 – Renault Clio RS220 Trophy ’16
- Deep Forest, European Sunday Cup 500 – DS 3 Racing ’11
- Sardegna Road, European Sunday Cup 500 – Peugeot 208 GTi by Peugeot Sport ’14
- Menu Book 12 – Championship: Petit Course de France
- Championship Bonus: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 ’69 OR Chevrolet Corvette (C3) Convertible ’69 OR Ford Mustang Mach 1 ’71
- Menu Book 14 – Mustang
- Blue Moon Bay, American FR Challenge 550 – Ford Mustang Boss 429 ’69
- Laguna Seca, American FR Challenge 550 – Ford Mustang Mach 1 ’71
- Willow Springs, American FR Challenge 550 – Ford Mustang GT ’15
- Menu Book 15 – Camaro
- Blue Moon Bay, American Sunday Cup 600 – Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE Package ’18
- Daytona, American Sunday Cup 600 – Chevrolet Camaro Z28 ’69
- Willow Springs, American Sunday Cup 600 – Chevrolet Camaro SS ’16
- Menu Book 17 – Trial Mountain Cup
- Championship Bonus: Nissan 180SX Type X ’96 OR Nissan Fairlady Z (Z33) ’89 OR Nissan Silvia (S13) Ks ’90
- Menu Book 18 – Nissan Sports Cars
- Autopolis, Japanese Clubman Cup 550 – Nissan Fairlady Z (Z33) Version S ’07
- Fuji Speedway, Japanese Clubman Cup 550 – Nissan Skyline (R32) GT-R V-Spec II ’94
- Tokyo Expressway, Japanese Clubman Cup 550 – Nissan Silvia (S15) Spec R Aero ’02
- Menu Book 19 – Japanese Rally Base Cars
- Kyoto Driving Park, Japanese 4WD Challenge 600 – Toyota GR Yaris RZ “High Performance” ’20
- Mount Panorama, Japanese 4WD Challenge 600 – Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Final Edition ’15
- Trial Mountain, Japanese 4WD Challenge 600 – Subaru WRX STI Type S ’14
- Menu Book 21 – Championship: Asia-Oceania Championship
- Championship Bonus: BMW M3 (E30) Sport Evolution ’89 OR BMW M3 (E46) ’03 OR BMW M4 ’14
- Menu Book 22 – BMW M3
- Dragon Trail, European FR Challenge 550 – BMW M3 ’03
- Nurburgring, European FR Challenge 550 – BMW M3 ’07
- Red Bull Ring, European FR Challenge 550 – BMW M3 Sport Evolution ’89
- Menu Book 23 – Alfa Romeo
- Alsace, European Clubman Cup 600 – Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione ’08
- Brands Hatch, European Clubman Cup 600 – Alfa Romeo MiTo ’09
- Sardegna Road, European Clubman Cup 600 – Alfa Romeo 4C ’14
- Menu Book 25 – Championship: European Championship
- Championship Bonus: Chevrolet Corvette (C2) ’63 OR Dodge Challenger R/T ’70 OR Ford Focus RS ’18
- Menu Book 26 – Ford
- Colorado Springs, Pickup Truck Race – Ford F-150 SVT Raptor ’11
- Daytona, Pickup Truck Race – Ford GT ’06
- Willow Springs, Pickup Truck Race – Ford Focus RS ’18
- Menu Book 27 – Chevrolet
- Daytona, American Clubman Cup 700 – Chevrolet Corvette (C4) ZR-1 ’89
- Laguna Seca, American Clubman Cup 700 – Chevrolet Corvette (C3) Convertible ’69
- Special Stage Route X, American Clubman Cup 700 – Chevrolet Corvette (C7) ’14
- Menu Book 29 – Championship: Pan-American Championship
- Championship Bonus: Porsche 911 (993) Carrera RS CS ’95 OR Porsche 911 (996) GT3 ’01 OR Porsche 911 (997) GT3 ’09
- Menu Book 31 – Porsche 911
- Autodrome Lago Maggiore, Porsche Cup – Porsche 911 (993) Carrera RS ’95
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Porsche Cup – Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS ’92
- Nurburgring, Porsche Cup – Porsche 911 (930) Turbo ’81
- Menu Book 32 – Supra
- Circuit de Sainte-Croix, Race of Turbo Sportscars – Toyota GR Supra RZ ’20
- Interlagos, Race of Turbo Sportscars – Toyota Supra 3.0GT Turbo A ’88
- Suzuka, Race of Turbo Sportscars – Toyota Supra RZ ’97
- Menu Book 33 – Championship: World Touring Car 600 –
- Championship Bonus: Audi R8 4.2 ’07 OR Audi TTS Coupe ’14 OR BMW Z8 ’01
- Menu Book 34 – AMG
- Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Schwarzwald League – Mercedes-AMG GT S ’15
- Circuit de Sainte-Croix, Schwarzwald League – Mercedes-AMG C63S ’15
- Nurburgring, Schwarzwald League – Mercedes SLS AMG ’10
- Menu Book 35 – Nissan GT-R
- Deep Forest, Nissan GT-R Cup – Nissan GT-R (R35) ’17
- Dragon Trail, Nissan GT-R Cup – Nissan Skyline (R33) GT-R V-Spec ’97
- Tokyo Expressway, Nissan GT-R Cup – Nissan Skyline (R34) GT-R V-Spec II Nur ’02
- Menu Book 36 – Championship: World Touring Car 700
- Championship Bonus: Ferrari 308 GTB ’75 OR Ferrari 458 Italia ’09 OR Ferrari F430 ’06
- Menu Book 37 – Gr.B Rally Cars
- Alsace, World Rally Challenge – Ford Focus Gr.B Rally Car
- Fishermans Ranch, World Rally Challenge – Audi Sport Quattro S1 Pikes Peak ’87
- Sardegna Windmills, World Rally Challenge – Peugeot 205 T16 Evolution 2 ’86
- Menu Book 38 – Ferrari
- Autodrome Lago Maggiore, Ferrari Circuit Challenge – Ferrari F12 berlinetta ’12
- Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Ferrari Circuit Challenge – Ferrari 308 GTB ’75
- Dragon Trail, Ferrari Circuit Challenge – Ferrari 458 Italia ’09
- Menu Book 39 – Championship: World GT Series
- Championship Bonus: Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 SV’15 OR Porsche Carrera GT ’04 OR Pagani Huayra ’13
- Menu Book 40 – Lightweight K-Cup
- Completion Bonus: Radical SR3 SL ’13
- Extra Menu 2 – Collection: Honda Type R
- Completion Bonus: Honda NSX Gr.B
- Extra Menu 4 – Collection: Nissan Fairlady Z
- Completion Bonus: GReddy Fugu Z
- Extra Menu 37 – Collection: Jaguar
- Completion Bonus: Jaguar D-Type ’54
License Center
There’s a total of 15 cars available in the License Center, with ten through the normal license — two for each of the five grades — and five for the Master License. That said, they’re not entirely easy to pick up!
You’ll get a free car if you manage to achieve at least a bronze time on each of the ten tests within each normal license grade, with an additional car for passing all ten with a gold time. That means that if you score gold first time on all the tests, you’ll automatically get both cars.
One oddity on the list is the National B car for bronzes. It also appears as a prize in an early GT Cafe event, which means it’s possible to own two of them or, by completing your license first, skip out the race in which you’d need to win it.
The License Center was expanded in November 2023 to include a new Master License section with five grades and five further prize cars — one for all-gold at each grade. You will need to complete the basic licenses first, at least to Bronze, to gain access to these.
- National B License, Bronze – Renault Clio RS220 Trophy ’16
- National B License, Gold – Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo ’91
- National A License, Bronze – Volkswagen Scirocco R ’10
- National A License, Gold – Subaru BRZ STI Sport ’18
- International B License, Bronze – Toyota GR Supra Race Car Gr.4 ’19
- International B License, Gold – Porsche Taycan Turbo S ’19
- International A License, Bronze – Toyota 86 Gr.B Rally Car
- International A License, Gold – Alpine A110
- Super License, Bronze – Audi R8 LMS Evo ’19
- Super License, Gold – Gran Turismo Red Bull X2019 Competition
- Master National B License, Gold – Ford 1932 Roadster ’63
- Master National A License, Gold – Mercedes AMG GT Black Series ’20
- Master International B License, Gold – Lexus LFA ’10
- Master International A License, Gold – Porsche 962C ’88
- Master Super License, Gold – McLaren MP4/4 ’88
Missions
As with the License Center, there’s a pair of cars available as prizes for completing each block of missions. You’ll pick up one for passing all eight missions within a set with at least a bronze, and an extra car for beating the gold marker in all eight.
These are also not particularly easy feats, as the missions get progressively harder until the final group of the events at launch — The Sun Also Rises — which is set as a “five chilli” event; that’s broadly equivalent to Professional difficulty in previous GT games.
More Missions are set to come through game updates, with The Human Comedy already added post-launch, so we’ll likely see more bonus cars added to this list in the future.
- The Magic Mountain, Bronze – Volkswagen Sambabus Typ 2 ’62
- The Magic Mountain, Gold – Jeep Willys MB ’45
- Beyond the Horizon, Bronze – Honda Civic (FK8) Type R LE ’20
- Beyond the Horizon, Gold – Mazda RX-7 (FC) GT-X ’90
- Rolling Stone, Bronze – Ford Mustang Gr.4
- Rolling Stone, Gold – Chevrolet Corvette Gr.3
- Moby Dick, Bronze – Toyota 86 Gr.4
- Moby Dick, Gold – Eckert’s Rod & Custom Mach Forty ’12
- Gone With The Wind, Bronze – Dodge Viper Gr.4
- Gone With The Wind, Gold – Gran Turismo F1500T-A
- The Sun Also Rises, Bronze – Subaru Falken Tires/Turn 14 BRZ ’17
- The Sun Also Rises, Gold – Chaparral 2J ’70
- The Human Comedy, Bronze – Nissan Fairlady Z432 ’69
- The Human Comedy, Gold – Aston Martin DB5 ’64
