Gran Turismo 7 gets its next big content drop tonight. Polyphony Digital's Spec IV (Part 1) update goes live for every player at 11:00pm PDT on October 14, which is 2:00am ET, 7:00am BST and 3:00pm JST on October 15. It is free and adds six cars, a new Japanese circuit and a batch of events. Sony also used the announcement to show the DualSense Wireless Controller – Gran Turismo Limited Edition, a 30th-anniversary pad that ships on December 10. Pre-orders open October 22.
When Spec IV (Part 1) goes live
The update arrives on PS5 and PS4 at the same moment worldwide: 11:00pm PDT on October 14. For most of Europe and Asia that means the morning or afternoon of October 15. As with every GT7 content update, you need to be online to download it. The game's single-player campaign and car collection also keep their always-online requirement, so the update will be waiting the next time you boot up.
The update itself costs nothing. The cars inside it are a different matter: as usual, each one has to be bought in-game with credits. You can earn those by racing or buy them with real money. Expect the Vision Gran Turismo concepts and the classic Ferrari to cost a good chunk of credits. The everyday cars should be easy to pick up.
The six new cars
Polyphony's car list mixes brand-new concepts, collector classics and a couple of very ordinary road cars, the kind of variety GT7 likes to throw in:
- Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo: the Chinese electronics and EV maker's entry in the Vision GT concept program, sold at Brand Central.
- Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Evo '26: a revised take on Mazda's GT3-class concept, also at Brand Central.
- Ferrari F355 Berlinetta '94: the mid-engined V8 classic, in the Used Cars dealership.
- Honda Civic Si Group A version '87: a period touring car, in Legend Cars.
- Honda Step WGN Spada Premium Line '23: a Japanese-market people carrier, at Brand Central.
- Citroën 2 CV 6 Charleston '86: the famous two-tone 2CV special edition, in Used Cars.
The Xiaomi car is the headline addition. Vision Gran Turismo is the long-running series in which car makers design concepts for the game, and some of those designs later turn into real show cars. Xiaomi is one of the newest names in the car business, having started selling EVs in China only in the last few years, so its arrival in Gran Turismo says a lot about how much the industry has changed. The update also adds a matching Vision Gran Turismo Trophy event at Spa-Francorchamps to give the new concept something to race in.
Sportsland Sugo and the new events
The new track is Sportsland Sugo, a hilly circuit in Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan that is known for its changes in elevation and for hosting Super GT and Japanese superbike races. It's the first new location in GT7 for some time, and it brings its own set of races.
Events arrive in three places. World Circuits gets six new events. The Sunday Cup, the entry-level series new players meet early on, gets more races, which should give the cheaper new cars like the Step WGN and the 2CV somewhere to run. And the Vision Gran Turismo Trophy at Spa is the high-end event for the concepts.
Car Viewer, Experience mode and Scapes
Besides the cars and tracks, Spec IV (Part 1) updates some of GT7's other features. The Car Viewer, where you inspect cars up close, gets new features. Sony's announcement also lists an Experience mode and new locations for Scapes, the photo mode that drops your car into real photographed backdrops. The post doesn't say much more about the Car Viewer changes or Experience mode, so the details will become clear once the update is live.
The update's name is also worth noting. Calling it "Part 1" suggests more Spec IV content will follow, but Sony hasn't said what that will be or when it will come.
The Gran Turismo Limited Edition DualSense
The other half of today's announcement is hardware. The DualSense Wireless Controller – Gran Turismo Limited Edition marks 30 years of the series. It has a white shell with black racing stripes across the touchpad, a number 30 roundel, the Gran Turismo logo, a GT Association crest and a carbon-fibre-pattern front plate. A small laurel badge marks the series passing 100 million copies sold worldwide.
It costs $84.99 in the US, €84.99 in Europe, £74.99 in the UK and ¥12,480 in Japan, though retailer prices can vary. It launches on December 10 in what Sony calls limited quantities worldwide. Pre-orders open on October 22 at 10:00am local time: at direct.playstation.com in the US (10:00am ET), and at PlayStation's own hardware store in the UK, France, Germany, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Stock is limited, so anyone set on getting one should be ready when pre-orders open next week.
The short version
Spec IV (Part 1) is a free update to Gran Turismo 7 on PS5 and PS4, out at 11:00pm PDT tonight. It adds six cars, led by the Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo, plus the Sportsland Sugo circuit, new World Circuit and Sunday Cup events, and a Vision GT race at Spa. The Gran Turismo Limited Edition DualSense goes up for pre-order on October 22 and ships on December 10 for $84.99.
