The latest update from Grand Tourism 7 — 1.31 — is now available, bringing a wide range of new content, features and changes to game physics.
At just over 2GB on the PlayStation 5 and around 3GB on the PlayStation 4, the update is quite hefty and that reflects some of the changes players will be dealing with over the next few days.
Of course, a patch notes leak on March 28th gave us a good idea of what to expect, but there are other details and information that aren’t apparent until the update is applied to the game itself.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.31: New Cars
We already knew the identities of the five new cars for the game, but now we have confirmation of the categories they’ll fit into and the prices:
- Audi RS5 Turbo DTM ’19 – 1,000,000cr – Brand Central
- Mazda 3 X Burgundy Selection ’19 – 37,000cr – Brand Central
- Porsche 959 ’87 – 1,750,000 – Legendary cars
- Porsche Carrera GTS (904) ’64 – 2,500,000cr – Legends Cars
- Toyota Alphard Executive Lounge ’18 – 75,000cr – Brand Central
As expected, the DTM Audi enters Gr.2, although at a million credits it’s a more expensive option than the other Gr.2s, you can buy new ones, and like them, it only comes with one livery : Championship winner #33 Rene Rast. car The 904, available in an additional slot through Legends Cars alongside its 959 sibling, is also confirmed as the original flat-four model.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.31: New Tracks
There are two new options for the Nurburgring location, consisting of the location’s shortest circuit and a much longer variant.
- Nurburgring Sprint – 2.26 miles
- Nurburgring Endurance – 14.83 miles
The Sprint layout will be familiar to you if you’ve played older GT games like “Nurburgring GP/D”. It features a shortcut between Turns 4 and 9 of the full GP circuit, bypassing the Ford curve, hairpin and Michael Schumacher S, to create a much shorter layout for DTM sprint racing.
This is combined with the Nordschleife for the Endurance layout, a shortened version of the full 24-hour course that has been used in VLN/NLS events.
There are four new events, two of which use the previous Nurburgring new layouts:
- Nurburgring
- Japanese Challenge 600 4WD – Nurburgring Sprint – 3 laps – 40,000cr
- World Touring Car 800 – Nurburgring Endurance – 3 laps – 200,000cr
- Kyoto Driving Park
- Porsche Cup – Kyoto Yamagiwa – 5 laps – 70,000cr
- Tokyo Expressway
- Japanese Challenge 600 4WD – Tokyo Clockwise – 2 laps – 37,000cr
While there are no new cafe menu books, there are two additional bonus menu books based on collections. Book 18 is a collection of Toyota family cars, requiring a 2009 Prius, Crown Athlete and the new Alphard for a four-star roulette ticket. There’s also a Ford GT Collection, which awards a six-star roulette ticket to owning the 2017, 2006 and 1966 versions of the American supercar.
- Extra Menu Book 18 – Toyota Family Car – Four Star Roulette
- Extra Menu Book 19 – Ford GT – Four Star Roulette
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.31: Physics and Leaderboards Changes
One of the key changes in the update is an extensive update to the game’s physics, including tires, suspension, aerodynamics and assists.
Among the highlights are changes to tire wear and heating, a change to the way drag and downforce are affected by car height and the basic suspension setup on race cars. racing and some road cars, with the goal of improving stability all around. These changes also affect performance point calculations for many cars.
Driving aids have been adjusted to change the willingness to intervene, with traction control less intrusive at its lowest level (other than 0) and more attentive at its highest level, active stability now more sensitive and reduced countersteer assistance. There are also changes to the default settings to the various presets in the Intermediate and Expert levels.
This has had an effect on handling across the board and as a result the target times for circuit experience, license tests and many missions have been changed. As a result, the leaderboards have been reset, but you won’t lose your status or have to repeat any, and there are no new rewards for setting a new time.
Players using controllers also have improvements in steering and force feedback.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.31 – Other changes
PlayStation 5 owners now have access to a 120Hz mode, allowing them to benefit from having a 120Hz compatible display attached. Variable refresh rate (VRR) is also enabled in this update, again a compatible display is required to take advantage of it.
Players with an attached keyboard can now use it to switch cameras in lobby races, including a live streaming feature that will be very useful for those replaying races.
A shift to online championships, starting with Season 4 of the yet-to-be-announced exhibition series, will give more entry slots to the GT2 (DR B) and GT3 (DR C and lower) leagues, as well as adjusting the configuration of the penalties and the regulations of the race. for the different supports.
Although not included in the patch notes, the update brought five new engine swaps as expected, which you can find on GTPlanet’s dedicated thread for logging engine swaps.
Scapes is also updated, with a new 28-location “Cherry Blossoms” heal themed around Japan’s famous sakura trees.
There is an update on Legends Car dealership dynamic pricing, according to Hagerty’s valuation tool. As new vehicles come into the dealership after today’s update, they will have updated pricing where applicable.
Naturally, “other issues have been addressed”, and the GTPlanet community will also investigate any unannounced changes in a dedicated thread for this purpose.
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