Modern Le Mans cars are finally coming to Gran Turismo 7 next month

Polyphony Digital has launched a teaser trailer for the subsequent Gran Turismo 7 replace through the Gran Turismo World Collection 2026 Rd.1 – Milan, promising that 4 fashionable Le Mans and World Endurance Championship automobiles (and the security automotive) shall be added on eleventh June.

All I can say is… lastly! With the 24 Hours of Le Mans happening on Thirteenth-14th June, that is completely timed to get some laps round Circuit de la Sarthe in.

The 4 prototypes are:

• BMW M Hybrid V8
• Ferrari 499P
• Peugeot 9X8
• Porsche 963

And also you even have the Porsche 911 Turbo S security automotive.

That is the primary time that Gran Turismo has had a large set of latest automobiles from the highest of the World Endurance Championship in an extended, very long time, and this foursome joins the Toyota GR010 Hybrid from 2021, an evolution of which remains to be getting used within the WEC. However therein lies a part of the “drawback”. That is removed from the complete line up of prototype automobiles that presently compete in WEC – we’re lacking automobiles from Aston Martin, Alpine, Cadillac, and Genesis – and whereas it’s a crying disgrace that Porsche has pulled out from the competitors on the finish of final yr, it does imply that the Porsche 963 will not be present.

However as a free replace to the sport, it’s a bit cheeky to be complaining. We do now dwell in a time the place there may be an official licensed sport for WEC, Le Mans Ultimate, and it’s a reasonably standard one among sim and fanatic racers on PC. GT7 is a much wider sport, and it’s actually spectacular that Polyphony remains to be releasing vital automotive lineups in free updates. It does even have an ideal array of traditional Le Mans opponents and winners, which different video games can solely dream of.