Updated: Gran Turismo 7’s January 2026 update – Everything you need to know

Gran Turismo 7’s first post-Spec III update arrives on Thursday, 29th January 2026, with three new cars, fresh events and, likely, some further tweaks.

We’ll keep this article updated as the information drips through, but following the teaser last week, we have car model and new event confirmation.

Three new cars

• Hyundai ELANTRA N TC ’24 – Brand Central – Gr.4 618.97 pp – 280,000 credits
• Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) ’22 – Brand Central – Gr.3 735.54 pp – 900,000 credits
• Xiaomi SU7 Ultra ’25 – Brand Central – 703.82 pp – 150,000 credits

The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra is an electric saloon, but not just any electric saloon. It will mark the first Chinese car brand ever in Gran Turismo. It is also a Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record holder for EV executive cars, thanks in part to 1548ps and double-wishbone front suspension.

It was first confirmed for Gran Turismo 7 last year at the London round of the Gran Turismo World Series, and will debut in-game with Update 1.67.

It will arrive alongside another car shown at a World Series event first, the Hyundai Elantra N TC (R). This is a real-world touring car motorsport machine, made to the TRC ruleset – although just labelled as ‘TC’ in Gran Turismo 7. Front-wheel drive, turbocharged, we’d guess Gr.4 categorisation.

It’s not the only newer real-world racing car in this update either, as the Porsche 911 GT3 R makes a long-awaited debut. The Gr.3 presently is the mid-engined RSR from nine years ago, so now there’s the current GT3-spec machine. Except, it’s not the very latest ‘evo’ specification seen elsewhere, but beggars can’t be choosers for free updates…

Xiaomi Time Trial

A new supplementary Online Lap Time Challenge has been confirmed by Xiaomi to launch at the same time as the game update.

Using the SU7 Ultra, it will be paired with the high-speed Monza venue. As per regular Sport Mode Time Trials, there will be a limited-time entry period, and up to two million in-game credits to win, depending on your relative time.

Porsche ‘evo-spec’ upgrade in GT Auto

While the aforementioned Porsche 911 GT3 is welcome, it is the 2022-specification, which, this season, has been superseded. The ‘evo’ upgrade features an extra lip on the rear wing and giant air extraction vents on top of the front wings.

Well, in GT Auto, you can add these upgrades and at least recreate the look of the 2026 version, too. The Spec III-added Ferrari 296 GT3 had a similar setup.

Seasonal Menu updated

Like an Extra Menu (see below), but only for a limited period, if you own or collect the following three cars before 15/02/2026 (23:59.59 GMT), then you will unlock a reward.

Own these three cars…

• Xiaomi SU7 Ultra ’25
• Hyundai Elantra N TC ’24
• Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) ’22

Earn…

Five-star Roulette Ticket

Hyundai Extra Menu

Another Extra Manu will be added – this is a brief collection bonus. Own three specific cars and earn a reward.

This time, for those who are above Collector Level 58, you can then claim a reward for owning the following:

Extra Menu No. 52, Collection: Hyundai N

Own these three Hyundais…

• Hyundai ELANTRA N ‘23
• Hyundai IONIQ-5 N ‘24
• Hyundai N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo

Earn…

• Five-star Roulette Ticket

Curcuit Experience – Circuit de Sainte-Croix – A

It would appear that developer Polyphony Digital is slowly working its way through alternative layouts and adding Circuit Experience challenges, as with this update comes another – Circuit de Sainte-Croix A.

Not only is this a worthwhile exercise to earn over one million credits, but this particular test is using the bombastic Renault Espace F1, too.

Five new engine swap combinations

As is expected of a Gran Turismo 7 update, there are five new engine swap combinations. The TVR and Crown Athlete have previously had options, but now have an alternative each. The Panda, 205 and Elantra now have their maiden transplant options.

• Fiat Panda 30 CL ’85: B18C-Integra-’98 – 1,797cc 198bhp – 137,500 credits
• Hyundai Elantra N ’23: 3UZ-FE-SC430 GT400 – 4,480cc 516bhp – 500,000 credits
• Peugeot 205 GTI ’88: GTI-VGT-Gr.3 – 551bhp – 325,000 credits
• TVR Tuscan Speed 6 ’00: V12-XJR-9 – 6,995cc 749bhp – 1,600,000 credits
• Toyota Crown Athlete G ’13: M158-AMG-Huayra – 5,980cc 730bhp – 775,000 credits

Three single-player race events

The World Circuits section of the game has received three more races to take part in:

• World Touring Car 600 – Nürburgring Nordschleife – two laps – max reward 115,000 credits
• World Touring Car 700 – Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – eight laps – max reward 140,000 credits
• World Touring Car 800 – Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit – 10 laps – max reward 200,000 credits

California Roadsides Scapes

More scape image locations, this time in California, will be added. That’s all we have to say…

Viewers campaign prizes

For those who watched the Gran Turismo World Series World Finals in December 2025 through the in-game option, today (29th January 2026), the ‘viewers campaign’ prizes have been distributed.

Visit your garage and redeem the ticket for a Porsche 911 RSR Gr.3 in the winning livery, and the F3500-B single-seater in the Spanish colours and with a pre-installed Williams F1 engine (from the Renault Espace F1).

Gran Turismo 7 January 2026 update release date

Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.67 was released on Thursday, 28th January 2026 at 8 am GMT.

There are also smaller changes, like more Cafe conversations, Data Logger tweaks and Xiaomi (naturally) in Brand Central. The full list is below.

Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.67 patch notes

Main Features

1. Cars
　- Three new cars join the lineup:
　　・Hyundai ELANTRA N TC ’24 (sold in Brand Central)
　　・Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) ’22 (Sold in Brand Central)
　　・Xiaomi SU7 Ultra ’25 (sold in Brand Central)

2. World Circuits
　- The following new events are now part of World Circuits:
　　・Nürburgring Nordschleife
　　　- World Touring Car 600
　　・Spa-Francorchamps
　　　- World Touring Car 700
　　・Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit
　　　- World Touring Car 800

　- “Circuit Experience” has been added to the following tracks:
　　・Circuit de Sainte-Croix – A

3. Brand Central
　- A new Channel and Museum section for Xiaomi has been added for Asia-Pacific (China).
　- New Museum entries for Hyundai have been added for Asia-Pacific (Korea).

4. Café
　- The following Extra Menu has been added:
　　・Extra Menu No. 52: Collection: Hyundai N (Collector Level 58 and above)

Extra Menus will appear after clearing Menu Book No. 39 (Championship: World GT Series) and having watched the ending.

　- We added new sets of conversations with the characters appearing in the Café. These new conversations can be accessed by changing to the following cars in Garage and speaking with the characters in the Café:

　CHARACTERS
　- Jeremy
　　・Hyundai ELANTRA N TC ’24
　　・Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) ’22

　- New Seasonal Menu has been added, where different cars can be collected each season to unlock extra rewards. The Seasonal Menu will appear after clearing Menu Book No. 39 (Championship: World GT Series) and having watched the ending;

5. GT Auto
　- Car Maintenance & Service
　　Engine Swaps are now available for the following cars (unlocked at Collector Level 50):
　　・Fiat Panda 30 CL ’85
　　・Hyundai Elantra N ’23
　　・Peugeot 205 GTI ’88
　　・TVR Tuscan Speed 6 ’00
　　・Toyota Crown Athlete G ’13

6. Scapes
　- “California Roadsides” is now a featured Curation in Scapes.

Other Improvements and Adjustments

1. Data Logger
　- We addressed an issue with changing pages when viewing the Global Rankings.
　- Added new graph types.

2. Localization
　- We attended to various localization issues.

3. Others
　- Various other issues were addressed.