All posts tagged "GT Sport"
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4.1KGamesMcLaren has turned its Vision Gran Turismo concept into a real car
First an in-game concept car for GT Sport and Gran Turismo 7, the BC08 Solus GT has turned the virtual into the...
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The GReddy Fugu Z is in the garage of 1.2 million GT Sport players
A new Gran Turismo 7 promotional video featuring car-related personalities has revealed a GT Sport player stat titbit. The ‘GT CAFE with...
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End of an era: GT Sport Daily Races w/c 28th February 2022
After four years, four months and 15 days, it’ll be soon time to say goodbye to the curio Gran Turismo game –...
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Take that, Tilke: GT Sport Daily Races w/c 21st February 2022
When the creative geniuses at Gran Turismo developer Polyphony Digital really put their mind to it, the original, fictitious, tracks are par excellence. ...
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Coca-Cola Classic: GT Sport Daily Races w/c 14th February 2022
Each week, the ranked multiplayer playlist within GT Sport changes, and I comment on whether there are repeat races or strange new...
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GT Sport exceeds 14 million players
As we gear up for Gran Turismo 7, the existing GT Sport is still trucking along and has surpassed a new player...
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Gran Turismo Sophy is an autonomous AI agent that’s quicker than you
Sony AI, a subsidiary of the Japanese tech giant that researches artificial intelligence and robotics, has announced Gran Turismo Sophy, a ‘superhuman...
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Unorthodox approach: GT Sport Daily Races w/c 7th February 2022
There’s not long left now until Gran Turismo 7, but the online ranked menu for GT Sport is still updating with weird...
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Blackpool’s finest: GT Sport Daily Races w/c 31st January 2022
As we near the end of Gran Turismo Sport Daily Races reporting, and the start of a final send-off tournament within the...
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Which Gran Turismo game is the best?
By Justin Melillo, Ross McGregor and Thomas Harrison-Lord With the impending launch of Gran Turismo 7 on 4th March 2022 for PlayStation...
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Wave goodbye to GT Sport, ‘Road to GT7’ series its last official event
Nearly 10 million players, at the last time of counting, 96 articles on Traxion.GG and a pioneering ranked online racing mode –...
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99 years later: GT Sport Daily Races w/c 24th January 2022
Next year will mark the centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, first run in 1923. 99 years ago it was called the ‘Grand Prix...
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End times: GT Sport Daily Races w/c 17th January 2022
We’re now just seven sets of GT Sport Daily Races, including this week’s, until the release of Gran Turismo 7 on Friday 4th March 2022. This game’s...
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A strange combination: GT Sport Daily Races w/c 10th January 2022
If you were tasked with thinking of an ideal car to race around Circuit de la Sarthe – home of the 24...
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An all Austrian affair: GT Sport Daily Races w/c 3rd January 2022
Welcome to 2022, congratulations on making it through last year. For the Gran Turismo series, these next few months are pivotal, as...
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Japan’s motorsport heritage: GT Sport Daily Races w/c 27th December 2021
As we approach the end of 2021, and the 49th article about GT Sport’s ranked online Daily Races schedule by Traxion.GG, it’s time to reflect...
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National trust: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 20th December 2021
When I think of Britain, I think of National Trust stately homes, cups of tea, Marmite and a bespoke sports car. All very Downton Abbey. ...
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In the beginning: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 13th December 2021
One of the world’s largest automakers, Hyundai, has – over the past few years – build up a brand new premium brand...
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Gallo becomes first Italian FIA Gran Turismo Nations Cup champion
On a day where all eyes gravitated towards Saudi Arabia, many would be forgiven for choosing to catch up on the final...
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A future classic: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 6th December 2021
I’ve waxed lyrical about this car before on Traxion.GG many times before, we even mentioned it on a prior podcast episode. It...
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Toyota wins FIA Gran Turismo Manufacturer Series for a second time
Onto the main course. After Friday’s Toyotafest, the FIA Gran Turismo Manufacturer Series World Finals had a lot to live up to....
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Yamanaka victorious in thrilling conclusion to Toyota GAZOO Racing GT Cup
Friday, 3rd December, marked the beginning of the Gran Turismo 2021 World Championships, a three-day mega event bringing to a close the...
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Variety is the spice of life: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 29th November 2021
Nothing showcases the delightfully diverse line-up of racing challenges the Gran Turismo series of games can deliver than this week’s selection of...
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The 25 minutes of Nürburgring: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 22nd November 2021
Much to the annoyance of some Gran Turismo fans, you can’t do real-time 24-hour races within GT Sport. I, however, fall into...
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European jaunt: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 15th November 2021
Remember the days of European road trips? Those were the days. With a bit of luck and hard work, we’ll be returning...
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End a 14-year victory drought: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 8th November 2021
In October of this year, the #8 ARTA NSX-GT broke a winless streak for Honda at the Autopolis venue that reached back...
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Monday morning commute: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 1st November 2021
Picture the scene. It is 8 am in Japan’s hustling and bustling capital. You’ve saved up all of your sales commission to...
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Going through the motions: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 25th October 2021
With Gran Turismo 7 now less than five months away, and new teasers seemingly on a bi-weekly basis at this point, the...
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Finalists for the 2021 Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup revealed
The entry list for the 2021 Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup has been revealed, and among the familiar top-level Gran Turismo drivers,...
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Bon appétit: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 18th October 2021
There’s a distinctly French flavour to this week’s online ranked racing within Gran Turismo Sport. There’s a French sports car, a French circuit and… the Nürburgring. Ah. ...
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Forgettable layouts: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 11th October 2021
Hands up who remembered that that Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was in GT Sport? Okay, how about Sardegna Road Track A II? I bet you can’t recite...
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Gran Turismo World Series returns with Porsche’s Serrano and Italy’s Gallo on top
The highly entertaining, mid-season Showdown event was once again a demonstration of why Gran Turismo esports is so enjoyable. Setting up the...
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Shocking performance: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 4th October 2021
By now, most of the world knows that battery electric vehicles are quick in a straight line. No longer the reserve of tuned Dodge Chargers...
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GT Sport update improves online lobby performance
Version 1.68 of Gran Turismo Sport has now hit for PS4 and PS5 players, and as expected, it doesn’t add anything major....
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An unlikely combination: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 27th September 2021
Of all the vehicles available within GT Sport to take around Mount Panorama, a Toyota pick-up would be the bottom of my...
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Struggling for traction: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 20th September 2021
Front-wheel-drive cars are a bone of contention with the Gr.4 class of Gran Turismo Sport. As they chew their front tyres up,...
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Let the pendulum swing, GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 13th September 2021
The Renault Sport Clio V6 24V from 2000 is a firm favourite of mine, and it seems too of Gran Turismo series...
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GT Sport version 1.67 updates in-game logos
The rumours were swirling. A Gran Turismo Sport game update on the same day as a PlayStation Showcase. What could it mean?...
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The perfect mishmash, GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 6th September 2021
I would be willing to wager that a Daihatsu Copen has never been on the Goodwood Motor Circuit before. The diminutive folding-hardtop...
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From two wheels to four, GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 30th August 2021
Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM is known for its dirt bikes, motocross success and winning 18 Dakar rallies in a row. In a...
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Team Toyota and Kokubun quickest at the FIA Gran Turismo World Series Showdown
The official halfway stage of the FIA Gran Turismo Championships 2021 season was marked this year by the Showdown – two days...
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Second-tier tracks litter the GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 23rd August 2021
I’ve written the words Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps so many times this year I can now spell it perfectly without using a spell-checker....
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Mix and match during this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
Sometimes, the menu for GT Sport’s Daily Races doesn’t have a stand-out theme but rather showcases what makes the Gran Turismo series so enthralling...
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Premium Hyundai spin-off, Genesis, has created concept cars with Gran Turismo
Genesis is a luxury car automaker part of the Hyundai Motor Group and recently launched in the USA and Europe to take...
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Goodness me, it’s a Countach in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
First displayed as the Lamborghini LP500 concept car at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show, designer Marcello Gandini had created something that shook the automotive world....
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Gr.4 Balance of Performance updated in GT Sport
After a tell-tale period of brief server maintenance, the Balance of Performance within Gran Turismo Sport has been updated this morning. The...
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This week’s GT Sport Daily races bring back the Nissan sports coupe
The Nissan Qashqai, or Rogue in the USA, has been a runaway sales success that helped spawn a suite of compact SUVs. If...
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This week’s GT Sport Daily Races are 40 years apart
The Sound of Music was the highest-grossing film, the war in Vietnam continued to worsen and Swinging London was at its peak....
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The 10 best tracks in GT Sport
Of all the current racing games available – or still receiving updates – GT Sport is one I keep going back to....
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It’s Rise of the Valkyries in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
The Aston Martin Valkyrie is set to be one of the all-time greatest production road cars. Still in development, and behind schedule,...
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Subaru’s Miyazono and Hungary’s Blazsán win FIA GT World Series Round 2
After a thrilling first World Series of 2021 and an Olympic Event of great success, Gran Turismo esports returned on Sunday with...
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Master the alternative Tricky Triangle in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
Pocono Raceway is a unique oval racing venue located in Pennsylvania. NASCAR raced there last month, and IndyCar has raced there in...
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Driving the new Toyota GR86 in GT Sport
New cars don’t come along very often in GT Sport these days, as the Polyphony Digital team is hurriedly working on Gran...
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Reminder: The Toyota GR 86 is coming to GT Sport 8th July
Yes, we’ve already mentioned this in a speculative sense a while back, thanks to the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GT Cup 2021 in-game...
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Travel from east to west in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
This week on the ranked online races within GT Sport, the playlist includes made varied locations, start with Japan in the east and ending...
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2021 FIA Gran Turismo Championship Online Series Season 2 calendar unveiled
The second round of the 2021 FIA Gran Turismo Championship Online Series will begin in earnest on 7th July. Split across two series, as per usual,...
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Experience a hidden gem in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
The three variants of Circuit de Sainte-Croix – a fictional venue set within France, despite ‘Sainte-Croix’ being a real place in Switzerland...
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Valerio Gallo wins inaugural Olympic Virtual Series motorsport event
For the first time ever, esports has made its way into the Olympic picture. Timed exactly a month before Tokyo 2020 gets...
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Drive Ingolstadt’s finest in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
Premium build quality. Bauhaus design. Nose-heavy handling. Let’s roll out all the automotive journalist stereotypes for this week’s GT Sport Daily Races. You...
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It’s old vs new in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
What’s best? A modern classic with less technology and more driving purity, or something a bit fresher that helps the driver to be a little bit...
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Porsche’s Inostroza and Italy’s Gallo win first Gran Turismo World Series round
World Series Points are the lucrative currency this year for the FIA Gran Turismo Championships field. Score enough WSP and you bag...
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This week’s GT Sport Daily Races are a punch up
It’s another week and time for a fresh batch of curated online ranked races to take part in within GT Sport. Across all three...
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Master the art of overtaking in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
Patience and lots of it. Sat there in the tow, waiting for the right moment to present itself. One rash move and both...
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Qualifying for the Olympic Virtual Series Motor Sport Event now complete
After 10 days of frantic online time trialling, the qualifying for the Olympic Virtual Series Motor Sport Event is over and the...
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Explore Autopolis in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
Recently, Giuliano Alesi took his maiden victory in the competitive Super Formula Japanese single-seater championship. The race was red-flagged before the full...
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Celebrate the Blue Oval in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
Dearborn’s 117-year-old industrial giant may be known for leading the way with mass-produced automobiles, thundering V8 muscle and the bestselling vehicle on...
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You can now qualify for the (virtual) Olympics in GT Sport
GT Sport continues to be a popular choice for accessible esports competitions. Following on from the current FIA Championships, Red Bull Homestretch...
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GT Sport update 1.65 preps the game for the Olympics
A new game update is available for GT Sport, and with it brings a series of small, but noticeable changes. Weighing in...
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This week’s GT Sport Daily Races feature some of the greatest circuits
Some of the world’s best race circuits are in Gran Turismo Sport, and fittingly in this week’s Daily Races, you’ll be visiting...
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Somebody call 911, this week’s GT Sport races are now live
Since 1964, the Porsche 911 has been the high-water mark of 2+2 sports cars, even though its engine is arguably in the...
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Honour Nissan’s revival in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
Between 1910-1920, Kenjiro Den, Rokuro Aoyama and Meitaro Takuchi founded the Kwaishinsha Motor Car Works. Its first car was called the DAT,...
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This week’s GT Sport Daily Races feature va va voom
A clever advertising campaign, that’s all it was. Launched in 2002, it featured French footballer Thierry Henry proclaiming that the Renault Clio...
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2021 FIA Gran Turismo Championship Season 1 schedule announced
We reported a few weeks ago the plan for the 2021 FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships, which includes multiple seasons and stages,...
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The people’s car returns in the latest GT Sport Daily races
The word ‘Volkswagen’ literally translates from German into English as ‘people’s car’. Many of us already know that, but you don’t really need to translate...
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The latest GT Sport Time Trials contrast the sublime and the ridiculous
If like me, you love a spot of karting within GT Sport, then the new time trial around Broad Bean Raceway (that’s...
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GT Sport TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GT Cup 2021 includes new GR 86
It’s not every day you get an announcement of a new car within GT Sport these days. The last one was the...
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There are strong Mazda vibes in this week’s GT Sport Daily races
Cork is an often-under-used material made from bark tissue usually associated with securing wine within a bottle. But did you also know...
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Our current favourite car features in this week’s GT Sport Daily races
It may ‘only’ be a humble supermini, but really, underneath, it’s nothing of the sort. The Toyota GR Yaris is a special...
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The latest GT Sport Daily Races are a mixed bag
There’s a divisive type of sweet, or candy, available in the UK known as Liquorice Allsorts. In a bag, you get a...
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Why I keep coming back to GT Sport’s online FIA events
More than ever, I find it hard to concentrate. I blame a combination of social media’s instant gratification and access to anything...
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Midship Challenge returns in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
The Gran Turismo video game series loves a themed challenge for its single-player component. Be it Boxer Spirit in Gran Turismo 3,...
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This week’s GT Sport Daily Races deliver a knock-out blow
The curious car manufacturer Subaru, a 68-year-old Japanese company headquartered in Tokyo, has always done things differently. Be it frameless doors on...
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Race Weissach’s finest in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
Less than 40km outside of Stuttgart, Germany, resides a little-known industrial estate in Weissach. Most people would not think twice about the...
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The best racing games for your next-gen console
The original PlayStation and Ridge Racer; the Xbox 360 and Project Gotham Racing 3; F-Zero and the Super Nintendo. Can you really...
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New GT Sport update is a thing
Good news Gran Turismo fans, GT Sport has been updated. Bad news Gran Turismo fans, GT7 isn’t out until 2022. With GT...
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Vive la France – Hot hatchbacks lead this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
The 80s and 90s were peak French hot hatchback. Peugeot had the 205 and 309 GTi of the 1980s, plus the 106...
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New GT Sport update imminent and FIA 2021 season schedule announced
Hot on the heels of the region and timing changes for the 2021 FIA Exhibition Season within Gran Turismo Sport, the game’s...
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Two Japanese giants duke it out in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
It is a Monday, thus it’s time for new Daily Races within GT Sport. Happy days! This week sees three events within the popular racing...
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Soichiro would be proud of this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
As the weekends merge into the weekdays for many of us under various forms of lockdown restrictions, one thing remains constant. It’s a Monday,...
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GT Sport receives Balance of Performance tweaks
It’s here, what you’ve all been waiting for. Kind of. The cars in GT Sport have now received a tweak to their...
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Three types for racing cars await you in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races
Time flies, especially when you’re in lockdown. Weekends and evenings all seem to merge into one. So, it’s almost surprising that we find ourselves at another Monday, and that, of...
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Medium tyres are this week’s theme for GT Sport’s Daily Races
It’s that time of the week again when the GT Sport Daily Races are updated for the week ahead. Yes, the ‘daily’...
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Gran Turismo confirm 2021 FIA GT Championships
The developer of Gran Turismo, Polyphony Digital, has confirmed that their esports series, supported by the FIA, will return in 2021. Although...
