GT Sport

A clever advertising campaign, that’s all it was. Launched in 2002, it featured French footballer Thierry Henry proclaiming that the Renault Clio had ‘va va voom’. It encapsulated something subjective, a feeling. It was saying while other cars may have more space, be safer, quicker, more economical, a Clio had a charm that you couldn’t…Continue reading “This week’s GT Sport Daily Races feature va va voom”»

We reported a few weeks ago the plan for the 2021 FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships, which includes multiple seasons and stages, but now we have the schedule for the first online season of both the Manufacturer Series and the Nations Cup.  It all kicks off on the 21st April 2021, which is when the first Manufacturer Series…Continue reading “2021 FIA Gran Turismo Championship Season 1 schedule announced”»

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 it to see. All you need to understand is that in German a ‘v’ is pronounced as an ‘f’. You’re supposed to pronounce the brand as ‘folkswagen’, and now you’ve seen that written down, folks + wagon = people’s car. …Continue reading “The people’s car returns in the latest GT Sport Daily races”»

If like me, you love a spot of karting within GT Sport, then the new time trial around Broad Bean Raceway (that’s how you name a circuit, by the way) should be right up your street. The only trouble is, once you’ve got up to speed, the entire lap of the not-oval-oval is entirely flat…Continue reading “The latest GT Sport Time Trials contrast the sublime and the ridiculous”»

It’s not every day you get an announcement of a new car within GT Sport these days. The last one was the amazing GR Yaris, which came ahead of its on-sale date and with a special online time trial. I even proclaimed it was my favourite car in all of racing video games. Last week,…Continue reading “GT Sport TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GT Cup 2021 includes new GR 86”»

Cork is an often-under-used material made from bark tissue usually associated with securing wine within a bottle. But did you also know that it’s buoyant, Portugal harvests half of the world’s output and it’s used in the production of badminton shuttlecocks? You see, you came to Traxion for racing video game news, and you’ve ended…Continue reading “There are strong Mazda vibes 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 car. The sort that only comes along once in a lifetime. Maybe it will be the last of its kind. Born for the sole purpose of helping the Toyota World Rally Championship team,…Continue reading “Our current favourite car features in this week’s GT Sport Daily races”»

There’s a divisive type of sweet, or candy, available in the UK known as Liquorice Allsorts. In a bag, you get a mixture of shapes, sizes and colours, but all are based around liquorice, and that isn’t for everyone. I distinctly remember trying it for the first time as a child and hating it. Now…Continue reading “The latest GT Sport Daily Races are a mixed bag”»

More than ever, I find it hard to concentrate. I blame a combination of social media’s instant gratification and access to anything in the world via my smartphone. Oh, and YouTube. Love YouTube and podcasts, both preferably on 1.5x speed. A few things that do get my focus are driving down the spectacular countryside roads…Continue reading “Why I keep coming back to GT Sport’s online FIA events”»