Polyphony Digital has added another three vehicles to drive and race, as Gran Turismo 7 Update V1.57 adds two cars and a van.
The arrival of the 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8 2018 Aston Martin Vantage and the 2.5 litre Mazda CX-30 2021 crossover aren’t particularly remarkable. But the 2001 Renault Kangoo 1.4 does stand out as the little French van has built up a cult following in Japan. Produced between 1997 and 2018, it was also rebadged by both Nissan and Mercedes-Benz.
Apparently the ‘Kangoo Jamboree’ held at the bottom of Mount Fuji, is the largest meetup for fans of the MPV with thousands of people turning up each year.
The other big change with the update is that the Sophy AI has now evolved into version 2.1, which means it’s now available to drive rival cars in Custom Races, as long as you’re on the PlayStation 5 and selecting supported tracks and layouts.
As always, there are new events for World Circuits, a Collection: Suzuki Extra Menu, and you can now swap engines five more cars. Plus photographers can now play around in the Faroe Islands, which has been added to Scapes.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.57 Release Notes (March 2025)
Main Features Implemented
1. Cars
- The following three cars have been added:
・Aston Martin Vantage ’18 (Sold in ‘Brand Central’)
・Mazda CX-30 X Smart Edition ’21 (Sold in ‘Brand Central’)
・Renault Kangoo 1.4 ’01 (Sold in ‘Brand Central’ and at the ‘Used Cars’ dealership)
2. Gran Turismo Sophy - The next-generation racing AI agent ‘Gran Turismo Sophy’ has evolved into ‘GT Sophy 2.1’ and is available in ‘Custom Races’ for supported tracks and layouts.
Please note that the ‘Gran Turismo Sophy’ mode is only available on the PlayStation®5 version of Gran Turismo 7.
3. World Circuits
- The following new events have been added to ‘World Circuits’:
・Brands Hatch Indy Circuit
- Sunday Cup
・Deep Forest Raceway Reverse
- European Clubman Cup 600
・Tokyo Expressway – Central Counterclockwise
- Japanese FF Challenge 450
4. Café
- The following Extra Menu has been added:
・Extra Menu No.45: ‘Collection: Suzuki’ (Collector Level 35)
5. GT Auto
- Car Maintenance & Service
Engine Swaps are now available for the following cars (unlocked at Collector Level 50):
・BMW M2 Competition ’18
・BMW Z4 3.0i ’03
・Ford GT ’06
・Ford GT ’17
・Subaru BRZ S ’15
6. Scapes
- ‘Faroe Islands’ has been added as a featured Curation in Scapes.
Other Improvements and Adjustments
1. Cars
- Fixed some exterior and interior details of the following car:
・BMW M3 ’97
- Fixed the vehicle height adjustment range of suspension parts for the following car:
・Mercedes-Benz Unimog Type 411 ’62
2. Users Cars
- Added a new sorting criteria ‘By Number of Cars Owned’ to the Car Valuation Service;
The ‘Car Valuation Service’ will appear after clearing Menu Book No.39 (‘Championship: World GT Series’) and watching the ending.
3. GT Auto
- Wheel Shop
Updated it so that rim diameter, rim width, and offset settings are preserved when the currently installed wheels are selected.
4. Sport
- Updated the Race Entry screen to include all times up to midday of the following day.
5. Controllers
- Added support for the THRUSTMASTER® T598.
6. Brand Central
- Updated the list of Official Partners. Accordingly, the tyres installed on cars are now original Gran Turismo tyres (excluding certain cars.)
7. Localisation
- Fixed various text localisation issues.
8. Others
- Various other issues have been addressed.
The known issues list has also been updated, with issues applying styles to the versions of the Genesis X Gran Berlinetta Vision Gran Turismo Concept and BVLGARI Aluminium Vision Gran Turismo, which were given out free to eligible players on January 25th, 2024. The cars redistributed on January 30th or bought later are fine, so it’s recommended you delete the originals from your garage.
There’s also an issue with certain Race Events causing the game to crash on the Rewards and Racing screen, and completing Multiplayer races doesn’t let users progress further, which are both planned to be solved in a future update.
Keep up all the latest news on Gran Turismo 7 or check out the latest reveals in our Gran Turismo 7 car list and the Gran Turismo 7 track list. You can obviously buy Gran Turismo 7 from the PlayStation Store or pick up physical copies from retailers including Game and Amazon.
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