The 1.72 update to Gran Turismo 7, billed as Spec IV Part 1, arrives on October 15, 2026, with a new circuit, six cars and a handful of features aimed at collectors. Figures from the game’s official update notes put the circuit’s length at 3,586 metres.
A new circuit in Miyagi
SUGO International Racing Course sits in Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan. It has 13 corners, a longest straight of 704.5 metres and an elevation change of 69.83 metres. The most distinctive stretch is the last corner before the main straight, where the gradient reaches 10 percent. After that long straight comes a run of sweeping right-handers at Turns 1 and 2, then S-curves, hairpins and multi-apex sections. The update notes describe it as a track that rewards precision as much as speed.
Six cars
The new cars span several categories. They include a celebrated French economy car, an iconic Italian sports car from the 1990s, a race car that dominated Japanese racing in 1987, and a newly refined evolution of a Gr.3 machine.
Vintage, Concierge and Experience
Brand Central gains a Vintage section covering cars from 2000 and earlier. From there, players can jump straight to the Legend Cars and Used Cars dealerships to hunt down a featured model.
Players who have reached the ending can also use Car Concierge to order a vehicle from the Vintage list. They name the model, colour and condition, and the concierge searches for a match. Up to four orders can run at once, depending on Collector Level.
A separate Experience feature adds driving challenges built around the character of individual brands. At launch it covers Xiaomi, Yangwang, Hyundai and Polestar.
Garage, Cafe and events
Car Viewer, a new Garage tool, lets players inspect their current car from almost any angle. They can swap the background, turn the front wheels, switch the lights on or off and take photos.
The Collector Level cap rises from 70 to 90. Three Extra Menus arrive in the Cafe: No. 55, High-Performance EVs (Level 75 and above); No. 56, Tuned GT-Rs (Level 80 and above); and No. 57, Le Mans Winners (Level 90). The opening cinematic is refreshed, and World Circuits adds a Short Course event at Autopolis International Racing Course. Scapes also gets two new featured Curations.
