Gran Turismo 7 Prepares Major June Update with Five More Cars

Hamzah Nicholas — Mon, 25 May 2026 11:16:43 +0000

Polyphony Digital pushed the next Gran Turismo 7 update into June, ending speculation around a late-May release. The new content drop now targets June 11, still landing on a Thursday, and early details point toward one of the more performance-focused updates in recent memory.

The reveal happened during the Gran Turismo World Series 2026 Round 1 event in Milan. And honestly, longtime players likely welcomed the change in direction. Previous GT7 updates leaned heavily toward EVs, crossovers, and slower economy-focused machines. This time, the incoming lineup looks much faster.

Gran Turismo 7 New Cars

Before the announcement, the article’s author described grinding through Weekly Challenges earlier in the day while chasing a car priced at 8.5 million credits inside the Legend Cars dealership. Even after completing more than five races tied to the Power Pack Challenges, extra measures became necessary. A few “big” cars from the virtual garage ended up sold off in order to afford the purchase. The Mercedes-Benz CLK LM ’98 earned praise over the older Aston Martin DB3S, especially from a player more interested in speed than nostalgia.

Then came the bigger surprise.

Update 1.70, or at least what the author expects Polyphony to call it, reportedly includes five new vehicles. One stands above the others immediately. Porsche’s 911 appears in its FIA World Endurance Championship safety car form, specifically the Turbo S variant. The article also mentions a personal connection to the car, referencing a drive experience at Weissach during the official debut event last year.

Another major addition arrives in the form of the Porsche 963. Even though Porsche plans to leave WEC factory competition after the 2026 season, the prototype racer still joins Gran Turismo 7’s garage roster. The writer explains using the older Porsche 919 regularly in races and time trials, so the newer machine naturally becomes one of the most anticipated arrivals in the package.

Ferrari enters the conversation too, though indirectly at first. Driving the Porsche 963 in-game apparently sparked interest in Mattel’s Elite 64 Ferrari 499P replica. Soon after, confirmation arrived that Ferrari would participate in the update as well. No exact pricing details surfaced yet, though the article speculates the car might cost somewhere between three and four million credits.

Gran Turismo 7 New Cars

Some customization fans already appear eager for the release. The article predicts livery creators will move quickly once the cars become available, especially with the BMW M Hybrid V8 and Porsche 98X also entering the mix. Testing both machines around the Nordschleife becomes one obvious target.

Gran Turismo 7 New Cars

No additional circuit appears planned for the update. Still, expectations include several new races and possibly extra engine swaps alongside the incoming car roster.

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Porsche Marks 75 Years of Breaking the Rules and Calling It Progress

Hamzah Nicholas — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:32:35 +0000

Porsche is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a short film built around a deliberately provocative idea: “For over 75 years we’ve done everything wrong,” though the story it tells is really about doing things differently and sticking with them.

The company’s origins go back to 1931, when Ferdinand Porsche founded the firm in Stuttgart as an engine development and consulting office. The first production car would not arrive until 1948, when the 356 appeared. That model, developed in Gmund, Austria, turned Ferry Porsche’s ambition to build something entirely new into reality. A year later, the company returned to Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, and in March 1950, series production of the 356 began at Karosseriewerk Reutter, marking the point where Porsche stopped being merely a consultancy and became a maker of high-performance automobiles.

Porsche 911 (901)

The anniversary film strings together the brand’s biggest moments of defiance. It opens with, “They said an engine belongs in the front. We put it in the back,” a line meant to underline Porsche’s long attachment to rear-engine thinking. That layout, of course, existed before Porsche adopted it. The 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen, built by Carl Benz, placed its engine behind the passenger seat, and the Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle developed by Ferdinand Porsche under Adolf Hitler’s direction also used a rear-mounted air-cooled flat-four.

The same pattern follows elsewhere. “They said ignition’s on the right. We installed it on the left,” says the voiceover, touching on one of the firm’s longest-running cockpit habits, one associated with Porsche for more than seven decades.

Porsche 911 Carrera GTS

Then comes the cooling debate. “They said we’d ruin everything if we gave up air-cooled engines. We replied that progress doesn’t ask for permission,” the film says. Porsche made that shift with the 911.996 in 1997, while the final air-cooled 911, the 993, remained in production until early 1998. The old setup struggled with environmental rules and thermal demands, so water cooling became the answer for emissions, noise, and performance.

Porsche also defends its four-door and SUV years. “They said a real Porsche has no more than two doors. We built four-door models. And made them fatter than most two-door ones,” the short film recalls. The Cayenne arrived in 2002 and entered production later that year as the company’s first SUV. The Panamera followed in 2009, while the Macan joined in 2014. Despite early resistance, Porsche’s SUVs became its bestsellers.

Porsche Macan GTS

Electrification is folded into the same narrative. “They said a sports car can never be electric. We developed the Taycan.” In Turbo GT Weissach form, it produces 1,092 horsepower, or 1,108 metric horsepower, and 914 pound-feet, or 1,240 Newton meters, with overboost engaged. It reaches 60 mph in 1.89 seconds, tops out at 190 mph, and holds the Nurburgring record for the fastest electric production car with a 7:07.55 lap.

Porsche Taycan GT

The film also says, “They said we couldn’t keep improving the 911. We’ve been doing exactly that for over 60 years,” a point reinforced by the latest 911 Carrera GTS, which combines a 3.6-liter flat-six with an electric turbocharger and an electric motor in the PDK gearbox.

Porsche 911 Carrera GTS

It all closes with one final line: “They said we’re stubborn. That might be true. Because we’re too busy moving forward,” even as Porsche eases away from its earlier plan to become all-electric by 2030 and prepares to keep combustion-powered Panameras and Cayennes alive well into the 2030s.

Porsche – CARNEWS123

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