Gran Turismo 7 Patch 1.61 Brings Surprise Trio Of New Cars

by Muhammad Ali Bari

Polyphony Digital is bringing 3 new cars to Gran Turismo 7 in update 1.61 next week on July 25, 2025, and here are the patch notes.

According to the Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi, update 1.61 for Gran Turismo 7 is planned to arrive next week on July 25, 2025, starting 10 PM PT​, and it will add 3 new cars to the game. He has teased the update with the usual image that reveals silhouettes of the cars, encouraging diehard fans to guess their make and model. Thus, we have put together a list of cars that we believe may be the ones added to the game in the coming update.

Gran turismo 7 1.61

Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.61 Patch Notes

Check back here to find the full patch notes for update 1.61 of Gran Turismo 7 as they become available. For now, we’ve put together a speculative list based on the car silhouettes that have been revealed by Yamauchi. (Update: The full patch notes are now available.)

Main Features Implemented

1. Cars
– The following three cars have been added:
・Honda N-ONE RS ’22 (Sold in ‘Brand Central’)
・Nismo R34 GT-R Z-tune ’05 (Sold in ‘Brand Central’)
・Nissan Qashqai Tekna 190 2wd e-Power ’22 (Sold in ‘Brand Central’)

– A new colour selection has been added to the following car:
・ Lexus RC F GT3 ’17

2. Gran Turismo Sophy
 - Gran Turismo Sophy is now implemented in the following track:
・High Speed Ring

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’:
・Nürburgring Nordschleife
– Lightweight K-Cup
・Alsace Test Course
– Japanese FF Challenge 450
・Fuji Speedway
– Race of Turbo Sportscars

4. Café
– Added new sets of conversations with the Characters appearing in the Café. These new conversations can be accessed by changing to the following cars in ‘Garage’ and speaking with the Characters in the Café:

CHARACTERS
– Chris
・Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car ’92
・Nismo R34 GT-R Z-tune ’05

– Stella
・Citroën BX 19 TRS ’87
・Peugeot SUV 2008 Allure ’21

– Jeremy
・Citroën BX 19 TRS ’87
・Honda N-ONE RS ’22
・Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car ’92
・Nismo R34 GT-R Z-tune ’05
・Nissan Skyline HT 2000GT-R (KPGC10) ’70
・Toyota 2000GT ’67

5. Brand Central
 - A new Channel and Museum section for ‘Nismo’ has been added for Asia-Pacific (Japan).

6. GT Auto
– Car Maintenance & Service
Engine Swaps are now available for the following cars (unlocked at Collector Level 50):
・Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition Gr.4
・Renault Sport Clio V6 24V ’00
・Subaru WRX STI Isle of Man Time Attack Car ’16
・Toyota 86 GT “Limited” ’16
・Toyota Celica GT-FOUR (ST205) ’94

7. Scapes
– ‘Lone Pine’ has been added as a featured Curation in Scapes.

Other Improvements and Adjustments

1. Localisation
– Fixed various text localisation issues.

2. Others
– Various other issues have been addressed.

GT7 was developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released on March 4, 2022, exclusively for PS4 and PS5.

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