Gran Turismo 7 Releases Update 1.38

Highlights

Gran Turismo 7 Version 1.38 offers new content, including three cars, new racetracks, and additions to Brand Central and the Café menus.
Players can now interact with car designers and other characters when interacting with specific models.
The update also includes engine swaps, bug fixes, translation corrections, and adjustments to Legend Car prices based on real-world values.

Gran Turismo 7 was just updated to Version 1.38, and it's offering a ton of new content. It's mostly similar in structure to Gran Turismo 7 Version 1.29, which came out seven months prior.

Gran Turismo 7 is the latest main entry in the Gran Turismo series of racing titles, best known for emulating the look and feel of numerous real-world race car models and becoming the bestselling PlayStation-exclusive IP of all time. It was released cross-gen in 2022 as the first main game in almost a decade, receiving mostly praise for its presentation and handling, but criticism for its usage of modern trends such as microtransactions and the always-online DRM, as well as the emphasis on grinding to unlock content. Still, it became the fastest-selling Gran Turismo title, and it seems Polyphony Digital and Sony Interactive want to keep the hype going not just via the Gran Turismo movie, but also via adding new content to the latest game.

As detailed on the official Gran Turismo site, Version 1.38 offers a slew of new content for Gran Turismo 7. It includes three new cars, including two Hondas and a Mazda, while two Toyotas were added to Brand Central, and liveries were added to three existing Mazdas. In addition, three new racetracks were added as events to the game's World Circuit mode––Grand Valley: Highway 1, Dragon Trail, and Mount Panorama––and the Fiat and Nissan got new representation in Brand Central. Some new browsable menus were also added to the Café and players can now converse with various car designers and other characters upon interacting with specific models.

Furthermore, Version 1.38 adds brand-new engine swaps for various cars. They're all reserved for players at Level 50 or higher, but thankfully there are efficient methods to grind experience in Gran Turismo 7. Hondata, Aim, and Checkered Sports also became available in decal form, and several gameplay bugs and translation errors were ironed out too. A weather radar was added to the Quick Menu, and a countdown is now present whenever a car is replaced on the track. Legend Cars also had their prices altered based on their real-world monetary value.

While updates like this one are par for the course with titles like this, it should nonetheless be intriguing to see what effects, if any, Version 1.38 has on Gran Turismo 7's multiplayer meta. In the meantime, players can enjoy these new additions and revisions while anticipating the inevitable next update.

Gran Turismo 7 Version 1.38 Official Patch Notes:

Main Features

1. Cars

– Three new cars have been added:

・ Garage RCR Civic

・ Honda Civic Type R (FL5) ’22

・ MAZDA3 Gr.4

– The following cars have been implemented to Brand Central:

・ Toyota GR Corolla MORIZO Edition ’22

・ Toyota Ambulance Himedic ’21

– New liveries have been added for these cars:

・ Mazda RX-VISION GT3 CONCEPT

・ Mazda Atenza Gr.4

・ Mazda Roadster NR-A (ND) ’22

2. World Circuits

　- The following new events have been implemented to World Circuits:

・Grand Valley – Highway 1

– Race of Turbo Sportscars

・Dragon Trail

– Race of Turbo Sportscars

・Mount Panorama

– World Touring Car 700

3. Brand Central

– The following brand receives a Museum entry:

・ Fiat

– The following brand receives a New Spots:

・ Nissan

4. Café

– These Extra Menus have been added:

・Extra Menu No. 29: Collection: Porsche Supercars (Collector Level 42 and above);

・Extra Menu No. 30 Collection: GR (Collector Level 39 and above);

– New sets of conversations with the Car Designers and Characters appearing in the Café have been implemented. These new conversations can be accessed by changing to the following cars in your Garage and speaking with the characters in the Café:

CAR DESIGNERS

– Ed Welburn

・ McLaren 650S Coupe ’14

・ McLaren MP4-12C ’10

・ Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren ’09

・ Peugeot RCZ GT Line ’15

– Fabio Filippini

・ Abarth 595 Esseesse ’70

・ Enzo Ferrari ’02

・ Ferrari GTO ’84

・ Ferrari Testarossa ’91

・ Maserati GranTurismo S ’08

・ Renault R.S.01 ’16

– Freeman Thomas

・ Ford Mustang GT Premium Fastback ’15

・Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 Track ’13

・ Porsche 356 A/1500 GS Carrera ’56

・ Porsche 356 A/1500 GS GT Carrera Speedster ’56

– Hideo Kodama

・ Abarth 1500 Biposto Bertone B.A.T 1 ’52

・ Renault R8 Gordini ’66

・ Suzuki Swift Sport ’07

CHARACTERS

– Chris

・ Honda Civic Type R (FL5) ’22

– Jeremy

・ Garage RCR Civic

– Stella

・Toyota GR Corolla MORIZO Edition ’22

5. GT Auto

　- Car Maintenance & Service Engine Swaps have been added for the following cars (Unlocked at Collector Level 50):

・ Porsche 356 A/1500 GS Carrera ’56

・ Porsche 911 Carrera RS (901) ’73

・ Porsche 911 Carrera RS (964) ’92

・ Porsche 911 GT3 (997) ’09

・ Porsche Cayman GT4 ’16

– Car Customization

The following brands have been implemented to the pre-set decals in the Livery Editor:

・Aim

・Checkered Sports

・Hondata

Other Improvements and Adjustments

1. Race Screen

– We added the “Weather Radar” button to the Quick Menu.

– A countdown is now displayed before a car is replaced when “Replace Car After Leaving Track” is set to “On.”

2. Legend Cars

– Prices for Legend Cars (Hagerty Collection) have been revised based on real-life valuations from Gran Turismo partner, Hagerty, which provides valuations and vehicle insurance for classic cars and sponsors many historic car events. New prices will be applied the next time a vehicle goes on sale. The next price revision is scheduled for January 2024.

3. Localization

– Fixed various text localization issues.

4. Others

– Various other issues have been addressed.

New Content

1. Three new cars, including a custom car born at SEMA and an all-new FF sport