Gran Turismo 5 Gets New Update and DLC Next Week

Sony has confirmed that it’s going to release a new update as well as three new downloadable cars next week for its Gran Turismo 5 racing game.

Grand Turismo 5 came out back in 2010 and delighted racing game fans with high quality simulator gameplay as well as with a wide variety of cars, ranging from high speed racers to regular cars that can still prove their worth on different tracks.

Now, two years after the game’s launch, developer Polyphony Digital is continuing to release new content, as it’s just confirmed three new cars that can be purchased via the game’s store in the form of the Nissan GT-R N24 GT Academy ’12, the Subaru BRZ S ’12, and the Honda Weider HSV-010 (SUPER GT) ’11.

All of these cars will be available for purchase on September 25, in North America, and September 26, in Europe, for $0.99/€0.99 a piece.

What’s more, the developer has also confirmed that a special update, which takes the game to version 2.08, will be released next week.

Among the patch’s features there are plenty of bug fixes but also some special enhancements, like the possibility to disable collisions in online races.

Check out some of the things included in patch 2.08 for Gran Turismo 5 below.

- Now possible to select “Disable collisions” in the [Event Settings] of online races.
- ID’s are now shown above cars when watching online races.
- Response of the clutch pedal when using the steering wheel controllers “G25 Racing Wheel”, “G27 Racing Wheel”, “T500RS” and “TH8RS” has been adjusted.
- Rate of tire wear in endurance races has been slowed (excluding formula cars).
- Amount of air resistance change when altering aerodynamic wing settings has been increased.
- Autopilot has been adjusted to prevent colliding with the wall when exiting the pit lane on the Tsukuba circuit.
- Adjusted the changes in control characteristic when altering vehicle height from standard height. (Vehicle height can be changed by adjusting ride height, either by installing a suspension kit or adjusting a full customizable suspension kit.)

Don’t forget that the special Gran Turismo 5 Academy Edition will also be released next week in Europe.

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