Coming in at just under 1.1GB on PlayStation 5 and 1.4GB on PlayStation 4, update 1.52 is notable for having skipped out a version number: the previous update was a bugfix for a physics issue and named 1.50.
As usual, we have already been clued into some of the update's contents through an official announcement only yesterday, but there's a lot more besides that to dig through now that the update is available.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.52: New Cars
With the update now installed we know the availability of the three cars as well as the prices you'll need to pay if you want to add them to your garage:
- Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR GSR '04 – Brand Central/Used Cars – 80,000cr*
- Nissan GT-R Premium Edition T-Spec '24 – Brand Central – 200,000cr
- Toyota HiAce Van DX '16 – Brand Central – 25,000cr
The GT-R is, as you'd expect, the dearest of the bunch at 200,000cr, while the humble HiAce — equipped with a two-liter, naturally aspirated petrol engine — is almost an order of magnitude less expensive at 25,000cr.
Along with the three new cars, there's also a new standard color scheme available for a fourth car. That's the Toyota GR010 Hybrid, which gains its special black livery as used in the 2024 season and as awarded to players who took part in the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup this season.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.52: New Events & Menus
As we expected from the update preview, there's a new Bonus Menu Book in GT Cafe in the update: Evolution Meeting.
You can probably guess from the name, but this is a three-race series for any model of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. There's no limits on vehicle tuning, so you can go nuts if you want to — though you may like to bear the race rewards in mind as you tweak your Evo.
Unusually there's a dirt race in the series (requiring dirt tires), with a four-lap run at Colorado Springs Lake for a 72,000cr prize. The other two races are worth 70,000cr apiece, and comprise a four-lap race at Monza and a three-lapper at the reverse layout of the combined Kyoto Driving Park Yamagiwa+Miyabi route.
Completing all three races in the Menu Book awards you a Four-Star Roulette Ticket.
Bonus Menu Book 51 – Evolution Meeting
- Autodrome Nazionale Monza – 4 laps – 70,000cr
- Colorado Springs Lake – 4 laps – 72,000cr
- Kyoto Driving Park Yamagiwa+Miyabi Reverse – 3 laps – 70,000cr
Tokyo Expressway gains another new event — its 13th — as the Central Clockwise course gets a two-lap Sunday Cup race, while there's a three-lapper at Circuit de Sainte-Croix A in the Nissan GT-R Cup too. Note the 700PP cap in this latter event.
- Circuit de Sainte-Croix A (3 laps) – Nissan GT-R Cup – 94,000cr
- Tokyo Expressway Central Clockwise (2 laps) – Sunday Cup – 27,000cr
Extra Menu Book 41 – Audi
One Extra Menu Book has also been added, for Audi models. This is the usual three-car collection task, and you'll need to pick up three different Audis to complete it for a one-time award of a Six-Star Roulette ticket.
However, the cost of collecting them is more than any potential reward — the ticket will give you a Brand Central car worth over 500,000cr, or either 500,000 or 1m credits — even if you can score one of them for free.
The Audi Sport quattro Pikes Peak '87 is that freebie, coming as a reward in Menu Book 37, while the first-generation Audi TT is an inexpensive 57,800cr in Brand Central (or less when it appears in Used Cars). It's the final car that creates the cost, as the R18 TDI '11 is 3,000,000cr. Ouch.
Gran Turismo Sophy
Support for Gran Turismo Sophy has now been extended to two additional circuits to increase the number of options available for players who want to race against the more natural, machine learning-developed AI.
You'll now be able to race against Sophy on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit as well as Dragon Trail Seaside in the forwards direction — perhaps surprisingly far into the feature's life as this was one of the tracks originally used to develop Sophy's first steps.
Note that this is only available on PlayStation 5 consoles, with PS4 not supporting GT Sophy.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.52: New Engine Swaps
There's a bumper crop of ten new engine swaps in this update, and some of them are extremely notable — not necessarily for what they are but what they represent.
Up until now, every car capable of receiving an engine swap has had only one possible engine available to it. With 1.52 that changes, as four of the ten swaps now offer a second engine to some vehicles.
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition road car now gains the engine from its fictional Gr.B race car to go along with the Escudo Pikes Peak swap, while the sibling GTO Twin Turbo — also originally an Escudo recipient — gains the option of a V8 Dodge Challenge Demon power unit.
Two Nissans also have second swaps, with the S13 Silvia Qs '88 having a new option of the SR20DET from its S15 sibling to go with its madcap Subaru BRZ Drift LS7, and the S15 Touring Car variant sprouts Super GT power through the VK45DE unit from the GT-R racer.
The other six swaps are new, and that includes the rarity of a brand-new car also coming with an engine swap right away. That is of course the HiAce van, which immediately gains an insane 1,000hp upgrade from the BRZ Drift Car.
Two more Mazdas have the 787B's engine available, with the NA-generation Roadster Touring Car and the newer ND NR-A both getting the benefit of rotary wub-ness.
The other three swaps are all available for Toyota GT86 models. Its original form, the 2015 road car, can now employ the Garage RCR Civic's K24A, while the sportier GRMN model gets the Super GT Lexus SC430's power unit. Finally the Gr.4 race car can now use the GT-R NISMO's VR38DETT.
You'll need to be Collector Level 50 to buy the engines directly from GT Auto, where they are quite steeply priced, although you can also receive them as prizes in some Roulette Tickets — including Six-Star (Engine) tickets — at any level.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.52: Scapes and Other Changes
The new Scapes location is Chicago, with 20 spots from around the Windy City now available for Gran Turismo's unique photomode feature.
There's a mixture of urban and waterfront locations which you can use in this set, and if only we had The Tumbler you'd be able to recreate quite a few scenes from Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy!
Other notable changes include an update to the game's physics model, although the description is very brief. It doesn't appear that the game's leaderboards have been reset either.
The patch notes state that "the behavioral models for the suspension and the steering have been adjusted" seemingly to correct a front-end lift issue. This had persisted through the 1.50 update, intended to fix the earlier physics bug, on some cars — most notably Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution vehicles — so we're likely to see this corrected. ABS behavior has also been adjusted with regards to brake assist.
Of the remaining patch notes, there's an interesting line that Eiger Nordwand's Reverse layout has had its pit lane entry surface paint changed to improve visibility — presumably to cut back on penalties for crossing the line. We'll note that this was executed very rapidly, while we're still waiting for the circuit changes to Suzuka first shown over a year ago…
As usual there's the traditional note that "various other issues have been addressed".
