Gran Turismo 7 SPEC II update 1.40 patch notes

02.11.2023 - 20:53 / thesixthaxis.com

The big Gran Turismo 7 SPEC II patch is here with a sweeping set of new cars, a new snow race, Sophy AI integration, and plenty of UI changes. It seems like it’s justifying that new branding, that’s for sure.

We broke it all down in the GT7 SPEC II announcement news story, but what if you want the nitty gritty patch notes? We’ve got those for you here.

1. Opening Movie
– The opening cinematic that plays when starting up the game has been updated. After the update, the ‘Play Opening Movie’ option will be set to ‘On’ when the game will be started the next time.

2. Cars
– The following seven new cars have been added:
・Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi ’68 (Sold at the ‘Legend Cars’ dealership)
・Dodge Challenger SRT Demon ’18
・Lexus LFA ’10
・Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II ’91 (Sold at the ‘Legend Cars’ dealership)
・NISMO 400R ’95 (Sold at the ‘Legend Cars’ dealership)
・Porsche 911 GT3 RS (992) ’22
・Tesla Model 3 Performance ’23

3. Tracks
　- The ‘Lake Louise’ race track has been added in six different layouts:
・Lake Louise Long Track
・Lake Louise Long Track Reverse
・Lake Louise Short Track
・Lake Louise Short Track Reverse
・Lake Louise Tri-Oval
・Lake Louise Tri-Oval Reverse

The new track will be unlocked at Collector Level 22.

4. World Circuits
– ‘Meeting Place’ has been replaced with the ‘Paddock.’ This mode can be accessed from the ‘World Circuits’ or ‘Multiplayer’ pavilions and enables players to communicate with one another through text chat and emoticons;
– ‘Arcade Race’ has been replaced with ‘Quick Race.’ Also, in addition to the existing AI, players can select to race a prototype of the AI racing agent ‘Gran Turismo Sophy.’ (Only available on the PS5 version in specific tracks and cars);
– The prizes for Quick Race and Custom Race have been increased. Credits awarded for these races increase based on the player’s Collector Level and Circuit Experience progress;
– ‘Weekly Challenges’ have been added, where players can face events that change every week. This mode becomes available after clearing Menu Book No. 39 (‘Championship: World GT Series’) and having watched the ending;
– An ‘Event Directory’ button has been added to make it easy to find all the race events currently available;
– A ‘Change Car’ button has been added;
– ‘Circuit Experience’ has been added to ‘Lake Louise’ track in the ‘Americas’ section;
– The following new events have been added to ‘World Circuits’:
・World Touring Car 900
– Trial Mountain Circuit
– Nürburgring
– Suzuka Circuit
– Autopolis
・X2019 Nations Cup
– Interlagos Circuit
– Trial Mountain Circuit
– Dragon Trail
– Lago Maggiore Circuit
– Sardegna – Road Track
・World Rally Challenge Gr.B
– Lake Louise
・Japanese 4WD Challenge 600
– Lake Louise
・Pickup Truck Race
– Lake Louise
・C