New Gran Turismo 7 An online time trial is now available, bringing high-speed motion to global hot-lap competitions.
After several “short routes” in a row, we set off on one in all the longer routes in the sport in the shape of the fictional Circuit de Sainte-Croix. This track, which itself has three layouts (and their inverse variations), isn’t seen in any Sport mode events and has been designed to resemble a classic French street circuit within the south of the country.
The motion takes place on target “A”, and in the event you confuse the Sainte-Croix layout, it’s a medium-length track (9.89 km) – and the just one where you switch left onto the characteristic suspension bridge and straight on To.
It's quite a protracted lap, so luckily we’ve got a really fast automobile. This is the racing version of the Genesis Vision Gran Turismo Gr.1 automobile, “X Gran Racer”. With added racing flourishes like a shark fin, giant rear wing and wheel arch scoops, this version of the Genesis could function inspiration for an actual shot at the highest end of endurance racing – with an LMDh automobile within the works.
While the X Gran Racer is sort of a concerning vehicle in its native form, it’s subject to the Gr.1 balance of performance (BOP) settings for the event. This brings its power right down to a more reasonable level, around 600 hp, and that too on grippy Racing Soft tires.
The long lap means loads can go unsuitable, and there's time to shoot almost in every single place, so we expect lap times to drop soon. We can already see the highest ten players breaking 2:40, with the perfect now achieving 2:38, setting a gold mark of two:43.3.
There's not much likelihood this can proceed, but it surely's hard to estimate how far it’d fall by the point the event ends in two weeks. We saw laps in 2:37, so we'll really must fight for gold in 2:41.
There's one week left until last week's published time trial of the brand new Nissan GT-R T-Spec on the Nurburgring GP track. The times at the moment are towards the lower end of our estimate, with the record at 1:31.895, putting the gold at 1:34.651. Therefore, 1:34.5 should still be sufficient, but you could need a little bit margin to be secure.
To access online time trials, you will need to unlock Sports Mode by completing Menu Book 9 (“Championships: Tokyo Highway Parade”) within the GT Cafe single-player hub. Since you're up against the clock and never a direct, head-to-head multiplayer event, PlayStation Plus isn't required.
Typically, at the tip of the event, you'll have to be inside 3% of your world best time to earn gold status and a bonus of two million credits. There are smaller prizes of a million for being within the 5% bracket and 250,000 kr for bronze with a ten% discount.
Events are updated every Thursday, with each individual challenge typically remaining available for 2 weeks, and the oldest of the 2 events being replaced weekly. You can sit up for the following recent time trial coming at 07:00 UTC on Thursday, October 17.
7 Lap Gran Turismo Timed Challenge October 10 – Circuit de Sainte-Croix
- Path: Circuit Sainte-Croix A
- Car: Genesis X Gran Racer Vision GT – Garage/Car Rental
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (M)
- Tires: Soft racing
- Settings: He fixed it
Gran Turismo 7 Lap Time Trial Challenge October 3 – Nurburgring Sprint
- Path: Sprint on the Nurburgring
- Car: Nissan GT-R (R35) Premium T-Spec '24 – garage/rental automobile
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (M)
- Tires: Sports medium
- Settings: He fixed it
