GT Sport Gran Turismo Sport February Update Introduces 12 New Cars...

[Paul Jeffrey]

New update, new layouts and new cars for Gran Turismo Sport... the February Update is here!

The new 1.13 build update for Sony PlayStation 4 leading title Gran Turismo Sport has been released! Alongside the usual list of fixes and improvements, development team Polyphony Digital have released a wave of new content to this interesting racing game - finally adding so much needed variety to the track offering in the current version of the title.

Added to GT Sport as part of the new update comes 12 new vehicles, presenting a nice mix of old and new machines from the world of road and race, highlights of which will undoubtedly be the 1971 issue De Tomaso Pantera for those who like their supercars classic, or the Subaru WRX STI Isle of Man Time Attack Car for players looking for a more contemporary driving experience.

As well as the headline grabbing new car releases, the latest build also adds some much needed variety on the circuit front in the form of four new layouts to the fantasy 'Blue Moon Speedway' location, mixing things up a little for those getting a little too familiar with the current circuit offering in GT Sport at present.

The new update is available to download now on PS4.

February Build 1.13 Release Notes:

Campaign Mode
The following events have been added to the “GT League”:

• Beginner’s League “Stars & Stripes”
  
• Amateur League “Dream Car Championship”
  
• Professional League “F1500 Championship”
  
• “Sunday Cup” Round 6 and 7
  
• “Clubman Cup" Round 6
  
• "Premium Sport Lounge“ Round 4 and 5
  
• ”Porsche Cup” Round 2
  
• "Monza Circuit" has been added to the “Circuit Experience”.

New Cars
The following 12 cars have been added:

• Alpine A110 1600S '72
  
• Alpine A110 Premiere Edition '17
  
• Audi R8 4.2 FSI R tronic '07
  
• De Tomaso Pantera '71
  
• Dodge Challenger R/T '70
  
• Ford Mustang Mach 1 '71
  
• Gran Turismo F1500T-A
  
• Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 '11
  
• Subaru WRX STI Isle of Man Time Attack Car '16
  
• Subaru Falken Tires / Turn 14 Distribution BRZ '17
  
• Toyota Supra 3.0GT TURBO A '88
  
• Toyota MR2 GT-S GT-S '97

Tracks
The following 4 layouts for the "Blue Moon Bay Speedway" track have been added:

• Blue Moon Bay Speedway - Infield A
  
• Blue Moon Bay Speedway - Infield A II
  
• Blue Moon Bay Speedway - Infield B
  
• Blue Moon Bay Speedway - Infield B II

Scapes
“Snow” has been added to the special featured section.

Brand Central
Additional Scapes spots have been added to Volkswagen.

Livery Editor

• When editing a vehicle with an existing livery such as a race car, the existing livery will no longer be removed until you start editing the paint, decals, or racing items. (When only the design of the wheels is changed, the original decals will be maintained);
  
• Added “Exposure Adjustment” to the livery editor options;
  
• The lowest value limit for the brightness of Black paint has been lowered.

Discover

• Added a [Recommended] page;
  
• Notification of users who liked or reposted your content will be displayed;
  
• You can now preview the liveries of cars within the car livery.

My Library
It is now possible to preview the liveries of cars in the car livery section.

Race Photo
The target car name is now displayed in the panning shot settings.

Sport Mode

• The Sportsmanship Rating (SR) and penalty judgement algorithms have been improved;
  
• In a collision between two cars, a penalty will now be added to the Driver Rating (DR) as well as incurring a Time Penalty depending on the situation;
  
• If a driver continues to drive without complying with a certain amount of Time Penalty, additional time penalties will be added. (The additional penalty depends on the DR);
  
• A driver may now be disqualified from a race if the number of collisions and shortcuts they accumulate becomes too great;
  
• Cars over a lap behind will now be ghosted and will not be subject to collisions. (Only enabled in Sport mode);
  
• It is now possible to submit grief reports for misconduct of other users.

Physics Simulation Model
The active brake controls for the 4 wheel drive system (S-AWC) used in the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition '15 has been adjusted.

Notifications
Followers' notifications will now be displayed in the notifications list of [My Menu].
Other

• It is now possible to display/hide layers while editing decals with the Livery Editor;
• A gallery has been added to the detailed user information page in Discover;
• Some of the Sport mode penalties will also apply to Lobby races;
• Various other issues have been addressed.

GT Sport is available for Sony PlayStation 4 now.

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Like the sound of the new update? Which car interests you the most from the new release? Let us know in the comments section below!

 

[Jockey]

I need a PS4. :/

 

[traind]

I need a PS4. :/

Don't be sucked in!

If you have already graduated to pc sims, even though there is real nostalgia for GT games, the reality will let you down.

 

[Jammy Daddy]

Don't be sucked in!

If you have already graduated to pc sims, even though there is real nostalgia for GT games, the reality will let you down.

Yes. I can't enjoy NFS anymore ;(

 

[jonination]

Appreciate the crackdown on idiots online, though for a game that takes its esports appeal so seriously, they should be pushing even harder to eradicate the griefers. Meanwhile, the lack of tracks has always been what makes me stop playing and I'd hardly call a couple infield courses at one location (and not even very good ones at that) "much needed track variety".

You know your track selection sucks when your Stars n Stripes series is 3 races long and still don't have enough American circuits, so you put Interlagos in there.

 

[digital1nk]

Appreciate the crackdown on idiots online, though for a game that takes its esports appeal so seriously, they should be pushing even harder to eradicate the griefers. Meanwhile, the lack of tracks has always been what makes me stop playing and I'd hardly call a couple infield courses at one location (and not even very good ones at that) "much needed track variety".

You know your track selection sucks when your Stars n Stripes series is 3 races long and still don't have enough American circuits, so you put Interlagos in there.

But Interlagos is an American circuit.

 

[Colin Knowles]

Does the Monza circuit experience means it's possible in VR now or is that wishful thinking ??

Is it every month they bring a new bunch of cars and tweaks to download ??

 

[jonination]

But Interlagos is an American circuit.

This freaking guy...XD

 

[CXAMP]

It may not be sim racing but the sport mode is so fun to play. Always tons of people playing GT sport.

 

[Metalogic]

My work gave me a PS4 Pro before Christmas (am normally a PC guy). The only thing I have installed on it is GT Sport

 

[Daniel Pettit]

It may not be sim racing but the sport mode is so fun to play. Always tons of people playing GT sport.

I got hold of the f1 last night and it's was brilliant fun. It was fast but challenging and I could really throw it about but knowing if you do mess up its masses of time lost.

GT-Sport still does one thing better than others though and that's good pickup races. Every 30 minutes you can get into an 18-20 car race and as long as it's grp3 or 4 (90% it is) then it's a car/track combo people know and can race well. In short GT gets close to league level racing in pickup format and that's why I love it

 

[Magnar Berset]

I really wish people would stop all this judgement over racing sims. I haven't played gt sport but not calling it a sim og calling it that awful word "simcade" is wrong. I have seen all games but iracing been called "not a real sim", and in the iracing forum I got yelled at for calling it a game. It was a sport og a hobby. Not a game.

This discussion makes me sick. People need to show some respect, or we need some good definitions of what a racing sim is.

 

[MarkR]

There is still one thing GT does better than any other racing game - teaching racing lines, technique and the handling differences between vehicle types. Sure it isn't perfect in terms of all aspects of handling but as a way of learning how to brake, corner and get the most from FWD, AWD, and RWD cars with differing engine positions it does a fine job. It isn't perfect but it's damn good and a lot of the more super serious sims could do with a decent rce school option. Those licence challenges are still fun after all these years and the track mastery with sections then the full lap challenge really help learn the key features of tracks. This and the career practice challenges in F1 2017 show that their is still a place for innovation in single player racing games.

I picked up GT Sport for the kids but surprised myself with how much I've also enjoyed it. It's good on both the wheel and the gamepad. The single player career mode is back and that provides a huge amount of content.

GT Sport really tries to promote clean and fair racing too with videos on racing etiquette and 100% extra in game credits for clean races. The AI are also reasonable to race against. On PS4 Pro it both looks and performs superbly. The general atmosphere of the game is still a bit odd with all those random cultural references but it doesn't get in the way of the game.

GT Sport is a long way ahead of Forza 7 in terms of handling and gameplay and it's been a long time since I could say that.