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GT Academy was released on May 1, 2012, as a free standalone title on the PlayStation Network as a collaboration between Nissan and Polyphony Digital. A key feature was the ability to unlock exclusive "academy cars" for use in Gran Turismo 5 as well as a special racing suit for anyone who completed all challenges. The rewards for the game were ...
Developed in conjunction with Polyphony Digital, first introduced at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show, and intended for use with Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Gran Turismo 5, and all PlayStation 3 auto racing games, the Driving Force GT is the fifth entry in the company's Driving Force series of game controllers and is the official steering wheel of the ...
Jann Mardenborough, a sim racer, became a professional Nissan racing driver by playing Gran Turismo. [1] [2] [3]Sim racing is the collective term for racing games that attempt to accurately simulate auto racing, complete with real-world variables such as fuel usage, damage, tire wear and grip, and suspension settings. [4]
The Gran Turismo 5 Prologue booth at Games Convention 2008. Sony demonstrated an updated version of Gran Turismo 4, Vision Gran Turismo, at E3 2005, and it would be the basis for Gran Turismo 5 when it released years later. [38] Yamauchi said that developing for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) was a "nightmare", and the game's release was delayed ...
Today the car is considered by Mazda and Wankel enthusiasts as one of the most iconic race cars to come out of Japan. [16] [17] [clarification needed] It has appeared in several video games, such as the Gran Turismo series, [18] the Forza Motorsport series, [19] and Assetto Corsa. [20]
Nicolas Hammann became the first GT Academy graduate to compete in stock car racing (both Gran Turismo 5 and Gran Turismo 6 had featured NASCAR Cup Series cars), where he made two starts (all on road courses) for Mike Harmon Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Hammann made further road course starts in the Xfinity Series in 2017 and 2019.
The X2010 was theorised by Newey, head engineer of Red Bull Racing, and Yamauchi, and features exclusively in later Gran Turismo video games. The hypothetical car, designed as an ultimate racing machine, was designed with pure speed in mind, rather than adherence to rules and regulations, making it theoretically superior to a Formula One car in terms of speed and handling.
Ever since Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, there have been three versions of the GT by Citroën. All specifications of each version are from Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo franchise, Gran Turismo Sport. Road version - 500 hp (373 kW; 507 PS), 384 lb⋅ft (521 N⋅m) Gr.4 version - 394 hp (294 kW; 399 PS), 283 lb⋅ft (384 N⋅m)