14 DAY TRIAL // A brand new update is ready for download in Gran Turismo 6, adding a bunch of new features and content, including new cars, tracks, and game modes, for racing video game enthusiasts all across the world to enjoy.
The game was released exclusively for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system from Sony in December of 2013, being the twelfth entry in the long-running Gran Turismo video game series from famed designer Kazunori Yamauchi.
Instant action on a new circuit
Developer Polyphony Digital has announced that Update 1.12 introduces a couple of new things for PlayStation 3 users to explore, including an all-new online Quick Match mode, a simple online racing gameplay variant that lets you take part in events with pre-determined regulations.
Whenever a new event is entered, matchmaking takes place automatically, and the race simply starts, making it easy to join a fast and fun race with no hassle.
The update also delivers a new track, the Circuite de la Sierra, modeled after the Ronda region of Spain, and the Sierra Time Rally challenge has players attempt to complete a lap around the course within the allotted time, with extensions being awarded for passing through checkpoints in the track's 12 different sectors.
In addition to this, you can also raise your score (and combo level) by overtaking vehicles and passing through speed traps along the way, but hitting any other cars of barriers will cause your combo score to be lost in its entirety.
New rides to drive around the track
Update 1.12 adds the Toyota FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo, honed to perfection in the in-game rendition in order to enhance all of its features and become a pure racing vehicle. The car can be earned by completing one lap in the new limited time FT-1 Seasonal Event.
In addition to this, the update also introduced the Nissan GT-R Nismo, the ultimate incarnation of the R35 GT-R from 2007.
The latest version has set the fastest volume production car record at the Nordschleife course on Germany's Nurburgring, hitting the track with retuned suspension, updated turbochargers, and increased downforce.
The vehicle will be awarded for free to all those who take part in this year's GT Academy online event inside Gran Turismo 6.
Even with these new and exciting additions, Gran Turismo 6 still has an uphill battle against the upcoming Project Cars and DriveClub, so here's hoping that Gran Turismo 7 is on the way and perhaps not years away.
