Sony has released full details on the car classes and tracks available in Gran Turismo Sport, the long-awaited first PlayStation 4 installment in Polyphony Digital's seminal racing series.
A PlayStation Blog update bearing series creator Kazunori Yamauchi's byline reveals that there will be six categories of car in GT Sport, from Group N (everyday stock cars) through to Group X (those too extreme for other categories).
Here's some examples of different cars in each class:
- Group N: Citroen Ds3 Racing
- Group 4: Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport
- Group 3: Lexus RC F GT3 Prototype
- Group 1: Toyota TS050 Hybrid
- Group B: TBC
- Group X: Honda Project
Track-wise, there's the usual huge variety among the various locations and configurations, including stalwarts like Brands Hatch, Nurburgring, Suzuka and Tokyo Expressway.
Here's the full list:
- Alsace – Village
- Alsace – Village II
- Autodrome Lago Maggiore – GP
- Autodrome Lago Maggiore – GP II
- Autódromo De Interlagos
- Blue Moon Bay Speedway
- Blue Moon Bay Speedway II
- Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit
- Brands Hatch Indy Circuit
- Broad Bean Raceway
- Broad Bean Raceway II
- Colorado Springs – Lake
- Colorado Springs – Lake II
- Dragon Trail – Seaside
- Dragon Trail – Seaside II
- Fisherman's Ranch
- Fisherman's Ranch II
- KYOTO DRIVING PARK – MIYABI
- KYOTO DRIVING PARK – YAMAGIWA
- KYOTO DRIVING PARK – YAMAGIWA II
- Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit
- Northern Isle Speedway
- Northern Isle Speedway – Infield
- Nürburgring 24h
- Nürburgring GP
- Nürburgring Nordschleife
- Nürburgring Nordschleife Tourist Layout
- Sardegna – Windmills
- Sardegna – Windmills II
- Suzuka Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit East Course
- Tokyo Expressway – Central Inner Loop
- Tokyo Expressway – Central Outer Loop
- Tokyo Expressway – East Inner Loop
- Tokyo Expressway – East Outer Loop
- Willow Springs International Raceway: Big Willow
- Willow Springs International Raceway: Horse Thief Mile
- Willow Springs International Raceway: Horse Thief Mile II
- Willow Springs International Raceway: Streets of Willow Springs
- Willow Springs International Raceway: Streets of Willow Springs II
Gran Turismo Sport's time-limited demo version launches October 9 for PlayStation Plus members, with progress carrying over to the main game, which launches October 17. If you haven't kept up with development of GT Sport, check out our piece on its background: What's the deal with... Gran Turismo Sport?