The arrival of new cars always grabs the attention, and that’s the case once again as the free Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.62 has launched.
Probably the most interesting for the four vehicles added are the two concept versions of the Chevrolet Corvette, showing a potential future for the American sports car. The road focused Corvette CX Concept ’25 is an electric hypercar with active aero, a unique canopy design, heads-up cockpit display, and the small matter of 2000hp quad motor all-wheel drive. The real concept car was first shown at the Monterrey Car Week earlier this month.
But that wasn’t the only concept Corvette revealed, and now available in Gran Turismo 7. There’s also the race version, called the Corvette CX.R Vision Gran Turismo, which opts for a 900 horsepower twin-turbo 2.0 litre V8 which is mid-mounted, revs to 15,000 rpm, and also helps the car to reach 2,000hp in combination with a trio of electric motors. Other differences include more aggressive aero, a lower ride height, and less weight, along with a black and yellow livery helping to celebrate 25 years of the Corvette Racing program.
Also new for this year is the AFEELA 1 ’26, an electric 483hp twin-motor car which was revealed at CES 2025 with production starting in 2026.
And if you want something older and more quirky, there’s also the Renault Avantime 3.0 V6 24V ’02, with the French MPV offering plenty of space for family and luggage while you’re racing. Designed and manufacurered by affiliate Matra, when that company decided to pull out of car production, partly due to poor sales of the Avantime, the car was discontinued as one of the worst-sellers of all time.
Along with the four new cars, the update also includes more cars available for engine swaps, including the Avantime, new events in World Circuits, and a new Extra Menu for Japanese Racing Pioneers in the cafe.
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.62
1. Cars
- The following four cars have been added.
・AFEELA 1 ’26 (Sold in ‘Brand Central’)
・Chevrolet Corvette CX Concept ’25 (Sold in ‘Brand Central’)
・Chevrolet Corvette CX.R Vision Gran Turismo Concept (Sold in ‘Brand Central’)
・Renault Avantime 3.0 V6 24V ’02 (Sold in ‘Brand Central’ and at the ‘Used Cars’ dealership)
2. World Circuits
- The following new events have been added to ‘World Circuits’:
・Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
- World Touring Car 900
・Circuit de Sainte-Croix B Reverse
- European Sunday Cup 400
・Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
- Japanese 4WD Challenge 600
3. Café
- The following Extra Menu has been added:
・Extra Menu No.47: ‘Collection: Japanese Racing Pioneers’ (Collector Level 33)
- Added new sets of conversations with the Characters appearing in the Café. These new conversations can be accessed by changing to the following cars in ‘Garage’ and speaking with the Characters in the Café:
CHARACTERS
- Chris
・Renault Avantime 3.0 V6 24V ’02
- Stella
・Renault Kangoo 1.4 ’01
・ Renault R4 GTL ’85
4. GT Auto
- Car Maintenance & Service
Engine Swaps are now available for the following cars (unlocked at Collector Level 50):
・Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG 4MATIC ’13
・Ford Mustang GT Premium Fastback ’15
・Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition (FK8) ’20
・Honda Civic Type R (FL5) ’22
・Genesis G70 3.3T AWD P.Package ’22
・Nissan Silvia K’s Aero (S14) ’96
・RE Amemiya FD3S RX-7
・Renault Avantime 3.0 V6 24V ’02
・Subaru BRZ STI Sport ’18
・Volkswagen Golf VII GTI ’14
5. Scapes
- ‘Tokyo Bay’ has been added as a featured Curation in Scapes.
Other Improvements and Adjustments
1. Localisation
- Fixed various text localisation issues.
2. Others
- Various other issues have been addressed.
Aside from the concept cars, it’s a fairly standard update with no new tracks, Sophy AI expansion or other major changes to the game, but the Vettes should be fun to try out.
Keep up all the latest news on Gran Turismo 7 or check out the latest reveals in our Gran Turismo 7 car list and the Gran Turismo 7 track list. You can obviously buy Gran Turismo 7 from the PlayStation Store or pick up physical copies from retailers including Game and Amazon.
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