Gran Turismo 7 Car List: Top 10 Vehicles Back in the Game

The Gran Turismo series has featured thousands of cars over its 25 year run.

But the previous iteration of the franchise had a drastically reduced stable of vehicles. That game was Gran Turismo Sport which launched several years ago with just 168 cars. By the end of its run, it did climb up to 338 available vehicles, but that’s a stark contrast to the game that proceeded it, Gran Turismo 6. This instalment came with over 1,200 vehicles on offer. This was completely understandable as the car list in Gran Turismo 6 was a bit bloated and featured hundreds of cars lacking in detail. For Gran Turismo Sport, every car was fully rendered with incredible detail – a long and labour intensive process.

By reducing the car list, a lot of fan favorite vehicles were caught in the crosshairs of this downsize. The Renault Espace F1, Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak Version, and the Chaparral 2J were all axed from the series, much to the dismay of virtual racers worldwide. But fear not. A new GT has just been released, Gran Turismo 7, and it has well over 400 vehicles at launch. Included in the stable are the return of many nostalgic-infused favorites. We have poured over all of the cars in game and come up with a top 10 list of vehicles that have returned to the franchise, ranked in order below.

Speaking of old rally road cars that skipped Gran Turismo Sport, there is the classic 1980 Renault 5 Turbo. Essentially a subcompact hatch with the engine moved from under the hood to where the rear seats would have been, the R5 Turbo is an overpowered, hard to handle mini-beast. Not exactly our first choice when trying to win races, we love the looks of this car and it hilarious driving experience.

Late ’80s Americana wrapped up in a virtual fibreglass bundle. That is the 1989 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1. Granted the paint and graphics package we added to the ‘Vette might help really emphasize its ’80s awesomeness, but we’re just trying to keep it on brand. With a 375 hp DOHC V8, the ZR-1 was a serious supercar hunter when first launched. Although the 1989 model is new to the Gran Turismo franchise, there was a near identical 1990 model from Gran Turismo 4 through 6, so we’re calling this car a return.

In one form or another, there have always been late ’90s Toyota Supra and Nissan Skyline GT-R Super GT500 racecars in Gran Turismo. Well, with one exception – Gran Turismo Sport. Thankfully, this has been corrected and the iconic Castrol-liveried Supra and Pennziol-liveried Skyline GT-R are back where they belong in a Gran Turismo Game. Interestingly, unlike the newer GT500 cars in game, the older Supra and Skyline are not classified as Gr.2 cars, but instead are lumped in with the more useful Gr.3 cars.

As we mentioned in our Gran Turismo 7 Cars: Top 10 Best New Vehicles Added to the Game article posted last week, we have a soft spot for the FIA GT1 class from the 1990s. So seeing an old friend return to the land of Gran Turismo warms our heart. Not only is the 1998 Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM a badass race car, it is also classified by Gran Turismo as a Gr.2 car, which means it’s a fun alternative to all of the Japan Super GT cars that were previously the only choice for that vehicle class.

There aren’t many Touring Cars through history that are more recognizable than a red 1993 Alfa Romeo 155 2.5 V6 TI. The all-wheel drive sedan dominated the 1993 DTM season, with its V6 engine that could scream to 11,500 rpm. In game developers have classified it as a Gr.4 car which means players can use it in a whole host of racing challenges. It’s one of a handful of vehicles we plan to never change the livery on.

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