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Jaguar’s slick new electric hypercar will only exist in Gran Turismo

2019-10-25T03:00:00-04:00

Jaguar has placed itself at the forefront of the electric car revolution with the I-Pace SUV, despite being a smaller player in the overall car market. The British automaker also competes in all-electric racing series Formula E, and operates a whole support series made up of I-Paces. But the latest and greatest electric car from Jaguar will only be available in pixel form (at least, for now), as Jaguar has announced it's the latest automaker to participate in the now six-year-long Vision Gran Turismo project, which has helped create a number of truly wild concept cars.

On Friday, the company debuted the Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo Coupé, a …

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Audi’s 815-horsepower e-tron concept is a video game car come to life

2018-04-09T09:58:10-04:00

The Vision Gran Turismo program is a simple, wonderful idea that churns out striking concepts like clockwork. Automakers design over-the-top performance cars to be included in the Gran Turismo video game, and then, like Dr. Frankenstein, they succumb to the irresistible desire to bring their creations to life. Audi is now the latest automaker to bite with its new e-tron Vision Gran Turismo concept.

The e-tron concept doesn't look all that different from a modern GT racer, even while it's adorned with Audi's hot orange accents. But its performance specs are something to behold. Two 200kW motors on the rear axle and one on the front give it a …

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Nissan will debut a real version of its wild 2020 Vision Gran Turismo supercar

2015-10-05T13:29:36-04:00

If you really love concept cars, then what a time it is to be alive. Not only does it seem like there's a new one every week - each more insane than the last - but more of them are making their way off the page and screen and into the real world. The latest example comes from Nissan, which has just announced that it is making a real-world version of the wild 2020 Vision Gran Turismo that has been playable in Gran Turismo 6 since 2014. The company will show off the car at this month's Tokyo Motor Show.

The car is part of the Vision Gran Turismo project, which encouraged major automotive brands to develop concept cars for the game. But when i …

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This is the real, live version of Bugatti’s Vision Gran Turismo video game car

2015-09-14T13:00:02-04:00

Bugatti has the unusual distinction of being an automaker without any automobiles for sale, since its Veyron hypercar recently went out of production and it'll be another year or so before the even more ridiculous Chiron is ready for action. Meanwhile, it has some time to kill - and it's doing that in the best way possible with a maximum-insanity race car for Gran Turismo's ongoing Vision Gran Turismo series of virtual cars.

The Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo had already been unveiled in sketches, but now we're seeing the real car for the first time: yes, "real," as in "made of things like carbon fiber and suede." Unlike some automakers, Bugat …

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Bugatti is making a car for Gran Turismo that hints at its next real supercar

2015-08-19T08:56:57-04:00

Of all the countless automakers who've contributed a wild virtual car to Polyphony Digital's ongoing Vision Gran Turismo project, Bugatti - the ultra-exclusive hypercar manufacturer - is pretty much the last company I would've expected to participate. Yet here we are: Bugatti just teased the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo, "a vehicle which could also be driven on a real race circuit if it left the virtual world," according to the company's head of design, Achim Anscheidt. Eventually, this Bugatti will be available to download into PlayStation 3's Gran Turismo 6, sometime after it's fully unveiled at next month's Frankfurt auto show.

We only ha …

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Here is the ridiculous 2,590-horsepower SRT Tomahawk hypercar, coming in 2035

2015-06-02T15:05:29-04:00

Fiat Chrysler and Sony first teased the SRT Tomahawk last week, but now, the over-the-top hypercar is official - all 2,590 horsepower of it.

The automaker envisions the Tomahawk as a 2035 model year vehicle, which means you've got another 20 years to wait. The one loophole, of course, is that it's available this summer as a downloadable car for GT6 on the PlayStation 3, a new addition to Polyphony Digital's long-running Vision Gran Turismo partnership with real car companies to make digital concepts come to life. And what a concept: the SRT Tomahawk comes in three versions - street, racing, and "experimental technology" - ranging from 1,007 …

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Renault’s Alpine Vision GT is an outrageous race car for Gran Turismo and real life

2015-01-28T11:09:06-05:00

Polyphony Digital's ongoing Vision Gran Turismo program - a partnership with real automakers to create concept cars for the Gran Turismo video game series - soldiers on. And Renault may have just made the most amazing Vision GT car yet.

Take one look at the Alpine Vision Gran Turismo and you can guess that it's a pure concept car through and through, but there's something more to this one: Renault is bringing the racing-focused Alpine brand back into production next year. It's a stretch to call this car a precursor to a production model, but it's also possible that there are design cues here that could find their way into some future Alpine …

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Mazda puts Le Mans heritage on display with LM55 Vision Gran Turismo car

2014-12-25T07:53:06-05:00

Mazda's Christmas gift to the world of racing fanatics has been revealed as the LM55 Vision Gran Turismo concept supercar. It joins a growing cadre of outlandishly designed vehicles that car manufacturers have been contributing to Gran Turismo 6 since the game's release last year. Challenged by Polyphony Digital chief Kaz Yamauchi to produce their grandest vision for the ideal Gran Turismo racing car, marques like Mercedes-Benz and Toyota have responded with enthusiasm and even built real-world mockups to show off the undulating curves of their supremely aerodynamic concept autos. Mazda's approach is even more focused on the racing aspect, a …

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Infiniti’s Concept Vision Gran Turismo supercar debuts on PlayStation 3

2014-12-17T08:28:02-05:00

Vision Gran Turismo, an ongoing promotion in Polyphony Digital's storied Gran Turismo racing sim franchise, challenges real automakers to produce wild, virtual concept cars that can be downloaded into the game. An impressive number of companies have participated, ranging from Toyota to BMW to Aston Martin. Chevrolet's Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo debuted just last month.

Now, Infiniti has pulled the wraps off its entry, the Infiniti Concept Vision Gran Turismo. The swoopy mid-engine supercar features scissor doors and a rear-biased weight balance "that fills users with the joy of driving by actively drifting the rear," according to the …

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Chevrolet built a futuristic, spaceship-inspired concept car for ‘Gran Turismo 6’

2014-11-19T17:54:19-05:00

The latest concept car designed for Gran Turismo 6 is a futuristic supercar from Chevrolet. The car, dubbed the Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Tursimo (VGT), will be available as downloadable content in the PlayStation 3 game later this holiday season. It was designed through a collaboration between Chevrolet Research and Development and Chaparral Racing, and it features a propulsion system based on technology that could one day be used in spaceships.

The whole thing sounds pretty insane, with the car featuring "a mid-mounted laser beamed-energy propulsion system, which pulses beams of light that focus in a shroud, creating shock waves that gener …

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