CarJuice » Gran Turismo 5 http://carjuice.com.au Cars. Glorious Cars Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:24:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Gran Turismo 5 looms closer – Yamauchi promises the world http://carjuice.com.au/2009/11/04/gran-turismo-5-looms-closer-yamauchi-promises-the-world/ http://carjuice.com.au/2009/11/04/gran-turismo-5-looms-closer-yamauchi-promises-the-world/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:49:15 +0000 The Juicer http://carjuice.com.au/?p=508 Under development for five years now, Polyphony Digital, the team behind legendary gaming icon Gran Turismo have been brewing the fifth installment for an unusually long time. Australians are unforunately still without a confirmed date for the long-awaited title.

Here is something I love about this game. Kazunori Yamauchi, Gran Turismo’s spiritual and intellectual owner and creator, got inspiration for the direction of the coming titles whilst participating in an endurance race at Germany’s Nürburgring.

Kazunori Yamauchi
Kazunori Yamauchi at Nurburgring

Yamauchi was hugely unexperienced compared to the rest of the field, and cited Gran Turismo for the much-needed track knowledge of such a complex track. I cannot wait for some Forza fan to try and give me grief for having to wait so long; Rome wasn’t built in a day, and Gran Turismo is going to be a damned good game. Here is a quote from the man himself (god bless him).

“I wanted to confirm just how effective the experience in the virtual world is, by competing in a race on the Nurburgring. And that includes not just the driving aspects, but on a wider range of things including the building of the car, communication, and much more. And of course, this will all be fed back into future renditions of Gran Turismo. ”

Driving a not-far-from-stock Lexus IS-F, Yamauchi won his class, posting the best time in his team of 10.09 around the fabled ‘Ring.

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]]> http://carjuice.com.au/2009/11/04/gran-turismo-5-looms-closer-yamauchi-promises-the-world/feed/ 0 Gran Turismo 5 due by Christmas (hopefully) http://carjuice.com.au/2009/08/05/gran-turismo-5-due-by-christmas-hopefully/ http://carjuice.com.au/2009/08/05/gran-turismo-5-due-by-christmas-hopefully/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:11:32 +0000 The Juicer http://carjuice.com.au/?p=376 Polyphony Digital has rumoured the release of the long-awaited Gran Turismo 5, pitting it around the end of December. It wouldn’t take a genius to know that a release date before Christmas would make a smart decision; if I was a gambling man, I would bet something like the 22nd.

 I can’t really afford a stadium-sized garage and then chock it out with some of the world’s greatest cars, so I will most probably buy this game. Actually, I can’t wait. Polyphony Digital  will inject bucketloads of realism into their release, and will provide a brilliant escape for enthusiasts. Look out Forza, I’m also willing to bet GT5 will beat the pants off it.

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