Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.38: Patch notes & content

Gran Turismo 7 update 1.38 is finally out! Racers everywhere have been starved for content within GT7, and with Forza Motorsport just a week away, Polyphony would be wise to give their players a reason to stick with GT7 in this update.

Unfortunately, they didn't consider that when it came to this update, giving players one of the weakest updates to GT7 yet.

So what do players get from update 1.38? Let's take a look!

Gran Turismo 7 update 1.38

The update is now rolling out across PlayStation servers, which means the servers are down and GT7 is basically unplayable. The game should be back online shortly, at which point players will be able to enjoy what this update has to offer.

Once you've installed the 3.81 GB patch, players will get access to the meagre offering of update 1.38.

The three cars for this update are the Honda Civic Type R '22, the Garage RCR Civic, and the Mazda3 Gr.4. So no surprises after the teaser tweet at the weekend. It's nice to see two normal cars added and the Gr.4 roster expanded, but we could have done with more here.

There are also two new Extra Menus, which only ask you to own a trio of cars rather than complete races. These are No.29 Porsche Supercars and No.30 GR.

There's also new Scapes spots at a Nissan plant and a trio of new races. That's it. Yea, not ideal...

Patch notes

There isn't even a huge amount in the patch notes when it comes to tweaks and fixes. Here's the full patch notes as released by Polyphony.

Cars

Three new cars have been added:

• Garage RCR Civic
• Honda Civic Type R (FL5) '22
• MAZDA3 Gr.4

The following cars have been implemented to Brand Central:

• Toyota GR Corolla MORIZO Edition '22
• Toyota Ambulance Himedic '21

New liveries have been added for these cars:

• Mazda RX-VISION GT3 CONCEPT
• Mazda Atenza Gr.4
• Mazda Roadster NR-A (ND) '22

World Circuits

The following new events have been implemented to World Circuits:

• Grand Valley - Highway 1
  • Race of Turbo Sportscars
• Dragon Trail
  • Race of Turbo Sportscars
• Mount Panorama
  • World Touring Car 700

Brand Central

The following brand receives a Museum entry:

• Fiat

The following brand receives a New Spots:

• Nissan

Café

These Extra Menus have been added:

• Extra Menu No. 29: Collection: Porsche Supercars (Collector Level 42 and above)
• Extra Menu No. 30 Collection: GR (Collector Level 39 and above)

New sets of conversations with the Car Designers and Characters appearing in the Café have been implemented. These new conversations can be accessed by changing to the following cars in your Garage and speaking with the characters in the Café:

CAR DESIGNERS

Ed Welburn

• McLaren 650S Coupe '14
• McLaren MP4-12C '10
• Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren '09
• Peugeot RCZ GT Line '15

Fabio Filippini

• Abarth 595 Esseesse '70
• Enzo Ferrari '02
• Ferrari GTO '84
• Ferrari Testarossa '91
• Maserati GranTurismo S '08
• Renault R.S.01 '16

Freeman Thomas

• Ford Mustang GT Premium Fastback '15
• Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 Track '13
• Porsche 356 A/1500 GS Carrera '56
• Porsche 356 A/1500 GS GT Carrera Speedster '56

Hideo Kodama

• Abarth 1500 Biposto Bertone B.A.T 1 '52
• Renault R8 Gordini '66
• Suzuki Swift Sport '07

CHARACTERS

Chris

• Honda Civic Type R (FL5) '22

Jeremy

• Garage RCR Civic

Stella

• Toyota GR Corolla MORIZO Edition '22

GT Auto

Engine Swaps have been added for the following cars (Unlocked at Collector Level 50):

• Porsche 356 A/1500 GS Carrera '56
• Porsche 911 Carrera RS (901) '73
• Porsche 911 Carrera RS (964) '92
• Porsche 911 GT3 (997) '09
• Porsche Cayman GT4 '16

The following brands have been implemented to the pre-set decals in the Livery Editor:

• Aim
• Checkered Sports
• Hondata

Race Screen

We added the "Weather Radar" button to the Quick Menu.

A countdown is now displayed before a car is replaced when "Replace Car After Leaving Track" is set to "On."

Legend Cars

Prices for Legend Cars (Hagerty Collection) have been revised based on real-life valuations from Gran Turismo partner, Hagerty, which provides valuations and vehicle insurance for classic cars and sponsors many historic car events. New prices will be applied the next time a vehicle goes on sale. The next price revision is scheduled for January 2024.

Localization

Fixed various text localization issues.

Others

Various other issues have been addressed.