Gran Turismo 7 adds the Nismo Skyline GT-R Z-tune and two more cars

It’s that time of the month for Gran Turismo 7 to receive yet another update, and this time, we’re getting three new Japanese cars that help bring back the old feel of Gran Turismo games of yore with the varied car lists.

First up is a crowd favorite, the ‘05 Nismo Skyline GT-R Z Tune (R34), one of the rarest and most coveted complete cars to come out of Nismo. Made in celebration of 20 years of its founding, the company had to source 20 specific used cars since the production of the R34 Skyline GT-R had ended, and these were all rebuilt from the ground up.

Underneath the hood is the highly coveted RB26DETT-Z2 engine that’s been bored out to 2.8 liters, matching the GT500-class race car at the time. Apart from other performance enhancements like uprated turbos, a titanium exhaust, improved chassis rigidity, Sachs dampers, bespoke Brembo brakes, and semi-slick tires, the Z Tune’s iconic, aggressive body kit is all made out of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic parts.

Then, we have another “common” car in the ‘22 Nissan Qashqai Tekna 190 2WD e-POWER.

While admittedly just another pedestrian crossover, this one is the stylish third-generation that features the strongest implementation of Nissan’s V-Motion grille at the time, and it’s a compact crossover to match the likes of the Toyota CH-R, Honda CR-V, and Mazda CX-30 that were added to the game a few months back.

This Qashqai features Nissan’s e-Power series-hybrid system, adding yet another flavor of Japanese electrification into the game, and this is arguably one of the more powerful ones out there, being capable of pushing out 187 horsepower and 330 Nm of torque.

Finally, another sporty kei car is added. The ‘22 Honda N-One RS may look like a boxy commuter car with the RS badge added on it, but it’s more than just that. It features a 660cc turbocharged three-cylinder that sends power to the front wheels and is mated to a six-speed manual transmission.

The gearing is similar to the S660 sports kei car with upgraded synchros and clutch parts, and the weight is just about 910kg, meaning it’s a stupid fun car to throw around the virtual circuits.

As usual, new races to use these cars in, new GT Scapes, and High Speed Ring have been added to the list of Gran Turismo Sophy-capable tracks. Of course, there are hidden goodies such as new engine swaps and bug fixes, meaning it’s worth exploring the game a little more after the update installs.

^{Photos from Gran Turismo}