Drive your tito’s Honda CR-V in this month’s Gran Turismo 7 update

One of the staples of the Gran Turismo series is the fact that you can drive actual, run-of-the-mill cars that you’d come across in the city aside from your usual performance, super, and legendary cars.

Heck, to be able to even drive your own car in the game is nothing short of elating, so for Polyphony Digital to add two more common cars (alongside two high-performance cars) for Patch 1.59 for the month of May is worth getting excited over.

The first, and arguably most notable standard car is the ’21 Honda CR-V e:HEV EX・Black Edition.

While it’s a bit confusing why Polyphony Digital didn’t add the latest CR-V generation, it’s still nice to see the previous generation that is represented in the game, which was beloved in the Philippines as it was one of those rare crossovers to offer the combination of seven seats, a diesel powertrain, and a compact chassis in the market.

This one, on the other hand, is the first time Honda’s e:HEV hybrid system was introduced to the CR-V nameplate, featuring the same 2.0-liter Atkinson cycle engine and two electric motors, and the flexibility of being able to switch between series or parallel hybrid operations at will. Being the Black Edition, this model features a few more blacked-out trimmings here and there.

Then, there’s the ‘12 Suzuki Carry KC. It’s a beloved little kei truck that’s meant for the tight cities and streets of Japan, but it so happens to be experiencing a boom in the United States where more and more people are importing these tiny trucks for actual road use.

The Philippines has a different, larger version with a bigger 1.5-liter gasoline engine and is sourced from Indonesia, but this one in the game is made in Japan and features a tiny 658cc engine, meaning it should be incredibly fun to lap around the Nurburgring in-game in stock form.

For those who could care less about regular cars, the ‘17 Ferrari 812 Superfast is there for those who need their fill of Italian exotics in the game.

This is one of the de-facto Ferrari grand tourers that carry Ferrari’s traditional front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout with a massive naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12 that punches out 789 horsepower and 718 Nm of torque to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, meaning this will be one heck of a screamer even stock.

And finally, the ‘01 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C5) is one of the most iconic models to bear the Z06 nameplate, featuring the (according to enthusiasts) definitive Corvette shape, the legendary naturally aspirated 5.7-liter LS6 V8 engine with 405 horsepower and 542Nm of torque to the rear wheels, alongside a few changes like a handling package, manual transmission, and a hardtop body with a reduction in equipment to reduce weight.

Apart from these four new cars, not much content has been added apart from appropriate events for you to try these out on, the availability of Gran Turismo Sophy on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya GP Layout, and new Scapes locations.

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