Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.71 Adds Four Cars, Including Two JZX100 Toyotas and the Caterham Seven
Gran Turismo 7 update 1.71 unlocks at 11:00pm PDT on 19 August, which is 7:00am BST and 3:00pm JST on 20 August, and it adds four cars, three new World Circuits events and a Scapes curation shot in Whistler, Canada. Polyphony Digital is also bringing Caterham back to the series for the first time since Gran Turismo 6. The download is free for anyone who already owns the game, and an internet connection is required to apply it.
What is in Gran Turismo 7 update 1.71
The car list is the headline, and two of the four are JZX100 Toyota sedans that the drift scene has kept alive for a quarter of a century. The other two are a featherweight British track car and a 601-horsepower electric saloon, which is about as wide as a four-car spread gets.
- '97 Toyota Chaser Tourer V — filed under Street Icon, bought from Used Cars
- '97 Toyota Mark II Tourer V — filed under Sleeper Pick, bought from Used Cars
- '08 Caterham Seven Superlight R500 — filed under Pure Driver, bought from Brand Central
- '25 Hyundai IONIQ 6 N — filed under Next Gen Performance, bought from Brand Central
Where a car is sold matters more than it sounds. The two Toyotas sit in Used Cars, which rotates its stock, so they are not guaranteed to be sitting there the moment you log in. The Caterham and the IONIQ 6 N go into Brand Central, where they stay permanently and can be bought whenever you have the credits.
Which platforms get the update
Gran Turismo 7 runs on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, with PS VR2 support on the PS5 version. Sony announced 1.71 for Gran Turismo 7 as a whole and did not publish platform-specific notes, and there is no PC or Xbox version of the game to update. Nothing in the announcement suggests the four cars are limited to one console generation.
The one thing worth watching is the clock. Because the update lands at 11:00pm Pacific, most of the world outside the Americas sees it dated 20 August. If you are in the UK, Europe, India or Japan, do not expect anything on the 19th.
Caterham returns, and the Seven is the odd one out
The Superlight R500 is the interesting inclusion. Caterham has been absent from the series since Gran Turismo 6, and the R500 is the version of the Seven built around a power-to-weight ratio of roughly 520 horsepower per tonne rather than outright output. In a garage that has spent the last few updates filling up with hypercars, a car with no roof and almost no mass behaves nothing like anything else on the grid.
The IONIQ 6 N sits at the opposite end. Hyundai's dual-motor version produces 601 horsepower, and it is the kind of heavy, instantly torquey EV that rewards a completely different braking discipline from the Toyotas. If you mostly play on a phone rather than a console, our round-up of the best racing games for Android covers the closest handheld equivalents.
The three new World Circuits events
Polyphony has confirmed three new World Circuits events alongside the cars, but the full event list, payouts and any accompanying fixes only appear in the in-game patch notes once the update is live. That is the studio's normal pattern for monthly drops, so treat any event list circulating before the unlock time as unconfirmed. The new Scapes curation is set in Whistler, British Columbia.
Published counts put the garage at 574 cars after 1.71 is applied. By the standards of a Gran Turismo 7 monthly update this is a light one: four cars, three events and a photo location, with no new track, no Cafe Menu Book and no announced physics changes.
Should you install it straight away
You do not get a choice if you play online — Sport Mode and the Daily Races require the current version, so the update is effectively mandatory the moment it goes live. Offline players can hold off, though there is little reason to. Sony has not flagged any known issues with 1.71, unlike the messier launch of the Silent Hill 2 patch 1.07 on PS5 Pro, which the publisher was investigating within a day.
Anyone building out a PlayStation library this month should also check what came free with their subscription: the PS Plus August wave 2 additions landed yesterday, and 13 titles are on their way off the store in the Ternox delisting on 23 August.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time does Gran Turismo 7 update 1.71 go live?
Update 1.71 unlocks at 11:00pm PDT on 19 August 2026, which is 7:00am BST and 3:00pm JST on 20 August. Most players outside the Americas will therefore see it appear on the 20th. You need an internet connection to download and apply it.
Which cars does Gran Turismo 7 update 1.71 add?
Four: the '97 Toyota Chaser Tourer V, the '97 Toyota Mark II Tourer V, the '08 Caterham Seven Superlight R500 and the '25 Hyundai IONIQ 6 N. The two Toyotas are sold through Used Cars, while the Caterham and the Hyundai are stocked permanently in Brand Central.
Is update 1.71 free, and is it on PS4 as well as PS5?
It is free for anyone who owns Gran Turismo 7. The game is available on PS5 and PS4, with PS VR2 support on PS5, and Sony announced the update for Gran Turismo 7 without splitting out platform-specific notes. There is no PC or Xbox version of the game.
Does update 1.71 add a new track?
No. It adds three new World Circuits events on existing circuits, not a new course. The only new location is a Scapes photography curation set in Whistler, British Columbia, which is used for photo mode rather than racing.
Do I have to install 1.71 to keep playing?
If you race online you do. Sport Mode and the Daily Races require the current game version, so the update is effectively mandatory once it is live. Offline single-player can run on the older version until you next connect.
