![]() Or what a ‘Hot Hatch’ is? Gran Turismo as a series overflows with an appreciation of car history as much as it is a game to be played, it’s a curator’s egg too – collecting cars from all over the world and delving into the different philosophies that designers and engineers have taken with their creations. You start with your garage and the Café – the place you’ll likely be making a stop at very often, meeting the various people hanging out there who are very happy to tell you the history of a certain car or car series and the impact it had.ĭid you know that BMW’s M series grew from their motorsport portfolio? I didn’t. ![]() It presents a hub with places you must unlock before you can visit them, and for those not wholly invested in the nitty gritty of cars, it’s a world that unfurls at a leisurely pace. ![]() In years gone by, I would have shuffled over to a Drive Club (gone but not forgotten), a Project Gotham Racing (it feels Forza has replaced this series completely) or a game in the Dirt series, F1 or dare I mention it – Forza Motorsport and Horizon.īut let’s get back on the racing line to what Gran Turismo 7 does. I have played previous Gran Turismo entries, Sport most recently, but have never quite got into the minutiae of car design and engineering. What does a camshaft do? Not a clue in the slightest.īut having played the latest iteration in the Gran Turismo series, I find my knowledge about cars beginning to deepen my interest in car culture has broadened and I’m starting to figure out what all these car-related terms actually mean.Īnd it is down to the way Gran Turismo 7 presents its world of car culture. I don’t drive (if I’m asked, I just say, ‘do I need to drive in London?’) and my knowledge of cars in general is body deep, as it were. OPINION: I’m a big motorsport fan and I’ve been playing racing games since the 90s but, perhaps strangely, I wouldn’t call myself a petrolhead. ![]()
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