- Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.67 launched on January 29, adding the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra.
- The update also adds Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) and Hyundai Elantra N TC.
- New World Touring Car events arrive at Nürburgring, Spa-Francorchamps and more.
Gran Turismo has always been a museum as much as a racer, curating cars that tell the story of performance culture. With its January update, that story takes a notable turn east. For the first time in the series’ long history, a Chinese-built car is joining the grid.
Update 1.67 is live now and brings three new cars to Gran Turismo 7, led by the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra — a name that would have sounded fanciful in racing circles just a few years ago. Today, it’s very real, and its arrival signals how quickly China’s automotive ambitions have accelerated.
A smartphone giant goes racing
Xiaomi is better known globally for phones and consumer electronics, but its pivot into electric vehicles has been assertive rather than tentative.
The SU7 Ultra sits at the sharp end of that push, positioned as a high-performance EV aimed squarely at established European rivals.
The Xiaomi SU7's inclusion alone is significant, as the Gran Turismo franchise has long been a cultural gateway, introducing players to marques and models well before they become household names.
For Xiaomi, appearing in one of the world’s most influential driving games is a stamp of legitimacy that money can’t simply buy.
Proper race cars join the party
The SU7 Ultra isn’t arriving solo. Also added in Update 1.67 is the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992), the latest evolution of Stuttgart’s customer racing weapon. Purpose-built for GT3 competition, it follows December’s arrival of the Ferrari 296 GT3 and sets up a mouth-watering rivalry in-game.
Rounding out the trio is Hyundai’s Elantra N TC, expanding the Korean brand’s growing N presence within Gran Turismo. It also ties neatly into a new Hyundai N collection in the game’s Café mode, giving players a clearer sense of the brand’s motorsport DNA.
New places to stretch their legs
Fresh content isn’t limited to cars. Three new World Touring Car events are being added at the Nürburgring, Spa-Francorchamps and Mount Panorama, spanning WTC 600, 700 and 800 categories respectively.
There’s also a new Scapes photo location called California Roadsides, modelled after Huntington Beach’s Walnut Avenue. Yes, that means you can park a Xiaomi on an iconic American street and pretend globalisation never caused an argument.
Several years into its lifespan, Gran Turismo 7 continues to evolve in unexpected ways. This update isn’t about headline-grabbing numbers. It’s about shifting perspectives. And that may prove just as important.
