Gran Turismo Sport Update 1.41 Now Live; Full Notes Revealed

Jul 31, 2019 at 10:46am EDT
Gran Turismo Sport

A new Gran Turismo Sport update is now live in all regions, introducing some new cars, new features and more.

Among the biggest new features of the 1.41 update are five new cars - the Honda S800 ’66, Honda Civic Type R (EK) ’98, Jaguar D-type ’54, Mazda Roadster Touring Car, and the Porsche 911 Turbo (930) ’81. the update also includes new events in GT League and more.

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You can find the full Gran Turismo Sport 1.41 update notes below.

Main Features Implemented

1. Cars
– Five new cars have been added:
・Jaguar D Type ‘54
・Mazda Roadster Touring Car
・Honda S800 ’66
・Honda Civic Type R (EK) ’98
・Porsche 911 Turbo (930) ’81

2. Campaign Mode
– These events are now part of the “GT League:”
・World Hatchback Championship: Rounds 4 and 5
・Nostalgic 1979: Rounds 4 and 5
・X2019 Competition Endurance Series: Round 2
– “Sardegna – Road Track – A” has been added to Circuit Experience.

3. Scapes
– “Open Spaces – Arrange your own scenes” can now be accessed in the special featured section.

4. Sport Mode
– “Time Trial” has been added to “Sport” mode. Look for various events to be featured in Time Trial.

5. Physics Simulation Model
– The car’s behavior after running over the curbing during an Autodrive rolling start has been addressed.

6. Lobby
– “Practice/Qualifier/Race” and “Practice/Qualifier/Endurance Race” were added to the Room Mode of Basic Settings. When these Room Modes are selected, a Qualifying Time Trial will be held before races. “Qualifier Settings” will also appear within the Event Settings. (After completing the Qualifier, the game will automatically transition to the race screen.)

7. Arcade
– “Ghost Offset” and “Reset Sector” features are now part of the Time Trial and VR Time Trial Ghost settings. The “Ghost Offset” delays the display of the ghost by up to a maximum of two seconds in 0.1 second increments. The “Reset Sector” restarts the loaded ghost at each sector.

Other Improvements and Adjustments

– The issue where helmets and racing suits with custom liveries were not displayed properly in the Nations Cup and the Manufacturer Series in “Sport” mode has been addressed.
– A “penalty reason” message will now be displayed when receiving penalties.
– The default transmission settings for the Toyota Tundra TRD Pro ’19 (from “Manual” to “Automatic”) has been corrected.
– The issue wherein under certain conditions a car would continue to accelerate when in the N gear position in Full Manual Mode has been corrected.
– “Tire Wear” parameters and intensity of the slipstream under “Real” settings have been adjusted.
– Various other issues have been addressed.

Gran Turismo Sport is now available in all regions exclusively on PlayStation 4.

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