--- title: "Ferrari F355, a Legendary Civic Racer, and a New Track Hit GT7 Oct. 15" date: "2026-10-03" modified: "2026-10-03" authors: - name: "Adam Ismail" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/adam-ismail.md" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/ferrari-f355-a-legendary-civic-racer-and-a-new-track-hit-gt7-oct-15" categories: - "Culture" - "News" - "Video Games" --- # Ferrari F355, a Legendary Civic Racer, and a New Track Hit GT7 Oct. 15 ![Gran Turismo 7 screenshot of Ferrari F355 driving]() *\Sony Interactive Entertainment\* The Ferrari F355, among other desirable and less-desirable vehicles, will being making its *Gran Turismo 7* debut when the first half of the game's [big Spec IV update]() lands October 15. Today we got a peek at the next content drop, thanks to a trailer and some footage shared during the game's esports livestream this weekend out of Singapore. Competitors raced at Sugo—a new track that will also debut in *GT7* in October—and it looks fantastic. Sugo's a personal favorite of mine, and the F355 has some gaming history there, as the track was also prominently featured in Sega's *Ferrari F355 Challenge*, a game [I've written about]() here a few times. Hopefully, there will be solid customization options in GT Auto for players to turn this '94 model into its competition counterpart. This update—1.72, for those counting—will also bring a 1987 Honda Civic Si Group A race car, 2023 Honda Step Wgn (that's not a typo), 1986 Citroën 2CV6 Charleston (one of the final iterations of the legendary French economy car), an evolved version of the Mazda RX Vision GT3 race car, and Xiaomi's Vision Gran Turismo car, which was revealed some time ago but still isn't playable in the game yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQjemMrk4Wk If you played GT4, you'll remember that Group A Civic and its iconic Motul livery. Its 220 horsepower and sub-2,000-pound curb weight should make it a blast, especially around a relatively short, old-school track like Sugo. This particular car won its class in the 1987 All-Japan Touring Car Championship. As far as new features, the livestream gave us a peek at Spec IV's new Car Viewer feature, that lets you stage vehicles easily, straight from the Garage menu, against a variety of backgrounds, and take pictures. There's also the Car Concierge, allowing you to purchase rare cars you previously had to wait to come across in the used or Legends lots. You can see both in action in the [timestamped YouTube video]() embedded below. https://www.youtube.com/live/65Ig0xABxu4?si=gdEEKzNAiTuTtif0&t=1065 It appears that the concierge allows you to choose between higher- and lower-mileage examples of vehicles (I'm not exactly sure why you'd be concerned about that, but this is Gran Turismo, after all) in whatever color you prefer. The penalty to buying cars this way, rather than from those limited-time sellers, is that you will definitely spend more money, and you will have to wait some time to take delivery. One example shown was the 1955 Mercedes W196—one of the priciest cars in GT7, normally offered for 20 million credits—now going for 20,780,000 Cr., and requiring seven days to arrive. Convenience evidently has its price. The second phase of the Spec IV drop is due for December, and that one will bring a revitalized Autumn Ring, a fan-favorite, classic GT fictional circuit. Personally I'm very curious how that one will manifest, given the changes made to Deep Forest, Trial Mountain, and especially Grand Valley Speedway for GT7, but we'll have to wait a little longer before we get any insight on that front. *Got a news tip? Reach out to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Adam is a Senior Editor at The Drive, concentrating on curating and developing the site's slate of daily journalism, from initial pitch to final copy edit. When he's not at his desk researching leads and working with writers, he's testing vehicles or reviewing racing games, new and old. He joined The Drive in 2023, following seven years of covering consumer technology and cars. A car lover and gamer since his earliest memories, Adam came to know the automotive world through video games. First it was Daytona USA, Sega Rally, and Ridge Racer; then came Need For Speed, which inspired an encyclopedic knowledge of '90s supercars, and, of course, Gran Turismo. If not for them, he'd assuredly be doing something else right now. Adam is based in the suburbs outside Philly, where there are ample roads for his hot hatch to stretch its legs. In his car, he's probably listening to indie rock, drum and bass, or Yankees baseball. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()