--- title: "‘My First Gran Turismo’ Is a Free Demo That Probably Isn’t for You" date: "2024-12-04" modified: "2024-12-04" authors: - name: "Adam Ismail" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/adam-ismail" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/my-first-gran-turismo-is-a-free-demo-that-probably-isnt-for-you" categories: - "Culture" - "News" - "Video Games" --- # ‘My First Gran Turismo’ Is a Free Demo That Probably Isn’t for You ![My First Gran Turismo Main Menu]() *\Sony Interactive Entertainment\* If you're reading this, on this website, there's a good chance you're familiar with *Gran Turismo*. Whether you've turned virtual laps around Trial Mountain or not, the franchise has been a fixture in automotive culture for decades. Yet developer Polyphony Digital is still making the effort to court new players, particularly younger ones. *My First Gran Turismo*, a free demo version of *[GT7]()* that releases on the PlayStation Store this Friday, appears to have been made for exactly that purpose. Whereas the full *[Gran Turismo 7]()* features 522 cars (and counting), *My First GT* has 18. It also has just three fictional tracks: Kyoto Driving Park Miyabi, Deep Forest, and Trial Mountain. In it, you can earn three licenses; compete in what looks like exactly three races (one for each track); run time trials with local leaderboards; and play "Music Rally," the strange, mostly forgotten-about mode Polyphony was pushing hard upon *GT7's* launch. If you're a parent to a small child, I imagine this might actually be a wonderful little game. But for the rest of us, there's not much here. That's fine; in retrospect, all of us fans might've [gotten a little carried away with earlier talk]() of "favorite cars, tracks, and race events that evoke the nostalgia and excitement of the very first GT experience." The UI isn't very evocative of the earlier games, save for the occasional pop of gold in the menus, and the car roster isn't even that memorable. Here it is below, courtesy of *[GTPlanet]()*: - Audi TT Coupe 3.2 V6 ’03 - BMW M3 Sport Evolution ’89 - Citroen DS21 Pallas ’70 - Daihatsu Copen ’02 - Dodge Challenger R/T ’70 - Ferrari 308 GTB ’76 - Honda NSX Type R ’92 - Lamborghini Countach LP400 ’74 - Mazda Roadster (ND) S ’15 - Mazda RX-7 FD Spirit R ’02 - MINI Cooper S ’05 - Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V GSR ’98 - Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R ’89 - Porsche 911 930 Turbo ’81 - Suzuki Jimny XC ’18 - Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 ’83 - Volkswagen Golf VII GTI ’14 - Volvo 240 SE Estate ’93 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, [there is supposedly a prize]() if you collect them all, and perhaps that's where the Castrol TOM's Supra many of us first encountered in the first *Gran Turismo* is hiding. Then again, I let nostalgia get the better of me when this demo was first teased, and I'm not prepared to do that again. It does at least support PlayStation VR 2, and perhaps [PS5 Pro enhancements]() as well, so if you've got either of those pieces of hardware but not *GT7*, you can at least revel in the game's beauty. And if you or your kids enjoy it enough, *GT7* just so happens to be [on sale for $30 right now](). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXOQLqjBWb8 *Got tips? Send ’em 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]()