Vision Gran Turismo
The Vision Gran Turismo programme is a series of fictional concept cars for video games, developed by a cross-section of the world's top automobile manufacturers. These vehicles are designed to appear originally in the video games Gran Turismo 6, and later in Gran Turismo Sport, both from Polyphony Digital. For the most part, they apply current-day technology and materials with two notable exceptions which have novel propulsion and aerodynamic technologies. Their appearance as free driveable cars has been staggered since the launch of the game in 2013, with each one being available for download once work is complete. The cars have been met with critical acclaim for their novel approach to aesthetics and performance. Real-life models have been shown at motor shows in Japan, Germany, England, the USA and Switzerland.
To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the series, Polyphony Digital announced "Vision Gran Turismo" (name reused from early GT5 trailer), a special project featuring concept cars designed for the game by top automobile companies, as well as sportswear brands Air Jordan and Nike, and automobile designing companies such as Zagato.
On 17 November 2014, the first Vision GT car, the "Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo", was revealed, and was thus made available by the time of the launch of Gran Turismo 6.
On 14 May 2014, the second Vision GT car, the "BMW Vision Gran Turismo", was unveiled and released in the 1.07 update.
At the same time the Ayrton Senna Tribute content was released, the third Vision GT car, the "Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV Evolution Vision Gran Turismo" was revealed (based upon the XR-PHEV hybrid car from the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show), and subsequently added along with the 1.08 update without an announcement in advance.
On 16 May 2014, Volkswagen announced the fourth Vision GT car, the "Volkswagen GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo". A full-scale model of the car appeared in the Wörthersee GTI Meeting in Reifnitz, Austria, on 29 May 2014. The car was included with the 1.09 update.
On 16 June 2014, Nissan revealed the fifth Vision GT car, the "Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo". A full-scale model of the car appeared in the Goodwood Festival of Speed on 26 June 2014, the first day of the festival. On the second day of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Aston Martin announced the sixth Vision GT car, the "Aston Martin DP-100 Vision Gran Turismo". Both cars were made available on 25 July 2014.
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