Grand Valley Returns to Gran Turismo 7

[Famine]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Grand Valley Returns to Gran Turismo 7​

Legendary original circuit Grand Valley will return to the Gran Turismo series this week, with the course included in the already huge v1.29 update, due February 21...

 

[zuss]

Can’t wait for a Sunday ocean cruise in a drop top in VR!

 

[kjb]

It looks a great track to just take a car for spin

 

[xiimracing]

Beautiful ! ❤️

Now let's just hope this update adds a good amount of good offline events & possibly finally hpst migration in lobby, and the game is at a stage where it could be considered as "fixed"

 

[juanffy18]

Hell wow looks stuning

 

[ThruxtonGT]

It says Grand Valley Highway 1 in the trailer

The sign in the video says Grand Valley Speedway. More to come in a future update🤔

 

[Talon16]

So stoked for the new track! IMO, this isn't supposed to be the original Grand Valley Speedway due to the new name of Grand Valley Highway. I am just happy to be getting a new track at all.

GVS will hopefully be in the near future and this is a prequel to it. Regardless, happy for something new in general.

 

[Grimm6Jack]

The Landscape looks absolutely stunning, and from one of the pictures, it seems like the main layout, at least for the 2nd and part of the 3rd sectors remains largely the same with maybe some differences in elevation and so on.
The track also looks narrower.

Hopefully along with it, we get the classic 300km of Grand Valley Endurance race.

 

[Michelin Man]

Great to see another one of the original tracks make its return. The visuals look stunning, so I'm keen to drive on it irrespective of any changes that have been made to the layout. As with Trial Mountain, Deep Forest and HSR, I love their original iterations, but I see no issue with significant changes made to the design when revamped for the current gen. After all, they still drive well as racetracks, which is what matters most, regardless of any rose-tinted nostalgia in my opinion.

 

[Skygrasper550]

THAT is Grand Valley??? Good lord, that scenery is stunning. And it looks like they went with the open road style similar to Andalucia in GT6.

 

[StealthVel]

Oh it's Grand Valley alright. Even has the East section by the looks of it (maybe that's the 'South' layout now?)
Seems like the final straight may be longer now, and goes over another bridge which then enters you into the tunnel below:

So overall it seems like:
Grand Valley Speedway = Grand Valley Highway-1
Grand Valley East = Grand Valley South layout
The math checks out too I think. If the 'south' layout is 1 mile according to the website, and the original full Speedway is 3, that sounds about right.

 

[GTboyz]

Grand Valley looks stunning.

And different?

 

[Talon16]

View attachment 1232715
Oh it's Grand Valley alright. Even has the East section by the looks of it (maybe that's the 'South' layout now?)

I was just coming here to show this!

 

[SestoScudo]

Nenkai is right again

 

[RaceFuchs]

This looks like a big highway course to me like Costa di Amalfi was. A point A to B type of course with 30km length or something like that. I could be all wrong but this is what i would like to see. Just a normal road to cruise around

 

[Bosozoku]

anxious about potential changes to Grand Velley, hopefully not like they did with Trial Mountain

 

[Shingo_civic]

Looks so good!

 

[Nielsen]

Please let Grand Valley Speedway exist somewhere inside that Highway complex. Otherwise my heart will bleed.

 

[Nebuc72]

Nenkai is right again

Yeah it's almost as if he's not guessing and actually is telling us the truth about things?

 

[Fezzik]

This looks like a big highway course to me like Costa di Amalfi was. A point A to B type of course with 30km length or something like that. I could be all wrong but this is what i would like to see. Just a normal road to cruise around

No, it's still a track.

Track Length: 5,099m, Elevation Difference: 97m, Number of Corners: 18, Longest Straight: 995m

 

[StealthVel]

Yep, it looks like that 'South' layout is the original East layout!

Perhaps this is the East (South) layout in reverse. The part near the end, that is, and up ahead is the bridge we know and love.

 

[Nigrick]

What a surprise! The Grand valley receives a grand make over and it looks stunning. I absolutely can’t wait to experience it in VR.

 

[regnar]

View attachment 1232715
Oh it's Grand Valley alright. Even has the East section by the looks of it (maybe that's the 'South' layout now?)
Seems like the final straight may be longer now, and goes over another bridge which then enters you into the tunnel below:
View attachment 1232716
So overall it seems like:
Grand Valley Speedway = Grand Valley Highway-1
Grand Valley East = Grand Valley South layout
The math checks out too I think. If the 'south' layout is 1 mile according to the website, and the original full Speedway is 3, that sounds about right.

If this is truly what's happened to Grand Valley, then hope they don't touch any more original tracks, Grand Valley was a race track, probably closer than some of the other original tracks, not a pacific highway scenic drive. Really hoping this was part of a much larger track & the original hadn't been added yet.

 

[Famine]

Yep, it looks like that 'South' layout is the original East layout!

Well, South is two-thirds the length of East, so...

 

[Nenkai]

Yeah it's almost as if he's not guessing and actually is telling us the truth about things?

Something something doesn't come to fruition

In all honestly i've had my fair share of skeptics, and that'll probably never change
Hint: Post reactions

 

[Yui-san]

As I mentioned in the general discussion thread, this Grand Valley is based on California's Pacific Coast Highway, which is one of the most satisfying and scenic roads I've ever driven on.

Very hyped to try this out.

 

[StealthVel]

If this is truly what's happened to Grand Valley, then hope they don't touch any more original tracks, Grand Valley was a race track, probably closer than some of the other original tracks, not a pacific highway scenic drive. Really hoping this was part of a much larger track & the original hadn't been added yet.

I understand, I love the original aesthetic/location, but this is probably Polyphony's 'VR' track. Certainly will be the first track I pick when the VR arrives

 

[BrunusCL82]

Como mencionei no tópico de discussão geral, este Grand Valley é baseado na Pacific Coast Highway da Califórnia, que é uma das estradas mais satisfatórias e pitorescas em que já dirigi.

Muito empolgado para experimentar isso.

View attachment 1232720View attachment 1232721

Apparently, GVS would stay in this Bixby Bridge territory.

 

[DC2_Evan]

 

[Rizla]

This will be a nice wee trip down memory lane as Grand Valley was the first track I played On GT 25 years ago. Was warned to brake after the left hand sweeper on the start/finish straight, young cocky me thought that was way too soon & proceeded to end up sitting backwards in the kitty litter & being called a Muppet.

Glad this circuit is back.