It’s recently come to light that Gran Turismo 6 has considerably less prize cars than its predecessor. As the first game in the series to use microtransactions, this raises even more red flags and concerns that Polyphony Digital has made serious changes to the detriment of players.
Let’s start out the comparisons with the GT5 prize cars below:
A-Spec
· Spec Beginner
o Toyota Vitz U euro Sport Edition’00
o Honda Honda Civic SiR-II (EG) ‘91
o Toyota FT-86 Concept ’09
o Volkswagen Kubelwagen typ82 ‘44
o Subaru 360 ‘58
o Suzuki Wagon R RR ‘98
o Toyota Prius G Touring Selection (J) ‘03
o Hommell Berlinette R/S Coupe ‘99
o Honda Z ACT ’78
· Spec Amateur
o Honda Mugen Motul Civic Si Race ‘87
o Volkswagen Lupo GTI Cup Car (J) ‘03
o Mazda KUSABI CONCEPT ’03
o Daihatsu Midget II D type ‘98
o Nissan SILEIGHTY ‘98
o Citroën 2 CV Type A ‘54
o Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA 1600 ‘65
o Buick Special '62
o Dome Zero Concept ’78
· Spec Professional
o Mini Cooper 1,3i ‘98
o Dodge Challenger SRT8 ‘08
o Maserati Gran Turismo S ’08
o Ferrari California ‘08
o Triumph Spitfire 1500 ‘74
o Lamborghini Countach LP400 ‘74
o Volkswagen Lupo 1,4 ‘02
o Toyota Celica XX 2800GT ’81
o Bugatti Veyron 16.4 ‘09
· Spec Expert
o HPA Motorsport Stage II R32
o Opel Speedster Turbo ‘00
o Lancia STRATOS Rally Car '77
o Lancia Delta S4 Rally Car '85
o Cizeta V16T '94
o Mitsubishi Lancer EX 1800GSR IC Turbo '83
o Gran Turismo 350Z RS
o AMUSE Carbon R (R34) '04
o Nissan 350Z Gran Turismo 4 Ltd (Z33) '05
· Spec Extreme
o Pontiac Tempest Le Mans GTO
o Audi Pikes Peak Quattro Concept '03
o Minolta 88C-V '89
o Calsonic Skyline GT-R race car '93
o BMW 2002 Turbo '73
o Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II
o Jay Leno Tank Car ‘03
o Audi Le Mans quattro ‘03
o Caterham Fireblade
· Spec Endurance
o Honda HSC '03
o Mazda 110S '68
o Infinity Coupe Concept '06
o XJ13 Race Car '66
o Nissan GT-R Concept LM race car
o Audi R8 LMS Race Car '09
o HKS CT230R '08
o Audi R8 Race Car (Audio Playstation Team Oreca) ´05
o Audi R10 TDI '06
B-Spec
· B-Spec Beginner
o Toyota Yaris U Euro Sport Edition (J) '00
o Honda Civic TYPE R (EK) '97
o Toyota FT-86 G Concept'10 SPORTS
o Fiat 500 F '65
o Volkswagen Beetle 1100 Standard (Type-11) '49
o Daihatsu Move SR-XX 4WD'97
o Toyota Prius G '09
o Autobianchi A112 Abarth '79
o Isuzu 117 Coupe '68
· B-Spec Amateur
o TRD Celica TRD Sports M (ZZT231) ‘00
o Volkswagen Lupo Cup Car ‘00
o Mazda Furai Concept’08
o Daihatsu Midget II D type '98
o Mazda 323F ‘93
o Shelby AC Cobra 427 ‘66
o Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Spéciale ‘63
o DMC DeLorean S2 ‘04
o Alpine A110 1600 ‘73
· B-Spec Professional
o MARCOS Mini Marcos’70
o Ford Mustang GT '05
o Hyundai Clix Concept '01
o Volkswagen Lupo GTI '01
o Isuzu PIAZZA XE '81
o Ferrari F40 '92
o Lotus Elan S1 '62
o Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary '88
o Pagani Zonda R '09
· B-Spec Expert
o AEM Honda S2000
o Opel Speedster '00
o Alfa Romeo GIULIA TZ2 carrozzata da ZAGATO CN.AR750106 ‘65
o Lancia Stratos '73
o Cadillac CIEN Concept '02
o Honda City Turbo II '83
o Opera Performance 350Z
o NISMO 380RS Super Leggera
o Gran Turismo Skyline GT-R '01
· B-Spec Extreme
o Nuvolari Quattro '03
o Toyota 7 Race Car '70
o Mercury Cougar XR-7 '67
o BMW Concept 1 Series tii '07
o Toyota Castrol TOM's Supra '97
o Audi Quattro '82
o Chevrolet SSR '03
o Suzuki GSX-R/4 Concept '01
o GT by Citroen Race Car
· B-Spec Endurance
o Honda DUALNOTE Concept '01
o Mazda 110S (L10A) '67
o Camaro IROC-Z Concept '88
o Ford GT40 Race Car '69
o Nissan Fairlady Z-Concept LM Race Car
o Lexus IS F Racing Concept ‘08
o Amuse S2000 GT1 ‘04
o Toyota GT-One Race Car (TS020)
o McLaren MP4-12C '10
· B-Spec Level 35
o Red Bull X2010 S.Vettel (Red Bull livery)
Now, here are the prize cars available in GT6 so far:
· Renault Sport Clio R.S. '11
· Lancia DELTA HF Integrale Evoluzione '91
· Acura NSX '91
· Challenger R/T '70
· RE Amemiya FD3S RX-7
· Jaguar XKR-S '11
· Lamborghini Diablo GT2 '98
· Chevrolet Gordon #24 Drive to End Hunger CHEVROLET SS
· Ferrari Enzo Ferrari '02
· McLaren F1 '94
· Audi Sport quattro S1 Pikes Peak '87
To be fair to Polyphony Digital, this is something they can easily alleviate after the fact. Let’s hope they come to their senses and not do anything suspicious when adding future content down the line.
