GOTHENBURG: The new Polestar 5 will be introduced into Gran Turismo 7, for PlayStation 4 and 5 through a software update in December 2025.
At the same time, a special Polestar time trial event will take place in Gran Turismo 7, where the winner will receive an exclusive trip to Fukuoka, Japan to attend the World Finals of the 2025 GT World Series.
Both Polestar, the Swedish electric performance brand, and Polyphony Digital, a subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment, granted each other unprecedented access to their development facilities and teams.
The result was both brands working together to create a wholly accurate digital representation of the Polestar 5.
Gran Turismo Series producer Kazunori Yamauchi says, "I have long been impressed by Polestar cars for their advanced, clean, and elegant designs, and so I am delighted to collaborate with them to bring the Polestar 5 to Gran Turismo."
Working especially closely with professional racing driver and sim-racer Igor Fraga, known for his experience and competitive lap times in Gran Turismo, the teams have faithfully translated the dynamic qualities of the Polestar 5 into the game.
Fraga was given special access to prototype Polestar 5 vehicles and research and development experts at Polestar’s development facilities in Sweden before final sign-off at the Brands Hatch circuit in England.
The experts at Polyphony Digital then applied that real-world vehicle feedback to their class-leading handling and dynamics simulation, creating a precise digital representation of the car.
With the right person behind the wheel, lap times in-game and in real life are directly comparable.
The Gran Turismo franchise is regarded as one of the most visually and dynamically accurate driving simulators available, recently surpassing 100 million sales of the series.
