Evolution of Grand Valley East in Gran Turismo (1997 - 2023 / GT1 - GT7)
Grand Valley has finally been added to Gran Turismo 7 this year, although in a controversial new Highway 1 incarnation. However, we not only got the full circuit but also the short version of the track that was traditionally known as Grand Valley East. Here you can see a fast lap on the short layout with the Toyota Supra RZ in every game that included it, showing the evolution of the track and the car throughout the history of the franchise.
Timeline:
0:00 Gran Turismo 1
1:18 Gran Turismo 2
2:38 Gran Turismo 4
4:01 Gran Turismo 5
5:24 Gran Turismo 6
6:46 Gran Turismo 7
Grand Valley East was included in every mainline game that included Grand Valley Speedway with the exception of Gran Turismo 3.
In Gran Turismo 7 the layout was for some reason renamed to South, even though East actually makes a lot more sense.
In each game I am using the 1997 Toyota Supra RZ, which has been included in every mainline Gran Turismo game.
I am using the softest sport tires that are available in each game, no further upgrades or setup changes, no assists besides the standard ABS and automatic transmission.
GT 1-4 were played on emulator, GT 5-6 on PS3 and GT7 on PS5. The units are set to miles in each game, since the NTSC versions of GT1-GT3 don't have a km setting and I want to keep the units consistent throughout the video.
I have spent a lot of time on the track in each game to record the fastest and cleanest laps possible for this video, as you can probably tell from some of the lap counters. Hopefully people will appreciate the effort that I put into this video to make it as good as possible. :)
What are your thoughts about the East/South layout of Grand Valley? Feel free to share your feelings in the comments.
I have also made the same type of video for several other tracks already. You can check out the other ones here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBG1QMvBEGU (Trial Mountain)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnUfTEroLOU (Deep Forest)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oewVoP2uDs0 (High Speed Ring)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZBM6oxF0VE (Laguna Seca)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpX9dMeJayo (Fuji Speedway)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ0fe7ejdLs (Grand Valley Speedway)
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