The updates for Gran Turismo 7 keep getting bigger after Update 1.49 was announced in the first round of this year’s GT World Series in Montreal, Canada. Polyphony Digital cooked up six new cars and a returning track to the franchise, and revamped physics.

Eiger Nordwand makes a return after being absent since the sixth installment. The Swiss-located original track has been popular among drifters and rallyists alike for its tight winding roads, spanning 2.436km and surrounded by the beautiful Kleine Scheidegg landscape.

Three new single-player races are added to celebrate its comeback: the European Sunday Cup 500, the Jimny Cup, and the World Rally Challenge Gr.B.

Moving onto the cars, two mid-engined Italian exotics also return from the PlayStation 3 era.

The Ferrari 430 Scuderia is a stripped-down version of the F430, a model already in the game, with a tuned 4.3-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine and slight weight loss. Those seeking two additional cylinders and all-wheel drive would go for the 5.2-liter V10-powered Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4.

Two new-to-franchise German sports cars also appear in this update.

The second-generation BMW M3 makes its debut in all its 3.2-liter in-line-six glory while also marking the first proper inclusion of the E36 chassis in the series after the 323i Coupe was cut in the final version of GT2.

After Porsche dropped its exclusivity deal with EA Games, more game devs have seemingly ditched its substitute RUF for the original. Thankfully, Polyphony remembered this legendary brand by adding the RGT 4.2 to the roster, based on the 991.1-generation 911.

Genesis returns with another Vision Gran Turismo concept called the Genesis X Gran Racer. Based on the Gran Berlinetta design, this Gr.1 version carries the same Lambda II V6 paired with an electric motor, almost aligning with Le Mans Hypercar regulations.

With rumors circulating about Hyundai possibly entering the World Endurance Championship in the coming years, we won’t be surprised if this design study ramps up interest in the Korean brand.

Finally, the star of the update is the Subaru Impreza WRC from the 1998 season. The rally machine driven by Colin McRae carried the venerable 2.0-liter turbocharged flat-four engine that brought the Scotsman three rally stage wins that year.

This generation of the Impreza WRC has appeared in previous titles in the 1999 form, but only now finally receiving the premium treatment since being cut from the Gran Turismo HD Concept demo in 2006.

GT Sophy, the game’s intelligent AI system, has been added to two existing track layouts: the Nurburgring 24h and the Autodrome Lago Maggiore. In terms of new aesthetic changes, new wheels were added from Pokal Custom Felgen, while tire compounds are now branded as Michelin.

Speaking of tires, another huge change was the tweaked suspension and tire physics, especially with the poorly received dynamics in gravel tracks since its launch. However, this new rubber-and-spring response has shown its flaws as reports from players of bouncing and flying cars have prompted an acknowledgment of a future hotfix update.