0 0The new Gran Turismo 7 Online Time Trial goes live on 22 October 2026 and runs for the usual two weeks, ending on 5 November 2026. This round is a one-make, the Hyundai ELANTRA N TC '24 on Racing Hard tyres around Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
The Grand Prix Layout No Chicane in Spain is 4.73 km long with 14 corners and 30 m of elevation, and the longest straight is 1,047 m. Our database lists the standard Grand Prix Layout at 4.66 km with 16 corners and the same 1,047 m straight, so this version has two fewer corners to work with. With a straight that long and only 14 corners, the lap comes down to how well you exit the corner before it.
Hyundai ELANTRA N TC '24 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya: What to Expect
Gold is set at 1:53.5. The event has only just gone live, so there's no leaderboard to read yet.
It's a one-make, so there's no car choice to chase. Everyone's in the Hyundai ELANTRA N TC '24, which makes the whole Time Trial about driving rather than meta-hunting. According to our database it's a Gr.4 front-wheel-drive car with a turbocharged 1,998 cc engine, 350 bhp at 7,000 rpm and a weight of 1,265 kg. The event runs at 12:20 in-game time in clear weather, with BoP on, a start attack and no tuning, so the whole leaderboard is in the same car with the same setup.
Racing Hard is the firmest of the three Racing compounds and gives up the most peak grip for it. In a front-wheel-drive car, we'd expect the front tyres to do all the work of braking, turning and putting the power down, so the time will leak away if you ask them for too much at once. Brake in a straight line, let the car settle, and add the throttle gradually once it's pointing where you want to go. Spend your early laps on the corner that feeds the 1,047 m straight, because a clean exit there carries speed all the way down it.
It's also worth remembering that update 1.72 changed the default suspension and differential settings for every Gr.1 to Gr.4 car, and the ELANTRA is a Gr.4 car in our database. Polyphony hasn't said which way any car moved. That came on top of the changes in 1.71 to tyre behaviour, steering geometry and throttle response, so if your last proper run in a front-wheel-drive car was before those updates, give yourself a session to recalibrate before you start chasing tenths in earnest.
Final Thoughts
The Hyundai ELANTRA N TC '24 at Barcelona looks like a lap built around one long straight and the corner before it. It's a fixed setup on the firmest racing tyre in a front-wheel-drive car, so a patient exit should pay more than a brave entry. Gold at 1:53.5 is the time to chase.
Let us know what you think about this combination. It looks like it could be a very interesting one.
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