Another month, another Gran Turismo 7 update on the way. Kazunori Yamauchi dropped the usual teaser on social media, and the update is expected to land around April 23 with three new cars in tow. As always, the cars are hidden, except this time they're literally under covers rather than lurking in shadow. Same game, slightly different flavor.

Let's break down what we're probably getting.

Car #1: The Yangwang U9 Xtreme (aka the insane one)

This one's not really a mystery, the front end gives it away. And honestly, it's the star of the show. The standard U9 is already wild: 1,270hp from four in-wheel motors, plus a suspension system that can literally jump the car off the ground. The Xtreme version? It more than doubles that. At 2,977hp, it's the most powerful production road car on the planet, by a ridiculous margin. It's done 308mph in a straight line and lapped the Nürburgring in 6:59 as a production EV. Absolutely bonkers.

Car #2: Some kind of 964 Porsche 911 (probably)

The shape screams 964-gen 911, but figuring out which one is a guessing game. The '92 Carrera RS is already in the game, and the slantnose Turbo doesn't match the front end, so those are out. Could be a 3.3 or 3.6 Turbo. Or, and this is the fun theory, it might be a Ruf, especially since Ruf and GT have been collaborating lately. Fingers crossed for something spicy.

Car #3: A Renault Twingo. Yes, really.

The curveball. The original Twingo, that tiny, quirky French hatchback that somehow became a cult hit in Japan back in the day. It's rocking somewhere between 58 and 75 horsepower, which means you'd need about 39 of them stacked together to equal one Yangwang. Engine swaps are going to be mandatory, let's be real.

Anything else?

Probably no new track this time, Shanghai would've been teased earlier if it was coming. But expect the usual: some new races, maybe a Circuit Experience, possibly some Extra Menu books. Update drops around 07:00 UTC on Thursday, April 23, with the servers going down for a couple of hours for maintenance. Save your progress before then, you know the drill.

GT7's Getting Three New Cars Next Week: Here's What We Know

GT7's Getting Three New Cars Next Week: Here's What We Know

Another month, another Gran Turismo 7 update on the way

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