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A second DLC Car Pack and Family Upgrade will be released for Gran Turismo 5 on December 21, Sony has announced.
Car Pack 2 will contain a new and improved 2012 Nissan GT-R Black edition R35, 2011 MINI COOPER S, 2010 Volkswagen Golf VI R, and a 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco R. The pack is priced €3.99 in Europe.
The Family Upgrade will be a free download from the PlayStation Store, meaning that if you bought the October DLC – Racing Car Pack 1, Course Pack 1, or the Complete Pack – more than just one user per PS3 can now access the content. If you buy the new Car Pack 2 then this sharing function will be automatic.
In addition, if you’ve bought or intend to buy one of the first DLC packs, you will get the Gran Turismo Racing Kart 125 SP and five New Car Refresh cards free. The refresh cards will take any car back to being ‘as good as new’ while maintaining any modifications or paint jobs.
And there’s even more. GT5 Update 2.02 will also be released December 21.
- Offering the ability to change wheels on standard cars
- A ‘copy’ feature will be added to settings sheets
- In GT Auto, players will be able to see how the oil changes, aerodynamic parts, engine overhauls, and racing modifications will affect performance points and engine power, before and after their application.
- Free tickets have been added that allow you to wash cars, change oil, overhaul your engine, or refresh the car body in GT Auto (10 coupons will be distributed for free to each of those who have downloaded the 2.02 update).
- Pressing the â–¡ button in the car ticket selection screen of the Car Delivery, will now allow you to exchange all car tickets at once.
- In screens where the [Garage] and [Driver List] buttons are displayed in the A/B Spec events, Special Events, and Seasonal Events, pressing the â–¡ button will now show the [Garage], and pressing the â–³ button will show the drivers list.
- An option has now been added for ‘Max. number of participants – this is featured in the room settings of My Lounge.
- Added ☆marks which show the number of Gold Trophies attained in each event, in the event selection screen of seasonal events.
- Racing sound effect adjustment.
- Elements of the steering assist controls (used when using certain controllers on Racing Karts) have been adjusted.
Players who have installed the 2.02 update will also be gifted the stunning Toyota FT86 ’12 completely free of charge.
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