This article celebrates the 30th anniversary of PlayStation and highlights the impact of Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo series on the gaming world. It focuses on the iconic cars that have made the series so popular, emphasizing the player's connection to the vehicles.
PlayStation celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2024, and while Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo series might not have been there with it since the very start, the success of the video game console owes a huge deal to Yamauchi-san’s studio. There was nothing like it when the first game popped up in 1997. This was the real driving simulator, in an era when you were more likely to drive over a power-up than use the brake button. It featured licensed cars, and absolutely loads of them.
It even let you buy new parts to upgrade their performance. Along with stellar handling and a unique weightiness to vehicular control, that car ownership fantasy has been at the heart of the GT series ever since. The cars themselves, then, matter quite a bit. PHOTO BY Polyphony Digital Here’s the thing: The most iconic cars in the series for you are the ones that you bought. Whichever bargain starter car you took with you through the categories, upgrading it as far as you could. The prize car that you unlocked for winning your first endurance race. Those are the vehicles that rightly belong in your personal hall of fame. But sadly, we weren’t there to watch when you did those things—so we’ll have to go broader with our picks. Vehicles that exemplify what the series stands for, that you wouldn’t find elsewhere, or that appear in your mind like a Pavlovian reflex when you hear ‘Gran Turismo.’ Among a cast of thousands, these are the true icons. OTHER STORIES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED:This is the Nissan Z Lealia, a Z wagon that was built by studentsThe 15 biggest motorcycle launches in PH in 2024 1) 1998 Suzuki V6 Escudo Pikes Peak Special PHOTO BY Polyphony Digital The original overpowered, game-breaking car. An engineering absurdity designed to win the world’s steepest hill climb race, it turns out the 1998 Escudo Pikes Peak and its 981hp were also pretty handy against Mini Coopers and Mazda Demios around Apricot Hil
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