First Laps at SUGO: Is Spec IV Actually Worth It? | GT7 Spec IV Update | LIVE

Sportsland SUGO is finally in Gran Turismo 7. Update 1.72, Spec IV Part 1, landed this week with the first new Asia Oceania circuit since launch, six new cars and Car Concierge. Today is my first proper session on it, live. So is Spec IV actually worth it? A real circuit the series has never had, a Xiaomi Vision GT with around 2,000 horsepower on this week's Time Trial, and a Ferrari F355 sitting in Used Cars. On paper, yes. Let's find out on track. SUGO is 3.6 km of old school Japanese circuit cut into the hills of Miyagi, and the elevation is the whole story. The drop from the main straight into Turn 1 punishes anyone who brakes over the crest. SP Corner, the long double apex, asks you to commit to the first apex before you know whether the second one will hold you. And the climb back up to the final corner is so steep that traction out of the last sequence decides your entire straight. Since update 1.71, front engined rear drive cars have found grip they never had before, and SUGO is exactly the kind of track that shows it. On the list today: first laps in the Mazda RX VISION GT3 EVO, a Time Trial run in the Xiaomi Vision GT, and the Ferrari F355 because it would be rude not to. THIS WEEK'S DAILY RACES Race A: Red Bull Ring, Red Bull X2014 Junior, Racing Hards, 5 laps Race B: Spa Francorchamps, Gr.3, Racing Mediums, 5 laps Race C: Sardegna Road Track Layout B, Gr.4, Racing Mediums and Softs, fuel x2, tyres x5 THIS WEEK'S TIME TRIAL Sportsland SUGO, Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo NEW IN SPEC IV PART 1 (UPDATE 1.72) Citroen 2CV6 Charleston 86, Ferrari F355 Berlinetta 94, Honda Civic Si Group A 87, Honda Step WGN Spada Premium Line 23, Mazda RX VISION GT3 EVO 26, Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo LGS RACING SETUP Wheelbase: Thrustmaster T598 Direct Drive Wheel: Thrustmaster EVO 32R Pedals: Thrustmaster T LCM Console: PlayStation 5 Pro Capture Card: AVerMedia GC553G2 Stream: OBS Studio 32 Subscribe and turn on notifications if you want every new GT7 track and car tested live the week it lands. Spec IV Part 2 brings Autumn Ring back in December, and I'll be on it day one. #GT7 #GranTurismo7 #SpecIV #SUGO #SimRacing #GT7Update #LGSRacing Filmed and streamed live on PS5 Pro & PC.