{"rewrite":{"id":"r_420378f70ae1092f5add77e1","clusterId":"c_1bb694e8be283d4169c06c49","slug":"gran-turismo-7-adds-xiaomi-vgt-in-october-spec-iv-update","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Gran Turismo 7 Adds Xiaomi VGT In October Spec IV Update","summary":"Kazunori Yamauchi and Xiaomi Auto's Jean-Arthur Madelaine took the stage at the Gran Turismo World Series 2026 round in Singapore on October 3 and confirmed the Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo will join Gran Turismo 7 within October 2026, as part of the Spec IV update. The update also adds an EV-only driving lesson using the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra.","whyItMatters":"Xiaomi's car arrives as the 36th brand in the Vision Gran Turismo project, and the same update pairs it with an EV-only driving lesson, so Polyphony is treating electric driving as something the game has to teach rather than just sell.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eXiaomi entered the Vision Gran Turismo project in February 2026 with a concept model, and the car now has a release window. It will be added to Gran Turismo 7 as part of Spec IV, a large-scale update scheduled for October. The car\u0026#39;s stated design concept is \u0026#34;shaped by the wind,\u0026#34; derived from the aerodynamic approach used on the Xiaomi SU7 and Xiaomi YU7, and Xiaomi frames the driving philosophy as \u0026#34;Sofa Racer.\u0026#34; The Spec IV update also adds an EV-only driving lesson, which uses the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra alongside the new VGT.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Xiaomi VGT is the 51st Vision Gran Turismo. Xiaomi is a consumer electronics company, not a legacy automaker, and the SU7 Ultra lesson makes the tie-in a product demo inside a racing sim.","twitterPost":"Xiaomi VGT is the 51st Vision Gran Turismo. The SU7 Ultra lesson puts a consumer EV on the same track as the concept.","threadsPost":"Xiaomi VGT is the 51st Vision Gran Turismo, and the Spec IV update pairs it with an EV-only driving lesson in the SU7 Ultra. Xiaomi's first move in Gran Turismo is a product demo, not a concept car.","newsletterBlurb":"At the Gran Turismo World Series 2026 round in Singapore on October 3, Kazunori Yamauchi and Xiaomi Auto's Jean-Arthur Madelaine confirmed the Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo will be added to Gran Turismo 7 within October 2026 as part of the Spec IV update. Xiaomi is the 36th brand in the Vision Gran Turismo project. The update also adds an EV-only driving lesson that uses the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/512/G051215/20261005018/\",\"title\":\"Gran Turismo 7 to Add 51st Vision Gran Turismo Car, the Xiaomi VGT, in October 2026; Series' First EV-Only Driving Lesson Also Arrives\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4374,"outputTokens":618,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791181765,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T06:24:10.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T06:28:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T06:28:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1bb694e8be283d4169c06c49","canonicalTitle":"「グランツーリスモ7」，51台目のVision Gran Turismo「Xiaomi VGT」が2026年10月中に追加。シリーズ初のEV専用ドライビングレッスンも登場","representativeArticleId":"a_b3d1bfba704768c072621031","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Gran Turismo 7\",\"Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo\"],\"studios\":[\"Polyphony Digital\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-05T04:17:45.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-05T04:17:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T06:28:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/512/G051215/20261005018/","title":"「グランツーリスモ7」，51台目のVision Gran Turismo「Xiaomi VGT」が2026年10月中に追加。シリーズ初のEV専用ドライビングレッスンも登場"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Gran Turismo 7","Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo"],"studios":["Polyphony Digital"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}