The Bite Magazine - Spring/Summer 2023 - Issue 33

bitecars on the tyres’ performance characteristics used in the game and the car’s aerodynamic balance. Final Word Following its unveiling during the Gran Turismo World Fi- nals in Monte Carlo, Monaco, in November 2022, Ferrari announced the Vision Gran Turismo would be available to all GT7 users from 23 December. However, before this, users were invited to participate in a viewers’ campaign quiz within the game to determine a winning participant who gained early access to the race car by getting the vir- tual keys on 15 December. At the same time, the full-scale design study made its first public appearance at the Fer - rari Museum in Maranello and was on display until March 2023. Since its release in 1997, the Gran Turismo video game has featured sports cars such as the Toyota Aqua S, Hon - da Fit Hybrid ‘14 and Mazda Demio XD Touring ‘15, initially the starter vehicles. The original driving simulation game featured 275 premium and 850 standard cars. In 2013, Polyphony Digital started the Vision Gran Turismo series to commemorate its 15th anniversary, featuring concept cars by marques such as Nissan, Peugeot and Mercedes- Benz, and now Ferrari. www.gran-turismo.com/us/vgt/ferrari Images courtesy of Ferrari