The tracks and cars

Track List

Daytona International Speedway (+Road Course)
Fuji Speedway F (+Fuji Speedway GT)
Eiger Nordwand (+Reverse)
Suzuka Circuit (+Suzuka Circuit East)
London (+reverse)

Car List (Initial)

Acura NSX ‘91
Alfa Romeo 147 ‘06
Alfa Romeo Brera ‘06
Audi R8 ‘07
Audi TT ‘07
BMW Z4 ‘03
BMW 135i Coupe ‘07
BMW M3 Coupe ‘07
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 ‘06
Daihatsu Copen ‘02
Daihatsu OFC-01 ‘07
Dodge Viper GTS ‘02
Ferrari 599 ‘06
Ferrari F430 ‘06
Ford Mustang GT ‘07
Honda Integra Type R ‘04
Delta HF integrale Evoluzione ‘91
Lexus IS-F ‘07
Lotus Elise 111R ‘04
Lotus Elise ‘96
Mazda ATENZA Sport ‘07
Mercedes Benz SL55 AMG ‘02
Mitsubishi LANCER Evolution IX ‘05
Mitsubishi LANCER EVOLUTION X ‘07
Nissan SKYLINE R34 GT-R ‘02
Nissan Fairlady Z ‘07
Nissan Skyline V36 Sedan ‘06
Nissan Skyline Coupe Concept ‘07
Nissan Skyline Coupe ‘07
Nissan GT-R PROTO ‘05
Nissan R35 GT-R ‘07
Renault Clio v6 ‘00
Subaru Impreza WRX STI ‘07
Suzuki Cappuccino ‘95
Suzuki SWIFT Sport ‘07
TVR Tuscan SPEED 6 ‘00
Golf GTI ‘01

Discussion

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue only has 5 tracks. This is one less than Gran Turismo Concept and the same as Gran Turismo 4 Prologue. One difference is that GT4 Prologue had a full license test mode and almost twice as many cars. From this perspective, GT5 Prologue seems to offer “less” value than the previous two “Prologue” editions. If the physics engine wasn’t that good, I’d have some reservations recommending GT5: Prologue.

Obviously, I would have loved to see Nurburgring, Tsukuba, Infineon Raceway, and Laguna Seca on 1080p. I’m sure they’ll be included in the full version of Gran Turismo 5. A couple of cars that I felt were missing from GT5 Prologue are the Audi RS4, Acura TL Type-S, BMW 335i, Chevy Camaro Concept, Dodge Challenger, Ford GT, and Shelby GT500. Still, there’s good representation from all the major manufacturers and many of the cars are ones that you’d actually want to drive in the game. You have the Corvette Z06, the best supercar-that’s-priced-like-a-sports-car on the market, the new M3 and 135i, the Audi R8, and the latest Japanese supercars: the GT-R, IS-F, EVO X, and WRX STi. Even the original NSX thrown in for good measure.