Gran Turismo 6's latest update adds new modes, tracks and cars.

According to reports, Gran Turismo 6 gets a free update today, which will add lots of new content to the popular racing game. Update 1.12 can be downloaded now and with it racers get new cars, new race tracks and new game modes.

Amongst the new cars in the update, The Nissan GT-R NISMO, shown above, is the ultimate expression of the R35 GT-R and it will be given for free to anyone who has participated in this year's GT Academy online event. The Toyota FT-1 Vision will be rewarded to racer for completing just one lap, regardless of lap time in the new limited time FT-1 Seasonal Event. . You can check out the sweet ride below.

The game's first unique long course called Circuito de la Sierra, which takes inspiration from the Ronda region of Spain, is also included in the patch. It's the performance ground for players to try and complete a lap within an allotted time, as the countdown extended every time you pass through one of 12 checkpoints. Collisions will decrease your combo score while overtaking vehicles and passing speed traps will increase it. Racers playing on offline single player and online race modes will also be to access the course.

And last but not the least, you can now select the rules and regulations you want for a given event and racers will be matched with similar players from around the world who are looking for the same type of game, all thanks to the addition of an Online Quick Match feature.

Despite rumours about Gran Turismo 6 being re-done for PS4, all that’s known for certain is that the franchise's debut on next-gen will be Gran Turismo 7 which is in development, but won't be ready this year.