GT Awards celebrate real cars in the real world

by Andrew Yoon { Nov 12th 2008 at 5:15PM }

The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show was home to this year's Gran Turismo Awards. Winning vehicles of the Gran Turismo Awards will be included in future Gran Turismo games -- maybe even the mythical will-it-ever-release Gran Turismo 5. Series producer Kazunori Yamauchi judged the five finalists to select the "Best of Show" winner.

This year's winners include:

"Best Japanese Import" - JR Rocha with his custom 2007 Infinity G37
"Best Truck/SUV" - John Wargo for his 1938 Chevy
"Best European Import" - Robert Gal this year for his Volkswagon Concept car.
"Best Domestic" - James Shipka for his 1967 Chevrolet Camero Rally Sport "Big Red."
"Best Hot Rod"- Jason Lavigne for the Factory Five Racing 1933 Hot Rod.

Gallery: Gran Turismo Awards 2008

Tags: gran-turismo, gran-turismo-5, gran-turismo-awards

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Dave @ Nov 12th 2008 5:47PM

Infiniti is spelled with an "I" at the end

TinyTim121 @ Nov 12th 2008 5:55PM

I think its great games developers are beginning to do more of this - espicially if games are to be considered as big, or bigger than films, books ect.

...but seriously - stop killing time Polyphony Digital release Gran Turismo 5

Floydian @ Nov 12th 2008 6:11PM

The longer they spend on it, the better it'll be.
I don't mind waiting, I want the online to be down pat.

TinyTim121 @ Nov 14th 2008 6:58PM

The longer they spend on it, the less interest it will accumulate

Case in point: Home

Adam @ Nov 12th 2008 6:11PM

I hate to break it to you guy, but the Art Morrison Corvette in Prolouge is a past GT Trophy winner and it's ALREADY in a game. I hope autoblog covers this later.

Camaro_boy_88 @ Nov 12th 2008 6:21PM

Um there is no e in Camaro. Its pronounced Cam-Arrow Not Cam-Earl

nakedatthecomp @ Nov 12th 2008 9:53PM

but my god is it ever sexy.

*changes shorts*

Teepanen @ Nov 12th 2008 11:49PM

Yeah and it's not Volkswagon, its VolkswagEN. Your autoblog friends would be ashamed of you. Just copy/paste next time when it comes to cars. ;)

Kattleox @ Nov 13th 2008 12:20AM

Autoblog, this aint. But kudos for trying, Mr. Yoon.

Also, I wouldn't be suprised it these appeared in future updates to GT5 P. They did, after all, just release the Spec III update with the Lotus Evora, GTbyCitroen, and Ferrari California.