Gran Turismo 5 Prologue real life comparison

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How realistic is the most realistic racer ever? See what you think

We all know how good the cars of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue look, but what about the tracks? We've put together somenifty comparison images for you toexamine so you can see just how close Polyphony has come to recreating the real world. Starting with one of our favourite circuits ever...

Suzuka, Japan
We’re really pleased that Suzuka made it into GT5 Prologue, as it’s not part of the F1 calendar any more, nor even the Moto GP series. Gorgeous track, though – and it’s been recreated well here. Super-solid to look at and witha fineattention to detail, everything looks great except perhaps for the trees.

Above: The fence is different on the right. Fail! Seriously though, this is very close to the real world circuit. We're impressed

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Justin Towell
Justin Towell
Freelance Writer

Justin was a GamesRadar+ staffer for 10 years but is now a freelance writer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.