Gran Turismo Concept was released in 2002 in Japan, Southeast Asia, South Korea, and Europe for the PlayStation 2. However, the game was not released in the North American market.
This short title followed the release of the full-length Gran Turismo 3 in 2001 and was eventually followed by Gran Turismo 4. All versions of Gran Turismo Concept combined have shipped 430,000 copies in Japan, 1 million in Europe, and 130,000 in Asia for a total of 1.56 million copies.
Versions[]
2001 Tokyo[]
This first version featured concept cars that were shown at the 2001 Tokyo Motor Show, which includes the 2001 Nissan GT-R Concept. It was released in Japan and Southeast Asia on January 1st, 2002. This version has shipped 430,000 copies in Japan and 10,000 in Southeast Asia.
2002 Tokyo-Seoul[]
The second version, 2002 Tokyo-Seoul, was released in South Korea on May 16th, 2002, alongside the PlayStation 2 official launch in the country. It featured cars from 2001 Tokyo with additional models unveiled at the Seoul Motor Show. This version introduced the South Korean automaker, Hyundai, to the series. This version has shipped 90,000 copies in South Korea.
2002 Tokyo-Geneva[]
The last version, 2002 Tokyo-Geneva, was released in Europe on July 17th, 2002. It featured all the cars from 2002 Tokyo-Seoul alongside new models unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. A Chinese/English NTSC version was released in Southeast Asia on July 25th, 2002, it adds 30 cars to the 2001 Tokyo version released earlier in this area. This final version has shipped 1 million copies in Europe and 30,000 in Southeast Asia.
Cars[]
Car List: Gran Turismo Concept/Car List
Tracks[]
There are only 6 tracks available. All but one can be raced in reverse.
List Of Tracks[]
The Pod Race Circuit is an exclusive track to Concept. It is based on the pit straight of Route 5 from other Gran Turismo games with obstacles added including chicanes, a stopping area, and a hump backed bridge. Only the Toyota Pod can be raced here in an unlockable race.
Soundtracks (for all versions)[]
- continuation - daiki kasho
- glowl - daiki kasho
- heaven - daiki kasho
- mirage - daiki kasho
- obscure - daiki kasho
- sky scraper - daiki kasho
- strike breaker - daiki kasho
- turbo - daiki kasho
- Shark - Ash
- Aisha - Death in Vegas
- 7 Days In The Sun - Feeder
- Buck Rodgers - Feeder
- Just A Day - Feeder
- Avarice - Grand Theft Audio
- Dead Man Leaving - Grand Theft Audio
- Wake Up In Your Own Mind - Grand Theft Audio
- Sober (Saint US Mix) - Muse
- Screw Up (edited version for GT3) - Overseer
- Stompbox (Radio Edit) - Overseer
- Supermoves - Overseer
Trivia[]
- Completing the game will award the player a save game for Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec with all licenses unlocked and 10,000,000 credits for later use in the 2001 Tokyo and 2002 Tokyo-Geneva PAL versions.
- This was the very first Gran Turismo game to have a unified soundtrack list. The next entry that has such a feature is Gran Turismo HD Concept. Since HD Concept, every Gran Turismo game has a unified soundtrack list.
- A number of demos were released as promotional material from various automakers such as Nissan and Daihatsu.
- 2002 Tokyo-Seoul was found to include hidden developmental content that would later appear in Gran Turismo 4 and Tourist Trophy, such as tracks like Tsukuba, photoshoot tracks that can be roamed, certain cars with some never came to a single Gran Turismo game, and also motorcycles.
- The Tokyo-Seoul version is the first game in the series whose cover features multiple cars on the same cover, albeit with three identical Hyundai Tuscanis.
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