- "A compact car race for Japanese kei cars. Face off against rival cars that have been tuned up to 400 PP."
- ―In-game text
The Lightweight K-Cup is a 5-race event that appears in Gran Turismo 7, where it was added as part of Update 1.15, released on May 26, 2022. The races are located at the World Circuits menu and the tracks are unlocked by progressing through the GT Café.
Event Restrictions[]
- Useable Tire Types: Comfort: Softs only
- Car Type: Kei Car
- PP: 400 or Less
- Nitrous: Prohibited (Autodrome Lago Maggiore - East End Reverse only)
Races[]
- Please note that only permanent World Circuits events are listed here. For details on Lightweight K-Cup Special Event limited time races, see the Special Events page.
| Circuit | Race length | Credits (1st) | Credits (2nd) | Credits (3rd) | Update added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Springs International Raceway: Streets of Willow Springs | 5 laps | 30,000 | 18,000 | 12,000 | v1.15 |
| Autodrome Lago Maggiore - East End Reverse | 7 laps | 35,000 | 21,000 | 14,000 | v1.15 |
| Tokyo Expressway - South Clockwise | 3 laps | 32,000 | 19,200 | 12,800 | v1.15 |
| Eiger Nordwand | 6 laps | 75,000 | 45,000 | 30,000 | v1.59 |
| Nürburgring Nordschleife | 1 lap | 100,000 | 60,000 | 40,000 | v1.61 |
Typical Opponents[]
These are the typical opponents of this event:
Note: Opponents highlight in bold are marked World Series drivers.
| Driver | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  M. Simmons
|
Honda Beat '91 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
  I. Fraga
|
Suzuki Cappuccino (EA11R) '91 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
  A. Brooks
|
Suzuki Cappuccino (EA11R) '91 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
 M. Pinnell
|
Honda Beat '91 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
  N. Rubilar
|
Suzuki Cappuccino (EA11R) '91 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
  C. Lopez
|
Suzuki Cappuccino (EA11R) '91 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
  R. Derrouiche
|
Daihatsu Copen Active Top '02 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
 P. Lenoir
|
Honda Beat '91 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
 A. Santos
|
Suzuki Jimny XC '18 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
  M. Hizal
|
Daihatsu Copen Active Top '02 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
  R. Kevelham
|
Honda Beat '91 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
  J. Wong
|
Daihatsu Copen Active Top '02 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
  P. Blazsan
|
Daihatsu Copen Active Top '02 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
  V. Gallo
|
Honda N-ONE RS '22 | No | No | No | No | Yes |
 V. Gallo
|
Honda S660 '15 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
 G. Mangano
|
Daihatsu Copen Active Top '02 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
  Y. Goto
|
Suzuki Carry KC '12 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
 J. Hashima
|
Suzuki Carry KC '12 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
 K. Kawakami
|
Honda Beat '91 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
 R. Kokubun
|
Honda S660 '15 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
 T. Miyazono
|
Honda S660 '15 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
 T. Yamanaka
|
Honda S660 '15 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
  M. Budheima
|
Suzuki Jimny XC '18 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
  K. Pounder
|
Suzuki Cappuccino (EA11R) '91 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Pre-race dialogue[]
| Race | Driver | Quote | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Springs International Raceway: Big Willow | K. Pounder | "I'm Kevan Pounder, from the United States. Man, I really love kei cars—They're small, fast and super cool! Why does Japan get to have all the fun? I want to see kei cars in the U.S. too!" | |
| I. Fraga | "I'm Igor Fraga, from Brazil. For my Missions endurance race, I drove in a Honda S600. But today I'll be going with a Suzuki Cappuccino, which I just picked up from the Used Cars dealership." | ||
| N. Rubilar | "Hola, I'm Nicolás Rubilar, from Chile! I saw a guy compete in a DeLorean on this track for the American Sunday Cup 600. I swear I've seen his face before, but I can't quite put my finger on who he was!" | ||
| Autodrome Lago Maggiore - East End Reverse | M. Pinnell | "I'm Mark Pinnell, from Canada. I'll be competing in a car I drove for a Missions endurance race—It meets the regulations, after all." | |
| A. Brooks | "I'm Andrew Brooks, from Ontario, Canada. Lake Maggiore's hilly terrain makes it a really fun track to race. Just remember to control your speed when entering those corners!" | ||
| G. Mangano | "I'm Giorgio Mangani, from Sicily, Italy. Our French friend, Beauvois, sure loves his baguettes. But I am partial to Italian focaccia. And for dessert, a hometown favourite—gelato!" | ||
| Tokyo Expressway - South Clockwise | I. Fraga | "Hi there, I'm Igor Fraga. I was born in Japan but raised in Brazil. I'm a big fan of the Suzuki Cappuccino, and am always on the lookout for one at the Used Cars dealership. For this race I'll be racing in a favourite from my extensive collection." | |
| T. Yamanaka | "I'm Yamanaka, from Japan. I actually own a Honda S2000, but the S660 is pretty wild too. Even more so when it's been tuned up!" | ||
| J. Wong | "I'm Jonathan Wong, from Hong Kong. Nothing beats zooming down the Tokyo Expressway at night in a tuned-up car! Ah, both Tokyo and Hong Kong look truly beautiful at night, don't they?" | ||
| Eiger Nordwand | Y. Goto | "Hi, I'm Yusuke Goto from Japan! Today I'll be driving a very rare car, the Suzuki Carry, a truck built to Japan's unique kei-car specifications. Don't let its small size fool you - this micro truck is simply packed to the gills with special features. It's roomier than meets the eye, and its 658 cc engine punches well above its weight for a rear-wheel vehicle. If you're planning on entering this fan favourite of over 60 years into any races, be sure to give it a tune-up first!" | This is the featured race for the Suzuki Carry, added to the game alongside it. |
| Nürburgring Nordschleife | V. Gallo | "I'm Valerio Gallo, the 2021 World Champion from Italy. Today I'm riding in one of Honda's famous microhatches - the second-generation N-ONE RS, or sports grade model. Way back in 1967, Honda had a hit with the N360 kei car. The N-ONE carries the spirit of that car into the present. This RS model was designed with an emphasis on driving, and was the kei car to offer an FF turbo + 6MT setup. Much has been said about its 6-speed close-ration gearbox, which, like the S660, puts some pep in its step! Not only does this look nice, with its sweet black trim, but you will be amazed how sporty it feels given its size." | This is the featured race for the Honda N-ONE, added to the game alongside it. |
Strategy[]
This event is considerably harder than in previous GT games, as opponent cars are upgraded, which can make it difficult to even make it to a podium finish. It's advised for players to upgrade their Kei cars in order to achieve better positions as they are very hard to catch up when stock (though players should not exceed more than 400 PP when upgrading). It’s also important to turn traction control off in order to increase cornering speeds.
Though it can be more expensive, the Honda Beat with the K20C1 engine fits under the Performance Point limit, thus making the series significantly easier. The car can be more of a handful to drive with the extra engine power, though, so control should be practiced when using this combination.
Trivia[]
- This is the only non-race car event in World Circuits to feature cars bearing driver numbers. This is likely because the AI listing is carried over from the Autopolis One Hour Endurance mission.
- Whenever an opponent car's thumbnail appears, the driver number box will not be displayed in the thumbnail.
- Because of the above point and owing to the inclusion of the Suzuki Cappuccino, several driver and car combinations were either removed or changed. These include:
- Tetsuya Sugawara, Adam Wilk and Hayden Hunter driving the Honda Beat were removed.
- Simon Bishop driving the Daihatsu Copen was removed.
- Igor Fraga switched from the Honda S660 to the Cappucino.
- Unlike the original three cars plus the Cappuccino, opponents driving the Honda N-ONE RS '22, Suzuki Carry KC '12 or the Suzuki Jimny XC '18 do not bear driver numbers; two of the Jimny liveries were also reused from the Jimny Cup with no changes. The N-ONE driven by Valerio Gallo has a driver number, but in decal form.
- Gallo's livery is also used in the N-ONE RS Special Event; in that event, R. Ozawa uses the same livery as Gallo's in this event.
- Despite meeting the requirements of a kei car, the Suzuki Jimny XC '18 was not used by any opponents in the series until the race at Eiger Nordwand. This, in addition to the opponent list largely being a carryover from the Autopolis One Hour Endurance mission, was likely because the Jimny already had its own event, the Jimny Cup.
- The original three races in the event have twenty cars on track; this made these events prone to crashes on the PS4 version of the game, especially when photos are being captured. Later races added to the series has sixteen cars instead.
- The Nürburgring Nordschleife race is the only one (as of the 1.61 update) to include variable weather.