Skoda has made their first appearance in the Gran Turismo video game franchise and they have started with a bang! Developed for the game’s vision category, Skoda Vision Gran Turismo demonstrates the brand’s commitment to innovation and realizes an aim to introduce Skoda to new target groups.
Skoda Vision GT is an homage to the Skoda 1100 OH Spider that was designed to compete in Le Mans in 1957. At the same time, the Vision GT combines this heritage with the brand’s modern design language including ‘T-shaped’ headlights and matte Explorer Green paint. Skoda Vision GT uses four electric motors to produce 800kW and a whopping 1020Nm.
Skoda are no strangers to motorsport with the brand’s history in the field going back 120 years! As such, the Vision GT served as an excellent introduction for the Czech brand into the digital world of e-racing.
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Words by Matthew D’Souza, pictures courtesy of Skoda Storyboard Press.
