A German automotive news site, Auto-Presse.de, may have discovered a new real-world track set to debut in*Gran Turismo 5: the Hockenheimring. The rumor comes from an SLS AMG press event hosted at the circuit by Mercedes-Benz, where media members were offered the chance to set a few hot laps of their own before riding along with five-time DTM champion Bernd Schneider.*A GT5 demo was also on-hand for handling comparisons.
While it is not yet clear if the Hockenheimring circuit itself was playable, Auto-Press casually confirms that it will be featured in the game along with the Nurburgring. For clarification, I turned to German GTPlanet user mikepoint, who offers the following translation:
On different international and German racetracks, including Hockenheim and the legendary Nurburgring Northloop, the SLS driver awaits enthralling high speed races against competition cars of the super sports car segment.
Read the full article here, which also mentions that the game “will be available for the PS3 before Christmas” (something we’ve heard before).*If you’re not familiar with the circuit, which alternates as host of the German F1 Grand Prix with the Nurburgring, here’s a few videos to get you up to speed.
Thanks to Sascha for the tip!