- Mazda announced an updated RX-Vision GT3 Evo for Gran Turismo.
- The virtual rotary-powered racer benefits from revised aerodynamics.
- It will be added to the popular racing simulator as a free update.
Mazda still hasn’t given us a proper successor to the RX-7 and RX-8, or a production version of the Iconic SP concept, but the company knows exactly how to keep rotary fans hanging on. The RX-Vision GT3, the virtual racecar Mazda built for Gran Turismo, is getting a round of upgrades and an Evo badge to go with them.
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The roots of the racer trace back to the gorgeous 2015 Mazda RX-Vision Concept. This design served as the foundation for the racing-spec RX-Vision GT3 Concept introduced in Gran Turismo Sport in 2020, and then migrating to Gran Turismo 7 in 2022. According to Mazda, the model has been driven by over 400,000 gamers and secured a runner-up finish in the 2025 Manufacturers Cup.
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Six years after its debut, Mazda is teasing the updated RX-Vision GT3 Evo. The model retains the sexy proportions and aggressive LEDs of the original but benefits from slightly redesigned aero. At the front, designers added new fog lights tucked in the sculpted intakes, a reworked splitter with integrated fins and no support stays, and new hood latches.
Moving to the profile of the concept, aerodynamic fins are integrated into the side skirts just ahead of the rear wheels for a more purposeful stance. Those are combined with carry-over vented fenders, side gills, and side-mounted exhausts.
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The tail has also been redesigned with a ducktail spoiler joining the carbon fiber blade on the quad round LED taillights and the massive wing. Other changes include the reshaped outlets on the rear bumper and the new diffuser, which appears to be larger than before. Finally, the wing emblem has been replaced by Mazda lettering and the wing plates feature Mazda Spirit Racing decals.
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Ikuo Maeda, former Mazda design chief and current representative of Mazda Spirit Racing, who contributed to the development of the model, said: “The beauty and presence of the RX-Vision – I absolutely did not want to compromise that. On top of that, I wanted to portray its evolution on the track.”
While technical specifications remain under wraps, the standard RX-Vision GT3 Concept is powered by a four-rotor 2.6-liter SkyActiv-R rotary engine producing 562 hp (419 kW / 570 PS) and 540 Nm (398 lb-ft) of torque. The digital model measures 4,590 mm (180.7 in) long with a 2,700 mm (106.3 in) wheelbase, and weighs in at 1,250 kg (2,756 lbs), boasting a 48:52 front-to-rear weight distribution.
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Mazda and Polyphony Digital will make the RX-Vision GT3 Evo available to Gran Turismo 7 players via a free game update later this year. As with its predecessor, the racing concept is not expected to make the jump from the digital world into reality.
