Gran Turismo 5 Special Editions Revealed

04 Aug 2010 at 11:18:56 by James Chalmers

Sony has revealed a rather extravagant signature edition of Gran Turismo 5 as well as detailing the collector’s edition.

Coming in at a pricey €179.99 EUR roughly £149.30 GBP for us UK folks, the signature edition will come packed with numerous GT branded goodies.

Included in the box set as well as the obvious copy of the eagerly anticipated racing title will be:

• Metal sculpted box finished in SLS AMG Obsidian Black
• Exclusive GT branded SLS AMG 1:43 model car
• GT leather wallet containing Signature Edition competition entry card
• Branded USB key with Polyphony/Mercedes-Benz trailer
• GT branded metal key fob
• Signature Edition coffee table book featuring the beautiful cars and locations of Gran Turismo 5
• 200 page Apex drivers magazine with hints on driving technique, car tuning, future technologies and more

Along with all of this five ‘ChromeLine’ collector’s edition cars and six ‘Stealth’ vehicles will all be included to use, these cars will all be fined tuned to be some of the most powerful vehicles in the game.

Sony has confirmed the signature edition will be a limited run affair with quantities of the box set being “strictly limited.”

To balance this a collector’s edition for €79.99 EUR will also be available at launch, featuring a commemorative slip case, the dynamic theme, five ChromeLine vehicles and the Apex driver’s magazine also uniquely for the collector’s edition five artcards for the game will also be bundled in.

The Stealth vehicles that will be included in the Signature edition will also be available for free through the PSN for everyone who pre-orders the game.

We recently played Gran Turismo 5 at the PlayStation Beta Rooms event in both 2D and 3D, check back next week for our full hands-on preview of the game.

Meanwhile check out the images of the Stealth vehicles below:

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