Gran Turismo 5 update 2.0 detailed and dated

Sony have revealed details of the 2.0 update for Gran Turismo 5, which will be available to download for free this 11th October.

In the 2.0 update all standard cars will now feature an interior view, allowing players to get behind the wheel of all the cars in the game. Another improvement includes a new weather setting, which allows players to incrementally adjust the weather settings for the start and the end of the race.

Also in the update players can now save their progress during endurance races and return to the fray at a time of their own choosing. For fans of Nascar, there will be a package of 11 new Nascar 2011 cars.

Additional features of this update are:

• Photo Travel Mode updates
• Shortening of load times and improved menu response
• Improved car physics simulation, further evolved A.I.
• Improved and enhanced user interface
• Support for the Logitech G25/G27 steering wheels
• New features in the Online Lounge
• This is what series creator Kazunori Yamauchi had to say about the new content.

In other news Sony have announced a forthcoming DLC for GT5 which will include new vehicles and tracks plus a host of other additional new content, details of which will be revealed at a later date.