Gran Turismo 5 'Family Upgrade' and 'Car Pack 2' available next week

Sony has today revealed details of the second DLC for Gran Turismo 5, Car Pack 2. Available to download next week (December 21st), Car Pack 2 will contain a new and improved 2012 Nissan GT-R Black edition R35, 2011 Mini Cooper S, 2010 Volkswagen Golf VI R, and a 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco R.

Along with the launch of Car Pack 2, Sony will also be releasing a 'Family Upgrade' which will be made available for free from the Playstation Store. The Family Upgrade will allow multiple PSN ID's using the same PS3 to access any previously purchased DLC, this includes the Racing Car Pack 1, Course Pack 1, or the combined ‘Complete Pack’ and the soon to be released Car Pack 2. Meaning the DLC wont be limited just to your particular PSN account. The upgrade doesn’t apply to the Racing Gear Pack or the Special Paint Pack.

Update 2.02 will also be available on 21st December and will add several new enhancements to GT5 as well as correcting some reported issues, including:

• Offering the ability to change wheels on standard cars.
• A ‘copy’ feature will be added to settings sheets.
• In GT Auto, players will be able to see how the oil changes, aerodynamic parts, engine overhauls, and racing modifications will affect performance points and engine power, before and after their application.
• Free tickets have been added that allow you to wash cars, change oil, overhaul your engine, or refresh the car body in GT Auto (10 coupons will be distributed for free to each of those who have downloaded the 2.02 update).
• Pressing the □ button in the car ticket selection screen of the Car Delivery, will now allow you to exchange all car tickets at once.
• In screens where the [Garage] and [Driver List] buttons are displayed in the A/B Spec events, Special Events, and Seasonal Events, pressing the □ button will now show the [Garage], and pressing the △ button will show the drivers list.
• An option has now been added for ‘Max. number of participants – this is featured in the room settings of My Lounge.
• Added ☆ marks which show the number of Gold Trophies attained in each event, in the event selection screen of seasonal events.
• Racing sound effect adjustment.
• Elements of the steering assist controls (used when using certain controllers on Racing Karts) have been adjusted.

Any players who install the 2.02 update will also be gifted the Toyota FT86 ’12 (Above) completely free of charge.