Gran Turismo

Another car designed for Gran Turismo has been brought into the physical realm. The design was first unveiled in December as a "vision of what a high performance Infiniti could look like in the future." The flesh-and-bones Infiniti Vision GT concept was displayed recently at the Shanghai Auto Show.

Once upon a time, racing game enthusiasts could only dream of graduating from competing on-screen to competing on-track. Then, in 2008, Nissan and Gran Turismo began a partnership that would give people that very chance. The GT Academy is now back for a seventh year.

Mini has joined the raft of manufacturers determined to win the hearts and minds of gamers through Gran Turismo. The Mini Clubman Vision Gran Turismo takes the Clubman's fairly mundane shape and replaces it with a full racing aerodynamics kit, powered by a 395 hp (295 kW) engine.

Infiniti made sure that 2014, the year of the Vision Gran Turismo, didn't end without one more Vision GT debut. It revealed its simply named Concept Vision Gran Turismo, a curvy racer that provides a "vision of what a high performance Infiniti could look like in the future."

In our journey from Detroit, to Geneva, to Beijing and on to Paris and LA during 2014, we've seen countless concept cars, some good, some terrible and some that we're still undecided on. Here are our choices for the best of the best of 2014.

After seeing Chevy's sneak preview of the Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo, we got the idea that it was going to be the most extreme Vision Gran Turismo yet, both in terms of styling and technology. We weren't disappointed when Chevy pulled the cloth off at the LA Auto Show last week

The grand parade of Vision Gran Turismos continues. Subaru took the cloth off a Vision Gran Turismo design based on the VIZIV 2 concept it showed earlier this year, hanging a dramatic body kit on an already eye-catching concept car. The car packs 591 hp of turbo hybrid power.

Chevy is preparing to join the ranks of automakers that have released Vision Gran Turismo cars on the Gran Turismo 6 video game. Its design is based on Chaparral race cars from the 60s and 70s, adding a bit of historical pedigree to what promises to be a wild, futuristic track car.

Away from Monterey’s chaotic auto event this month, Aston Martin was holding its own exclusive show. Set in the scorched California hills, the UK team had invited clientele to view some of the brand’s finer performance offerings, and also to view firsthand the DP-100 Vision Gran Turismo concept.

Since 1950, automobile aficionados have flocked to Pebble Beach to celebrate the world's rarest and most collectible cars. This weekend’s 2014 show saw not only the gathering of Tatras and rare Ferrari Testarossas but also the latest in concept and production cars.

Toyota has revealed a second FT-1 concept car featuring an all-new graphite paint job and leather interior. The updated concept car helps it celebrate the introduction of an even more extreme FT-1 that exists in virtual form only: the FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo.

As its name tips off, the Revolver 44GT aims at being a speedy but comfortable grand tourer of the seas. Its sports car-inspired design and seamless convertible hard-top make it the most sports car-like boat we've seen.