Polyphony promised a patch to fix ‘few’ things of the Gran Turismo 5 that was launched not long ago, but nobody actually expect such a huge patch. Yes, when you get home later and update your Gran Turismo 5, you might want to prepare some errand to run around, as this might take quite some time. 608 megabytes might not be a very simple update patch mind you. But then, the patch is really worth the update, trust me. Let’s have a look.

- Seasonal Events: Fresh racing events that allow GT5 users to compete against each other to win rewards and experience points. Leader boards will allow you to see where you stand compared to the rest of the world.

- Online Car Dealer: A new dealer lot that will focus on popular and rare used cars. This is a nice change of pace from the constant stream of odd JDM Civics and Subaru 360s that seem to wind up in our Used Car lot.

- Online Race Rewards and Experience: Just like it sounds… this adds rewards and experience points for races won in online competitions.

- Mechanical Damage: It was made available for online races but has now made its way to the offline races as well.

- HUD: You can disable the HUD display for a full-screen view of the action.

- Improved Rewards: The rewards for certain challenges, such as the AMG Driving Experience, have been increased.

- GT Academy officially launches as of 12/20/2010

SOURCE via Eurogamer.net