Woow, the new pics are really good, but I think that the most important ones are the comparison with the google street pics. GT has always been criticized for it's enviroments, and even I said that they are somewhat lacking detail as well, but after seeing those pics, we can safely say that GT's graphics are threading the line between real life and virtual graphics ;)

http://www.gtplanet.net/gt-academy-winner-completes-first-racing-season/

GT Academy: Buncombe and Ordoñez win the final race of the year

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=88097&page=1

The trees are way too 2d, but other than that it looks phenomenal. Congratulations PS3 owners.

New GT5 footage of the Toyota-FT-86 Concept

Toyko 2009 Preview: Toyota FT-86 Concept brings back the Hachi-Roku

Toyota's President Akio Toyoda has said the automaker is in desperate need of an excitement injection, and here's the first dose: the Toyota FT-86 Concept.

Inspired by the Corolla-based AE86 sports coupe of the '80s, the FT-86 concept was designed by the automaker's ED2 styling studio in France and bears a remarkable resemblance to the FT-HS concept shown at the Detroit Auto Show several years back.

Since it's a "concept," Toyota hasn't divulged much about the FT-86 yet, but we do know it's powered by a Subaru-derived 2.0-liter boxer four sending power to the rear wheels. Toyota focused on keeping the weight down to improve handling and, according to one source, the platform is unique to the concept. The engine sits lower in the engine bay to aid aerodynamics while keeping the center of gravity in check, and the overall dimensions of Toyota's new 2+2 are 163.78 inches long and 69.29 inches wide, with a wheelbase of 101.18 inches.

After the FT-86 bows in concept form at the Tokyo Motor Show next month, the production model will be shown sometime next year with sales beginning sometime in late 2011 carrying a sticker price somewhere north of $20,000.

Wow, this thread has died a lot in the past month :( It's a shame that the official thread for the most awaited racing game of this gen is in such a state.

Were is the SEMA pictures? Kaz's interview? SEMA's videos showing the new damage model?
Do your research OP, please.

Demon Souls gets a stickey but GT5 not, makes you wonder about this place. 

@Hus

Yeah, they said that GT5 was a long way out into it's release date to actually get a sticky, but GoWIII is also slated for Q1 and it got stickied way faster than this game. I also thought that this official thread was dead since Toastyboy got banned for a long time and it had no activity whatsoever.
For the official thread of the most awaited racing game of this gen, it's kinda sad, specially since there has been tons of new info in the past month.