

While Polyphony Digital has not publicly explained in depth what takes into account into PP system, the following factors can affect a car's PP: Performance Points calculation is done internally. PP-restricted races can also be found in GT7's Sport Mode.

In GT5, most single race Seasonal Events awards the player with a Handicap Bonus if the player competes well below the event's PP limit. Vehicles may be detuned to meet a maximum PP limit, depending on the vehicle, by adjusting the power and weight of the car. While this only applies to Seasonal Events and online lobby races in GT5P and GT5, in GT6's career events (and some GT7 World Circuits races) are also restricted by PP. Performance Points can be used to limit what car could enter a race event. The cars here all have roughly under 680 PP rating. The Performance Points system debuted with Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec II update, and is later included in Gran Turismo 5 version 1.06 and Gran Turismo 6 at launch, and Gran Turismo 7.Ī car selection screen for a Historic Prototype Racing Car Battle Quick Match event in GT6, with the PP values of eligible cars shown to the lower left of each car's box.

Performance Points, abbreviated PP, is a system that measures how competitive a car is in comparison to other cars. The acceleration performance, stability, and rotational G-forces are factors that count towards a car's PP. A settings sheet for the Mazda RX500 '70 in GT7.
