Drivers start your engines! Gran Turismo release date has been announced! Hold you horses though the release date is, at present, only for Japan. but surely surely for all you petrol heads the rest of the world release date will be soon after. So when is it to be released in Japan…March 2010.

The game will feature over 950 cars, 20 locations, and 70 tracks. A new Youtube feature will also be included along will a deep online mode including: open lobby, Text/Voice Chat, private room, online photo album, online replay album, and you can export replays to YouTube.

Gran Turismo 5 will surely be one of the biggest selling games for all of 2010. Featuring lots of new cars, lifelike graphics, and amazing racing physics, GT5 will quickly become regarded as the top racing simulation game of all-time.