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Want to race in real life and then watch the replay in a video game?
That's the idea behind Toyota's Sports Drive Logger, a USB telemetry interface that plugs the lovable Scion FR-S directly into a Sony PlayStation 3.
The Sports Drive Logger will become available in Japan on June 2 at a cost of 91,800 yen (just under $885). Unfortunately for Americans, you'll need the right-hand-drive version in Japan (known there as the Toyota 86) for this magic to work.
As its name infers, the Sports Data Logger collects real driving data from the car's computers — everything from engine speed and steering angles to how far the accelerator is pressed — along with GPS location data. It works only when the driver laps one of three racetracks in Japan — Fuji Speedway’s International Racing Course, Tsukuba’s Circuit 2000 Course and the Suzuka Circuit International Racing Course — all of which are rendered meticulously in the new Gran Turismo 6 game.
Toyota FT-86 opens up for Geneva
Toyota may add PlayStation telemetry kit for Scion FR-S
Pricing, photos and more details of the Scion FR-S
A software update for the game released this week allows drivers to transfer the car's data to the virtual tracks. Using Gran Turismo 6’s GPS Data Visualizer, drivers can replay laps, compete against their own best laps (or those of their friends), or watch their best laps in comparison to the ideal "racing" line, complete with optimized acceleration and braking tips for use to improve their real-world skills.
Since the car debuted in 2012, we’ve known Toyota had been working in partnership with Sony to develop this PlayStation-compatible telemetry system. In fact, we reported about the work-in-progress nearly two years ago as rumors spread about a potential convertible version of this two-seat coupe.
We’re still waiting for the FR-S convertible to materialize, and there is no word from Toyota as to when Sports Data Logger will be available in Europe or the United States; the press release mentions “additional circuits planned for the future.” In the meantime, FR-S owners will have to wait for this forward-thinking system to make it to American tracks.
Gran Turismo 6's GPS Visualizer
Official Site for GT6 : Click Here
Gran Turismo 6 - E3 Trailer
Want to race in real life and then watch the replay in a video game?
That's the idea behind Toyota's Sports Drive Logger, a USB telemetry interface that plugs the lovable Scion FR-S directly into a Sony PlayStation 3.
The Sports Drive Logger will become available in Japan on June 2 at a cost of 91,800 yen (just under $885). Unfortunately for Americans, you'll need the right-hand-drive version in Japan (known there as the Toyota 86) for this magic to work.
As its name infers, the Sports Data Logger collects real driving data from the car's computers — everything from engine speed and steering angles to how far the accelerator is pressed — along with GPS location data. It works only when the driver laps one of three racetracks in Japan — Fuji Speedway’s International Racing Course, Tsukuba’s Circuit 2000 Course and the Suzuka Circuit International Racing Course — all of which are rendered meticulously in the new Gran Turismo 6 game.
Toyota FT-86 opens up for Geneva
Toyota may add PlayStation telemetry kit for Scion FR-S
Pricing, photos and more details of the Scion FR-S
A software update for the game released this week allows drivers to transfer the car's data to the virtual tracks. Using Gran Turismo 6’s GPS Data Visualizer, drivers can replay laps, compete against their own best laps (or those of their friends), or watch their best laps in comparison to the ideal "racing" line, complete with optimized acceleration and braking tips for use to improve their real-world skills.
Since the car debuted in 2012, we’ve known Toyota had been working in partnership with Sony to develop this PlayStation-compatible telemetry system. In fact, we reported about the work-in-progress nearly two years ago as rumors spread about a potential convertible version of this two-seat coupe.
We’re still waiting for the FR-S convertible to materialize, and there is no word from Toyota as to when Sports Data Logger will be available in Europe or the United States; the press release mentions “additional circuits planned for the future.” In the meantime, FR-S owners will have to wait for this forward-thinking system to make it to American tracks.
Gran Turismo 6's GPS Visualizer
Official Site for GT6 : Click Here
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