Data in racing is very important, and it’s also true in the virtual world. Gran Turismo, however, is a bit of a cheapskate on that front in regard to what information it shows you via your HUD displays, etc. Fortunately for simracers, we found some cool apps to provide you with everything you need to take your sim racing in GT7 to the next level.
For simracers, there are 3 main benefits to data: improving your driving, keeping track of your progress and achievements, and increasing immersion.
Gran Turismo 7 doesn’t do a great job at providing some of these essentials, but there are some awesome apps out there that work with GT7 that we think you should know about.
Coach Dave Delta
Coach Dave offers Delta for GT7, a full telemetry app which works in any situation, be that in time trials, offline or online, and even from replays gathered from other drivers in the leaderboards.
Delta provides a Data Logger, which is a new data analysis tool to help you uncover insights into your driving and unlock faster lap times.
It provides AI Coaching with Auto Insights, which will instantly point out what you should be focused on to unlock more lap time.
Finally, you can instantly compare your laps against the best GT7 drivers in the world and discover where you can gain lap time, thanks to Coach Dave working with GT World Finalists such as TSUTSU, ManuRodry, Tidgney and even Igor Fraga.
Simhub
SimHub is a staple in simracing, no matter the platform you’ve chosen. This is true even for Gran Turismo, despite the series being PlayStation exclusive. SimHub can retrieve data from GT7’s APIs as long as you can give it your console’s IP address and set a couple of ports. SimHub can be used with our Delta telemetry tools (even though Delta also works as a standalone), so we made a quick guide to help you set things up here.
It’s a very versatile and powerful tool, and although you won’t be able to use custom overlays directly on GT7, you can still have them or a custom dash on a side monitor. It will also allow you to use and control wind simulators, bass shakers, pedal rumbles, motion rigs or any custom device running through an Arduino. It’s free, well supported, and widely adopted by the community, so what’s not to love here?
Mobile Dash: Sim Dashboard / EzioDash
These two apps do the same thing: provide an easy solution to have a custom dashboard on your smartphone, with EzioDash available for iPhone owners, and Sim Dashboard available for both Android and iOS users.
With GT7, these apps provide a more practical solution to get a custom dashboard, especially if you don’t have a dedicated chassis or a side monitor available – and honestly, I still use Sim Dashboard on my phone even with a triple-screen setup and a tubular chassis. With a simple phone holder or a tripod, you can have it go wherever you want. Or if you have access to 3D printing, you could also make a phone mount to go on your base or wheel directly.
For me, 2 widgets specifically make these apps essential: tyre temperatures and fuel. GT7 doesn’t show you how hot your tyres are, which is a major shortcoming of the game’s UI, as that’s vital information when you start to take things somewhat seriously.
Overheating your tyres will make you lose grip and wear them faster, so being able to monitor that while you’re driving will help you drive better and extend your stints in endurance races. Similarly, fuel widgets will help you keep track of your fuel targets. I like to get my live fuel consumption displayed in that regard: short shifting, as well as lift and coast, are useful techniques on GT7, and this will help you take it to the next level.
EzioDash is free to use but accepts donations, and Sim Dashboard has free access with limited features, with the use of the Pro version on GT7 being locked behind a one-time payment of a few euros only.
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Kudosprime
Kudosprime is a pretty useful website and well-known in the Gran Turismo community. The site has a complete and easy-to-use database of all cars and even allows you to recreate your in-game garage, track your circuit experience achievements and look at other stats about the game.
But the main tool we’re interested in here is the Sport Tracker: it allows you to retrieve your precise Driver Rating numbers, and will even keep track of your progression and show you a graph as long as you have at least 4 data points.
Again, this fills a gap in GT7’s UI, which will only show you a small and imprecise progress bar in your profile, at your current level. It may not seem like a lot at first, but trust me, if you get into sport mode, you will definitely want to know where you stand!
Kudosprime is entirely free to use, and while it has fewer features for GT7 compared to what it had for GT Sport due to Polyphony Digital locking away a number of APIs, it still deserves a shortcut in your web browser.
