With the release of Gran Turismo 4 slated for early next year ... There are also a few surprises, like the Mazda Kusabi, which is a futuristic concept car that made its debut at the Frankfurt ...

Did you know one of the endurance races in the video game Gran Turismo is based on a real event ... and gets a stint behind the wheel of a Mazda Roadster in the 2019 running.

It all started with Gran Turismo. From those early ... it's based on the conceptual Skyactiv-R 4-rotor engine spoken of when the RX-Vision debuted. Mazda said it makes 562 horsepower.

Lamborghini isn’t the only automaker to have partnered up with Polyphony Digital for the Gran Turismo franchise. Mazda has joined ... Sport on PlayStation 4, the swooping roofline, long hood ...