

Both cars, together with two hidden Lancia Stratoses (road and rally versions), however, are completely absent in PAL version. A racing JGTC Lamborghini Diablo was featured in the NTSC-J version (where the car has been cut from NTSC-U copy and being available in NTSC-U copy with a cheat device), and a Porsche 911 GT3 can be found in the game code (though it cannot be obtained normally, and requires the use of a cheat device). GT3 also marks informal appearances of automakers Lamborghini and Porsche. It has been listed as one of the greatest video games of all time.

Its aggregate score of 94.54% on GameRankings makes it the second-highest rated racing video game of all time. The game was a critical and commercial success and went on to become one of the best-selling video games of all time. During its demonstration at E3 2000 and E3 2001 the game's working title was Gran Turismo 2000. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec is a 2001 racing game, the first in the Gran Turismo series released for the PlayStation 2.
