I have the XL version myself, so I can't speak for the academy version, but let's assume both work the same way. The initial mandatory patch install (included on disc, assuming it works like the XL version, which has all updates up until 2.01 on disc) is about 2.5 GB.
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The GT5 Academy Edition launches on 26th September 2012 and costs £19.99 / €29.99. Gran Turismo chief Kazunori Yamauchi said: "GT Academy has captured the imagination of many Gran Turismo fans
Other than the Honda HSV-10 Race Car, which is pretty awesome (and $0.99), there's a duplicate of a car already in the game, and the Twin Ring Motegi track which doesn't come close to being the best. In addition, there's multiple free DLCs, such as the Scion FR-S, Chevrolet Corvette C7 (and its test model form), etc.
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