As a result of "Gran Turismo's" success, Yamauchi has become an important figure in the worldwide automotive industry. For his help with promoting Volkswagen models in the series, the company gave him a Golf R32.. Polyphony Digital worked with Nissan to design the multifunction display (which relays various pieces of car data to the driver, including G-Force generated, torque distribution and lap times) found in the R35 GT-R. The car, as well as the display itself, appear in many games in his franchise, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, "Gran Turismo 5," Gran Turismo 6 and a newer, facelifted version of the car in Gran Turismo Sport. He was given a Nissan GT-R for his contribution.