Rockstar and West Coast Customs built six real GTA 6 cars and drove them around Miami

News · November 8, 2026

What happened: Rockstar Games has teamed with Los Angeles custom shop West Coast Customs to build six real, driveable versions of Grand Theft Auto VI cars and film them on the streets of Miami, less than two weeks before launch. Hypebeast (Nov 6), Complex (Nov 7), and Wallpaper* and Notebookcheck (Nov 8) reported it from a Rockstar press release and official side-by-side photos of each build next to its in-game model.

The six cars

Grotti Cheetah — a low, '90s-style supercar. The real build was shown with a "Vice City fade" paint job.
Pegassi Tempesta — finished in Vice Beach Police livery.
Progen Emerus — a bright orange hypercar with a big rear wing.
Invetero Coquette — a mid-engined sports car in a loud pink-and-purple "Yeti Camo" look.
Albany Buccaneer — built as a 1960s-style lowrider.
Albany Manana — a 1970s coupe on tall hi-riser wheels, in the South Florida donk style.

What the promo shows

The cars were filmed around Miami wearing Leonida plates with Vice City lettering, and plate frames that read "VI," "West Coast Customs," and the Rockstar logo (Complex, Notebookcheck).
The press release says each build "combines traditional metal fabrication with modern composite construction, using CNC machining to produce custom wheels and structural components," plus custom paint (Complex).
Photos were also taken at two Miami landmarks: Herzog & de Meuron's 1111 Lincoln Road parking garage and Hilario Candela's 1963 Miami Marine Stadium (Wallpaper*).
West Coast Customs did a version of this once before: a real Bravado Banshee for GTA V in 2013 (Complex, Notebookcheck).

What isn't confirmed

Rockstar has not named the donor cars under the bodywork (Notebookcheck). Writers have compared the designs to familiar real models — a Testarossa-like Cheetah, a Corvette-like Coquette, and so on — but that is their reading, not an official Rockstar parts list.
Neither company has said whether the cars will go on public display or be sold. Coverage so far lists no viewing date.
A real-world paint job or police livery does not confirm you can copy every detail in the game (Kotaku en Español).

What it means for you

Nothing about the release calendar changes. Digital pre-load still opens November 10 (PS5 at midnight local; Xbox from 7 p.m. ET on Nov 9), up to 212 GB, boxed download-code copies reach retailers from November 12, and the game unlocks November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. If you're picking up a box, today's code-redemption tip is the practical next step. 11 days to launch.

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