West Coast Customs Recreates Six GTA6 Cars in Real Life with Rockstar
West Coast Customs, a custom car shop in California, worked with Rockstar Games to build real-life versions of six custom cars from Grand Theft Auto VI, according to Game Spark.
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Reporting from 6 sources: 4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer, Inside, and 2 more.
Why it matters
The physical builds let Rockstar market GTA6's vehicle design outside the game itself, at a point when the game's own promotional beats have been preload dates and a public countdown.
Key Facts
- West Coast Customs collaborated with Rockstar Games to recreate six Grand Theft Auto VI custom cars in real life.
- The recreated cars include the Grotti Cheetah, the Pegassi Tempesta in police trim, and the Albany Buccaneer lowrider.
- Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for release on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
- In 2013, Rockstar Games and West Coast Customs produced a real Bravado Banshee to promote GTA5.
Hypebeast's automotive outlet Hypedrive published side-by-side comparisons of the in-game models and the physical builds, and Hypedrive also posted comparison images on Instagram. The recreated vehicles include the Grotti Cheetah, which has appeared in past GTA titles, a police version of the Pegassi Tempesta, and the Albany Buccaneer lowrider finished in a green body with gold wheels. The Hypedrive article details the paint, interior, and suspension work on each car. The comparisons are close enough that, in Game Spark's phrasing, it is no longer easy to tell the game image from the real photograph. The six cars are tied to GTA6, which is set to launch on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Game Spark's report is the only one in the cluster that covers the car builds, and it leans on Hypedrive for the vehicle specifics. The Grotti Cheetah is the one with prior series history, having appeared in GTA3, GTA: San Andreas, and GTA5, while the Pegassi Tempesta appears here in police livery and the Albany Buccaneer as a green-and-gold lowrider.
The two shops have done this before: in 2013, West Coast Customs and Rockstar produced a real Bravado Banshee as a promotion for GTA5. Hypedrive's photo set shows the paint, interior, and suspension work on each car, and its Instagram post puts the in-game render directly beside the real photo. GTA6 is scheduled for release on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with a code-in-box edition listed for delivery on November 12.
- Grotti Cheetah: A car familiar from GTA3, GTA: San Andreas, and GTA5
- Pegassi Tempesta: Recreated in a police vehicle version
- Albany Buccaneer: Lowrider with a green body and gold wheels
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Sources
- 4Gamer.net 「GTA6」の予約注文数は当初の予想を大幅に上回っていることが判明。Take-TwoのゼルニックCEOが決算説明会で明かし，11月19日の発売に自信を示す
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「GTA6」のプリロードが本日11月10日より開始。今なら高速ダウンロードが可能！
- Denfaminicogamer アメリカのある警察署が『GTA6』の発売を心待ちにするポストが話題に。「早く発売されてほしい、そうしたらみんな家にいてくれるから私たちも一息つける」
- Inside 『GTA6』予約は当初の想定をはるかに上回るペースで、ついに開発完了！親会社CEOは「次に来るもの」に言及。オンラインかアプデか新作か…
- Game Spark 『GTA6』日本版の「消えた約1GB」。事前DLが開始するも約208GBでやっぱり海外版より容量少ない…CEROの「セクシャル」アイコン不在も気になる
- GameBusiness.jp 11月に出る注目作は『GTA6』だけじゃない！「むしろチャンス」「怖いけど出すしかない」―11月発売の46作品の開発者・パブリッシャーたちに本音を聞いてみた【後編】