By Rockstar has teamed up with West Coast Customs, the famous Los Angeles shop, to build six cars from GTA 6 in real life. The photos went up on Hypebeast, next to in-game screenshots of the same cars from the same angles, and the match is so close that the magazine itself admits it had trouble telling them apart. Each build comes with a short backstory and real specs: the engine, the paint, the wheels and the interior. The six are the Grotti Cheetah, Albany Buccaneer, Progen Emerus, Invetero Coquette, Albany Manana and a police Pegassi Tempesta.
The six cars in short
| Car | What it is | Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Grotti Cheetah | Classic ’90s mid-engined supercar in a “Vice City fade” | 4.9L V8 |
| Albany Buccaneer | 1960s lowrider convertible in candy apple green | 7.5L V8 |
| Progen Emerus | Track hypercar with a huge rear wing, candy orange | 4.0L twin-turbo V8 |
| Invetero Coquette | Mid-engined sports car in “Yeti Camo” pink and purple | 6.2L V8 |
| Albany Manana | 1970s donk on giant gold rims, Vice City blue | 7.7L V8 |
| Pegassi Tempesta | Vice Beach Police supercar | 4.0L V10 |
Game versus real life
Every car was shot in Miami against the same skyline and bridge Rockstar used for its screenshots, so the pairs line up almost frame for frame. Hypebeast published them one above the other, game on the bottom.
The details hold up close too. The Manana’s gold multi-spoke wheels, the Cheetah’s triple round tail lights, the Coquette’s crossed-flags badge and the Emerus’s gold rims all match their in-game versions, down to the shape of the spokes.
What each build brings
The Cheetah is the most Miami of the six: lowered on track tyres, painted in a fade from pink to blue, with custom Italian leather inside. The Buccaneer is a fully restored lowrider with metal-flake candy green paint, airbrushed pinstripes, air-ride suspension, gold wheels, a cream soft top and zebra inlays in the seats. The Emerus is the wildest, with fighter-jet vents, one of the biggest rear wings on the market and an even louder orange interior. The Coquette wears pink and purple “Yeti Camo”. The Manana is a donk, sitting sky-high on oversized gold-and-chrome rims. And the Tempesta is a Vice Beach police car with a flame-spitting V10 and a fighter-jet cockpit full of police equipment.
Some of them were already on the streets
Two of these cars have been seen before. In October a Coquette in Vice City colours and a police supercar in Vice Beach livery were spotted driving around Miami, together with the Jason sightseeing bus. Now we know what they were: West Coast Customs builds, made for this shoot. Every car has its own page in our wiki with all the photos, and the full set is on our West Coast Customs cars page.
As a technical artist, I find the reverse direction the most impressive part. Usually a game copies real cars; here a real shop had to copy a game, matching paint that was mixed in a shader, and it got the metal flake and the way the light breaks on it right.
FAQ
Which GTA 6 cars did West Coast Customs build?
Six: the Grotti Cheetah, Albany Buccaneer, Progen Emerus, Invetero Coquette, Albany Manana and the Vice Beach Police Pegassi Tempesta.
Where can I see the real GTA 6 cars?
On Hypebeast, which published the photos next to in-game screenshots. Two of the cars were also seen driving around Miami in October.
Are the West Coast Customs cars in GTA 6?
Yes. All six are in-game cars; West Coast Customs recreated them in real life, with matching paint, wheels and interiors.