GTA 6 Cars in Real Life: The Six West Coast Customs Builds
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| Status | Confirmed |
|---|---|
| What | Six GTA 6 cars recreated in real life by West Coast Customs, Los AngelesConfirmed |
| Published | November 2026 on Hypebeast, with in-game screenshots next to the photosConfirmed |
| The cars | Grotti Cheetah, Albany Buccaneer, Progen Emerus, Invetero Coquette, Albany Manana, Pegassi TempestaConfirmed |
| Specs | Real engines from a 4.0L V8 to a 7.7L V8 and a 4.0L V10Confirmed |
In November 2026 Rockstar and West Coast Customs, the Los Angeles shop famous for custom builds, recreated six cars from GTA 6 in real life. Hypebeast published the photos next to in-game screenshots from the same angles, with a short build sheet for each car. This page collects all six with their specs and real-world prototypes; every car has its own page with the full set of photos. The news story is in our West Coast Customs news.
The six cars
| Car | What it is | Engine | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grotti Cheetah | 1990s supercar, Vice City fade | 4.9L V8 | Ferrari Testarossa |
| Albany Buccaneer | 1960s lowrider convertible, candy green | 7.5L V8 | Buick Riviera |
| Progen Emerus | Track hypercar, candy orange | 4.0L twin-turbo V8 | McLaren Senna |
| Invetero Coquette | Mid-engined sports car, Yeti Camo | 6.2L V8 | Chevrolet Corvette C8 |
| Albany Manana | 1970s donk, Vice City blue | 7.7L V8 | Chevrolet Caprice |
| Pegassi Tempesta | Vice Beach Police supercar | 4.0L V10 | Lamborghini Huracán |
In the game
All six were shot in the same spot in Vice City, by the water with the skyline and a bridge behind them, which is why the real photos could match them so closely. Together they cover most of Leonida’s car culture: an Italian supercar, an American sports car, a hypercar, a lowrider, a donk and a police car.
Why these six
The selection reads like a map of South Florida streets. The Cheetah is the Miami Vice supercar, the Buccaneer and the Manana stand for the lowrider and donk scenes that are huge in Miami, the Coquette and the Emerus are the modern exotics you see on Ocean Drive, and the Tempesta is the police car that will chase all of them. Two of the builds, the Coquette and a police supercar, were already spotted driving around Miami in October, next to the Jason sightseeing bus.
Game versus real life
Each comparison stacks the real car over the in-game one. The details line up down to the badges, the light clusters and the spokes of the wheels. The full comparisons are on each car’s page.
As a technical artist, I’d say this is the best proof yet of how far Rockstar’s car rendering has come. A real shop matched the paint, the flake and the trim to screenshots, and in several pairs it’s honestly hard to say which is which. Everything else we know about GTA 6’s vehicles is on our vehicles page.
FAQ
What cars did West Coast Customs make for GTA 6?
The Grotti Cheetah, Albany Buccaneer, Progen Emerus, Invetero Coquette, Albany Manana and the Vice Beach Police Pegassi Tempesta.
What real cars are the GTA 6 cars based on?
The Cheetah on the Ferrari Testarossa, the Buccaneer on the Buick Riviera, the Emerus on the McLaren Senna, the Coquette on the Corvette C8, the Manana on a 1970s Chevrolet Caprice and the Tempesta on the Lamborghini Huracán.
Everything here comes from official Rockstar materials and the Hypebeast feature. Analysis is labeled. We don’t publish leaks.
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