GTA VI: Rockstar's six real cars built by West Coast Customs, plus the "Only in Dade" video, what we know six days before launch

Video: "Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2", official Rockstar Games YouTube channel (identified through YouTube oEmbed). It is a general trailer for the game, not a video about the cars or the "Only in Dade" clip.

GTA VI launches on November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and Rockstar's pre-launch marketing keeps adding odd pieces. Two of them landed this month: six GTA VI cars built as real, drivable vehicles, and a short "Only in Dade" video that seems to mimic the real-world footage in-game. Here is what the sources say, and where it stops being confirmed.

Hypebeast (November 6, 2026) reports that West Coast Customs of Los Angeles was brought in to recreate in-game cars as real ones, with photos credited to Rockstar Games. Complex (November 7, 2026) relays a press release saying Rockstar partnered with the shop. The six cars named are:

Per Complex quoting the press release, each build "combines traditional metal fabrication with modern composite construction", uses CNC machining for custom wheels and structural parts, and has a custom paint finish. The cars were filmed around Miami with Leonida plates reading "Vice City" and frames showing "VI", "West Coast Customs" and the Rockstar logo.

Hypebeast gives engines and finishes for the real builds. These describe the real cars, not in-game stats:

• Cheetah: 4.9 L naturally aspirated V8, "Vice City fade" paint, lowered. 
• Buccaneer: 7.5 L V8, candy apple green, air-ride suspension, gold rims. 
• Emerus: twin-turbo 4.0 L V8, candy orange, very large rear wing.
• Coquette: 6.2 L V8, pink and purple "Yeti Camo" livery.
• Manana: 7.7 L V8, Vice City blue paint, gold bumpers and trim.
• Tempesta: 4.0 L V10, police livery.

Not confirmed: which real cars sit under the bodywork. Rockstar has not said, and some outlets list guesses (Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Corvette) based on sightings. Treat those as unconfirmed.

GamingBolt (November 13, 2026) reports a new social account called "Only in Dade" posting what looks like GTA VI gameplay on Ocean Drive, with a second person filming from the sidewalk. According to GamingBolt, people first wondered if it was AI-generated, then Rockstar confirmed it was in-game footage by reposting it to its own Instagram story. GamingBolt also says it used a track from the GTA VI album and seems to recreate the real-world car footage.

Caution: we found this in one outlet only and did not see the Instagram story ourselves. The link to the West Coast Customs footage is GamingBolt's interpretation, not a Rockstar statement.

    • Confirmed (via outlets relaying Rockstar material): six real GTA VI cars exist, built by West Coast Customs, with Leonida plates. 

    • Reported by one outlet: "Only in Dade" video recreating that footage in-game, with Rockstar reposting it. 

    • Not confirmed: donor cars, any release of these cars to the public, and any gameplay impact. Nothing here says these builds are for sale. 

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