GTA 6 Racing & Car Culture

Car culture is everywhere in Leonida, and GTA 6's racing looks like it could stand alongside dedicated racing games.

Street racing

The extended look shows a street race with nitrous in a 1990 Annis Elegy — and a launch screenshot recreates the famous drawbridge jump from 2 Fast 2 Furious. Vice City's drawbridges actually work, rising for tall boats and dropping again — so timing a jump is a genuine possibility.

Street races also happen dynamically: crews pull alongside on the highway and taunt you into racing.

Gellhorn International Raceway

The first full-size race circuit in a GTA game, in Port Gellhorn. Rockstar showed a proper circuit race with lap counter, timer and race position on screen. Lucia even wears a Gellhorn International T-shirt in Trailer 2.

Drag, motocross and dirt

• A drag strip in Port Gellhorn.
• A motocross track and dirt-bike trails all over the map.
• Mud parties and off-roading in Ambrosia; trails and canyon roads in Mount Kalaga.

The best roads

• Route 88's scenic byway in the north — long, winding, with banking and elevation changes. Perfect for testing a sports car.
• The Keys Causeway — long straights over open water (and a choke point if you're wanted).
• Shore Drive — the classic Vice City cruising strip.

Car meets and mods

Stockyard's murals form the backdrop for car meets. Mod shops include:

• One-Eyed Willie's (Lake Leonida) — off-road mods and hand-painted art (Ultimate).
• Rideout Customs — donks, big rims and custom interiors (Ultimate).
• Regular mod shops for performance and paint.

Handling notes

Heavier cars, real traction differences between surfaces, tyre spin under hard throttle, higher top speeds and narrower roads. Practise launches; flooring it in a powerful rear-wheel-drive car will light up the tyres. See vehicles.