GTA 6 Ultimate Edition and Vintage Vice City Pack: I decoded every pre-order bonus and image

I have been boosting cars in this series since the top-down days, so I cleared my evening the moment the Grand Theft Auto VI pre-order page went live. Rockstar finally laid the editions and bonuses out in the open, and the page is packed with brand-new in-game imagery of Jason and Lucia’s Leonida. I went through every shot of the Ultimate Edition and the Vintage Vice City Pack and pulled apart what each one is really showing.

Quick answer: Pre-order or buy Grand Theft Auto VI before November 20, 2026 and the Vintage Vice City Pack lands in your game automatically. Step up to the Ultimate Edition and you stack 16 extra premium vehicles, weapons, outfits, and exclusive shops on top, while a digital pre-order also hands you a free month of GTA+.

The dates and platforms that actually matter

Before the toys, the facts I needed pinned down. This is a single-player game first, the neon city is Vice City inside the wider state of Leonida, and the two leads are Jason and Lucia. Everything below is built around that November launch.

Detail	What Rockstar confirmed
Release date	November 19, 2026, as a single-player game
Pre-orders open	Midnight local time on June 25, 2026
Platforms	PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\|S (it plays best on PS5)
Vintage Vice City Pack	Added free to every pre-order or purchase made before November 20, 2026
Digital pre-order extra	One free month of GTA+
Pre-load	November 12 for digital copies; the physical disc ships November 12 with a download code in the box

Note: the Vintage Vice City Pack is not locked to pre-orders alone. Anyone who buys before November 20 gets it, so there is no penalty for waiting a few days after launch — just a deadline.

Vintage Vice City Pack: the bonus almost everyone will get

This is the freebie, and it is pure fan service aimed straight at people who remember 1986. The hero shot frames Jason and Lucia outside the neon-drenched Ocean View Hotel, and if that name trips a memory, it should — the Ocean View was Tommy Vercetti’s corner of the original Vice City. Lucia is in a red sequin dress, Jason in a pastel suit, the whole frame washed in pink and teal.

Vintage Vice City Pack key art at the Ocean View Hotel — The Vintage Vice City Pack key art stages Jason and Lucia outside the Ocean View Hotel, a direct callback to 1986-era Vice City. (Image: Rockstar Games)

The ’55 Vapid Stanier and its Ocean Beach garage

The centerpiece is the ’55 Vapid Stanier, a chrome-heavy classic sedan made for cruising Shore Drive. The first shot has it idling under Vice City neon, the second drops you inside the cabin with Lucia behind the wheel, and the third catches the front end in daylight with whitewall tires and a toothy chrome grille. It parks in the Shore Court personal garage a stone’s throw from Ocean Beach, and that garage earns its keep with a weapon locker plus a spot to fence stolen goods.

'55 Vapid Stanier sedan in Vice City neon at night — The ’55 Vapid Stanier bathed in Vice City neon at night. (Image: Rockstar Games)

Lucia in the '55 Vapid Stanier interior at night — Inside the Stanier with Lucia at the wheel — the period-correct dashboard sells the era. (Image: Rockstar Games)

'55 Vapid Stanier chrome grille and whitewalls — Daylight on the Stanier’s chrome grille and whitewall tires. (Image: Rockstar Games)

Outfits and hairstyles dripping in excess

The looks lean all the way into the decade of decadence. Jason gets an effortlessly chic linen suit in vintage pastel with a period cut and coif, while Lucia gets a red sequin mini dress and curls. This is exactly the wardrobe the key art is selling, and it is the kind of fit I will absolutely wear into a shootout.

Jason's pastel linen suit and Lucia's red sequin dress, Vintage Vice City Pack — Jason’s pastel linen suit and Lucia’s red sequin dress, the Vintage Vice City Pack’s signature looks. (Image: Rockstar Games)

A weapon pattern ripped from Tommy’s shirt

The detail that made me grin: a tropical pattern you can apply to most guns, lifted straight from Tommy Vercetti’s iconic palm-tree button-up. A floral assault rifle has no business looking this good, and it is peak Vice City energy.

Tropical palm-tree weapon pattern, Vintage Vice City Pack — The tropical weapon pattern channels Tommy Vercetti’s palm-tree shirt across most guns. (Image: Rockstar Games)

Ultimate Edition: all 16 bonuses, decoded

This is where the spending decision lives. The Ultimate Edition is an exclusive collection of premium vehicles, weapons, apparel, and whole shops that Rockstar says is threaded across Jason and Lucia’s story, with new items uncovered behind each chapter. So you are not getting it all on day one — some of it is a slow unlock as you play.

GTA 6 Ultimate Edition cover art with Jason and Lucia — The Grand Theft Auto VI: Ultimate Edition cover. (Image: Rockstar Games)

Vehicles

The ’95 Grotti Cheetah is the headliner. Grotti’s mid-’90s wedge supercar is an open ode to Shore Drive, finished in a minimalist, retro-futuristic livery. The first shot poses it against a curved Art Deco facade dripping pink neon, the second catches the pop-up headlights raised, and the third gets low on that knife-edge nose. Rockstar says it shows up to punctuate later-stage action, so it is a reward you grow into rather than a starter car.

'95 Grotti Cheetah parked on Shore Drive in GTA 6 — The ’95 Grotti Cheetah posed against an Art Deco facade on Shore Drive. (Image: Rockstar Games)

'95 Grotti Cheetah front three-quarter with pop-up headlights — Pop-up headlights up on the Cheetah’s retro-futuristic front end. (Image: Rockstar Games)

'95 Grotti Cheetah wedge nose and retro livery — A low angle on the Cheetah’s wedge nose and red-accented wheels. (Image: Rockstar Games)

Out on the water, the Shitzu Squalo is a gradient pink-and-blue speedboat docked at Washington Beach. It is great for casting in Gambit Bay, but it also comes open-ocean-ready with an explosives-laden weapons crate, which tells you how Rockstar expects me to use it.

Pink and blue Shitzu Squalo boat off the Vice City coast — The pink-and-blue Shitzu Squalo skims the bay against the Vice City skyline. (Image: Rockstar Games)

For the dirt, the ’67 Vapid Dominator Buggy is a Mud Club monster built for the backwoods of Mount Kalaga, and the shot has it slinging mud mid-trail. It is stored at the Paradise Garage in Watson Bay, which throws in a weapon locker and another place to fence stolen goods.

'67 Vapid Dominator Buggy off-roading through mud, GTA 6 — The ’67 Vapid Dominator Buggy tearing through the backwoods mud. (Image: Rockstar Games)

Closer to home, Jason’s safehouse vehicles add an Army fatigue-tinged Dinka Enduro motorcycle and a Crest Kayak; the swamp-shack establishing shot shows the stilted hideout where they live. The Ganado Retro Build then injects muscle and classic styling into Jason’s well-worn Vapid Ganado pickup, turning the daily beater into a striped lowrider.

Jason's stilt safehouse with Dinka Enduro and Crest Kayak — Jason’s stilted swamp safehouse, home to the Dinka Enduro and Crest Kayak. (Image: Rockstar Games)

Vapid Ganado retro build lowriding pickup, GTA 6 — The Ganado Retro Build gives Jason’s Vapid Ganado pickup muscle and classic stripes. (Image: Rockstar Games)

The deepest one is a slow burn: a special commission from eccentric collector and local fixer Wyman to track down abandoned classic and project cars across Leonida and restore them to their former glory. The shot shows a lot full of project metal waiting on a second life, which is catnip for anyone who likes the garage side of this series.

Wyman classic car collection project cars, GTA 6 Ultimate Edition — Wyman’s special commission — a lot of abandoned classic and project cars to revive. (Image: Rockstar Games)

Weapons

The Hawk & Little Morgan revolvers are his-and-hers hand cannons sourced from the Vercetti Estate, complete with palm-tree-etched grips, engraved detailing, and a high-performance scope. The image has one shouldered with that optic mounted, which is a wild thing to bolt onto a revolver.

Hawk & Little Morgan revolver with scope, GTA 6 Ultimate Edition — A Hawk & Little Morgan revolver with its high-performance scope, pulled from the Vercetti Estate. (Image: Rockstar Games)

You also get personalized sidearm variants with detailed engravings: Jason’s Girardi ES9 pistol and Lucia’s Klose K17 pistol, laid out together — one chrome and engraved, the other with a red grip.

Jason's Girardi ES9 and Lucia's Klose K17 personalized pistols — Personalized engraved variants of Jason’s Girardi ES9 and Lucia’s Klose K17 pistols. (Image: Rockstar Games)

Looks and apparel

Vice City Style is the poolside set — exclusive outfits, tattoos, and more for both leads, modeled lounging by the water. Stock 305 then opens an Ultimate-Edition-only clothing store in Stockyard for elevated streetwear, all graffiti walls and leopard print in the shot. Goodtime Gear rounds it out with a capsule collection riffing on Macca the Gator, a character from the Goodtime State’s hit TV show, leaning on Vice City-branded tees.

Jason and Lucia poolside in Vice City Style outfits — Vice City Style outfits modeled poolside by Jason and Lucia. (Image: Rockstar Games)

Stock 305 streetwear looks in GTA 6 Ultimate Edition — Stock 305 streetwear, an Ultimate-Edition-only store in Stockyard. (Image: Rockstar Games)

Goodtime Gear apparel inspired by Macca the Gator, GTA 6 — Goodtime Gear apparel inspired by Macca the Gator from the in-game TV show. (Image: Rockstar Games)

Exclusive shops and spots

This is the part I value most, because these are persistent places that only open for business with the Ultimate Edition. Rideout Customs turns vanilla cars into donks with detailed interiors, exquisite rims, and lifted stance — the lime-green build on giant chrome wheels in the shot is the whole pitch. One-Eyed Willie’s in Lake Leonida specializes in off-road mods and hand-painted automotive artistry, with a bright green off-roader as its calling card.

Rideout Customs donk build on big rims, GTA 6 Ultimate Edition — Rideout Customs donk build on oversized chrome rims, Ultimate Edition only. (Image: Rockstar Games)

One-Eyed Willie's off-road mod shop build, GTA 6 — One-Eyed Willie’s off-road build with hand-painted artistry, in Lake Leonida. (Image: Rockstar Games)

Sara’s Unisex Salon unlocks signature hairstyles for both leads, plus facial hair for Jason and makeup and nails for Lucia. Electric Fang is Stockyard’s iconic ink bar with more than 50 tattoos designed by the artist collective FAILE, marked by its red neon storefront. And the PTT Youngin$ illegal goods store lets you raid the compound of one of Southside Vice City’s loudest gangs and escape with special items and contraband; the shot is caught mid-raid, all neon and menace.

Sara's Unisex Salon styling in GTA 6 Ultimate Edition — Sara’s Unisex Salon, with signature hair and grooming for both leads. (Image: Rockstar Games)

Electric Fang tattoo parlor neon sign, GTA 6 Ultimate Edition — Electric Fang, Stockyard’s tattoo parlor with 50-plus FAILE-designed tattoos. (Image: Rockstar Games)

PTT Youngin$ illegal goods store gang compound, GTA 6 — Raiding the PTT Youngin$ illegal goods store for contraband. (Image: Rockstar Games)

After enough years in this series, I read these bonus lists for what they really are: a map of where Rockstar wants me to spend my time. The Vintage Vice City Pack is the easy yes since it is free as long as you buy before November 20. The Ultimate Edition is the call for players like me who want the donk shop, the tattoo parlor, a pink Squalo, and Wyman’s project cars waiting from the jump. Either way, November 19 cannot come fast enough.