Every Classic Weapon and Vehicle Spotted in the GTA 6 Extended Look

When you strip away the neon lights, the gripping narrative, and the staggering scale of the new Leonida map, the core of any Grand Theft Auto game comes down to two simple things: the cars you drive and the weapons you fire.

The 26-minute Extended Look at GTA 6 gave us an unprecedented look at how the RAGE 9 engine is handling both. While much of the community was focused on the new 6-star military response, our team spent hours analyzing the footage frame-by-frame to compile a definitive list of returning hardware.

In this massive 1500-word breakdown, we detail every classic weapon and vehicle identified in the gameplay, analyzing the subtle design changes and how the upgraded physics engine will alter how they handle.

GTA 5 featured an incredible roster of vehicles, but many of them felt weightless, bouncing off curbs like RC cars. The Extended Look confirms a massive overhaul to vehicle physics, bringing a sense of momentum and suspension travel that looks heavily influenced by GTA IV and the horse physics of RDR2. Here are the confirmed returning classics.

The Sports and Super Classics

1. The Bravado Banshee

The absolute icon of the GTA franchise. The Banshee was spotted tearing down a coastal highway. The design iteration in GTA 6 appears slightly wider and more aggressive, leaning heavily into its real-world Dodge Viper inspiration. More importantly, we witnessed the hood violently shaking at high speeds, indicating complex aerodynamic physics applied to individual vehicle panels.

2. The Grotti Cheetah Classic

A staple since Vice City, the Cheetah Classic made a brief but memorable appearance parked outside a high-end nightclub. The reflection of the neon signs on the vehicle's paintwork highlighted the incredible new ray-traced reflections. It retains the classic Testarossa side strakes but features a modernized, highly detailed interior dashboard that is fully readable in first-person mode.

3. The Pegassi Infernus

During a high-speed pursuit in Port Gellhorn, Jason was seen driving what is undeniably an Infernus. The model appears slightly sleeker than its GTA 5 counterpart, closer to the GTA IV iteration, complete with the iconic circular taillights. The active spoiler was shown deploying under heavy braking, a feature that seems standard on high-end vehicles in this game.

Muscle and Utility

4. The Vapid Dominator

Spotted multiple times in the more rural areas of Leonida, the Dominator looks heavier and sounds significantly meaner. During a mud-sliding sequence, we saw the Dominator's rear tires spinning and digging into the soft earth, actively deforming the terrain and kicking up clumps of mud—a massive upgrade from the flat dirt textures of Los Santos.

5. The Maibatsu Sanchez

The classic dirt bike returns. Lucia was seen utilizing a Sanchez to navigate the dense, swampy off-road trails where traditional cruisers couldn't follow. The suspension physics were on full display, with the shocks compressing individually as the bike navigated exposed tree roots and rocky embankments.

6. The Declasse Rancher XL

A bulky, four-door SUV that looks perfectly at home in the rural, swampy regions of Port Gellhorn. It appears highly customizable; one variant featured a snorkel for deep-water wading, while another sported a heavy-duty winch and roll cage.

While the cars get you from A to B, the weapons are what keep you alive. The Extended Look confirmed that GTA 6 is adopting a slightly more grounded approach to inventory management, heavily inspired by Red Dead Redemption 2.

Players can no longer pull rocket launchers out of their back pockets. Large weapons must be slung over the shoulder or stored in the trunk of a personal vehicle. Here is the hardware we spotted.

Sidearms and SMGs

1. The Combat Pistol (Glock Variant)

The standard workhorse. Both Jason and Lucia wielded this extensively. The sound design is incredibly punchy, and the reload animations are hyper-realistic, including tactical reloads (retaining the magazine if not empty) versus empty reloads (dropping the magazine and racking the slide).

2. The Micro SMG (Uzi Variant)

Used during a drive-by shooting sequence. The recoil on the Micro SMG looks significantly more difficult to control than in GTA 5. Players will need to fire in controlled bursts, as sustained fire caused the reticle to bloom wildly, tearing up the surrounding environment rather than the target.

Assault Rifles and Heavy Weapons

3. The Assault Rifle (AK Variant)

A classic returning with a vengeance. The Assault Rifle was shown equipped with various attachments, implying a deep weapon customization system. We saw holographic sights, extended magazines, and a functional flashlight attachment that dynamically illuminated a dark motel corridor.

4. The Advanced Rifle (Bullpup)

Spotted in the hands of the NOOSE tactical units during the 5-star wanted level escalation. It features a high rate of fire and appears to be heavily armored against environmental damage, functioning reliably even after being submerged in swamp water.

5. The Pump Shotgun

Devastating at close range. In a particularly brutal sequence inside a convenience store, the Pump Shotgun's environmental destruction capabilities were showcased. A single blast shattered glass displays, destroyed drywall, and sent particle physics flying. The spread pattern seems tighter than previous iterations, making it viable beyond point-blank range.

6. The Heavy Sniper

Used during an assassination setup. The sniper rifle featured a variable zoom scope and what appeared to be thermal imaging capabilities. The bullet physics also seem enhanced, with visible bullet trails and material penetration. We watched a high-caliber round punch straight through the thin metal door of a delivery van to hit the target inside.

Perhaps the most significant revelation regarding weapons and vehicles is how they interact. As mentioned, the infinite pocket inventory is gone.

Your personal vehicle is now your mobile armory. If you engage in a firefight and run out of assault rifle ammunition, you cannot simply switch to a heavy machine gun magically stored in your inventory. You must physically retreat to your vehicle, open the trunk, and swap weapons.

This fundamentally alters the flow of combat. It forces players to plan their loadouts before engaging in a mission. If you expect heavy resistance, parking your armored Dominator nearby with a trunk full of RPGs and body armor is no longer a roleplaying choice; it is a tactical necessity.

The classic vehicles and weapons we all know and love are returning, but they are wrapped in an entirely new physics and gameplay paradigm. The RAGE 9 engine has injected a level of realism and weight into the driving and shooting mechanics that bridges the gap between the arcade chaos of GTA 5 and the deliberate, methodical pacing of RDR2.

Whether you are restoring a classic Banshee in your Port Gellhorn garage or carefully selecting your loadout from the trunk of your car before a heist, the hardware of GTA 6 feels more tactile, more dangerous, and more rewarding than ever before. We can't wait to get our hands on the controller.