GTA Online Weekly Update – August 13, 2026
Week of August 13 to August 19, 2026 (ended)
Updated
This GTA Online weekly update brings 4X GTA$ & RP on Hotring Circuit Series, the Astron on the podium and 12 vehicles on sale.
This week at a glance
- Podium car
- Astron
- Prize Ride
- Deity
- Best discount
- Bravado Hotring Hellfire 40% off · 12 vehicles on sale
- Free this week
- Declasse Hotring Sabre
Image credit: Rockstar Games
Bonus GTA$ & RP
What is this?- 4X Hotring Circuit Series GTA$ & RP
- 4X Freemode Challenges GTA$ & RP
- 4X Freemode Events GTA$ & RP
- 3X Odd Jobs: Paper Route, Firefighter, Forklift Operator, QuickiePharm and Safeguard Deliveries GTA$ & RP
- 3X Community Series GTA$ & RP
Special Events
- Twitch Drops:
- • Link your Twitch and Rockstar Games accounts, then watch participating Twitch Drops streams between August 13 and August 26.
- • Back Team Sprunk or Team eCola to earn that side's Sprunk Sweatsuit or eCola Tracksuit, plus up to GTA$2,000,000.
- Rewards:
- • Sprunk and eCola Bodysuits are free at every Clothing Store.
- • The Declasse Hotring Sabre (Sports) is free at Southern San Andreas Super Autos.
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- Rewards:
- • Log in to claim the Sprunk x eCola livery for the Hotring Sabre.
- • Log in to claim the Sprunk and eCola vanity plates, applied at Vehicle Workshops.
Free · 1 vehicle
Property Discounts
All business deals
Podium Vehicle
What is this?
Prize Ride
- Place Top 4 in the LS Car Meet Series three days in a row
Gun Van
What is this?- Battle Rifle −50%
$497,500$248,750 - Precision Rifle −40%
$450,000$265,500
- Unholy Hellbringer FREE
- The Shocker
- Up-n-Atomizer
- Railgun
- Widowmaker
- Tear Gas
- Molotovs
- Sticky Bombs
Weekly Challenge
- Complete three Business Battles to get the Impotent Rage Sweatsuit and a 2.5X Reward of GTA$250,000
FIB Priority Files
- The Black Box File
Heist Primary Targets
- Gone to Seed Kortz Center Heist
- Chat on Fruit Kortz Center Heist
- Juiced Kortz Center Heist
Salvage Yard
- The Podium Robbery
- The Duggan Robbery
- The Gangbanger Robbery
Premium Test Ride
GTA+ Benefits
GTA+- Warden Free
- Drift Races 3X GTA$ & RP & LSCM Rep
- The FIB Files 2X GTA$ & RP
- Garment Factory Daily Income 2X GTA$ & RP
- Pink SN x PRB Bomber Zipped Jacket Clothing
- PRB Tee & Shorts Clothing
- Light Purple Pearl Chameleon Paint Vehicle Paint
HSW Test Ride
Time Trials
- Premium Race: A Sign of Things to Come
- Time Trial: End to End
- HSW Time Trial: Terminal to Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness
Luxury Autos Showroom
Premium Deluxe Motorsport
Full guides
No. Take-Two has confirmed GTA Online keeps running after GTA 6 arrives on Nov 19, 2026.
The businesses that earn while you are away, from the hands-off safes to the mostly-passive sell-mission earners.
GTA Online Weekly Update FAQ
When does the GTA Online weekly update reset?
Every Thursday at 10:00 UTC, which is 6:00 AM Eastern and 3:00 AM Pacific during US daylight saving time (5:00 AM and 2:00 AM in winter). The bonuses, discounts, Podium car, and Prize Ride all change at that moment. Special events keep their own dates and can run past the reset.
What does double money (2X GTA$ & RP) mean?
It means an activity pays twice the usual GTA$ and RP all week; 3X means triple. A bonus listed as 2X GTA$ or 2X RP boosts only that reward. Rockstar picks new boosted activities every Thursday, so the boosted modes are the fastest way to earn until the reset.
How do weekly vehicle discounts work?
Every Thursday Rockstar puts a new set of vehicles on sale for one week, shown as a percentage off the normal price. The line-up changes every week, and GTA+ members sometimes get extra members-only prices. The full vehicle discount list shows every car on sale now, and each one links to its own page.
How do you win the Podium Vehicle?
Spin the Lucky Wheel in the Diamond Casino & Resort lobby; each spin has a 1-in-20 chance to land on the car. You get one free spin every 24 hours, counted from your last spin, and a one-time GTA$500 casino membership is required. GTA+ members get a second daily spin. The car changes every Thursday.
Every past Podium car →What is the Gun Van?
A roaming weapons dealer that parks at a different spot on the map each day and sells weapons, throwables, and armor at 10% below list price (20% for GTA+ members), with featured deals cutting some prices further. Its stock changes every Thursday. The blip appears once you are nearby; GTA+ members see it on the map at all times.
Today's Gun Van location →