GTA Online Weekly Update – August 20, 2026
Week of August 20 to August 26, 2026 (ended)
Updated
This GTA Online weekly update brings 4X GTA$ & RP on Hotring Circuit Series and the Granger 3600LX on the podium.
This week at a glance
- GTA+ this month
- Free Gallivanter Warden and more
- Podium car
- Granger 3600LX
- Prize Ride
- Paragon R
- Best discount
- Declasse Scramjet 40% off · 15 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 Select Odd Jobs: Paper Route, Firefighter, Forklift Operator, QuickiePharm and Safeguard Deliveries GTA$ & RP
- 3X Community Series GTA$ & RP
- 5X VIP Work GTA$ & RP
- 3X QuickiePharm and Safeguard Deliveries GTA$ & RP
New Content
- Now available to everyone
Special Events
- Twitch Drops for the event run August 13-26 and require linked Twitch and Rockstar Games accounts. Watching select Twitch Drops-enabled streams while supporting Team Sprunk earns the Sprunk Sweatsuit; supporting Team eCola earns the eCola Tracksuit instead, and either side can claim up to GTA$2,000,000.
- The Declasse Hotring Sabre (Sports) is free to claim from Southern San Andreas Super Autos, and Sprunk and eCola Bodysuits are free at all Clothing Stores.
- Logging in unlocks the Sprunk x eCola livery for the Declasse Hotring Sabre (Sports).
- Sprunk and eCola vanity plates are claimed by logging in, and are applied at Vehicle Workshops.
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- VIP Work pays out 5X GTA$ and RP from August 21-23.
Free · 1 vehicle
Property Discounts
All business deals
Podium Vehicle
What is this?
Prize Ride
- Place Top 3 in the LS Car Meet Series for two days in a row
Gun Van
What is this?- Knife FREE
- Railgun −40%
$730,000$438,000
- Unholy Hellbringer −40%
$449,000$269,400 - Up-n-Atomizer | The Shocker | Combat Shotgun | Heavy Sniper | Pump Shotgun | Knife (Free) | Molotovs | Pipe Bombs | Sticky Bombs
- Combat Shotgun
- Heavy Sniper
- Pump Shotgun
- Up-n-Atomizer
- The Shocker
- Molotovs
- Pipe Bombs
- Sticky Bombs
Weekly Challenge
- Win 3 Races to get the Princess Racing Tracksuit along with GTA$250,000
FIB Priority Files
- The Brute Force File
Heist Primary Targets
- True Love Kortz Center Heist
- Pumpkin and A Winding Road Home Kortz Center Heist
Salvage Yard
- The McTony Robbery
- The Gangbanger Robbery
- The Cargo Ship Robbery
Premium Test Ride
GTA+ Benefits
GTA+- Warden Free
- Drift Races 3X GTA$ & 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: Taking Off
- Time Trial: Fort Zancudo
- HSW Time Trial: Pacific Bluffs to Mount Gordo
Luxury Autos Showroom
- Declasse Scramjet with the Impotent Rage livery
- Declasse Scramjet with the Princess Robot Bubblegum livery
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 →