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Twelve years of GTA Online updates have packed Los Santos with more vehicles than any earlier entry, but a small handful stand out as the cars and bikes that define the era. These are the rides that anchor heist getaways, decorate Vinewood garages, and turn up on highlight reels years after launch. Ranked by a mix of cultural footprint, mission importance, and how often they appear in the community's best-of conversation, here are the ten most iconic vehicles in GTA V and GTA Online.
The Adder is GTA V's launch-window supercar and one of the most-instantly-recognizable vehicles in the franchise. A Bugatti Veyron analogue with a $1M Legendary Motorsport price tag, it was the first car a generation of players grinded for after finishing the story. Even with newer hypercars beating it on raw top speed, the Adder still defines the early-Online vibe.
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The Zentorno is the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento dressed for a Vinewood photoshoot. Released in the High Life Update, it became the de-facto fastest-car-in-the-game for years before the hyper-cars arrived. Sharp angles, carbon-fibre everywhere, and a top-tier price tag that still makes Zentorno ownership a status flex.
The X80 Proto is the first car in the series modelled on a concept hypercar (the Ferrari F80 Concept). Released during Further Adventures in Finance and Felony, it remains the visual benchmark for what an Online supercar should look like. Curved bodywork, mechanical spoiler, and a $2.7M price tag that puts it above most heist payouts.
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Love it or hate it, the Oppressor Mk II is the vehicle that changed GTA Online forever. A flying motorcycle with homing missiles fundamentally reshaped how players move around the map and how PvP encounters end. Rockstar has nerfed it across multiple updates, but it remains the most-discussed and most-cursed vehicle in the game.
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The Deluxo is a flying DeLorean DMC-12 with hover mode and homing missiles, introduced in The Doomsday Heist. It's the closest GTA Online has ever come to a Back to the Future homage, and the hover-mode mechanic turned San Andreas into a three-dimensional playground in a way Rockstar hadn't tried since San Andreas's Hydra.
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The Elegy RH8 is the Nissan GT-R (R35) of Los Santos. Originally given away free with Rockstar Social Club registration at GTA V's launch, the car has remained the default tuner-car answer for a decade. Eight years of upgrades and the RH8 is still in the top three handling-wise.
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The Infernus carries the legacy from Vice City and GTA III, this time modelled on a hybrid of the Lamborghini Aventador and Lexus LFA. It's not the fastest car in V, but it's the one with the most cross-generational nostalgia. Players who started with Tommy Vercetti's Infernus and Carl Johnson's Infernus get a third version here.
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The Banshee is GTA V's Dodge Viper analogue and the muscle-tier sports car most players keep in their primary garage. Loud V10 sound profile, classic American silhouette, and reliable enough to never need replacing — the Banshee is the cornerstone of any Los Santos vehicle collection.
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The Zorrusso is the Italdesign Zerouno, released in The Diamond Casino & Resort update. It's the only vehicle in GTA V with a vanity license-plate slot accessible from the LS Car Meet, and one of the few hypercars whose Online price tag ($1.95M) is justified by genuine handling improvements over its predecessors.
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The Tailgater is Franklin's car in the prologue. An Audi A6 (C6) clone with conservative styling and forgettable performance, it's not the fastest or rarest car on this list — but every GTA V playthrough starts with one, which makes it the most-driven car in the game's first hour by every player who's ever played it.
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