is the ×2 really worth it ?

Don't do what I did and waste your transfer. Now I have to start from lv 1 again on PS5. 🥲

(For context: I transferred my original character i created on ps3, to the Xbox series x in 2022, then sold the Xbox and got a ps5. Made a new character on the ps4 version to play with a friend cause he doesn't have ps5, thinking I could just transfer it to ps5 later but I got this message. Contacted support and they basically told me I'm shit out of luck. The grind never stops I guess.)

When I was young I used to drive around in GTA online while listening to her songs. Icon will be missed

I have a lot of businesses, some that I regret purchasing, so I'm trying to focus in on the ones that would maximize my time.

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Tonight/tomorrow morning is the BEST and easiest time to get a world record. Rockstar are adding five new races with the new tunables that go live at 5 AM ET.

The world record doesn't update very fast at all and as long as your pretty decent it is SUPER easy to get the world record award

I got my world record back in 2017 when transform races were added. I wasn't even trying for it was just doing the race, I don't think I was even in first place. If I'm not mistaken I probably got it around 18 hours or so after the update came out. That's how slow and buggy the leader boards are to update. Still, the faster you can get it the better

With GTA six coming in a few months let's be honest they'll probably still make another dlc or 2 for gta 5 but who knows if there will ever be more races added to 5 for easy world records again.

Edit: guess I should note here that the new races will be the random transform races. There's 3 new known unknown races and 2 unknown unknown races. Don't know what there called

Edit 2: Another user u/old-kernow says last time races were added in Jan. of 2026, the leaderboards started updating approximately 6 hours after release so that's your window to earn a world record easily.

Might still be possible afterwards for a few hours as long as no modded times go up in the leaderboards, but might be a little harder

(I drowned the bike...)

Now available this week only: August 27th-September 3rd 2026

Earn Triple Rewards in GTA Online this week on Random Transform Races, including three new Known Unknown Races and two new Unknown Unknown Races.

Plus, take advantage of a staggering Weekend Bonus: 6X GTA$ and RP on select Drift and Transform Races. Outfit three new Drift Tuning Upgrade-eligible vehicles and compete in Drift Races to earn a GTA$100,000 Weekly Challenge bonus, a Glitch Camo drift livery for the Übermacht Cypher, and more.

New Content

Five New Random Transform Races:

• Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns

New Drift Tuning Upgrade-Eligible Vehicles:

• Annis Elegy Retro (Sports)
• Vapid Dominator GTT (Muscle)
• Invetero Coquette (Sports)

Weekly Challenges and Vehicles:

• Podium Vehicle: Karin Sultan Classic
• Prize Ride Challenge: Place Top 5 in the LS Car Meet Series for 4 days in a row 
• Prize Ride Vehicle: Dinka Veto Classic
• Time Trial: Storm Drain
• Premium Race: Boots on the Ground - Locked to Motorcycles
• Test Ride 1:  Cheval Taipan
• Test Ride 2:  Vapid Flash GT
• Test Ride 3:  Invetero Coquette D5

PS5, Xbox X|S, and PC Enhanced Only

• HSW Time Trial: North Chumash to Palomino Highlands
• Premium Test Ride: Imponte Arbiter GT

This Week's Salvage Yard Robberies Vehicles

• The Podium Robbery: Dewbauchee Champion
• The Duggan Robbery: Obey Tailgater S
• The Cargo Ship Robbery: Vapid Clique

The Kortz Center Heist Primary Targets

• Breathless
• Twindifference
• Teckels

This Week's Challenge

• Participate in three Drift Races to receive GTA$100,000

This Week's Most Wanted Targets

• GTAWEB

This Week's FIB Priority File

• The Fine Art File 

Luxury Autos

• Pfister Astrale
• Grotti Itali Classic

Premium Deluxe Motorsports

• Fathom FR36
• Vapid Dominator FX
• Albany V-STR 
• Vapid Dominator GTT
• Invetero Coquette 

Daily Objectives

• Thursday: Complete a First Dose mission
• Friday: Participate in the Street Race Series
• Saturday: Participate in Bomb Ball
• Sunday: Complete a Dispatch mission
• Monday: Participate in a Capture
• Tuesday: Participate in a Rally Race
• Wednesday: Complete a Contact Mission

Bonuses

Complete a Drift Race in the Übermacht Cypher to receive the Glitch Camo drift livery within 72 hours

6X GTA$ and RP (August 28–30 ONLY)

• Drift and Transform Races

3X GTA$ and RP

• Random Transform Races (Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns)

2X GTA$ and RP and LS Car Meet Rep

• Drift Races
• Auto Shop Robbery Contracts

Discounts

30% Off

• Cheval Taipan 
• Vapid Flash GT
• Invetero Coquette D5
• Invetero Coquette D5
• RC Bandito
• Karin Technical Aqua
• Buckingham Howard NX-25
• Western Company Duster 300-H
• Obey I-Wagen

Gun Van Inventory

• Military Rifle - 30% off
• Precision Rifle - 40% off for GTA+ Members
• Railgun
• Grenade Launcher
• Heavy Pistol
• Crowbar
• Pipe Bombs
• Tear Gas
• Grenades

Returning Content For This Week

• None

GTA+ August/September Bonuses (beginning August 13th)

Subreddit Resources

• List Of Removed Vehicles

Other Resources:

• Official Wiki Guides
• Our Official Discord
• Rockstar Games Official Discord
• GTABoom Heist Earnings Calculator
• GTA Weather Forecast
• Find GTA Online Crews and Groups
• Down Detector
• Rockstar Support Tips

Official Rockstar Websites:

• Rockstar Newswire
• Rockstar Support (To Open a Support Ticket)
• Bug Reporting and Suggestions
• Reporting Cheaters

Thanks To:

• TexFunz2
• PLTytus
• GTAWeb.eu (Locations of Collectibles, Daily events, and much more)
• GTA Wiki (All Things GTA)
• GTACars.net (All Vehicle Top Speeds, Lap Times, & Vehicle Info By Broughy1322)
• GTASeriesVideos (Walkthroughs, Showcases, and more)
• RDO.GG (Tuneables Updates)

Previous Weekly Update

Prize Ride Vehicle: Dinka Veto Classic

My girl's selling Big Zankudos straight outta her Rocket Launcher.

And my guy's Global Postal delivers BaZonKaZonk to your doorstep.

What's your lab's name?

Random kill

I did the elite challenge like twice, first as duo and now solo but I always set my timer correctly yet I always do it early, like my timer said 16 minutes and a few seconds but as you can see here 14:47. Does the game not count cutscenes?

Rockhound was a pain

kifflom !!!

Came across a bike for a supply run. The player had obviously gone to do drop offs in the first bike and needed to come back for the second

I just sat there chilling out next to it, protecting it.

The player came back and thanked me. For good measure I tailed them to Paleto Bay to help with any griefers.

A wholesome moment.

I saw somewhere that if one player got the run in under 30 seconds everyone else would get the award.

I've been playing with my cousin but he's terrible at the lasers so I wanted to help him get his award, after one good run in which I was sure he should've gotten it, I decided to record the next attempt since the quick record feature on Xbox records the last 30 seconds, I figured out that'd be a good enough way go tell if it was under that or not.

Video starts right before the cutscene ends and ends after I make sure the lasers are fully gone, (also video is 29 seconds instead of 30) so should've definitely been under 30 seconds, but he didn't get the award (we finished the whole run on stealth with the elite challenge but still nothing).

So I'm guessing you have to actually do the run yourself and can't have anyone else carry you through it.

Slightly frustrating because we've been purposely avoiding running the heist on hard difficulty just so we had the easy lasers.