Can you customize cars in GTA 6?

What has Rockstar actually said about modifying cars?

It has named two mod shops and one mod kit, all on its editions page, which we checked on November 4, 2026. Rideout Customs Mod Shop promises to turn “vanilla vehicles” into showpieces, with detailed interiors, standout rims and “donk stylings”.

One-Eyed Willie’s Mod Shop is in Lake Leonida and, per Rockstar, specializes in off-road mods and “hand-painted automotive artistry”. The third item, the Ganado Retro Build, adds exclusive mods to Jason’s well-worn Vapid Ganado pickup, and its image shows the truck in yellow with a red racing stripe.

That is official, and it tells you cars can be altered in some way. It doesn’t tell you how the system works.

Is car customization only for Ultimate Edition owners?

Everything Rockstar has described so far is. The editions page marks Rideout Customs, One-Eyed Willie’s and the Ganado Retro Build as Ultimate Edition items, not Standard Edition ones, and One-Eyed Willie’s text says it is “Only open for business with the Ultimate Edition”.

Rockstar hasn’t said whether the Standard Edition has any mod shops or tuning at all. For the full list of extras, see what is in the Ultimate Edition.

What do Rockstar’s images show?

They are shown, not explained. For Rideout Customs, Rockstar’s images show a gold two-door hi-riser on gold rims with spade shapes in them, a close-up of a gold car’s windshield and interior, and a mechanic working under a car in the shop. For One-Eyed Willie’s, they show green off-road vehicles and two men working on one with the hood up.

Images grouped with the Classic Car Collection show a beige off-roader striped in red, orange and yellow, and a muscle car in a stars and stripes livery. Custom paint clearly exists, but Rockstar doesn’t tie those cars to a mod shop, so they don’t prove a paint tool. Our pages on Rideout Customs and One-Eyed Willie’s collect the details.

Can you paint, tune or upgrade performance?

Rockstar’s wording points to paint, rims and interiors. Its editions page doesn’t mention engines, brakes, suspension or other performance parts, and says nothing about prices or which cars a shop can work on. VICE’s roundup of creator previews reports that mod shops each have a specialty, that most offer basic upgrades and that some options are only available at certain locations.

A shown garage is not a confirmed system. A shop in a picture proves it is in the game, not that every car can be modified or that there is a full tuning menu.

Where do modified cars go afterwards?

Rockstar hasn’t said whether a modified car can be stored. It has said that the Ultimate Edition’s Paradise Garage in Watson Bay comes with a ‘67 Vapid Dominator Buggy, and that the pre-order bonus includes a ‘55 Vapid Stanier with the Shore Court garage.

Rockstar also lists a Classic Car Collection, a commission from the collector and fixer Wyman to track down abandoned classic and project cars and restore them. It is an Ultimate Edition activity about restoration, which isn’t necessarily the same as customization.

What we don’t know yet

We don’t know whether the Standard Edition has mod shops, how many shops exist, what mods cost, whether upgrades change handling or speed, whether modified cars can be stored, or how the Ganado mods are unlocked. As of November 4, 2026, all of that is unconfirmed. Our vehicle customization page tracks the wider picture.

For comparison, the 2013 GTA V had Los Santos Customs. Rockstar’s GTA V update notes from November 2013, published by Game Informer, call it the “Los Santos Customs mod shop” and mention respraying cars there.