Pickup trucks are one of the most frequently confirmed vehicle classes in Grand Theft Auto VI, fitting naturally with the rural and coastal regions of Leonida. Both trailers feature pickups prominently, from the Bravado Bison seen parked near Vice City's artificial islands in Trailer 1 to the Vapid Caracara with a legible hood decal and a dual-axle Bravado pickup performing a Fast Five-style vault heist stunt in Trailer 2.
Overview
Pickup trucks offer good ride height, decent cargo space, and enough weight to bully smaller vehicles off the road. Leonida's footprint includes the Everglades-inspired Grassrivers, rural Ambrosia, and outlying towns like Port Gellhorn, so the pickup class has a natural home in the game's geography.
The pickup brands identified in Grand Theft Auto VI trailer footage are Bravado (the Ram analog) and Vapid (the Ford analog). The Ultimate Edition storefront copy also names Jason's own Vapid Ganado, a well-worn low-riding pickup.
Identified Models
Model | Manufacturer | Real-World Inspiration | Where It Appears |
|---|---|---|---|
Bravado | Dodge Ram 1500 / Quad Cab | Trailer 1 (black Bison near Vice City islands); Trailer 2 utility Bison in Vice-Dale livery along Interstate 97 | |
Vapid | Ford F-150 Raptor (4x4 variant) | Trailer 2 (character arrives in a modern Vapid pickup with hood decal reading "Caracara") | |
Bravado Dually (unnamed) | Bravado | Fifth-generation Ram Heavy Duty, dual-rear-wheel crew cab | Trailer 2 (about 2:00 mark, towing a vault in a Fast Five homage scene) |
Vapid Bobcat XL | Vapid | Ford F-series full-size | Trailer 1 opening shot (towing a bow rider motorboat on a boat trailer) |
Vapid Sandking XL | Vapid | Ford F-series off-road lifted | Trailer footage (two-tone burnt orange and white) |
Vapid Ganado | Vapid | Not identified | Ultimate Edition storefront copy (Jason's well-worn low-riding pickup; the edition adds a Retro Build with exclusive mods) |
Bravado Bison
The Bison is Bravado's Ram analog. Its presence in Grand Theft Auto VI was first confirmed in Trailer 1, which showed a black Bison parked in the distance during a shot of Vice City's artificial islands. Trailer 2 returned to the model in a utility configuration, with a Vice-Dale County fleet Bison seen parked along Interstate 97. Trailer footage also shows an older two-tone burnt orange and faded white pickup, identified as a Vapid Sandking XL rather than a Bravado model.
Vapid Caracara
The Caracara is Vapid's modern 4x4 pickup, named after a bird of prey. In Trailer 2, a character is shown arriving in a modern Vapid pickup whose hood carries a legible "Caracara" decal, which was one of the cleanest direct-text vehicle confirmations in either trailer. Outlets identified the specific version as a Caracara 4x4, with design cues drawn from the Ford F-150 Raptor. The truck's off-road wheelbase and ride height would make it a natural fit for the rural stretches of Leonida where paved roads give way to trails.
Bravado Dually (Fast Five Homage)
At roughly the 2:00 mark in Trailer 2, a dual-rear-axle Bravado crew-cab pickup is shown performing the Fast Five vault heist homage, towing a safe down a highway. The truck's design is heavily based on the fifth-generation Ram Heavy Duty, and Rockstar has not published a name for it, so it is catalogued here as an unnamed Bravado dually pickup. The scene is one of the most talked-about moments of Trailer 2 and cements pickups as key heist vehicles in the game.
Trailer 1 opens with a Vapid Bobcat XL towing a bow rider motorboat on a boat trailer. A separate Trailer 1 shot shows what appears to be a Bravado pickup coupled to a boat trailer carrying a small airboat, reinforcing pickups' role as utility vehicles that pair with the Grassrivers airboats class.
Gameplay Role
Trailer footage points to several roles for pickups:
Towing and utility: Trailer 1 shows a pickup hauling a boat trailer; Trailer 2 shows a dually towing a vault. Expect tow-hitch interactions to be a repeatable mechanic, not a cutscene-only moment.
Rural transport: the Caracara 4x4 is built for unpaved roads, rough brush, and the swamps around Grassrivers.
Crew hauler with cargo: a crew-cab pickup seats four plus cargo, making it a natural fit for heist escapes that also need to carry loot.
Collision weapon: a full-size truck's weight advantage against sedans and sports cars makes it a favored ramming tool in police chases.
Setting and Usage Notes
Trailer 2 specifically highlights pickups in multiple environmental contexts: urban Vice City traffic alongside sports cars on the highway, a rural utility Bison with county livery parked on the interstate shoulder, and an outlying area with the dually doing cinematic stunt work. This variety reflects the class's real-world Florida ubiquity.
Protagonist Jason Duval appears alongside pickups in multiple trailer moments, including an early Trailer 1 shot of a crew in a truck bed, though he is not tied specifically to one make or model. Lucia Caminos has not been framed driving a pickup in either trailer so far.
Tips and Notes
The Bison, Caracara, Bobcat XL, Sandking XL and an as-yet-unnamed Bravado dually are the pickups identified through trailer analysis, and the Ganado is named in the Ultimate Edition storefront copy. Other pickup nameplates mentioned in fan databases should be treated as predictions.
The Trailer 2 Fast Five homage is one of the strongest signals that scripted vehicle stunts and towing will be part of mission design in GTA VI.
Pickups pair with the boats and watercraft class whenever trailers or airboat hauling is involved.
Additional pickup models and specific stat details will be confirmed closer to the November 19, 2026 launch.
Related
Bravado Bison
Vapid Caracara
Boats and Watercraft