EVERY RIDE IN GTA VI.

GTA VI runs on Rockstar's own Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE), substantially rebuilt for current-gen hardware. You'll often see it called "RAGE 9" online — that version number is a fan/press convention, not something Rockstar itself has put a number on.

Rockstar co-studio head Rob Nelson addressed the driving model directly when asked if GTA VI's cars feel as weighty as GTA IV's.

“Only in the best way possible. The team has worked hard to maintain some of the best parts of the weightiness and feel of GTA 4, but have the accessibility of GTA 5. It has all been built up from scratch on this hardware, and they have much more control tuning drivetrain, tires, suspension, steering — all of that is getting applied to the physics model.”

Vehicles genuinely run on fuel — gas-powered cars need refueling at stations, and electric vehicles need charging. Rob Nelson confirmed the refueling animation is deliberately quick so it doesn't become a chore during normal play.

“That's pretty fast for a fill-up; you can't complain about that!”

The single-button hotwire is gone. Before stealing a parked car, you scan it with the in-game Waink phone app, which reads its lock type, alarm status, GPS tracker presence, resale value, and registration cost before you commit. Older cars with plain mechanical locks can be popped with a Slim Jim; modern cars with electronic immobilizers need a key-cloner tool unlocked later through story progression.

Widely reported from Rockstar's own preview sessions with press and content creators, though not yet detailed in an official press release: your car's trunk becomes real storage for extra weapons and a change of clothes, and the wanted system tracks what police actually know about you — your face, your clothing, your vehicle — as separate clues rather than one abstract meter. Swap cars or change clothes from the trunk, and that specific clue stops applying.