GTA 6 Trailer 1 Breakdown: Every Moment Explained

GTA 6 Trailer 1, released in December 2023, was the world’s first look at Leonida: Lucia in prison, then a montage of Vice City beaches, swamps, nightlife and viral clips. It ends with Lucia and Jason robbing a store together.

At a glance

Released: December 4, 2023, hours early after the video leaked online
Length: 1:31
Song: “Love Is a Long Road” by Tom Petty
Ends on: “Coming 2025”
Dialogue: Lucia’s prison interview and Jason’s “sticking together” speech, in Rockstar’s own subtitles

Every moment

Time	What’s shown
0:03	Sunset over a busy highway
0:05	Sunset behind a razor-wire prison fence
0:07	Lucia in an inmate jumpsuit at a window, then in an interview: “Lucia… Do you know why you’re here?” “Bad luck, I guess.”
0:11	Aerial of a catamaran on turquoise water
0:12	Jet skis off a crowded beach, high-rises behind
0:15	“Rockstar Games presents” over the beachfront skyline, then palms and white towers
0:20	An airboat in golden wetland reeds, then flamingos
0:22	A packed beach
0:23	Speedboats race past a container ship and port cranes
0:25	A woman in a yellow dress stands up in a red convertible on a night highway; signs for VCI Airport and Downtown
0:27	A street of custom cars, including a lowrider and a pink classic
0:29	A neon club, a bottle with sparklers
0:30	A man in gold chains greets a friend
0:31	Night aerial of an island city
0:32	A neon hotel strip lined with sports cars
0:35	A long bridge across small islands, a seaplane below
0:38	A woman in a white bikini on a rooftop pool deck
0:42	Social-feed clips: a yacht party, a gator check before a pool party, a woman on a car roof
0:46	A night street takeover from above, then a live stream of two women dancing
0:48	Shop security camera, then police body-cam footage of a raid
0:50	More clips: a rainy gas station, a driver “apologizing,” a man climbing out of a green pickup
0:54	A man waters his lawn
0:55	A muddy party by flooded ground, a “Mud Club” watermark
0:58	“Well look who’s back.” A live stream captioned with Hamlet’s neighborhood watch
0:59	A crowd waves glow sticks under red light
1:00	Jason drives a pickup past an “IT CURES EMOTIONS!” billboard as a police car passes: “The only way… we’re gonna get through this…”
1:03	Lucia, red bandana at her neck, holds cash in the car; then Weazel News live from a crash scene
1:05	A Spanish-language news graphic, then riders popping wheelies on dirt bikes and quads
1:07	Weazel News: police at an intersection
1:08	Lucia and Jason, bandanas up, in a liquor store: “Being a team.”
1:10	An orange muscle car kicks up dust past a “Port Gellhorn” sign
1:13	Lucia leans over a man lying by a lamp: “Trust?” “Trust.”
1:16	The pair run into an “Uncle Jack’s” store and raise their pistols
1:19	Logo, then “Coming 2025”

Lucia in an orange inmate jumpsuit faces a curly-haired woman at an interview desk © Rockstar Games — GTA 6 Trailer 1 (Dec 4, 2023)

Characters

Lucia Caminos: named in the first line of dialogue. She’s in prison at the start and robbing stores by the end.
Jason Duval: not named in Trailer 1. He’s the driver at 1:00 and Lucia’s partner in the robberies.
Unnamed: the man in gold chains, the woman on the rooftop pool deck, the social-feed posters and the news faces. None of them matches a character Rockstar has profiled.

A speedboat races past a container ship and port cranes © Rockstar Games — GTA 6 Trailer 1 (Dec 4, 2023)

Vehicles

GamesRadar has matched cars in nearly every shot. The ones with pages on our wiki:

Declasse Tulip: the orange muscle car the leads speed off in.
Pegassi Zorrusso: in the night highway race with the woman in the yellow dress.
Bravado Gauntlet Hellfire and Invetero Coquette: on the neon hotel strip.
Bravado Banshee: at the intersection the dirt-bike gang rides through.
Vapid Caracara 4x4: a lifeguard truck on the beach.

GamesRadar also names the dirt-bike gang’s rides as the Maibatsu Sanchez and Nagasaki Blazer. These are fan matches; Rockstar hasn’t published a vehicle list.

A night street lined with neon hotel signs and sports cars at the kerb © Rockstar Games — GTA 6 Trailer 1 (Dec 4, 2023)

Weapons

Only handguns, in the store robbery at the end. No names.

Riders pop wheelies on dirt bikes and quads on a dusty street © Rockstar Games — GTA 6 Trailer 1 (Dec 4, 2023)

Places

Vice City: the beaches, towers, neon strip and port.
Leonida Penitentiary: the prison of Lucia’s interview, per her profile on Rockstar’s site.
Leonida Keys: Rockstar’s Keys page shows the same kind of island bridge and seaplane as the 0:35 shot.
Grassrivers: the airboat and flamingo wetlands fit Rockstar’s description, though the trailer doesn’t name them.
Port Gellhorn: on the road sign at 1:11.
On-screen names without a page: VCI Airport, Kelly County, Hamlet, the Mud Club (GamesRadar calls the show “Thrillbilly Mud Club”) and the Uncle Jack’s store.

The rear of an orange muscle car passes a Port Gellhorn sign on a dusty road © Rockstar Games — GTA 6 Trailer 1 (Dec 4, 2023)

What it introduced

Leonida and a return to Vice City, the series’ fourth visit.
Lucia, the first female lead in a mainline 3D GTA.
Leonida’s social-media world: fake feeds, live streams and Weazel News.
The heist couple. Trailer 2 picks up the story with Lucia’s release.

Lucia, her hair in a braid, leans over a shirtless man lying beside a table lamp © Rockstar Games — GTA 6 Trailer 1 (Dec 4, 2023)

A seaplane flies low over turquoise water beside a bridge across small islands © Rockstar Games — GTA 6 Trailer 1 (Dec 4, 2023)

All four official videos: GTA 6 trailers explained.

FAQ

What song is in GTA 6 Trailer 1?

“Love Is a Long Road” by Tom Petty.

Why did GTA 6 Trailer 1 come out early?

It leaked online, so Rockstar released it early, on December 4, ahead of its planned December 5 premiere.

Is Jason in GTA 6 Trailer 1?

Yes, but he isn’t named. He drives the pickup at 1:00 and robs the store with Lucia at the end.

What release date does Trailer 1 show?

“Coming 2025.” The game later moved to November 19, 2026.