The short version

  • The Tulip appears in Trailer 1, with Lucia in the passenger seat holding cash.
  • It is the first GTA VI vehicle the public ever saw.
  • Declasse is the series' long-running American mass-market marque.
  • Rockstar has published no product imagery or specification for it.

The Declasse Tulip is the car from the first GTA 6 trailer, with Lucia in the passenger seat holding a stack of cash. Every other vehicle on this hub was revealed as a product shot. The Tulip was revealed as a scene.

It is the car in the shot from the first trailer, with Lucia in the passenger seat and a stack of cash in her hands, and it is the first Grand Theft Auto VI vehicle anybody saw.

The Tulip's published record
Full name
Declasse Tulip
Where it appeared
Trailer 1, December 2023
Manufacturer
Declasse, the series' American mass-market marque
Official product images
None
Specification
None published
Edition bonus
No. It is not part of any pack

Why an ordinary sedan was the right first car

Rockstar had one shot to set the tone of a game people had waited a decade for. It did not use a supercar.

What it used instead

A mid-size American sedan of no distinction, with two people in it who have just come into money they should not have.

That is the premise in one frame.

A Cheetah could not do that

The Tulip is doing narrative work.

Our Lucia profile covers the other half of the shot.

Declasse and the Tulip

Declasse is the series' other American mass-market marque, covering the slice of Detroit that Vapid does not.

The nameplate has been here before

The Tulip has appeared as a Declasse model in the franchise already.

So the badge is familiar even if this car is not.

Nothing else is confirmed

No product photography. No specification.

No indication of where it sits in the roster at all.

Frequently asked questions

What car is in the GTA 6 trailer?

The Declasse Tulip, shown with Lucia in the passenger seat holding cash in the first trailer.

Can you get the Declasse Tulip in GTA 6?

Rockstar has not said. It is not part of any edition or pre-order pack.

Is the Tulip a new vehicle?

No. The Tulip is an established Declasse nameplate in the series.

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