Cunning Stunts: Special Vehicle Circuit Coming To GTA Online On The 14th of March

The price or performance of the vehicle is as of yet unrevealed, but we're hoping that in spite of the reserved design, the GP1 will be a technical marvel, and finally it won't be the sci-fi concept cars leading the circuits. While this is a step in the right direction, we're still being oversaturated with supercars, and would be more happy to see the addition of new rides in the muscle and sports classes.

Since the new tracks are the only new content spoken of in the press release beyond the new car, which is technically not part of the Special Vehicle Circuit, this seems to be a DLC where you can't spend your cash on new things — truly a first in GTA Online. As such, we suspect there will at least be a few new clothing items added, like new jumpsuits and whatnot. It would be an odd move from Rockstar to release any kind of DLC with no new opportunities to spend in-game cash.

Much of Take-Two's revenue comes from the microtransactions of GTA Online alone, and the constant addition of DLC is what motivates players to keep spending. Adding items like yachts or expensive properties like the executive offices further this goal, which is why it would be so weird for a semi-major DLC to offer nothing save a single car to spend in-game money on. Nonetheless, it might be an attempt on Rockstar's part to gain some goodwill with those players who dislike the business practice of microtransactions.

To add to the long list of bonuses currently live thanks to the Stunt Race event, Rockstar has kicked off some additional discounts to help you save up for the GP1 and presumably other bits of content coming down the line. Both Executive Offices and the nifty garages are 25% off, special vehicles can be bought at a discount and their associated missions will be rewarding players with double cash and RP. Presumably, these bonuses are aimed at getting players acquainted with the vehicles prior to the release of the update.

Usually, Rockstar doesn't reveal the full extent of an update's content prior to release, even when announcing the update in question's release date a few days ahead, and we suspect as much in this case. Since one vehicle and 20 tracks seem a tad threadbare, even if the new races will be entirely new with vehicles that never partook in Stunt Races before.

Beyond suspecting the addition of further clothing, we're guessing that the DLC will bring with it a new Adversary Mode as well, since Rockstar hinted at adding more of those in the coming weeks and months. While Adversary Modes got a bit of bad rep in the past, more recently some truly well-crafted Modes regained the approval of the public, and we're interested to see what else the designers can cook up.

We're not likely to get any weapons in a racing themed update, and since the GP1 got an announcement, we'd know of any other vehicles coming to the game as well. Chances are that the Cunning Stunts: Special Vehicle Circuit is just the first in a longer line of mid-sized updates coming to GTA Online as we approach summer and the release of the groundbreaking gunrunning update.

One welcome feature of the upcoming update will please the creatively oriented among the players, however. While we waited for a good month between the release of Cunning Stunts and the Stunt Race Creator, all of the new props used in Special Vehicle Circuit will be added to said creator immediately. We're quite eager to see what kinds of new building blocks were devised for the three vehicles, and what the community will do with them.

In the meantime, most players are more excited for the upcoming gunrunning update, which is looking to be the year's biggest DLC much like Further Adventures in Finance and Felony was last year. Gunrunning — whatever the official name will be — will add an entirely new mechanic centered around the illegal trade of weapons, while players will be battling with various militias that spring up around Blaine County.

Whether this upcoming major update will be the next addition to the CEO series, a follow-up to Bikers or a new thing on its own is anyone's guess, and at this point we know even less about it than we do about Cunnings Stunts: Special Vehicle Circuit. While fears mounted in the previous few months that Online won't be getting any new DLC following a rumor that sprung up, it's clear that Rockstar still fully intends to support the game with new content in a major way.

Tune in on the 14th for our coverage of the update's release and content.