Grand Theft Auto Online's Brand Wars event is now in full swing, and the discounts and Gun Van inventory Rockstar Games teased last week are officially live. This event week runs from August 20 through August 26.
The big reward this week comes from choosing a side in the soda war. Linking your Twitch and Rockstar Games accounts and watching select Twitch Drops streams between August 13 and 26 lets you support Team Sprunk or Team eCola, earning either the Sprunk Sweatsuit or the eCola Tracksuit along with up to GTA$2,000,000. On top of that, players can grab free Sprunk and eCola bodysuits at any clothing store, a free Declasse Hotring Sabre from Southern San Andreas Super Autos, a Sprunk x eCola livery for that same car, and matching vanity plates at any Vehicle Workshop.
The new car this week is the Gallivanter Warden, which has finally left GTA+ exclusivity and is now available to everyone at Legendary Motorsport for $1,597,500.
The Kortz Center Heist gets fresh Primary Targets this week: True Love, Pumpkin, and A Winding Road Home. Its first-completion bonus has reset, and finishing the heist without dying earns an extra GTA$400,000. Over in the FIB Priority Files, this week's job is The Brute Force File, which pays double as always. Salvage Yard Robberies are also active, rewarding the Bravado Buffalo STX from the McTony Robbery, the Willard Eudora from the Gangbanger Robbery, and the Vapid Ellie from the Cargo Ship Robbery.
Bonus GTA$ and RP Activities
Multiplier | Activities |
|---|---|
5x | VIP Work (Aug 21–23 only, 72-hour window) |
4x | Hotring Circuit Series, Freemode Challenges, Freemode Events |
3x | Paper Route, Firefighter, Forklift Operator, QuickiePharm, Safeguard Deliveries, Community Series |
Lays out the payout multiplier for each activity in GTA Online this week.
At the Casino, this week's podium car is the Declasse Granger 3600LX, worth GTA$1,380,000. GTA+ members can also get two Lucky Wheel spins every 24 hours instead of one. The Prize Ride Challenge requires players to finish in the top three in an LS Car Meet Race for two days in a row. Completing it unlocks the Enus Paragon R, which normally costs GTA$905,000. This week's Premium Test Ride is the Pfister Astron. The Test Track lineup includes the Pfister Comet S2, Dinka Veto Modern, and Western Reever.
Over at Luxury Autos, two liveried Declasse Scramjets are on display, one with the Impotent Rage design and one with Princess Robot Bubblegum. Simeon's Premium Deluxe Motorsport has five cars to test and buy this week: the Gallivanter Warden, Vapid Desert Raid, Willard Eudora, Canis Terminus, and Emperor ETR1.
As previewed last week, the Gun Van discounts have now kicked in. The Up-n-Atomizer, The Shocker, Railgun, Heavy Sniper, Pump Shotgun, Combat Shotgun, and Widowmaker are all 10% off, or 20% for GTA+ members. The Unholy Hellbringer carries a steeper 40% discount for everyone, and it's also available completely free this week. Pipe bombs, molotovs, and Sticky bombs are down 10%, or 20% for GTA+, and all five tiers of body armor get the same treatment.
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Gun Van Discounts
Item | Standard Discount | GTA+ Discount | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Up-n-Atomizer | 10% | 20% | — |
The Shocker | 10% | 20% | — |
Railgun | 10% | 20% | — |
Heavy Sniper | 10% | 20% | — |
Pump Shotgun | 10% | 20% | — |
Combat Shotgun | 10% | 20% | — |
Widowmaker | 10% | 20% | — |
Unholy Hellbringer | 40% | 40% | Also free this week |
Pipe Bombs | 10% | 20% | — |
Molotovs | 10% | 20% | — |
Sticky Bombs | 10% | 20% | — |
Body Armor (all 5 tiers) | 10% | 20% | — |
This table breaks down the discount percentage for each weapon and item, separating standard and GTA+ pricing.
The vehicle discounts Rockstar flagged in advance are also confirmed and active now. The Declasse Hotring Sabre is free outright. Bail Office properties and their upgrades, the Bravado Hotring Hellfire, Declasse Scramjet, and Karin Hotring Everon are all 40% off. A wider batch of vehicles sits at 30% off, including the Canis Terminus, Dinka RT3000, Übermacht Sentinel Classic, Western Reever, and Willard Eudora, among others.
Bonus RP and cash are flowing into several activities too. The Hotring Circuit Series, Freemode Challenges, and Freemode Events all pay 4x, while Paper Route, Firefighter, Forklift Operator, QuickiePharm, Safeguard Deliveries, and the Community Series pay 3x. This week's Weekly Challenge is winning three races, which hands out GTA$250,000 and the Princess Racing Tracksuit.
The one bonus worth prioritizing early is VIP Work, which is paying 5x cash and RP, but only from August 21 through 23. That's a 72-hour window instead of the usual full week, so anyone wanting the payout needs to jump in fast.