The Obey Tailgater is a four-door sedan that appears in Grand Theft Auto V, Grand Theft Auto Online and the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI. It is best known as Michael De Santa's personal car in GTA V.
Overview
The Tailgater combines an executive-sedan body with enough acceleration and handling to make it useful during story missions and open-world driving. It seats four people and can be modified at Los Santos Customs.
Michael's black Tailgater is his regular personal vehicle in GTA V. Other examples appear during missions involving Devin Weston, Franklin Clinton and the Epsilon Program.
Design
The Tailgater closely resembles the 2004-2008 Audi A6 through its four-door proportions, window line and rounded bodywork.3 Its larger grille, pronounced lower body line and rear detailing draw on a broader mix of luxury-sedan styling.
GTA V
The Tailgater is Michael's default personal vehicle and appears throughout his story. A blue Epsilon variant with the plate "K1FFL0M" appears during "Unknowing the Truth", while other mission-specific examples can be encountered during the campaign.
GTA Online
Rockstar added Michael's Tailgater to Southern San Andreas Super Autos with the "I'm Not a Hipster" update, making the formerly story-specific car available for purchase in GTA Online.2 It also appears in several jobs and may be used as a getaway vehicle in the Union Depository Contract.
The later Obey Tailgater S is a separate model introduced with Los Santos Tuners.
GTA VI
Tailgaters appear in traffic in the first official GTA VI trailer, including on the road through Vice Beach.1
References
Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1, Rockstar Games, published December 4, 2023.
The GTA Online "I'm Not a Hipster" Update Is Now Available, Rockstar Games, published June 17, 2014.
Audi A6 / S6 / RS6, 2004-2008, Audi, accessed July 28, 2026.
