🐍 DEVIANT

Overview

The Deviant is a Grand Theft Auto muscle modelled on the Plymouth Barracuda. Rockstar has not shown or named the Deviant for GTA 6, so everything below is drawn from its real-world basis and its history across the series — not from confirmed GTA 6 detail.

History in the GTA Series

The Deviant arrived in GTA Online (2018) as part of the Arena War update, instantly recognized as GTA's take on the Plymouth Barracuda. Unlike most GTA muscle cars that hew closely to stock proportions, the Deviant came from the factory with a widebody kit, giving it a unique presence in the Muscle class. It was priced moderately and quickly found an audience among players who wanted something more aggressive than the standard classic muscle options. The real 'Cuda has enormous cultural significance — it's the car that Chrysler built to compete directly with the Mustang and Camaro, and the Hemi 'Cuda (with its 426 cubic-inch engine) became one of the most fearsome street machines of the era. The Deviant channels that "anything goes" Mopar energy.

The Deviant arrived in GTA Online as part of the Arena War update, establishing its credentials as a vehicle that bridges the gap between classic and modern automotive philosophies. Its real-world inspiration draws from companies like Ringbrothers and Speedkore that have built reputations transforming classic American muscle cars into modern performance machines using carbon fiber body panels, contemporary suspension technology, and massively upgraded powertrains. This restomod heritage gives the Deviant a distinctive position in the vehicle roster that no purely vintage or purely modern car can replicate.

What We Actually Know About It in GTA 6

Rockstar has not shown or named the Deviant for GTA 6. It is a GTA Online-era addition (first seen in GTA Online (2018)), so it has no deep cross-game history to lean on; its return is plausible but unconfirmed. There are no confirmed top speed, acceleration, handling rating, price, spawn location or customization list for the Deviant in GTA 6 — the in-game economy and traffic spawns have not been shown at that level of detail. As a muscle you can reasonably expect big straight-line punch and loose, tail-happy handling; past GTA games let you find vehicles like this in traffic, buy them from in-game websites, or earn them through missions, and we expect something similar. Once the game is out we will replace this with verified detail — until then, any exact mph figure, dollar price, street location or upgrade menu quoted for it is invented.

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Last updated May 31, 2026. For the full searchable database, visit our Vehicles Wiki.