Overview
The Tow Truck is a Grand Theft Auto commercial modelled on the Ford F-550 / International 4300 Wrecker. Rockstar has not shown or named the Tow Truck 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 Tow Truck appeared in GTA V (2013), famously used in a Franklin mission towing cars as a legitimate job before the heist lifestyle took over. In GTA Online, the Tow Truck was briefly available before being removed due to griefing concerns — players were using the tow hook to grab other players' vehicles. The vehicle's interactive hook mechanic made it unique in GTA's roster: it could physically interact with other vehicles, creating gameplay emergent from its design.
The Tow Truck has appeared in multiple GTA titles with varying levels of interactive functionality. GTA V's implementation featured a working towing mechanism that players discovered could be used for creative problem-solving beyond its intended purpose — dragging enemy vehicles away from defensive positions, clearing paths through traffic jams, and even creating improvised weapon systems by towing explosive vehicles into target areas. The community's creative exploitation of the tow mechanic demonstrated the depth of emergent gameplay that interactive vehicle systems enable, and GTA 6's enhanced physics engine amplifies these possibilities significantly.
What We Actually Know About It in GTA 6
Rockstar has not shown or named the Tow Truck for GTA 6. It dates to the HD-era games (from GTA V (2013)), so something like it is plausible, though nothing about a GTA 6 version is official. There is no confirmed top speed, acceleration, handling rating, price, spawn location or customization list for the Tow Truck in GTA 6 — the in-game economy and traffic spawns have not been shown at that level of detail. As a commercial you can reasonably expect mass and hauling presence over agility; 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Tow Truck confirmed for GTA 6?
No. Rockstar has not shown or named the Tow Truck for GTA 6. It has appeared in the GTA series before, so something like it is plausible, but nothing about its GTA 6 form is official yet.
What is the Tow Truck based on in real life?
It is modelled on the Ford F-550 / International 4300 Wrecker.
How fast is the Tow Truck in GTA 6, and what does it cost?
Unknown. Rockstar has not released any GTA 6 vehicle stats or prices. Any figure quoted for it right now is a guess.
Last updated May 31, 2026. For the full searchable database, visit our Vehicles Wiki.