Hyundai Motorsports' Rally Team recreates the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer
A side by side comparrison between the original trailer from Rockstar Games and Hyundai Motorsports’ recreation.
Photo Credit: Hyundai Motorsport – YouTube
On Dec. 4, 2023, Rockstar Games released one of the most highly anticipated video game trailers for Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI). In the first 24 hours, the trailer gained over 93 million views, breaking the record for the most views in a day for a non-music video on YouTube. The trailer currently has over 170 million views.
A month later, on Jan. 17, Hyundai’s Motorsport YouTube channel uploaded a video recreating the viral GTA VI trailer. The recreation is titled 'Grand Test Auto XXIV,' promoting Hyundai's reentry into the 2024 World Rally Championship (WRC) starting Fri, Jan 26, 2024, and going to Sun, Nov 24, 2024. The video features Hyundai rally drivers Thierry Neuville, Ott Tänak, new team principal Cyril Abiteboul, and many members of the team.
A side-by-side comparison of both videos shows how accurately Hyundai’s production team recreated the GTA VI trailer.
Photo Credit: Rockstar Games – YouTube
This scene features Lucia, the speculated main protagonist, in a conversation with another character. The time stamp is 0:10.
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In this scene, Ott Tänak is shown with the light shining on his face, similar to the lighting in the original GTA VI trailer. The timestamp for this shot is 0:08.
Photo Credit: Rockstar Games – YouTube
At 0:46 in the GTA VI trailer, we see cars doing doughnuts in the middle of an intersection.
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Hyundais’ i20 N Rally1 Hybrid is featured in this shot doing doughnuts at a rally event. The timestamp for this shot is 0:43.
Photo Credit: Rockstar Games – YouTube
At 1:08 we see Lucia and the other presumed protagonist, Jason, both wearing masks walking through a store.
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In this shot, Neuville and Tänak recreate the scene in their Hyundai WRC uniforms. The timestamp for this shot is 1:06.
Photo Credit: Rockstar Games – YouTube
Near the end of the trailer, Lucia and Jason are in a red car drifting around a corner at 1:11.
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Hyundai recreates this shot featuring their i20 N Rally1 Hybrid drifting around a corner while kicking up lots of dirt. The timestamp for this shot is 1:08.