GTA Online Weekly Update: 16th January 2025
Grab a free Merryweather Hoodie by stealing their Tula in The Black Box File!
It's time for another GTA Online weekly update. Each week brings a new set of rewards, prizes, and goodies for you to get your hands on. Whether you feel like you want to show off your skills at the LS Car Meet to win a new vehicle or if you want to expand your property portfolio with discounted buildings, there's bound to be something for you.
Here, we're going to take you through everything added in the GTA Online Weekly update that was released on Thursday 16th January 2025, so that you know what awaits you when you enter Los Santos. There a few rewards limited to those of you using next generation consoles, but the majority of things added in the updates can be accessed by everyone playing GTA Online.
The vehicle up for grabs in the Diamond Casino also changes every week, so why not head over to our GTA Online Podium Car piece to find out which car is available to win this time.
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What time are the GTA Online Weekly Updates?
Based on the usual times the weekly update drops, here are the times that the next update should appear:
- UK: 10am (GMT)
- Europe: 11am (CET)
- East Coast US: 5am (EST)
- West Coast US: 2am (PST)
It's important to note that these are not set times, the updates can arrive earlier or later depending on how Rockstar have decided to release them.
All of the features below are available until Thursday 23rd January.
Overview of the 2nd January 2025 GTA Online Update
This week in GTA Online you can look forward to:
- Free Merryweather Hoodie
- Double rewards on Payphone Hits
- 50% off Vapid Blade
- 30% off Garage Properties
- New Prize Ride - Vapid Flash GT
Free Clothing
Steal the Merryweather Tula Plane from their barge as part of the Black Box File to earn the Merryweather Hoodie as a bonus reward this week. It will become available up to 72 hours after you complete the requirement.
GTA Online Bonus GTA$ and RP
This week, you can get bonus GTA$ and RP on the following in GTA Online:
2x GTA$
- Payphone Hits
- Overtime Rumble
GTA Online Weekly Update Discounts
You can grab a handful of major savings this week in GTA Online:
50% Off
- Gallivanter Baller LE
- Vapid Hustler
- Vapid Blade
- Pfister Comet
30% Off
- Garage Properties (Small, Medium and Large)
- Vapid Clique Wagon
- Karin Sultan RS Classic
- Obey Omnis e-GT
- Albany Brigham
- Declasse Drift Tampa
- Mammoth Patriot Mil-Spec
- Declasse Drift Yosemite
- Buckingham Nimbus
Gun Van
- El Strickler (PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only, free for GTA+ Members)
- Service Carbine
- Combat Shotgun
- Minigun
- MG
- Machete
- Pipe Bombs
- Sticky Bombs
- Grenades
- Armor
GTA Online LS Car Meet Prize Ride
Finish in the top three in the LS Car Meet Series four days in a row to win the Vapid Flash GT in GTA Online this week!
GTA Online LS Car Meet Hao's Premium Test Ride
Fancy driving around a track without worrying about paying the price when you completely destroy the car?
If you're on a PS5 or Xbox Series X/S, then head to the LS Car meet and (once you've bought a membership off of Mimi), test out Hao's Premium Test
GTA Online Simeon's Showroom vehicles
Simeon has a brand new set of vehicles in his showroom in GTA Online and these are:
- Pegassi Esskey
- Vapid Hustler
- Western Wolfsbane
- Gallivanter Baller LE
- LCC Hexer
GTA Online Luxury Autos vehicles
You can buy the Vapid Dominator GT and the Vapid Aleutian from the Luxury Autos showroom this week in GTA Online.
Remember, all of these goodies are only around until January 23rd and then a brand new set will take their place. So, if you see anything you like then grab your weapons, start your engines and dive into the chaos that is Los Santos.