GTA Online's Weekly Update Includes Free Independence Day Items, Easy Path To $200k

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A new update is now live in GTA Online and the theme is quite clear. With Independence Day just around the corner in the United States, Rockstar Games is going all out.

There are a couple of free freedom-themed gifts, extra rewards on Independence Day Land Races, and discounts on July 4 content. Before fans get too excited, though, the discounts on Independence Day content don't contain anything too thrilling. There are mostly cosmetics available for sale that players can use to don their character in July 4-themed attire.

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In addition to all of the Independence Day festivities, there's also the standard content that comes with every update in GTA Online. There are new vehicles available in the form of the Prize Ride and Podium Vehicle as well as new Test Track rides for fans to try out. Players can also earn double and triple the GTA$ and RP on select missions, all of which are viewable below.

First up, there are a few ways to earn extra rewards this week in GTA Online. Players who complete certain missions will be rewarded with either double or triple GTA$ and RP. For the Independence Day Special Land Races specifically, players who complete all of them will earn an extra $200K. Those races are: Across the Wilderness, Mud, Sweat and Gears, Swamp Monster, and Tour the Lake.

Double GTA$ and RP

Triple GTA$

Triple GTA$ and RP

In order to earn this week's Prize Ride, the Bravado Gauntlet Classic, players must place top five in Street Races for three