"Now this is a flex!": Someone recreated a popular GTA Online vehicle, fans react

GTA Online players often share images of their in-game vehicles with the community online. u/firebrand61793 shared an image of their Imponte Ruiner on Reddit, but what's interesting about this particular post is that it also contains images of the player's real-life car that heavily resembles their in-game ride. They stated this in the title:

"After years of owning the Ruiner in the game I finally have one in real life."

After years of owning the Ruiner in the game I finally have one in real life. byu/firebrand61793 ingtaonline

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Based on the comments on this Reddit post, the Grand Theft Auto community seemed very impressed. u/poramadison said:

"Now this is a flex!"

Comment byu/firebrand61793 from discussion ingtaonline

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Some Grand Theft Auto fans, like u/mrtzjam and u/kdjfsk, asked u/firebrand61793 to apply a Ruiner (the GTA Online vehicle) decal on the real-life car.

Fans react to player's post about their in-game and real-life cars 1/3 (Image via Rockstar Games)

Another comment, by u/ZerotheWanderer, urged OP to replicate Imponte Ruiner's license plate frame in real life, to which they replied, "Soon I hope."

Fans react to player's post about their in-game and real-life cars 2/3 (Image via Rockstar Games)

Most of the other comments on this post appreciated the recreation. Here are a few of such fan reactions:

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Back in the summer of 2023, the Imponte Ruiner was removed from its GTA Online website, preventing players from purchasing it. However, they can still steal it from NPCs in freeroam and add it to their collection.

GTA Online player's real-life recreation of Imponte Ruiner impresses the title's community

The Imponte Ruiner in action (Image via Rockstar Games)

Imponte Ruiner has been a part of GTA 5 story mode and GTA Online since its launch back in 2013. It is pretty quick after the complete upgrade and appears to be based on the Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z and the Pontiac Trans Am to some extent.

Over the years, Rockstar Games introduced a few variants of the Ruiner, such as the Imponte Ruiner 2000 and the Imponte Ruiner ZZ-8. Nevertheless, the original is still pretty quite popular among players, and its real-life recreation by u/firebrand61793 in the form of a Camaro IROC-Z has impressed quite a few of them on Reddit.

It is worth noting that Imponte Ruiner was a part of Grand Theft Auto 4's vehicular catalog as well, and was seemingly spotted in the first GTA 6 trailer too. Fans are eagerly looking forward to the series' next installment, but there still is a bit of time left in its arrival. Until then, GTA Online should keep them entertained with its regular updates — the latest of which brings the FIB Files, Bravado Banshee GTS sports car, and more.

Also check: Fans react to new GTA Online post by Rockstar Games

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Edited by Abhipsito Das