PC players ofGrand Theft Auto Onlineare now able to unlock HSW upgrades for their vehicles and even earn the free Karin S95 car from the game’s Enhanced Edition. New DLC allows you to obtain one of the fastest vehicles in San Andreas and improve your strongest cars with upgrades. However, you have to earn both the free car and upgrades by participating in a unique mission.
Many sports cars are listed as HSW compatible, meaning they can receive upgrades for better performance.Upgrading different vehicles will improve their speed and handling, making them more reliable on the road for races or escaping dangerous areas. While there are somefree vehicles inGTA Onlinedesigned for certain tasks, the one that comes from the HSW shop also prioritizes style with its speed.
How To Unlock Hao’s Special Works Time Trial
Test Drive A Car In An Exhibition Race
Both the free Karin S95 and any HSW upgrades are tied toHao’s Special Works, a body shop in San Andreas.This business challenges players with weekly Time Trialsyou can participate in to earn rewards. The multiple bonuses from reaching good times on any trial is a great way tomake money inGTA Online, especially alongside other new content in the Enhanced Edition for PC.
PlayStation and Xbox players ofGTA Onlinemay easily recognize Hao’s time trials, as the content of the Enhanced Edition for PC includes the HSW features that have been on consoles for around three years.
The only way to unlock Hao’s Special Works Time Trials is tovisit Hao’s Lockup in Downtown Vinewood, where you may find Hao’s personal vehicle. This Grotti Turismo Classic can be taken from its garage with Hao’s permission to take it on a test run. From here, you are immediately put into a Time Trial where you try to complete a racecourse and beat Hao’s time.
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No matter what happens during this Time Trial,completing the trial will earn you a free HSW upgrade, which can be applied to an appropriate vehicle. Many of the vehicles that can earn an HSW upgrade are ones added toGTA Online’s Enhanced Edition, so make sure a vehicle is compatible to give it a performance boost.
How To Get The Free Karin S95
Beat Hao’s Time For A Free Car
You get the Karin S95 car for free if youbeat Hao’s time during the Time Trial with his Grotti Turismo Classicvehicle. Hao’s time throughout the course is 8 minutes and 15 seconds, which may take multiple attempts to beat. Thankfully, you have an unlimited number of tries to overcome Hao’s time, so keep at it until you win.
Once you win the Time Trial, you canvisit the Southern San Andreas Super Autos websiteand search for the Karin S95. This car normally costs $1,995,000, but it will be marked as"FREE"with the price struck through after the successful Trial. Simply buy the car and add it to your vehicle collection to call upon it at any time.
Some players have noted that there is a prominent bug that causes the purchase of a free Karin S95 to still charge their in-game account around $2,000,000. If this happens to you, contact Rockstar Support to receive a refund of GTA $ equal to what was taken away.
The Karin S95 is anextremely fast sports carthat is perfect to use in future HSW Time Trials and other races in the game. Those with anincreased stat inGTA Onlinefor their character’s Driving will get even more use out of this car, especially in missions that rely on a vehicle’s speed.
How To Use HSW Upgrades
Improve Stats Through Various Added Parts
Participating in the first Hao’s Time Trial will earn you a free HSW upgrade, which canadd parts to a car to give it higher stats. Certain HSW upgrades could bolster a vehicle’s Top Speed, give it better Acceleration, or control its Traction for greater control. There are a wide variety of upgrades and parts you can get for an HSW car, but each one after the first free improvement costs varying amounts of cash.
HSW upgrades are appliedwhen you visit the LS Car Meetin San Andreas, where multiple performance enhancements are available. From this location, you’re able to also do more Time Trials or participate in races for money, which will help you pay for more upgrades. Anyone with astable business inGTA Onlinemay have the income to purchase several HSW upgrades right away.
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Every HSW car has a single, wide-sweeping performance upgradethat can be bought as a single-time purchase. Here is a list of all the cars that can be given HSW upgrades, as well as how much they cost:
Investments in HSW upgrades help create some of the fastest cars in the game, letting you win races through sheer speed alone. Managing to unlock the Karin S95 for free and apply an HSW upgrade on it immediately gives you one of the best vehicles for races inGrand Theft AutoOnlinewithout any cost even if you don’t have the money to invest in other vehicles first.
