With the Update 2.3 rolled out, you’ve got a whole new toolbox to express yourself. New vehicles. New customization options. Poses. Some of Night City’s most legendary NPCs joining your shot.
Now, it’s your turn to hit the streets and show us you.
Your mission is simple, choom — the perfect shot.
Create a photo in which your V and a vehicle form a stylistic unity.
Colors, attitude, chrome — your ride should reflect who you are.
Need backup? Easy! Add up to three NPCs who fit the aesthetic.
Do:
Don’t:
- Use only the in-game Photo Mode for your submission.
- Get creative with the new vehicles, customization tools, poses and NPCs.
- Make sure your shot expresses you — visually and emotionally.
You’ve got time until August 11, 2025, 11:59PM CEST to post your photo in this dedicated Forum thread or contest Discord channel.
- Edit the screenshot using external software (flipping or cropping is fine).
- Submit more than one entry.
Our photo-mode-savvy judges, various CDPR team members, will choose 5 winning shots. The results will be revealed publicly by the end of August 2025, and the winners will score some seriously awesome prizes.
You'll find the complete ruleset here.
In Night City, your ride is your reputation.
Let yours speak for you.
V's Last Stand in the Zombie Apocalypse
Watching the best view of the sunset with my best chooms (Xbox series X capture)
Engines off. Cameras down.You Are What You Drive contest has reached the finish line – and the shots? After them, the only hearable sound was screeching tires!
Our judges are checking the shots now… so buckle up. Results dropping by the end of August.
Massive thanks to everyone who showed off their V and ride!
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Gonna be mighty difficult, I'm sure.
You Are What You Drive contest has reached the finish line – and the shots? After them, the only hearable sound was screeching tires!
Our judges are checking the shots now… so buckle up. Results dropping by the end of August.
Massive thanks to everyone who showed off their V and ride!
We’ve got the winners, chooms! The You Are What You Drive contest has reached the finish line.
Our judges have spoken – 5 winning shots were taken by:
- Raventhlete
- risingaanxiety
- mmesha
- HENESJAM
- dancantsleep
You never cease to amaze us!
Thank you so much for participating, big congratulations to the winners!
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Noooo I'm too late
Winners are cold tho
Winners are cold tho
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Congrats To The Winners
The You Are What You Drive contest has reached the finish line.
Our judges have spoken – 5 winning shots were taken by:
- Raventhlete
- risingaanxiety
- mmesha
- HENESJAM
- dancantsleep
You never cease to amaze us!
Thank you so much for participating, big congratulations to the winners!
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I also congratulate all the winners and thank you for this contest. My ambition is awakened and is already waiting for a new contest 
There were really many good photos and I'm glad I wasn't the jury. It certainly wasn't easy to decide.
There were really many good photos and I'm glad I wasn't the jury. It certainly wasn't easy to decide.
It's pretty sad yeah, I think there's also been contest winners in the past that used modded outfits, so I guess they just don't care even though it says "Use only the in-game Photo Mode for your submission". Kinda spits in the face of the rest of us who abide by the rules when they show that you can ignore them and get rewarded for it.
Congrats to the winners!
However, an input on this issue:
Highlighted part in bold.
There's no "spitting in the face". If the rules do not exclude modded content like outfits, then that's fair to use and thus there is no breach of any rules. Having V with modded equipment doesn't contradict sole usage of the ingame photo mode.
In practicality, if you look at the winners of this contest, I don't even see any notable modded content which seems more than fair. It seems that the focus was more put on an (albeit subjective) artistic or depictive approach of V, vehicles and then maybe how additional characters were used, highlighting to me that basically pictures showcasing modded content didn't get any ('unfair') extra points.
To repeat my core point so that I'm not potentially misunderstood, I solely refer to having any modded equipment (weapons, clothes or vehicles) in the contest photos being fine if the rules do not exclude it. As for anything that might touch upon the base game photo mode itself - or its poses - that would be up for CDPR to define or clarify.
I did carefully read the rules and since they didn't exclude modded outfits, I chose to take part with showing one, while using the base game photo mode as is. I had some added poses but didn't use them on purpose, making it the vanilla variant basically.
However, an input on this issue:
Highlighted part in bold.
There's no "spitting in the face". If the rules do not exclude modded content like outfits, then that's fair to use and thus there is no breach of any rules. Having V with modded equipment doesn't contradict sole usage of the ingame photo mode.
In practicality, if you look at the winners of this contest, I don't even see any notable modded content which seems more than fair. It seems that the focus was more put on an (albeit subjective) artistic or depictive approach of V, vehicles and then maybe how additional characters were used, highlighting to me that basically pictures showcasing modded content didn't get any ('unfair') extra points.
To repeat my core point so that I'm not potentially misunderstood, I solely refer to having any modded equipment (weapons, clothes or vehicles) in the contest photos being fine if the rules do not exclude it. As for anything that might touch upon the base game photo mode itself - or its poses - that would be up for CDPR to define or clarify.
I did carefully read the rules and since they didn't exclude modded outfits, I chose to take part with showing one, while using the base game photo mode as is. I had some added poses but didn't use them on purpose, making it the vanilla variant basically.
Modded outfits aside which if it isn’t mentioned then it’s totally fine, using a modded pose which that was definitely one, was against the rules and still won, so I guess the rules just don’t apply sometimes, and yes I know the pose is similar to a base one but again, it isn’t a base pose in the console/PC photo mode.
Saying "it isn't listed as excluded and that means it's ok to do" is a big reach, but I can't make you change your mind, same as you won't change mine about how disrespectful that is of CDPR towards the people that actually followed the rules.
It's a reach the other way around: If modded equipment (clothes, wearables, that is) isn't excluded or specifically blacklisted, then it's ok to cover that and enter the contest - and it would be reaching to pretend they were not within the scope of the rules which if you read them didn't exclude that what I mean.
I'm sorry but I fail to see how there's any confusion on the subject. I mean this respectfully but you seem to be over-interpreting the ruleset (again at least in regards to clothes/weapons and maybe by extension vehicles included). If CDPR wanted it vanilla only with every bit, they would've mentioned it in the rules. If it's not specifically mentioned, don't assume that's the case, choom
We could argue on the specifics of a modded/enhanced or vanilla photo mode of course. But I don't see any dispute in terms of vanilla or modded clothes/skin/style mods. Otherwise CDPR would have to clarify they failed to mention so, but since they most likely won't (as they didn't), then I consider that a non-issue or no rule issue - but within the scope of the rules.
Have a good day!
So you're basically saying "don't assume mods aren't allowed when it isn't said they aren't" while you're assuming that because it didn't explicitly say they aren't disallowed that must be the case.It's a reach the other way around: If modded equipment (clothes, wearables, that is) isn't excluded or specifically blacklisted, then it's ok to cover that and enter the contest - and it would be reaching to pretend they were not within the scope of the rules which if you read them didn't exclude that what I mean.
I'm sorry but I fail to see how there's any confusion on the subject. I mean this respectfully but you seem to be over-interpreting the ruleset (again at least in regards to clothes/weapons and maybe by extension vehicles included). If CDPR wanted it vanilla only with every bit, they would've mentioned it in the rules. If it's not specifically mentioned, don't assume that's the case, choom
We could argue on the specifics of a modded/enhanced or vanilla photo mode of course. But I don't see any dispute in terms of vanilla or modded clothes/skin/style mods. Otherwise CDPR would have to clarify they failed to mention so, but since they most likely won't (as they didn't), then I consider that a non-issue or no rule issue - but within the scope of the rules.
Have a good day!
The irony is palpable.