Primo

"Nothing said 'buy American' when imports were sweeping the States in the 70s and 80s like the Albany Primo. A midsize luxury car that was built to last."

- Southern San Andreas Super Autos description.

The Primo is a four-door sedan in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. It is manufactured by Albany in the HD Universe.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Primo resembles a, , or  sedan to some extent. Ideas from the were also believed to have contributed to its design, though not really obviously. It somewhat has the style of a in side quarter panel not very noticeable though. It may also be based on the.

The Primo is one of the better sedans available in the game, although its design is less remarkable and thus appears more generic in traffic. It has square lights, a small grille, medium-sized bumpers and black inner pillars. Primos are set to spawn in single colors.

Grand Theft Auto IV
In Grand Theft Auto IV, the Albany Primo bears similarities to the, with the grille, front headlights and tail lights of the.

Designed as a standard middle-of-the-road sedan, the Primo borrows most of the design traits from its previous iteration, but features a slightly larger front end and is generally rounded on the edges. The front bumper features a license plate and front-facing fog lamps, while the grille features the corresponding Albany badges.

The sides make use of flared wheel arches and side yellow marker lights, as well as black inner pillars and black square rear-view mirrors on the greenhouse area. Its wheelbase appears to be lower, giving it a somewhat sportier appearance.

The rear of the car is somewhat identical to its previous rendition, but features a red light strip surrounding the turn and reverse lights from both sides and passing above the license plate, while the trunk features a small lip and the corresponding badges, also displaying the car's name. The rear bumper features two lower mouldings for the exhausts.

Primos may appear in a single-tone color or with two-tone colors, where the secondary color is applier to the lower portions and the flat sections of the sides and rear end. An additional tertiary color is present for the strips running through the bumpers and the doors, the grille, the trim on the fenders and around the windows, the roof and the rims. It uses a set of wheels consisting of a flat disk with triangle/star shaped patterns on it.

The Primo is equipped with a GPS system with a male voice, but only if the player leaves the "selected cars" (default) option in the audio menu.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
In Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, the Primo retains the same design as in GTA IV, but with a few tweaks on the interior and the rear window.

Color distribution is the same as before, but the interior stitching matches with the primary color and the details were permanently set to chrome, no longer receiving a tertiary color. The Primo's wheel design were carried over from GTA IV, and is also shared with the Seminole.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
The Primo is one of the most dependable vehicles in the game, possessing good handling as a result of its lighter weight, fair acceleration and a decent top speed. For that, it is an ideal choice for doing drive-by's against enemy gangs. While relatively acceptable under normal driving conditions, the Primo's axle width may make the car less stable in bumpy conditions.

Grand Theft Auto IV
In Grand Theft Auto IV, its engine gives it an immense top speed, on par with full-on sports cars. The Primo's underpinning is its body roll and small, weak brakes. The Primo's acceleration and handling are also poor and un-sporty and it suffers from a problem similar to the Emperor in which the rear swings frenziedly on sharp turns - but even worse, the car feels heavily planted on the ground, therefore, if the turning is done smoothly, the Primo will do a very wide turn, the only possible workarounds are to start drifting yards before where the desired turn is or to slow down. This car is thus very unfavorable for driving at high speeds, leading this vehicle to be better suited towards missions where a getaway vehicle is not required, friend "hangouts" and city driving. Due to its sturdy build, the Primo is able to take a few direct frontal hits without stalling or setting alight.

The Primo is stated to be powered by a supercharged V8. The engine cover itself is relatively long, sharing the same initial design as the marked-out V8 engine covers found on various other sedans and SUVs, however no indication of cylinder count is marked on the cover. Under the cover are 4 exhaust manifolds on the left hand side of the model, but a complete lack of any manifolds on the opposing side. The engine is coupled to a 5-speed gearbox in a front engine, rear wheel drive configuration. The engine sound is the same as the Vincent's. Unlike its real life counterpart, it is rear-wheel drive, rather than front-wheel drive.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
The performance of the Primo seems to be the same as in GTA IV, with the exception that it is mostly outclassed by other similar cars. However, it retains its resistance to crashes and an unusually competitive stance in its class, especially for a car of its price range.

Again, the Primo is powered by what appears to be a V8 engine. With the "Low Level Spoiler" modification installed, the "Supercharged V8" badging may be present on the rear end.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

 * The Primo can only be modified in a TransFender garage.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online

 * B Only available at Benny's Original Motor Works (enhanced version).

Special Variants

 * There is a special "Supercharged" variant of the Primo which features a "Supercharged V8" badge on its deck-lid. The supercharged Primo is lowered with added ground effects and a spoiler. It always comes in maroon, and is the vehicle of choice for members of the Spanish Lords. Despite the "Supercharged V8" badge, it has the same performance as the regular Primo, and sounds just like the regular Primo. The Supercharged V8 Primo can usually be found driven in and around Spanish Lords territory, including Cerveza Heights, South Bohan, East Holland and southern Alderney City. If this variant really had improved performance, the engine would most likely be based on the real life . The "supercharged" Primo shares its trunk spoiler with the DF8-90 V8 Turbo.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

 * The Primo can be seen almost anywhere in the State of San Andreas.
 * Usually spawns when driving a Previon.

Grand Theft Auto IV

 * Can be seen anywhere in Alderney.
 * Can be seen in BOABO, Broker.
 * Can be seen in South Bohan and Fortside, Bohan, driven by Spanish Lords.
 * Can be obtained in The Ballad of Gay Tony by doing any Drug Wars. These Primo's have unique body colors not found on normal Primo's and may also come with various bodywork modifications.

Grand Theft Auto V

 * Appears in the Smart approach of The Jewel Store Job.
 * Found in the Port of Los Santos.
 * During the mission Pulling Favors the player is asked to recover a two tone white and black Primo which is broken as the engine doesn't start when the car is entered. It can be, however, taken to a garage and normally saved.
 * Can be found in a Random Event in which the player has to untie a wedding groom from a light pole. After dropping the guy and his friend off, there will be a unique colored Primo parked near the St. Brigid Baptist Church in Paleto Bay, Blaine County.

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * It usually spawns near Los Santos Customs and on various highways in Free Roam.
 * Can be purchased from Southern San Andreas Super Autos for $9,000.
 * Can be purchased from Benny's Original Motor Works for $9,000 (enhanced version only).

Grand Theft Auto IV

 * After collecting all thirty cars for Stevie, he agrees to purchase cars from Niko Bellic, with the Primo fetching $1,800.

General

 * The Primo plays the following radio stations by default when entered:
 * GTA San Andreas: Bounce FM or K Rose.
 * GTA IV: Electro-Choc or Radio Broker.
 * GTA V: Blaine County Talk Radio. If the player is not in Blaine County, however, the car's radio randomly selects which radio station to tune into.
 * "Primo" either means raw, as in materials, or cousin in Spanish and Portuguese.
 * It also means "first" or "prime" in Italian.
 * Additionally, the etymology of the Primo may deviate from the character of the same name in Rockstar's Midnight Club II, who drives the Schneller V8, a 4 door sedan similar in design to the Primo.
 * Primo was the name of the division of Honda dealerships in Japan where the models that the original San Andreas version of the car was based on were exclusively sold new between 1985 and 2006.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

 * The Primo was originally the Ballas gang car.
 * A visual glitch exists with the Primo. If one headlight is broken, the other headlight's texture reverts to its "off" state, but the beam of light still shines.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online

 * The player can modify the Primo to look like the Spanish Lords Primo V8 Supercharged from GTA IV. Its trim and grille, however, cannot be painted.
 * When changing the wheel color on custom rims, if the mesh grille is equipped, the grille will be the same color as the rims.
 * There is a bug with the Primo: when applying custom rims on the car (exposing the brakes), the calipers glow the same way as the vehicle's lights. It is more evident at night time, particularly in dark areas.

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