Impaler

"Today's muscle cars might look shredded, but we all know the gains aren't real. Deep down they're all juiced-up phoneys with nothing but a short temper and a tiny exhaust. If you want some all-natural brawn, you need go old school. The big block under the Impaler's hood trains by chopping wood, benching peaceniks, and deriding the weak - and there's just no faking that."

- Southern San Andreas Super Autos description.

The Impaler is a personal luxury car featured in the first Grand Theft Auto and a classic muscle car in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Arena War update. It is manufactured by Declasse in the HD Universe.

Grand Theft Auto
The Impaler appears to be based on a, although its name may be a play on "Impala", suggesting it has also inspirations from the (presumably the third generation, due to the square-shaped body and the convertible layout).

The vehicle appears with a continental kit on the back, and may spawn in two variants: with its roof up in Liberty City, and with its roof down in Vice City.

Grand Theft Auto Online
"The finest luxury car of the 1960's."

- Arena War description.

The Impaler returns to Grand Theft Auto Online with a design based on the, with the covered headlights likely inspired by the 1969 Chevrolet Impala. The the rear end and tail light arrangement are heavily based on the.

The Impaler assumes a body shape similar to cars like the Buccaneer and the Chino, featuring a large front bumper with rivet details on the upper side, small intakes on the outer sections and the license plate on the center. There is an inset grille-plate on the upper side that bears the Declasse logo on the center and the manufacturer name on the driver side, while the outer sections act as light covers in a similar manner to the Dukes, which move to reveal a set of dual circular headlights. The outer portions of the car have a set of three inner lights and three outer indicators on the edges, along with a painted detail separating the lights and the front face of the car from the rest of the body. The hood has a small protruding detail on the center and pass through the whole compartment towards the windshield, passing between two small intakes located below the wipers.

The sides have a simplistic shape, having a linear formation that separate the skirting area from the rest of the car and traditional doors with square-shaped mirrors. The cabin area is relatively large and features inner pillars on the door windows, together with two separations for the rear-quarter windows. The Declasse logo and the "IMPALER" badges can be seen on the rear quarters of the vehicle.

The rear of the car features a black panel surrounded by a painted detail around, bearing the Declasse logo on the center and the manufacturer name on the passenger side. The edges have a set of three red inner brake lights and three outer red indicators separated in a similar way to the front outer lights. The bumper is flat in appearance and also has rivet details on the upper side, which houses a license plate on the center and two square reverse lights beside it.

The primary color of the car is applied on the body, while the secondary color is applied on the bumpers, the details surrounding the front and rear ends, the grille separations, the door handles, the mirrors and the window trims. A trim color is also available for the interior, being applied on the dashboard, the doors, the seats and the roof. The rims appear to be a derivative of the "Old School" muscle rims seen in Los Santos Customs, but the central detail is smaller and traditional in appearance.

In stock form, the Impaler has access to a fair amount of customization options, and can be modified to resemble it as a lowrider. However, it can be modified into one of the three Arena variants.

Grand Theft Auto
The Impaler is a fairly good performing car for its class; having a decent top speed, good handling and moderate durability.

Grand Theft Auto Online
The Impaler possesses good speed and average handling, but has bouts of spinning out if turning a corner too sharply. Durability is fairly good and can take a handful of collisions and gunfire before it starts to fail. In addition, its suspension is relatively bouncy around bumps and curbs.

The Impaler is powered by a single-cam V8 engine, coupled to a 4-speed gearbox in a front engine, rear wheel drive layout. It shares the same engine sound as the Buccaneer.

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * A Only available at the Arena Workshop.

Grand Theft Auto

 * Found in Liberty City and Vice City. The first variant is the starting car in chapter Heist Almighty. The second variant is featured in three missions. In mission Bent Cop Blues - Phone 1, the player has to steal an Impaler. In mission Bent Cop Blues - Phone 11, the protagonist has to destroy an undrivable Impaler along with some more vehicles in the car dealership yard. In mission Rasta Blasta - Phone 7, the player has to protect four cars, including an Impaler, from Babylon agents; none of these four vehicles are drivable.

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * Can be purchased from Arenawar for $331,835 or for $249,500 (trade price as a Sponsorship Tier reward in the Arena War Career).
 * Alternatively available for purchase from Southern San Andreas Super Autos for the same price, as of the The Diamond Casino &amp; Resort update.

General

 * The Impaler is one of eleven vehicles in the HD Universe to return from the 2D Universe, the others being the Z-Type, Tour Bus, Panto, Furore GT, Mamba, Penetrator, Itali GTB, Itali GTO, Locust, and Jugular.
 * The default radio station for the Impaler is East Los FM.

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * There is a glitch on the headlights of the Impaler and its Future Shock variant, which are displayed incorrectly when closed (pictured). The glitch can also be seen on the preview image on Southern San Andreas Super Autos, and Rockstar Games Social Club.
 * With the moulded bumper options, the vehicle’s reverse lights will still remain active, despite that this option removes the reverse lights themselves; this minor oversight can also be seen on the Arena War variants.

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