Perennial

The Perennial is a station wagon and minivan in Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto IV (and its episodes) and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. It is manufactured by Dinka in the HD Universe.

3D Universe
In Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the car's design resembles a  with the front and the tail lights taken from the. The Perennial also seems to be inspired by a plethora of wagons from the 1960s, such as the, , or a.

The GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas renditions of the Perennial come in two variations - with or without a roof rack. While the GTA III and GTA Vice City rendition feature only solid body colours, the GTA San Andreas rendition commonly features a two tone colour scheme, but sometimes it can come with an only dark blue paintjob. The roof colour cannot be changed at TransFender, but visiting Pay 'n' Spray can change the roof colour. The GTA San Andreas rendition of the Perennial has chrome side moldings in its upper body and apart from its tail lights, it looks more like its real-life counterpart when compared to the GTA III or GTA Vice City renditions of the vehicle. Also, the headlights of said rendition are less convex, opposed to the aforementioned GTA III and GTA Vice City renditions.

In Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, the car assumes a slightly newer and leaner model that resembles a, based on the position of the side panels and grille, but retains elements of previous iterations of the car in the rear. The rendition of the car in these games also features two tone body colors and in GTA Vice City Stories, it can come with few one-color paintjobs.

According to the Capital Autos website, the Perennial in GTA III was known as the "Maurice" early during development of the game.

Grand Theft Auto IV
In Grand Theft Auto IV, the Perennial has been drastically changed, and is now based on the and the. The model is mainly based on Honda models, mainly the Stream and with details like windows from the and the Honda Stream. The rear of the sides and rear window are also similar to those and. It is the only vehicle in GTA IV which has fully glassed roof, which is very reminiscent of the ill-fated. The tail lights loosely resemble those found on the, however they also appear to take some design cues from the Alfa Romeo SZ. Instead of fog lights, the Perennial sports daytime running lights, where the lights are always on regardless of time of day similar to those of second generation Acura MDX. The interior seating is part leather and part cloth, just like the Honda CRV.

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

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
The Perennial in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars still assumes the design of its previous iterations, but may vary depending of the platform. The Nintendo DS rendition appears to resemble a, while the PSP and iOS versions the Perennial is more modern and resembles a , with some styling cues from the GTA IV rendition.

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3D Universe
The underpowered, front-wheel drive Perennial is quite sluggish. Acceleration is highly lacking, as is speed, but the handling is responsive, but quite heavy, and is prone to oversteer and rolling. It is, however, quite sturdy, and can withstand significant damage before bursting into flames and exploding. The Perennial is also easy to ram off roads, especially with large, fast vehicles such as the Fire Truck and the Barracks OL.

HD Universe
The Dinka Perennial "MPV AW" vastly improves in performance. Gone is the 3D Universe's FWD layout, ditched in favor of an RWD layout. Acceleration is now average, with a reasonable top speed. Handling is also upgraded significantly, as the Perennial no longer flops about on the road, but keeps steady. The suspension is quite firm for a vehicle of this size, and aides high-speed cornering. Braking is average. Crash deformation is below average, and as such the Perennial cannot sustain much damage before being un-drivable.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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

Special Variants

 * Perennials bearing the livery of the FlyUS airline company can be found around Francis International Airport, Liberty City. This vehicle has a functioning roof-mounted light, and cannot be resprayed at a Pay 'n' Spray. Breaking the roof-mounted light will have a similar detail of that of the emergency lights seen on V-bar sirens of emergency vehicles. Interestingly, it has ABS while the regular Perennial does not.

Grand Theft Auto III

 * Import/Export - The Perennial is one of the 16 vehicles wanted for the Shoreside Vale portion of the Import/Export side mission.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

 * Big Smoke - A unique black Perennial, owned by Smoke, is seen in this mission and also is the first car you "drive", although the game does it for you. For the trick to get this car, see Special Vehicles in GTA San Andreas.
 * Sweet & Kendl - The same Perennial is blown up by Ballas during the drive-by.
 * Customs Fast Track - The Perennial is the car found inside the second conteiner.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

 * Bone Voyeur! - One prostitute can be found in an alleyway inside a Perennial.
 * Frighteners - During the mission, there are three union bosses driving around the town, one of them conducting this car.
 * Morgue Party Resurrection - A Perennial is given to the player outside the hangar after the final cutscene, so the player doesn't need to search for a vehicle to leave the airport.
 * Bringing the House Down - The Perennial is one of the two vehicles that fall from the sky hitting three people standing at the Liberty Campus yard.
 * Car Salesman submission.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

 * Truck Stop - Vic drives Phil and his two friends in a Perennial, chasing a gun-carrying truck.
 * Robbing the Cradle - The welfare agent who threatened to take Louise's child flees from a pair of thugs in a Perennial. Later, Vic damages his car to scare him off so he would leave Louise alone.
 * Leap and Bound - Lance leaves the Sharks freighter with their cocaine packages in a Perennial after being rescued by Vic.

The Lost and Damned

 * Politics - A lot of FlyUS Perennials can be seen on the back entrance and blocking the exits once Johnny kills Arthur Stubbs.

Notable Owners

 * Big Smoke owned a black Perennial before it was destroyed in a drive-by shooting.
 * Marty Chonks
 * Michelle Cannes (formerly)
 * Phil Cassidy
 * Korean Mob

Grand Theft Auto III

 * In the parking lot inside Portland Harbor, Portland.
 * Alley beside XXX Mags, Red Light District, Portland (it is the only parked vehicle in the District).
 * Across from the Police Department in Portland View, at south.
 * Outside Capital Autos.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

 * Often found in Little Haiti and Little Havana.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

 * Spawns often around the poorer areas of Los Santos.
 * Can also be found in any of the metropolitan areas of the state.
 * Importable from Easter Basin, San Fierro after you unlock importing/exporting. Import cost: $8,000 (Monday and Thursday only).
 * Parked outside Coutt and Schutz in Jefferson, Los Santos.
 * Common during the evening and the nighttime.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

 * Capital Autos parking area, Harwood, Portland.
 * The construction site in Hepburn Heights, Portland.
 * The flophouse in Pike Creek, Shoreside Vale in where Donald Love lived after being bankrupt.
 * At the Harwood Autocrusher and Junkyard.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

 * By Phil Cassidy's depot in Viceport.
 * Northeast of the hospital in Little Havana, across from a basketball court.
 * Parked in the forecourt of Sunshine Autos, along with a Blista Compact and an Admiral.
 * The mission Truck Stop will grant the player a unique pink explosion and fireproof Perennial that the player can keep after the mission.

Grand Theft Auto IV

 * In the whole city, but mostly in Algonquin.
 * The FlyUS version is only available in Francis International Airport.
 * A Perennial can be seen blocking the road in the ending of the chase between Ivan and Niko in the mission Ivan The Not So Terrible. It has no driver, so the player is able to easily take it.

General

 * The Perennial's name may be a reference to the fact that the vehicle reappears in the same form in various GTA games. The word "Perennial" means "lasting or continuing throughout the year".
 * The Perennial plays the following radio stations by default when entered:
 * Grand Theft Auto III: K-JAH
 * Grand Theft Auto: Vice City:
 * Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: K-JAH West
 * Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories: Fresh FM
 * Grand Theft Auto IV: Jazz Nation Radio 108.5 or Fusion FM
 * Episodes from Liberty City: Self-Actualization FM

3D Universe

 * In GTA Vice City Stories, during the mission Truck Stop, a fireproof and explosion proof Perennial is available.
 * In GTA San Andreas, the Ballas destroy Big Smoke's Perennial by shooting the gas tank. However, the Perennial's fuel cap is located on the driver's side, but the Ballas destroy the vehicle by shooting at the passenger side.

HD Universe

 * The LCPD police radio refers to the Perennial as an "MPV".
 * When selecting a vehicle in GTA IV multiplayer races, it is only possible to select the FlyUS version of the Perennial, rather than the civilian version, whereas the Feroci is available as civilian only.
 * Strangely, getting the FlyUS Variant to spawn in the parking lot of Francis International Airport may sometimes require entering the airport first and waiting for one to spawn on the relief roads adjacent to the runway, then turning back and heading back towards the parking lot. This same phenomenon also applies to the FlyUS Feroci.

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