Manana

""The Manana is the kind of history they don't put in the books. It's the story of every other drive-by and drug deal ever to take place in Los Santos, and there's only one man who can write the next chapter. Benny knows this build down to the last millimeter, he knows how to do it justice, and he knows that taking a power hose to the inside of the trunk is always job one. Eligible for customization at Benny's Original Motor Works. ""

- Benny's Original Motor Works description.

The Manana (pronounced Ma- Nya -Nah, from Spanish mañana, meaning "morning" or "tomorrow") was originally a compact two-door coupe/city car first introduced in Grand Theft Auto III, and appears in every game since then. It is manufactured by Albany in the HD Universe.

Design
For much of its existence, the Manana has been designed as a basic civilian car with a simple design. The Manana concept was significantly changed into a full-size classic coupe in the HD Universe.

3D Universe
In its early appearances, the Manana is a city car with a very simple design. In Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, the vehicle assumes a very boxy design, resembling coupe variants of a /, with the rear fascia of the. The GTA III rendition appears to take its headlights and grille from the European. Its appearance remains "boxy" in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories — reflecting early 1980s automobile design trends. At one point during the development of GTA III, the Manana was known on the Capital Autos website as the "Ariant", an evident portmanteau of the Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant names.

Additional redesigns for the Manana were made for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto Advance and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. In GTA San Andreas, the Manana assumed a more aerodynamic profile, resembling a, or , with cues from a 1990 Ford Escort or 1988-1994 Ford Tempo from front angle. The GTA Advance rendition of the car features an older design than any previous version, harking back to a 1970s model.

In GTA Liberty City Stories, a rounder 1990s convertible body design was used, resembling a with some influence taken from the. Due to its round design, one may consider the Manana as the coupe version of the Kuruma.

Mananas often come in a single color on the body or with a secondary color at the bottom, the latter being limited to certain renditions.

Grand Theft Auto IV
The Albany Manana received another total redesign in Grand Theft Auto IV compared to its namesake in the previous games - it is a classic luxury coupe similar to the Buccaneer. The front detailing resembles that of both a and, but the overall design is derived from a ; the front bumper is derived from neither of these cars, having a late '70s look.

Manufactured by Albany, the Manana is much more traditional in design, having a small grille with four circular headlamps on the front, with a large and bulky bumper featuring a small grille beneath and a license plate. Chrome lettering can be seen on the grille displaying its name, as well as the manufacturer emblem above it.

The sides make use of chrome lines passing through the doors and going towards the rear end, while the greenhouse area is predominated by chrome trims around the windows and chrome door handles, as well as square rear-view mirrors. The rear is prominently larger than its previous iteration and part of the rear wheels are covered by its bodywork. Amber lights can be seen on each quarter of the car, with the rear ones being longer.

The rear end features rectangular tail lights, with two red halves surrounding a smaller reverse light, with the rear license plate and badges located in the angled trunk.

The car is available as both a coupe and a convertible, which may feature a roof and the pillars with a secondary color. It uses a set of wired rims and fitted with whitewall tires.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
The Manana in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is the exclusive gang car for the Yardies, appearing only with a green body color and a yellow, and a more compact 1960s design. For the first time in the series, it is a 4-door sedan, which can be compared to the third generation in its appearance, how ether its not certain whether Ford made a landau version of the car.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
The Manana makes its return in Grand Theft Auto V, but has not changed much since its last appearance in GTA IV, the only notable difference being the absence of whitewall tires.

Again, the Manana is available as a hard-top variant and a topless variant, and color distribution is the same, although the stitches on the interior matches with the primary color. It retains the same rim design, being similar to the "Flare" lowrider rims available in Los Santos Customs.

Current Design Gallery
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3D Universe
In the 3D Universe, the Manana had a very sluggish acceleration and a low top speed, but the Manana is slow enough that its cornering abilities are quite good. It has ABS and strong bodywork, so it can hit a Mule or similar truck to move out of its way or avoid roadblocks with its outstanding cornering ability.

The Liberty City Stories version has an overall improved performance compared with its predecessor, with better acceleration and slightly higher top speed. But the car's improvement relied on its agile handling, able to drift in corners at high speed without losing control. Its body work is slightly weaker and can sustain less damage than its original version.

Grand Theft Auto IV
The Manana has a modeled V8 coupled to 4-speed gearbox, but due to its weight, it still suffers from sluggish speed and handling. It still has adequate brakes, but because of its higher curb weight, it takes longer to stop due to its larger mass. It does have one thing in common with the prior versions: it still has poor performance and mediocre handling, although it is far from the worst-handling car in the game. Its top speed is firm, but it takes a very long time to get there. It has good crash deformation, probably owing to its heaviness and sturdy construction. It is able to withstand 3-4 direct front impacts before catching fire or becoming undrivable. Unlike most heavy, underpowered cars (such as the Moonbeam and Voodoo), the Manana is capable of doing a burnout. The car is not fitted for rolling over. When crashing, the car will most likely have much trouble flipping back wasting the car.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Performance-wise, the car is a significant improvement over its many preceding renditions, with moderate top speed and acceleration, good steering and acceptable brakes.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
The Manana's performance did not go through any radical changes since its last iteration. Despite featuring a modeled V8, the vehicle feels very underpowered, possibly owing to its heavy weight. Acceleration is sluggish, and the vehicle has excessive body roll and bad weight distribution which may lead to fishtailing at high speeds. Crash deformation is the only solid point in this car's handling, as the Manana can take multiple hits to its body and engine without breaking down. Its performance is similar to that of its Declasse-manufactured competitor, the Voodoo, being a heavy but moderate acceleration.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
The Manana can only be modified in a TransFender garage. NOTE: Las Venturas Transfender will charge 20% more (except for colors)

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online

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

Gang Variants

 * In Grand Theft Auto V, there are unique modified topless Mananas belonging to the Los Santos Vagos, Families, and Ballas gangs. These gang variants feature a lower lip, headlight grilles, seven fives lowrider wheels, arch flames, painted and chrome fender skirts, curb feelers, dual shotgun exhaust, limo window tint, and competition suspension. Gang members will open fire on the player if he/she attempts to steal one of their cars. If Franklin steals a Families Manana, he will be ignored. The gang variant in Grand Theft Auto Online nets the players $7,520 in Los Santos Customs. After the Heists Update, it used to sell for $34,815. This was later patched after the 1.22 update.
 * In GTA Online, a variant used by the Marabunta Grande appears during Last Play - Bad Companies.
 * There are also unique non-gang modified topless variants that can be found in El Burro Heights at the bus junkyard on the corner of South Shambles Street and Hanger Way, most often at night. These share the same upgrades as the gang variants but unique paints. The non-gang modified variants feature spinnaker purple with a hot pink pearlescent paint, spinnaker purple secondary paint, and bronze wheels. Similar unique non-gang modified variants of the Buccaneer, Peyote, and Tornado can be found parked at the same bus junkyard as well as in front of Olson's Autos on El Rancho Boulevard in Cypress Flats, most often during the day.

Special Variants

 * The Manana is featured prominently in the Grand Theft Auto III mission "Dead Skunk in the Trunk" for Joey Leone. Claude is charged with taking the car from Greasy Joe's to Harwood Autocrusher and Junkyard, whilst avoiding the Forelli Brothers. A special version of the car is used, featuring blood smeared at the tail of the vehicle, and, if the trunk lid is bumped loose, revealing the corpse of a Forelli Family gang member which is in the trunk. After disposing of the Forelli Brothers' Sentinels, the corpse-carrying Manana can be taken back to the player's safehouse and blown up in the garage. While this will fail the mission, after the garage closes and re-opens, this unique Manana can be saved and kept. Internal files reveal this design of the Manana as Corpse. This Manana has also a different horn sound, identical to the one of the Landstalker. In the Android version, the "corpse" version of the car has shorter and slightly smaller taillights and rear turning signals, which is shown more instead on the back of being on the sides, like its normal counterpart.


 * In Grand Theft Auto IV, a Manana is requested as part of Stevie's Car Thefts, appearing with a uniquely white top (if it appears with a top) and gray body. As a new Manana will respawn at the same spot until the player delivers one to S&M Auto Sales, the player can save one at their safehouse before delivering another.
 * In TBoGT, there is a chance to steal a unique maroon and gold Manana. During Arnaud's second encounter, It is driven by a pimp, who stole his wallet and beat him up after a rather odd night of opium and prostitutes. After killing the pimp and dropping Arnaud off, the player can keep the car.

Grand Theft Auto III

 * Dead Skunk in the Trunk - A unique gray Manana with a dead body inside the trunk is found during the mission, and Claude has to steal and crush the car.
 * Chaperone - The car is seen parked outside the warehouse in Atlantic Quays where the party takes place. After the police raids, a Mafia man flees with the car.
 * Import/Export - The Manana is one of the 16 vehicles wanted for the Shoreside Vale portion of the Import/Export side mission.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

 * OG Loc - If the chase against Freddy reaches Mulholland Intersection, three Mananas will spawn there as obstacles that the player must avoid. Out of any mission and without cheats, the car is available only in San Fierro.
 * Ran Fa Li - CJ has to bring a Manana that was left at the airport. If the player decides to use a route passing in the middle of San Fierro, a Manana will chase him.
 * Explosive Situation - A Triad man waits for Carl between some trees near Blackfield Intersection. After Carl brings the bombs, the man goes away with a Manana.

Grand Theft Auto Advance

 * Twisted Metal - 8-Ball provides Mike a unique cherry red Manana with Vinnie's presumed body inside the trunk to take to the auto crusher.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

 * Salvatore's Salvation - Toni follows a Sindacco that drives a Manana to discover where they took Salvatore and rescue him.
 * Car-azy Car Give Away - The car is also one of the sixteen vehicles wanted by Love Media for their Car-azy Car Give Away.

Grand Theft Auto IV

 * Stevie's Car Thefts - The Manana is one of the 30 vehicles wanted by the Stevie's Car Thefts in the side-mission of the same name.

Notable Owners

 * Ballas
 * Da Nang Boys
 * Guppy
 * The Families
 * A Sindacco member can be seen driving one in the mission Salvatore's Salvation.
 * Hillside Posse
 * Joey Leone owned a gray Manana, as seen in Dead Skunk In The Trunk.
 * 8-Ball owns a cherry red Manana, as seen during Twisted Metal.
 * Los Santos Vagos
 * Stevie can own a gray/white variant through his car thefts.
 * An unnamed pimp owns a golden Manana seen in Arnaud's second encounter.

Grand Theft Auto III

 * AMCo. underground car park in Torrington, Staunton Island.
 * Often seen around the Red Light District.
 * Francis International Airport car park on Shoreside Vale.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

 * Can frequently be found in Little Haiti and Little Havana.
 * Commonly appears in the car park of the Schuman Health Care Center, in Downtown.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

 * Occasionally at the Xoomer Gas Station in Easter Basin, San Fierro, most of the time with doors locked. The player has to push it to a garage for it to unlock.
 * Spawns in Da Nang Boys gang turf, like Easter Basin and Garver Bridge, both in San Fierro.
 * Used in "Ran Fa Li" as the car CJ uses to escape the car park and reach the garage at Esplanade North.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

 * AMCo. underground car park in Torrington, Staunton Island.
 * In an alleyway south of the Staunton Island Safehouse and southwest of Pay 'n' Spray in Newport, Staunton Island.
 * By the church in Bedford Point, Staunton Island, a few blocks north of the Love Media drop-off point.
 * Carson General Hospital car park in Rockford, Staunton Island.
 * In the Newport Multistory Car Park.
 * Commonly seen driven around Northern Portland.
 * A unique navy blue Manana can be obtained in the mission Salvatore's Salvation.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

 * Commonly seen in Little Haiti and Little Havana.

Grand Theft Auto IV

 * Stevie requests a Manana for his Car Thefts, this one is found behind the Burger Shot near the Huntington Street Station in Cerveza Heights, Dukes.
 * Often spawn in Hove Beach, Firefly Island, Beachgate, Schottler (Broker), Cerveza Heights, Steinway, Willis (Dukes), East Holland, North Holland, Northwood, Star Junction, Purgatory (Algonquin), Boulevard, Fortside, South Bohan (Bohan), Acter and Tudor (Alderney).
 * Occasionally spawn in Industrial, Little Bay and Northern Gardens (Bohan).
 * Rarely spawn in Beechwood City (Broker), and Presidents City (Algonquin).

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

 * Spawns commonly in Jamaican gang territory, primarily in Beechwood City, Broker.

Grand Theft Auto V

 * Spawns around the Families gang territory, as the Manana is one of their gang vehicles.
 * Yellow Mananas serve as a Vagos gang vehicle and can be found in Rancho.
 * Often spawns on Grove Street. Customized with anything that can be done at Los Santos Customs, which is very useful if the player does not have enough money to customize a car. It spawns purple, but this can be changed at Los Santos Customs for $650. The car is owned by the Ballas.

Grand Theft Auto IV

 * The Manana can be sold for $1,200 at S&M Auto Sales after completion of Stevie's Car Thefts in GTA IV.

General

 * "Mañana" is Spanish for "morning" and "tomorrow", possibly a reference to the car's markedly unimpressive speed and handling (i.e. "You'll get there tomorrow").
 * The Manana plays the following radio stations by default when entered:
 * GTA III: K-JAH.
 * GTA San Andreas: Bounce FM.
 * GTA Liberty City Stories: Rise FM.
 * GTA IV: Massive B Soundsystem 96.9 or Tuff Gong Radio.
 * Episodes from Liberty City: RamJam FM.
 * GTA Chinatown Wars: Ticklah.
 * GTA V: East Los FM.

3D Universe

 * It is strange that in GTA III the car looks old, but in GTA: Liberty City Stories it looks modern, despite Liberty City Stories passing in 1998 and III in 2001. This was probably an attempt to introduce a new model of the Manana, following the trend of San Andreas, ignoring GTA III's model.
 * In GTA San Andreas, there is a glitch where if the player damages the Manana extensively and exit the vehicle, it sometimes suddenly turns white and lacks a sheen. If the player reenters the vehicle, it remains like that until it is either repaired or destroyed.
 * Coincidentally, the two GTA's that takes place in Liberty City (GTA III and GTA Advance) have a mission involving a Manana being taken to the crusher.
 * In GTA III, Claude needs to take a Manana (with a dead goon in the trunk) to the crusher.
 * In GTA Advance, Mike needs to take a Manana (with Vinnie's presumed dead body in the trunk) to the crusher.

Grand Theft Auto IV

 * Despite there being no "ñ" in its name, the police chatter pronounce its name ("man-yah-nuh").
 * In GTA IV, the car emits a door-ajar chime when one of its doors is opened, unusual considering the lack of the feature in real-life cars from the 1960s and 1970s.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online

 * The gang and non-gang modified topless Mananas can rarely have side windows. This also applies to the gang and non-gang modified topless Peyotes.

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