Apocalypse Slamvan

"Never start a cataclysmic resource war without one."

- Arena War description.

The Vapid Apocalypse Slamvan is a custom pickup truck featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Arena War update.

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The vehicle is evidently based on the custom 1950 Ford F6, aka "Stubby Bob", appearing in the 44th episode of the TV show.

The vehicle is essentially a modified variant of the Slamvan, having a worn bodywork with rusty underside and details. The front end features a flat bumper and a traditional grille with vertical separations on it, while retaining the circular headlights and the bulky hood. The sides and the cabin remain identical to the regular Slamvan, but features an external roll cage over the pillars and the roof, along with rally nets on the side windows. The rear section removes the truck bed in order to fit the massive engine with a large intake just behind the cabin, the protective cage and the fuel tank, while the rear end has two circular red lights and a single square white light. On the underside, the Slamvan uses steel beam axles with leaf suspensions, together with the corresponding gearbox, driveshaft and rear axle differential. There are two steel tubes running across the driver side of the vehicle and connected to the rearmost left of the engine block, likely intended for the pedal controls/wiring from the cabin.

The interior of the vehicle is similar to the Sasquatch, having the "Dominator" dials on the horizontal frame of the internal roll cage and on the driver-side panel. However, the floor area is fully covered and uses sports seats with safety belts. A fire extinguisher can be seen in front of the central levers, as well as protective frames on the doors.

Color distribution is a bit different compared to the regular Slamvan, as the primary one is applied on the bodywork, while the secondary one is applied on the internal roll cage. It uses plain industrial wheels similar to vehicles like the Dock Handler and the Bruiser, with the rear axle fitted with larger dual wheels that exceed the vehicle's width.

The vehicle can be equipped with two side-mounted machine guns in place of the fenders, which resemble either or short-barreled  machine guns.

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The vehicle performs similarly to its base model, having average acceleration and top speed. However, the player may experience fishtailing upon initial acceleration due to the high amount of engine power delivered to the rear wheels, and some degree of understeer at high speeds. The unequeal weight distribution, short wheelbase and wide rear axle means it can easily lose control if the vehicle hits an obstacle. Because of this, the Slamvan can be very difficult to use in Arena War modes due to the narrow spaces and short roads of the arena maps.
 * Vehicle

The vehicle is powered by a big-block V8 engine similar to vehicles like the Fränken Stange and the Tornado Rat Rod, coupled to a 4-speed gearbox in a rear-mid engine, rear wheel drive layout. It uses the same loud engine sound from the Slamvan and the Slamvan Custom.


 * Abilities


 * The vehicle can be installed with both "Jump" mods and "Shunt" mods. The Jump modifications come in three levels of effectiveness and can be activated using the horn button. When activated, the vehicle will be launched into the air, in a similar way to the Ruiner 2000 and Scramjet. The Shunt modifications allow the vehicle to shunt to the side.
 * The vehicle can be installed with Boost upgrades. This can be used to significantly speed up the vehicle. It can be used repeatedly while driving the vehicle, but it is better to let it fully recharge for maximum efficiency.

The Slamvan, like other Arena vehicles, can withstand a single explosive without being destroyed, but the large windows leave the occupants highly vulnerable to gunfire on the front and sides, and the rear engine is also exposed to gunfire from the rear. This issue can be mitigated with the addition of armor upgrades, partially protecting the cabin with metal bars on the driver side and a plate on the passenger side, while the side windows are partially protected by metal bars. These upgrades also cover the engine and part of the rear windows, with the Heavy Armor upgrade providing the highest protection. The rear wheels can be partially protected with curved plates acting as mudguards. Bulletproof Tires are not available, but will carry over if applied to the stock Slamvan before converting to the Arena variant.
 * Armor


 * Weaponry


 * The vehicle can be fitted with a Ram Weapon. The ram weapon behaves in a similar way to the updated scoops and ramming bars of the RCV and Armored Boxville, causing a large amount of damage to other vehicles and often sending them flying into mid-air with little to no disadvantage against the vehicle itself, and no damage to the vehicle's engine whatsoever. It should be noted that the effectiveness against other players is significantly reduced compared to its effectiveness against NPCs and their vehicles.
 * Dual .50 Cal: The Slamvan can be modified to have two machine guns, which behave similarly to other front-mounted machine guns from various armed land vehicles. While having good damage against most targets, it struggles to defeat heavily-armored vehicles.
 * The vehicle has the option for installing Proximity Mines. Unlike Weaponized Vehicles added in the Gunrunning update, the Slamvan, along with all Arena Cars in the Arena War update, has five different Proximity Mine choices: Kinetic, Spike, EMP, Slick and Sticky;
 * The Kinetic option (orange flashing light) creates a small impulse spreading several meters around the area, sending players and vehicles into the air. The impulse deals little damage to both players and vehicles.
 * The Spike option (dark blue flashing light) bursts the tires of vehicles passing over or near it, as well as dealing a small amount of damage to the vehicle, mainly effecting the vehicle's windows, but otherwise dealing no damage or force. The mine does not burst vehicles with Bulletproof Tires installed.
 * The EMP option (light blue flashing light) disables the vehicle's electronics when passing over it. The accelerator, brakes and steering, as well as the radio and other features are disabled for around 5 seconds before reactivating. It also deals a small amount of damage to players. The player will be notified by whom their vehicle was disabled by in a small notification above the radar.
 * The Slick option (green flashing light) bursts a large amount of oil on the surface, causing vehicles passing over it to lose control. This deals no damage to both vehicles or players.
 * The Sticky option (purple flashing light) bursts a large amount of sticky substance on the surface, causing vehicles passing over it to slow down. This deals no damage to both vehicles or players.
 * The truck can also be installed with both bodywork Spikes and Saw Blades. The spikes deal damage to NPCs and players, contact with the spikes can instantly kill them, while the saw blades can pop vehicle tires and damage NPCs as well.

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The Apocalypse Slamvan can be modified at Los Santos Customs and other mod shops, although special upgrades are only available at the Arena Workshop.


 * (AW) Unlock this item for purchase via the Arena War Career.

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 * Can be converted from a Slamvan at the Arena Workshop, for $1,321,875.
 * The vehicle comes with the "Benny's Shop Truck" Livery and a Light Scoop Ram Weapon as standard upon conversion.