Peyote

"Once upon a time, in order to get your hands on a real Peyote you had to scope the right neighborhood, try to hotwire it before anyone saw you, lie low for two days, and only go to the mod shop after you'd dug the bullets out your ass. Now, Benny will personally steal it, change the plates, dig the bullets out of his own ass, supermod it, and tell your friends that you did it all yourself. Eligible for customization at Benny's Original Motor Works."

- Benny's Original Motor Works description.

The Vapid Peyote is a two-door 1950s featured in Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.

Grand Theft Auto IV
The vehicle resembles a, evidenced by its overall design and its interior, but has double stacked head and tail lights instead of single ones, as well as a more streamlined side and no hood scoop. The front has a similar look to the 1955 and 1956 models, while the rear resembles the 1956 Thunderbird, especially if equipped with the continental kit. The headlights resemble 1967 headlights (1967 Coupe de Ville) with somewhat altered bezels to fit into the styling of the 1950s, while the tail lights have a similar appearance to 1960 Cadillac tail lights (1960 Coupe de Ville).

The Peyote is distinctive by its classic styling, where the front end features a chrome bumper with circular details, as well as a plate holder centered on the driver side. The upper side is mostly dominated by the rectangular grille, having a wider horizontal line and bearing the manufacturer's badge. A set of circular lamps can be seen on the outer edges, housed in chrome sections. Chrome lines cab be also seen on the hood and the fenders.

On the sides, chrome trim can be seen at the bottom, the wheel arches and the rear fenders, along with "V10 Supercharged" badges on the front fenders and "Peyote" badges on the rear fins. The greenhouse area also features chrome trim around the windows, as well as two circular rear-view mirrors.

The rear of the car follows a similar layout to the front, where the tail lamps are located in chrome housings and the rear bumper features a plate holder on the passenger side. A chrome detail can be seen on the trunk, followed by chrome letterings displaying the car's name.

The Peyote may spawn with or without a solid roof, and a rear extension with a continental kit, resulting in four possible variations. Some Peyotes may also come with zebra skin patterns on the seats and a pair of black fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view mirror.

The Peyote is set to spawn in a single color and uses wired rims.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
The Peyote in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars assumes a similar appearance to the Grand Theft Auto IV version. However, it is permanently depicted as a soft-top convertible with the roof up and a continental kit.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
The vehicle returns with the exact same design and model as in GTA IV, featuring the same extra accesories. However the Peyote will no longer spawn with the continental kit, it is instead an optional modification at Los Santos Customs.

The Peyote is set to spawn in a variety of colors, where the secondary one is applied on the roof. It also retains the same wheel design, being similar to the "Big Worm" rims.

Current Design Gallery
Hard Top=

Topless=

Grand Theft Auto IV
The performance of the Peyote is below average in comparison to other cars of similar size in the game, however it tops the top speed leaderboard for the "vintage" class in a multiplayer race. While having a powerful engine that is able to provide both good acceleration and top speed, its long wheelbase combined with small tires result in poor cornering and stability, often requiring the aid of the handbrake to make moderately sharp turns. At its top speed the Peyote handles badly but if turned just slightly it will not spin.

Instead of the brakes locking up, the car will still slide, resulting in poor braking. Minor use when in motion is acceptable, but attempting to bring the car to a halt can be difficult. When braking downhill (such as exiting off-ramps), the driver learns to stand on the brakes for quite a distance before the desired stopping point.

The badging on the sides reads "V10 Supercharged", but the engine under the hood is what appears to be a standard V8 engine with 4 double-barrel downdraft carburetors. The engine sound is a loud engine identical to that of the Voodoo and the Patriot.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
Returning to GTA V, the car remains relatively unchanged performance wise. The car is slightly heavier, meaning it can be a tough obstacle when it comes to pushing the car out of the way. Its acceleration is also worse, partially due to its weight increase. Its top speed is lowered, and its braking distance has been shortened. The changes do not seem to effect the car much, as its engine is still the same.

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 Peyotes belonging to the Los Santos Vagos, Families, and Ballas gangs. These gang variants feature dechromed front & rear bumper with spare wheel, a lead sled grille, cowl induction hood, big worm lowrider wheels, curb feelers, chrome tipped exhaust, limo window tint, "Low Santos" lowrider plaque, zebra interior with black fuzzy dice, 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 Peyote, he will be ignored. These variants are currently the most expensive vehicles that can be stolen and sold to Los Santos Customs in Grand Theft Auto Online (for PS3 and Xbox 360), netting the player $12,940 in mint condition. Also in Grand Theft Auto Online, the Marabunta Grande variant appears during Last Play - Bad Companies.

Special Variants

 * In The Ballad of Gay Tony, one of the Club Management sidemission involves taking Cloe Parker to her home in her unique pink Peyote with a black roof (the only example with a different secondary color). The player can store the car once the sidemission is over.


 * In Grand Theft Auto V, There is a unique pink Peyote that can be found in the Random Event - Car Theft 1. Just recover the car from the robber and take the car away instead of returning it to the owner.

Notable Owners

 * Cloe Parker owns a pink Peyote.
 * Jackson Skinner
 * Lester Leroc
 * Vagos
 * Families
 * Ballas
 * Marabunta Grande

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * Used by attacking enemies in the Grove Street Survival.

Grand Theft Auto IV

 * Commonly spawns in Downtown, Outlook, Hove Beach and South Slopes (Broker).
 * Occasionally spawns in Firefly Island, Firefly Projects, Schottler, Beechwood City (Broker), East Island City, Willis (Dukes), Acter and Tudor (Alderney).

Grand Theft Auto V

 * Seen parked near Michael's mansion.
 * Found in southern East Los Santos.
 * Found in traffic in Vespucci and Little Seoul.
 * In the mission The Vice Assassination, the player can get the Peyote after killing the target that drives one.
 * Vagos variant occasionally found parked in and near the Rancho Projects in Rancho.
 * Families variant occasionally found parked or cruising on Forum Drive in Chamberlain Hills.
 * Ballas variant occasionally found parked or cruising the Grove Street cul-de-sac in Davis.
 * Olson's Autos on El Rancho Boulevard in Cypress Flats
 * Bus junkyard on the corner of South Shambles Street and Hanger Way in El Burro Heights.

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * Available at Benny's Original Motor Works for $38,000.

Grand Theft Auto IV

 * After collecting all thirty cars for Stevie, he agrees to purchase cars from Niko Bellic, with the Peyote fetching $2,500.

General

 * "" is the real-life common name of a North American breed of cactus, famous for its powerful psychoactive properties. A badge emblazoned with an image of the peyote cactus is placed on side of the hardtop variant's rear pillars.
 * Despite having two textures of its "V10 supercharged" badge for each side, the text is mistakenly mirrored on one side. This was fixed in GTA V.
 * A Rockstar Games emblem can be seen on Peyotes with zebra seats.
 * The default radio stations for the Peyote are:
 * GTA IV: IF99 - International Funk or K109 The Studio.
 * Episodes from Liberty City: K109 The Studio or Vice City FM.
 * GTA V: Blue Ark FM.

Grand Theft Auto IV

 * Police radio chatter may occasionally refer the car as a "jalopy" in GTA IV. The same goes for any beater variant of the cars, like Emperor, Vigero, etc.
 * This car is never locked when parked because there are no side windows present. The same applies to the Feltzer, Banshee and the beater Vigero.
 * Some auto parts shops and Pay'n'Sprays have spare front bumpers for Peyote's laying outside or leaning against walls.

Grand Theft Auto V

 * One of the modifications of the Peyote includes a pair of fuzzy dice on the mirror, just like the Yardie Lobo from Grand Theft Auto III and the Bickle'76 from Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, this is the third car in the series to feature a pair of fuzzy dice on the mirror.
 * However, the pair of Fuzzy Dice was removed in the enhanced version.
 * The "Los Santos Plaque" is not spelled the same way as the options menu in Los Santos Customs. It actually reads "Low Santos", referencing its low rider qualities.
 * The gang and non-gang modified topless Peyotes can rarely have side windows. This also applies to the gang and non-gang modified topless Mananas.

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * The description on Benny's Original Motor Works refers to how the Peyote was originally only obtainable by stealing one on the streets.
 * The Route 68 poster seems very similar to the GTA Online Social Club preview, only with different backgrounds; the Route 68 being on said road, while the Social Club preview is seen in the city streets.

Navigation
Peyote Peyote Peyote Peyote Peyote Peyote