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- "It's a rare car that allows you to be perfectly composed, effortlessly suave and extraordinarily violent all at the same time - and yet, somehow, the Ardent does all that and more. Behind the wheel of this masterpiece there's nothing you can't do: lose your pursuers, pop the dual machine guns, gun down the survivors, drop a pithy remark, open the champagne, have a quickie, drive into the sea, realize you've made a terrible mistake, and swiftly drown."
- ―Warstock Cache & Carry Description.
The Ocelot Ardent is a classic two-door coupé featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Gunrunning update, released on August 22nd, 2017, during the Ardent Week event.
Design
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The vehicle resembles the 5th generation Lotus Esprit. It features popup front headlamps, with a vented boot and additional fog lamps integrated into the front bumper. In the rear portion of the Ardent, the engine bay is found, with numerous engine bonnet vents. The roof line leads onto the car's B pillars which swiftly make their way to the very back of the car, at which point a small lipped edge is found. On the rear fascia, large dual rear lights are apparent with smaller vertical reverse lamps. A single exit, double exhaust pipe peeps out of the rear bumper. As per the vehicle's rear-engine design, the front compartment functions as a spare-wheel compartment, as with cars like the Monroe or the Tropos Rallye.
The Ardent's interior is also unique. It bears similarities to other classic cars, particularly the Turismo Classic. The vehicle's dial cluster is similar to that of the beta Schafter dial texture, which featured a unique redline marking on the tachometer, not present on the Schafter's final dial design.
The car's special ability is its weaponry; the vehicle features twin machine guns merged into the front bumper. The weaponry can be seen at either side of the stretched license plate.
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Performance
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- Vehicle
The Ardent has great acceleration, which provides good speed in matter of seconds, although not as great as other sports-oriented vehicles of its class. Handling is good, with little to no sights of understeer or oversteer when turning at moderate speeds, though at high speeds, the understeer is more noticeable. Braking is also good, able to stop the car within a relatively short distance, also allowing to overcorrect turning in case the steering is not enough to sort a curve.
Judging by the detailing, the Ardent is powered by a V8 engine with "Ocelot" badges marked on the cam covers, in a rear-mid engine, rear wheel drive layout. If an "Exposed Engine" modification is installed, the vehicle will have a single-cam V8 with four double-barrel carburetors.
- Weapon
The machine guns perform the same as those of vehicles like the Blazer Aqua and the Ruiner 2000, providing decent firepower against players and vehicles with none or light armor, but will struggle at heavily-armored vehicles. Because of the nature of the vehicle, aiming the guns may be difficult and often requires to position the car, exposing it to the enemy target. It is better to use it in for hits & runs.
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| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) | Top Speed (mph / kmh) | Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) | Mass (kg / lbs) | Fuel Tank Size (litres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 92 / 148 | 5 | N/A | RWD | 1200 / 2646 | 60 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | 5 | RMR V8 (Cover) | RWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
 | Speed | 79.409599% | ||||
| Acceleration | 71.25% | |||||
| Braking | 29.999998% | |||||
| Traction | 80.30304% | |||||
| Damage (per shot) [?] | Fire Rate [?] | Range (m / ft) | Ammo Specifications/ Capacity | Reload Mechanism | Reload Speed [?] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 (16) 15 | 0.12 | 100 / 328 | 750 | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | ~ 500 RPM | Cannot be determined | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 | Damage | 30% | |||
| Fire Rate/Speed | 98% | ||||
| Accuracy | 10% | ||||
| Range | 65% | ||||
| Clip Size | 100% | ||||
Modifications
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The Ardent can be customised in Los Santos Customs and other mod shops, however the liveries can only be purchased in a Mobile Operations Center or Avenger vehicle workshop.
| Category | Modification | Cost | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor | No Armor | $1,000 | ||
| Armor Upgrade 20% | $7,500 | |||
| Armor Upgrade 40% | $12,000 | |||
| Armor Upgrade 60% | $20,000 | |||
| Armor Upgrade 80% | $35,000 | |||
| Armor Upgrade 100% | $50,000 | |||
| Brakes | Street Brakes | $20,000 | ||
| Sport Brakes | $27,000 | |||
| Race Brakes | $35,000 | |||
| Bumpers | Front Bumpers | Stock Front Bumper | $2,200 | |
| Secondary Stock Bumper | $4,600 | |||
| Sport Bumper | $7,400 | |||
| Secondary Sport Bumper | $11,700 | |||
| Tuner Bumper | $14,500 | |||
| Secondary Tuner Bumper | $14,700 | |||
| Rear Bumpers | Stock Rear Bumper | $2,200 | ||
| Classic Bumper | $4,600 | |||
| Engine | Engine Tunes | EMS Upgrade, Level 1 | $9,000 | |
| EMS Upgrade, Level 2 | $12,500 | |||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 3 | $18,000 | |||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 4 | $33,500 | |||
| Engine Covers | Stock Engine Cover | $200 | ||
| Smooth Cover | $700 | |||
| Dual Vented Cover | $1,150 | |||
| Tuner Cover | $1,600 | |||
| Custom Exposed Engine | $1,950 | |||
| Chrome Exposed Engine | $2,400 | |||
| Secondary Exposed Engine | $2,500 | |||
| Exhausts | Stock Exhaust | $260 | ||
| Oval Exhaust | $750 | |||
| Fenders | Stock Fenders | $300 | ||
| Plastic Fenders | $900 | |||
| Secondary Fenders | $1,500 | |||
| Hoods | Stock Hood | $1,600 | ||
| Smooth Hood | $3,000 | |||
| Vented Hood | $5,000 | |||
| Dual Vented Hood | $8,000 | |||
| Sport Hood | $9,600 | |||
| Tuner Hood | $11,000 | |||
| Deep Vented Hood | $11,600 | |||
| Lights | Headlights | Stock Lights | $600 | |
| Xenon Lights | $7,500 | |||
| Neon Kits | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Lights | - | ||
| Livery | None | $11,400 | ||
| Basic Camo | $18,240 | |||
| Zancudo Camo | $19,380 | |||
| Sprayed Camo | $20,520 | |||
| 3 Color Outline | $21,660 | |||
| 90s Sandbox | $22,800 | |||
| Modern 5 Color | $23,370 | |||
| Arid Theater | $23,939 | |||
| Winter Camo | $24,510 | |||
| Urban Warrior | $25,080 | |||
| Nature Reserve* | $25,650 | |||
| Naval Battle* | $26,220 | |||
| Urban Geometric* | $26,789 | |||
| Coyote Geometric* | $27,360 | |||
| Large Geometric* | $27,930 | |||
| Naval Geometric* | $28,500 | |||
| Desert Fractal* | $29,070 | |||
| Urban Fractal* | $29,639 | |||
| Large Digital* | $30,210 | |||
| Medium Digital* | $30,780 | |||
| Small Digital* | $31,350 | |||
| Loss/Theft Prevention | Tracker | |||
| Full Coverage | ||||
| Plates | Blue on White 1 | $200 | ||
| Blue on White 2 | $200 | |||
| Blue on White 3 | $200 | |||
| Yellow on Blue | $300 | |||
| Yellow on Black | $600 | |||
| Respray | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Respray Colors | |||
| Sell | Sell Vehicle | |||
| Spoiler | None | $6,000 | ||
| Classic Spoiler | $7,050 | |||
| Tuner Spoiler | $10,000 | |||
| Secondary Tuner Spoiler | $13,000 | |||
| Suspension | Stock Suspension | $200 | ||
| Lowered Suspension | $1,000 | |||
| Street Suspension | $2,000 | |||
| Sport Suspension | $3,400 | |||
| Competition Suspension | $4,400 | |||
| Transmission | Stock Transmission | $1,000 | ||
| Street Transmission | $29,500 | |||
| Sports Transmission | $32,500 | |||
| Race Transmission | $40,000 | |||
| Turbo | None | $5,000 | ||
| Turbo Tuning | $50,000 | |||
| Wheels | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Wheels | |||
| Windows | None | $500 | ||
| Light Smoke | $1,500 | |||
| Dark Smoke | $3,500 | |||
| Limo | $5,000 | |||
Image Gallery
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Trivia
General
- Like the Karin Kuruma, the Ardent features a turbo dump-valve sound effect with or without a turbo upgrade.
- The vehicle's name "Ardent" and its main influence, "Esprit", share synonyms of liveliness and enthusiasm.
- The website's description referring to the vehicle driving into the sea is a reference to the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, which featured a submersible Lotus Esprit.
- If modified correctly, the Ardent can be made to resemble the Lotus Esprit Sport 350, a special track-focused variant of the Lotus Esprit produced from 1999 to 2000.
- The Ardent's front license plate is stretched wide, unlike other vehicles.
- The default radio stations of the Ardent are FlyLo FM, Los Santos Underground Radio, and Soulwax FM.
See Also
- JB 700 - Another vehicle also influenced by the James Bond franchise and also has machine guns (albeit as part of a mission).
- Tempesta and Voltic - Two other vehicles with design influences from Lotus.
- V8 Ghost - A vehicle in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories also based on a Lotus Esprit.
- Stromberg - Another heavily modified and weaponized vehicle which is also manufactured by Ocelot.
