The Bravado Buffalo STX is a four-door muscle car appearing in Grand Theft Auto Online and due to appear in Grand Theft Auto VI.
Description[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
The Buffalo STX was added as part of The Contract update on December 15, 2021, available from the first day of the update's release.
Grand Theft Auto VI[]
The Buffalo STX's presence in Grand Theft Auto VI was first seen in the September 2022 GTA VI leaks, in a single clip, where two instances of the car, in black, can be seen driving past the Cipher Mall in Rockridge, Vice City.[2]
The rear of the car is later faintly visible in the first trailer, ahead of the Tulip driven by Lucia and Jason, passing the shopping mall in Waning Sands (1:00). A police variant of the Buffalo STX, displaying a Vice-Dale Police Department livery, also appears in the first trailer.
Influence[]
The Buffalo STX is primarily based on the 2015–2023 Dodge Charger (LD). The majority of its design remains faithful to the Charger, with the front and rear bumper designs taking inspiration from the SRT models; likewise, the wheels are modeled after those found on the 2020 SRT Hellcat Widebody variant. The "STX" designation most likely alludes to the "SXT" trim level of the sixth and seventh-generation Dodge Charger. The headlights, although shaped similarly to the Charger, have the clusters resembling the first-generation Audi Q3 (8U). The shape of the taillights and the surrounding black panel is heavily derived from the 2013–2017 SRT/Dodge Viper (VX I). The hood might have been inspired by the 2015–2020 Shelby GT350 (S550), while the side vents and side skirts bear a close resemblance to the ones found on the fifth-generation BMW M3 (F80) and first-generation BMW M4 (F82/F83).
Liveries[]
- The "Sprunk Racing" livery is derived from the Sprunk Buffalo, with the racing number "68" retained from said vehicle.
Modifications[]
- The "Muscle Car Hood" option appears to be taken from the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon.
Design[]
The Buffalo STX is depicted as the newer iteration of the Buffalo and the Buffalo S, retaining the general body shape and features, albeit given a modern facelift. The front fascia of the car is its most identifiable area, featuring intakes on the left and right that evoke the similar design used on the Buffalo S, as well as two smaller intakes inset into the upper portion of the grille, positioned next to the rounded LED headlights. The rest of the car also mirrors features found on the Buffalo S, such as the side exit vents, the tail light design, and the black rear paneling on the trunk. The rear also features a small lip spoiler by default.
Its interior is a four-door derivative of the "Specter" interior type seen in vehicles such as the Specter, the Dominator GTX and the Gauntlet Hellfire, with the Bravado emblem on the horn cap.
The primary color of the Buffalo STX is applied on the bodywork, while the secondary color is applied on the overstitches of the interior. A trim color is also available for the dashboard, part of the door panels and the inner portions of the seats. The car uses a set of 5-spoke dual rims, fitted with low-profile tires.
Performance[]
Vehicle[]
The overall performance of the Buffalo STX is on the top pace for the Muscle class, even rivalling some vehicles in the Sports class. It has a high top speed and excellent acceleration that on par with the Gauntlet Hellfire, with braking power that is slightly better than the Hellfire. It also has stable handling like the Dominator GTX, causing it to not lose traction upon hard cornering at high speeds and even spin out like other muscle cars.
The vehicle is powered by a single-cam V8 engine that is fitted with a supercharger, coupled to an 8-speed gearbox in a front engine, rear wheel drive layout. Its engine sound is mainly derived from the Buffalo S and the Sprunk Buffalo, but adds a supercharger whine sound from vehicles such as the Tampa and its Weaponized variant.
Features[]
The Buffalo STX, along with selected vehicles from the same update, can be modified with a Remote Control Unit, which allows to drive the vehicle remotely, similar to the RC Bandito and the Invade and Persuade Tank. Note that the camera is always set to first-person view, and cannot be kept if the Missile Lock-on Jammer is installed.
Armor/Defense[]
With 100% Armor upgrade and a player inside, the Buffalo STX can withstand two homing missiles or Explosive rounds from the Heavy Sniper Mk II (blowing up on the next round), but it will be destroyed by a single RPG. It also has bullet-resistant windows, which are able to withstand 15 rounds from most firearms before being shattered. Installing Louvers does not provide protection against firearms.
When the Armor Plating upgrade is equipped, the vehicle adds armor paddings on the sides in a similar manner to the armored vehicles featured in the Executives and Other Criminals update. However, it gives a much higher resistance to explosives in general, resisting 3 RPGs, 11 homing missiles, or 9 Heavy Sniper MK II explosive rounds (The amount of explosives is halved if not occupied or remote controlled by a player).
The Buffalo STX, along with selected vehicles from the same update, can be modified with a Missile Lock-on Jammer, which prevents the lock-on system of the Homing Launcher and other weaponized vehicles to target onto it. Note that it cannot be kept if the Remote Control Unit is installed.
Weapons[]
- Machine Gun: The vehicle can be equipped with two front-facing machine guns operated by the driver, which perform the same as those of vehicles such as the Blazer Aqua and the Ruiner 2000. They have decent firepower against players and vehicles with none or light armor, but will struggle against heavily-armored vehicles.
- The vehicle has the option to install Slick Proximity Mines (green flashing light), which 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.
Variants[]
| Image | Vehicle | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 An unnamed Buffalo STX police car in Grand Theft Auto VI. |
Unnamed GTA VI Buffalo STX police car | Police variant in use by the Vice City Police Department and the Vice-Dale Police Department. | Due to appear in GTA VI. |
Modifications[]
The vehicle can be customized in Los Santos Customs and other mod shops, although special upgrades (tagged with 
) are only available at the vehicle workshop inside Agencies.
| Category | Modification | Price | 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 | |||
| Armor Plating
|
No Armor Plating | $20,000 |   | |
| Armor Plating | $150,000 |   | ||
| Brakes | Stock Brakes | $1,000 | ||
| Street Brakes | $20,000 | |||
| Sport Brakes | $27,000 | |||
| Race Brakes | $35,000 | |||
| Front Bumpers | Stock Front Bumper | $2,200 |   | |
| Custom Splitter | $4,600 |   | ||
| Secondary Custom Splitter | $7,400 |   | ||
| Race Splitter | $11,700 |   | ||
| Secondary Race Splitter | $14,500 |   | ||
| Street Splitter | $14,700 |   | ||
| Secondary Street Splitter | $14,900 |   | ||
| Competition Splitter | $15,100 |   | ||
| Secondary Competition Splitter | $15,300 |   | ||
| Engine | EMS Upgrade, Level 1 | $9,000 | ||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 2 | $12,500 | |||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 3 | $18,000 | |||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 4 | $33,500 | |||
| Exhausts | Stock Exhaust | $260 |   | |
| Angled Exhausts | $750 |   | ||
| Single Angled Exhaust | $1,800 |   | ||
| Medium Bore Exhausts | $3,000 |   | ||
| Single Medium Bore Exhaust | $9,550 |   | ||
| Big Bore Exhausts | $9,750 |   | ||
| Single Big Bore Exhaust | $10,500 |   | ||
| Chrome Side Exit Exhausts | $12,000 |   | ||
| Titanium Side Exit Exhausts | $13,750 |   | ||
| Explosives | Ignition Bomb | $5,000 | ||
| Remote Bomb | $7,500 | |||
| Hoods | Stock Hood | $1,600 |   | |
| Vent Delete Hood | $3,000 |   | ||
| Front Facing Vent Hood | $5,000 |   | ||
| Muscle Car Hood | $8,000 |   | ||
| Recessed Hood | $9,600 |   | ||
| Horns | Main article: Vehicle Customization in GTA V/Horns | - | ||
| Intercoolers | None | $200 |   | |
| Custom Intercooler | $750 |   | ||
| Intercooler w/ Pump | $1,340 |   | ||
| Intercooler w/ Small Logo | $1,650 |   | ||
| Intercooler w/ Large Logo | $3,000 |   | ||
| Intercooler w/ Twin Fans | $3,200 |   | ||
| Imani Tech
|
None | $50,000 | ||
| Remote Control Unit | $235,000 | |||
| Missile Lock-on Jammer | $400,000 | |||
| Lights | Headlights | Stock Lights | $600 | |
| Xenon Lights | $7,500 | |||
| Neon Kits | Main article: Vehicle Customization in GTA V/Lights | - | ||
| Livery | None | $11,400 |   | |
| Blue Racing Stripes | $18,240 |   | ||
| Red Racing Stripes | $19,380 |   | ||
| Bravado Stripes | $20,520 |   | ||
| Bravado Stripes Alt | $21,660 |   | ||
| Fukaru | $22,800 |   | ||
| Fukaru Alt | $23,370 |   | ||
| Sprunk Racing | $23,939 |   | ||
| Xero Gas Racing | $24,510 |   | ||
| Ragga Rum Racing | $25,080 |   | ||
| Cerveza Grey | $25,650 |   | ||
| Cerveza Red | $26,220 |   | ||
| Half Camo | $26,789 |   | ||
| Loss/Theft Prevention | Tracker | |||
| Full Coverage | ||||
| Louvers | Stock Louvers | $2,200 |   | |
| Custom Louvers | $4,600 |   | ||
| Angled Louvers | $7,400 |   | ||
| Mirrors | Stock Mirrors | $300 |   | |
| Carbon Mirrors | $900 |   | ||
| Plates | Blue on White 1 | $200 | ||
| Blue on White 2 | $200 | |||
| Blue on White 3 | $200 | |||
| Yellow on Blue | $300 | |||
| Yellow on Black | $600 | |||
| Primary Weapons
|
None | $50,000 |   | |
| Mounted Machine Guns | $297,000 |   | ||
| Proximity Mine
|
No Proximity Mine | $50,000 | ||
| Slick | $135,000 | |||
| Respray | Main article: Vehicle Customization in GTA V/Respray Colors | - | ||
| Roll Cages | No Roll Cage | $5,000 |   | |
| Roll Cage | $17,500 |   | ||
| Padded Cage w/ Carbon Seats | $19,700 |   | ||
| Padded Cage w/ Seats | $21,950 |   | ||
| Padded Cage w/ Race Seats | $24,300 |   | ||
| Padded Cage w/ Street Seats | $26,800 |   | ||
| Padded Cage w/ Tuner Seats | $29,650 |   | ||
| Roofs | Stock Roof | $200 |   | |
| Carbon Vortex Gen | $700 |   | ||
| Double Vortex Gen | $1,150 |   | ||
| Carbon Double Vortex Gen | $1,600 |   | ||
| Roof Fin | $1,950 |   | ||
| Carbon Roof Fin | $2,400 |   | ||
| Double Roof Fin | $2,500 |   | ||
| Carbon Double Roof Fin | $2,850 |   | ||
| Race Scoop | $3,400 |   | ||
| Secondary Race Scoop | $3,950 |   | ||
| Tuner Scoop | $4,500 |   | ||
| Secondary Tuner Scoop | $5,050 |   | ||
| Competition Scoop | $5,550 |   | ||
| Competition Scoop Alt | $6,000 |   | ||
| Sell | Sell Vehicle | |||
| Skirts | Stock Skirts | $2,500 |   | |
| Race Skirt | $5,500 |   | ||
| Secondary Race Skirt | $8,000 |   | ||
| Street Skirt | $10,500 |   | ||
| Secondary Street Skirt | $14,000 |   | ||
| Spoilers | None | $6,000 |   | |
| Small Lip Spoiler | $7,050 |   | ||
| Secondary Small Lip Spoiler | $10,000 |   | ||
| Medium Lip Spoiler | $13,000 |   | ||
| Secondary Medium Lip Spoiler | $14,000 |   | ||
| Cut Lip Spoiler | $16,000 |   | ||
| Secondary Cut Lip Spoiler | $16,500 |   | ||
| Small Wing | $17,000 |   | ||
| Race Wing | $17,500 |   | ||
| Tuner Wing | $18,000 |   | ||
| Street Wing | $18,500 |   | ||
| Medium Wing | $19,000 |   | ||
| Angled Wing | $19,500 |   | ||
| Big Wing | $20,000 |   | ||
| Chassis Mounted Wing | $20,500 |   | ||
| Alt Chassis Mounted Wing | $21,000 |   | ||
| 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: Vehicle Customization in GTA V/Wheels | - | ||
| Windows | None | $500 | ||
| Light Smoke | $1,500 | |||
| Dark Smoke | $3,500 | |||
| Limo | $5,000 | |||
Gallery[]
Design[]
Images[]
Official Screenshots[]
Locations[]
- Available for purchase from Southern San Andreas Super Autos for $2,150,000.
- Available for a trade price of $1,612,500 after purchasing an Agency.
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
- Salvage Yard Robberies - A silver Buffalo STX is featured as an optional vehicle in the Getaway Vehicle task, as part of the Salvage Yard's Gangbanger Robbery.
Notable Owners[]
- Franklin Clinton owns a Frost White Buffalo STX with an "FC1988" license plate, mimicking his Ice White Buffalo S from Grand Theft Auto V. It can occasionally be seen parked in the GTA Online Protagonist's Agency Garage.
Rockstar Games Social Club[]
Oversights[]
- When damaged enough, the front grille, engine belts, headlights, and holes for the optional machine guns float off of the vehicle and remain in that position rather than deforming with the rest of the front.
- If either of the louvers are installed, they will be removed once the player enters a different session.
- The rear plate light is offset to the passenger side instead of being centered with the actual license plate.
- During the Getaway Vehicle task for The Gangbanger Robbery, Jamal Amir erroneously refers to the vehicle as the "Gauntlet Buffalo STX".[3]
Radio Stations[]
- In Grand Theft Auto Online, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Buffalo STX uses the "Rap" group which can play:
- West Coast Classics
- Radio Los Santos
- The Lab
- Blonded Los Santos 97.8 FM (Enhanced Editions only. May not play due to a three station limit within the group)
- IFruit Radio (Enhanced Editions only. May not play due to a three station limit within the group)
Specifications[]
Model[]
| Model name | Texture name | Handling name | Text label name | In-game name | Swankness | Flags | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA Online | buffalo4
|
buffalo4
|
BUFFALO4
|
BUFFALO4
|
Buffalo STX | 3
|
|
Population[]
| Groups | Scenario sets | Frequency (%) | Driver model | License plates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA Online | None | None | 100 | None | Standard White - 100% |
Handling[]
| Max velocity (kmh / mph) | Gears | Engine type | Drivetrain | Mass (kg / lbs) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA Online | 159.5 / 98.89 | 8 | N/A | RWD | 1800 / 3960 |
Audio[]
| Horns | Engine | Police scanner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Model | Category | Color | |||
| GTA Online | horn_list_sports
|
buffalo4
|
Bravado | Buffalo | 4 door sedan | No |
Traffic Default Colors[]
| GTA Online | Primary | Secondary | Pearlescent | Wheels | Trim | Accent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Metallic Red (Metallic) | 0 Metallic Black (Metallic) | 28 Metallic Torino Red (Metallic) | 0 Metallic Black (Metallic) | 93 Metallic Champagne (Metallic) | 134 Pure White (Classic) | |
| 64 Metallic Blue (Metallic) | 0 Metallic Black (Metallic) | 73 Metallic Ultra Blue (Metallic) | 0 Metallic Black (Metallic) | 93 Metallic Champagne (Metallic) | 134 Pure White (Classic) | |
| 111 Metallic White (Metallic) | 0 Metallic Black (Metallic) | 111 Metallic White (Metallic) | 0 Metallic Black (Metallic) | 93 Metallic Champagne (Metallic) | 134 Pure White (Classic) | |
| 0 Metallic Black (Metallic) | 1 Metallic Graphite Black (Metallic) | 2 Metallic Black Steel (Metallic) | 0 Metallic Black (Metallic) | 93 Metallic Champagne (Metallic) | 134 Pure White (Classic) | |
| 89 Metallic Race Yellow (Metallic) | 1 Metallic Graphite Black (Metallic) | 2 Metallic Black Steel (Metallic) | 0 Metallic Black (Metallic) | 93 Metallic Champagne (Metallic) | 134 Pure White (Classic) | |
| 3 Metallic Dark Silver (Metallic) | 1 Metallic Graphite Black (Metallic) | 5 Metallic Blue Silver (Metallic) | 0 Metallic Black (Metallic) | 93 Metallic Champagne (Metallic) | 134 Pure White (Classic) | |
| 38 Metallic Orange (Metallic) | 1 Metallic Graphite Black (Metallic) | 89 Metallic Race Yellow (Metallic) | 0 Metallic Black (Metallic) | 93 Metallic Champagne (Metallic) | 134 Pure White (Classic) | |
| 70 Metallic Bright Blue (Metallic) | 1 Metallic Graphite Black (Metallic) | 67 Metallic Diamond Blue (Metallic) | 0 Metallic Black (Metallic) | 93 Metallic Champagne (Metallic) | 134 Pure White (Classic) |
References[]
- ↑
Seen when parked or when another player is driving a Buffalo STX.
- ↑ Timestamp00:00:06
00:00:26Americas 2022-07-14 13-42-00.mp4 - ↑ “Yeah, nobody's gonna be on your ass for long if you're driving a Gauntlet Buffalo STX.”— One of the dialogues by Jamal after the protagonist chooses the Buffalo STX and completes the Getaway Vehicle task in The Gangbanger Robbery.
