Dinka (Japanese: ディンカ, Dinka) is a Japanese vehicle manufacturer in the HD Universe.
Description[]
Dinka manufacture a variety of compact cars, sports cars and family cars, as well as streetfighters, dirt bikes and sports bikes. They also manufacture the Marquis, a sailing yacht. It and Weeny's name are synonymous with the word 'small', likely a reference to the size of vehicles they manufacture.
Dinka is the name of an African tribe in South Sudan; however, it actually parodies Japanese automaker Honda (though the Jester Classic and the Jester RR have no resemblance to Honda cars and is instead based on a Toyota vehicle). Components of Dinka's logo are reminiscent of the letter H in Honda's logo, although Dinka's logo consists of six brackets (both "]" and "["). Dinka is a play on "dink", a racial slur for Asians, especially the Vietnamese. Dinka is also a play on British die-cast toy car maker "Dinky Toys", which was later used to describe any cheaply constructed small car, as Honda and other Japanese automakers initially produced low-quality econobox cars for export to the North American market in the 1970s, before moving to more upmarket vehicles.
Vehicles[]
| Image | Vehicle | Style | Based on (HD Universe) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Akuma in Grand Theft Auto V. |
Akuma | Sports bike | Buell XB12S | |
 The Blista in Grand Theft Auto V. |
Blista | Hatchback | Honda Civic Type R FN2 | |
 The Blista Compact in Grand Theft Auto V. |
Blista Compact | Hatchback | 1988-1991 Honda CR-X | |
 The Blista Kanjo in Grand Theft Auto Online. |
Blista Kanjo | Hatchback | Honda Civic Type R EK9 | Added in The Diamond Casino Heist update for Grand Theft Auto Online. |
 The Chavos in Grand Theft Auto IV. |
Chavos | Four-door sedan | Honda Integra (DB6) Honda Accord (CD) |
Grand Theft Auto IV exclusive. |
 The Chavos V6 in Grand Theft Auto Online. |
Chavos V6 | Four-door sedan | 2013–2017 Honda Accord | Added in the Agents of Sabotage update for Grand Theft Auto Online. |
 The Double T in Grand Theft Auto V. |
Double T | Sports bike | 2008-2010 Honda CBR1000RR | |
 The Double T Custom in The Lost and Damned. |
Double T Custom | Drag bike | Based on the Double T. | |
 The Enduro in Grand Theft Auto Online. |
Enduro | Off-road bike | Honda CB250 | Added in the Heists update for Grand Theft Auto Online. |
 The Go Go Monkey Blista in Grand Theft Auto V. |
Go Go Monkey Blista | Custom hatchback | Based on the Blista Compact. Exclusive for returning players (enhanced version only). | |
 The Hakumai in Grand Theft Auto IV. |
Hakumai | Compact sedan | Honda Accord (CA) Honda Prelude (BA) |
Grand Theft Auto IV exclusive. |
 The Jester in Grand Theft Auto V. |
Jester | Two-door coupe | Honda NSX (NC1) | Returns in The Business Update for Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. |
 The Jester (Racecar) in Grand Theft Auto V. |
Jester (Racecar) | Touring car | Based on the Jester. Added in the Festive Surprise update for Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. | |
 The Jester Classic in Grand Theft Auto Online. |
Jester Classic | Two-door coupe | Toyota Supra (A80) | Added in the After Hours update for Grand Theft Auto Online. |
 The Jester RR in Grand Theft Auto Online. |
Jester RR | Two-door coupe | Toyota GR Supra (J29/DB) | Added in the Los Santos Tuners update for Grand Theft Auto Online. |
 The Jester RR Widebody in Grand Theft Auto Online. |
Jester RR Widebody | Two-door coupe | Pandem V1 Toyota GR Supra (J29/DB) | Based on the Jester RR. Added in the Agents of Sabotage update for Grand Theft Auto Online. |
 The Kanjo SJ in Grand Theft Auto Online. |
Kanjo SJ | Two-door coupe | 1992-1995 Honda Civic EJ | Added in The Criminal Enterprises update for Grand Theft Auto Online. |
 The Marquis in Grand Theft Auto V. |
Marquis | Sailboat | Adjutor Yachts | |
 The Perennial in Grand Theft Auto IV. |
Perennial | Minivan | Honda Odyssey (RB) (International) | Grand Theft Auto IV exclusive. |
 The Postlude in Grand Theft Auto Online. |
Postlude | Coupe | Honda Prelude (SN) | Added in The Criminal Enterprises update for Grand Theft Auto Online. |
 The RT3000 in Grand Theft Auto Online. |
RT3000 | Sports Car | Honda S2000 | Added in the Los Santos Tuners update for Grand Theft Auto Online. |
 The Sugoi in Grand Theft Auto Online. |
Sugoi | Five-door hatchback | Honda Civic Type R FK8 | Added in The Diamond Casino Heist update for Grand Theft Auto Online. |
 The Thrust in Grand Theft Auto V. |
Thrust | Touring bike | Honda DN-01 | Added in The High Life Update for Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. |
 The Verus in Grand Theft Auto Online. |
Verus | ATV | Arctic Cat Alterra 570 | Added in The Cayo Perico Heist update for Grand Theft Auto Online. |
 The Veto Classic in Grand Theft Auto Online. |
Veto Classic | Go-kart | 1965 Rupp Dart A-Bone Kart | Added in The Cayo Perico Heist update for Grand Theft Auto Online. |
 The Veto Modern in Grand Theft Auto Online. |
Veto Modern | Go-kart | Added in The Cayo Perico Heist update for Grand Theft Auto Online. | |
 The Vindicator in Grand Theft Auto V. |
Vindicator | Concept motorcycle | Honda NM4 | Added in the Ill-Gotten Gains Part 2 update for Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. |
Gallery[]
A Dinka racing outfit in GTA Online.
Badge avatar on Rockstar Games Social Club.
Dinka logo badge.
Dinka text badge.
A Dinka Tee advert featuring a Jester Classic (left), which bears a resemblance to the character set poster for Ramsey in the 2021 film F9.
Garage banner with Dinka branding.
Dinka poster with the Jester (Racecar).
Trivia[]
- "Dinka" is an implausible Japanese name as the syllable "di" does not exist in native Japanese words (outside of Nihon-shiki form of romanization of ヂ, which is pronounced "ji" and does not occur in words outside of the phenomenon of Rendaku).
- That said, it should be noted that it is highly popular for a Japanese company/product to use a Western-style name (mostly English and other European languages), a good example being Lexus as "L" does not exist in native Japanese pronunciation. In this perspective, Dinka would not be an entirely unrealistic name for a Japanese manufacturer.
