- "With its squared-off bodywork, sensible engineering and T-Top roof, the Faction has recently begun to lose its historic association with high finance and cases of sexual assault. These days, it's old and cheap enough to attract a generation of you artisans who dream of nothing more than finding an old car and hiring someone else to make it look good. Being a pioneer has never been this easy. Eligible for customization at Benny's Original Motor Works."
- ―Benny's Original Motor Works description.
The Willard Faction is a two-door muscle car debuted Grand Theft Auto IV, and was later added to Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Lowriders update.
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Design
Grand Theft Auto IV
The Faction is designed as a 1980's American sports coupe, which resembles a 1982-1987 Buick Regal (similar to the Majestic in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas). Details and portions of the design take cues from the Buick Grand National and Regal T-Type.
The Faction is depicted with a simplistic body, characterized by its bent grille and front end fog lights, along with a bulky bumper housing the rectangular turning signals and a plate holder. A silver "WILLARD" marking can be seen above the grille, as well as a "TURBO" badge on the passenger side of the grille.
The sides have a simplistic profile, with flared arches, ridges passing through the doors, and side marker lights on the front area, while the greenhouse area has plastic trims around the windows and square rear-view mirrors on black supports. The rearmost pillars have silver markings displaying the manufacturer, and the front fenders have "400 TURBO" badges. An aerial/antenna can be seen on the driver-side A-pillar.
The rear end features a small trunk lid and a set of square tail lights housed in plastic panels, with the rear plate holder in between. The bumper houses the two reverse lights, and two exhaust pipes are seen on the rear quarters, below the bumper. The "FACTION" and "V8 TURBO" badges can be seen over the tail lights, along with a "Liberty City Willard" badging on the rear plate holder.
The Faction may spawn either with a glass or a solid T-top roof, along with a small hood scoop displaying additional "400 V8 TURBO" badges on it. The Faction can spawn in a single color or a two-tone color, with the secondary one applied on the roof and pillars. The car uses a unique set of wheels, sharing the same rim design as the ones on the Taxi and Police Cruiser.
Grand Theft Auto Online
| This article or section refers to "enhanced version" content in the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC renditions of Grand Theft Auto V and/or Grand Theft Auto Online, that is absent on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 versions. For a complete list of the features of the "enhanced" version of Grand Theft Auto V, please see here. |
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The car retains its design from Grand Theft Auto IV. However, thanks to GTA V's enhanced graphics and textures, the Faction is overall better detailed than its previous appearance.
The car may spawn with the solid T-top, a glass T-top or no panels, which can be changed at Los Santos Customs. Color distribution is the same as in GTA IV, although the interior stitching matches with the primary color. Its wheels are the same, being similar to the "Fairlie" muscle rims available in Los Santos Customs.
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Performance
Grand Theft Auto IV
Powered by a 400hp turbocharged V8 engine, the Faction is a fun car to drive with a high-torque engine up front. Combined with the FR drivetrain, handbrake turns are smooth yet controllable. The brakes have good stopping ability. Its top speed is reached fairly quickly thanks to its light body weight.
It shares the smooth, high-revving engine sound with the Sabre and the Ruiner.
GTA IV Overview
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engines | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 87 / 140 | 5 | N/A | RWD | 1600 / 3527 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 400HP Turbocharged V8 (Badging) | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | 5 | FR SOHC Turbocharged V8 (In-game model) | RWD | Cannot be observed |
Grand Theft Auto Online
The car is powered by a hefty single overhead camshaft turbocharged V8 with a large air intake centralized on the engine bay. Just like its badges state, a turbocharger is present to the bottom left of the engine.
The car has average performance. The Faction's acceleration is pretty slow and poor for its class, yet still has enough power to backfire when revved, despite this, the car's power is unable to allow good take-off and traction is minimal; the car struggles to drive up gradients more than around 30 degrees. Its top speed is acceptable, and is very similar to its IV generation. Braking is also average, nothing too special but enough to bring the heavy car to a stop in an acceptable amount of time, being much better than the GTA IV variant. The normal version of the Faction is not advised for long-term usage because this vehicle is extremely sensitive to minor imperfections in the road, and has a tendency to be sent into the air because of an imperfection, especially curbs.
The engine sound is rather unique, in that it shares elements (such as the backfiring stages and high-revving stages) from the Dukes, but also has the low-revving/idle sound similar to that of the Blade and Buccaneer. Purchasing a big-bore exhaust will make the engine sound more powerful, as well as giving the car much more horsepower and making the engine sound very similar to the Marshall's.
GTA Online Overview
| 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 | 87 / 140 | 5 | N/A | RWD | 1200 / 2646 | 65 |
| N/A | 140 / 225 | 5 | 400HP Turbocharged V8 (Badging) | RWD | 1202 / 2650 | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | 5 | FR SOHC Turbocharged V8 (In-game model) | RWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
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Modifications
Grand Theft Auto Online
| Category | Modification | Cost | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upgrade: Benny's Original Motor WorksB | Faction Custom Donk | $695,000 | ||
| Faction Custom | $335,000 | |||
| 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 | Stock Brakes | $1,000 | ||
| Street Brakes | $20,000 | |||
| Sport Brakes | $27,000 | |||
| Race Brakes | $35,000 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Explosives | Ignition Bomb | $5,000 | ||
| Remote Bomb | $7,500 | |||
| Horns | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Horns | - | ||
| Lights | Headlights | Stock Lights | $600 | |
| Xenon Lights | $7,500 | |||
| Neon Kits | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Lights | - | ||
| 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 | - | ||
| Roofs | Stock Roof | $200 | ||
| No Roof | $700 | |||
| Custom Roof | $1,150 | |||
| Sell | Sell Vehicle | |||
| 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 | |||
- B Only available at Benny's Original Motor Works.
Image Gallery
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto Online
Variants
Faction CustomGrand Theft Auto Online |
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The Faction Custom is a custom variant of the Faction exclusive for Grand Theft Auto Online, which features highly-advanced modifications, and hydraulics enabled, not present on the standard Faction. |
Faction Custom DonkGrand Theft Auto Online |
 (Rear quarter view) |
The Faction Custom Donk is a custom variant of the Faction exclusive for Grand Theft Auto Online, which features highly-advanced modifications, and hydraulics enabled, not present on the standard Faction. It is a hi-rider with larger wheels and a larger ground clearance. It was added in the Lowriders: Custom Classics update. |
Locations
Grand Theft Auto IV
- Spawns commonly across Alderney and Broker.
- Driving a Sabre or Ruiner will make the Faction spawn more frequently.
- Spawns in traffic during multiplayer.
Grand Theft Auto Online
- Available for purchase from Benny's Original Motor Works for $36,000.
Rewards
Grand Theft Auto IV
- After collecting all thirty cars for Stevie, he agrees to purchase cars from Niko Bellic, with the Faction fetching $1,800.
Trivia
General
- The default radio stations for the Faction are:
- GTA IV: Electro-Choc and Radio Broker.
- GTA Online: Radio Los Santos, West Coast Classics and The Lab.
Grand Theft Auto IV
- Beater Sabres in GTA IV seem to have been repaired using parts from the Faction, including a cowl induction hood.
Grand Theft Auto Online
- The Faction in GTA Online retains the rear license plate surround label "Liberty City Willard", most likely symbolizing that this could be a special vehicle imported from Liberty City.
- The Faction, as well as its lowrider and donk variants, spawns with a uniquely high-pitched horn, similar to those on motorcycles.
- Sometimes the police dispatcher might mistakenly refer to the Faction as a Declasse muscle car, despite the Faction being manufactured by Willard.
See Also
- Faction Custom - Custom lowrider variant.
- Faction Custom Donk - Custom hi-rider variant.
- Majestic - A car also based on the second generation Buick Regal, featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
- Sabre - Another muscle car that bears a similar design to the Faction in Grand Theft Auto IV.
