The Karin Kuruma (Armored) is a vehicle featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Heists update.
Design[]
The vehicle is essentially a Kuruma fitted with bulletproof armor panels on the roof and the cabin and protective frames over the lights, as well as bullet resistant windows that rarely shatter under small arms fire.
The car received minor cosmetic changes on the body, where the badges and the roof brake lights were removed, and the original chrome details were replaced by blacked-out ones. The rear bumper has big-bore exhausts and a spoiler with bolted-on details on the sides, while the interior features a roll cage.
Colour distribution is similar to the normal Kuruma, having a primary colour for the body and the interior stitching. However, the secondary colour affects the armor plating, the protective frames on the lights, the details on the front fenders and the roll cage. The wheel design is shared with the normal Kuruma, albeit painted in black.
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Performance[]
The Kuruma has a modeled twin-cam straight six engine, placed longitudinally in a front engine, all wheel drive layout (a rather unique distribution of 1/3 of the engine power to the front wheels and the rest to the rear wheels). According to Southern San Andreas Super Autos, the car has a 6-speed gearbox, a top speed of 147mph and weighs 2,866lbs. The Kuruma features a turbo dump-valve sound effect by default, although the player can add another turbo for a significantly higher acceleration.
The performance is slightly different from the normal Kuruma. While it has slightly less traction (though still very good due to the normal Kuruma's high traction), slightly weaker brakes, and slightly lower acceleration and top speed, it makes up for these shortcomings in its durability against collisions and gunshots; against most firearms, it is about three times as durable as the normal Kuruma. It is equipped with bullet resistant windows that will rarely shatter if shot at, though bullet holes will appear. This can protect the players inside the vehicle, as a bullet shot through the narrow panels will not damage the player's health to a great extent, though players need to be mindful that their vision is significantly obstructed in first person view. They cannot throw explosive weapons and the driver cannot shoot their gun behind the car as they can only fire forwards, both which are significant disadvantages. Likewise, the rear passengers cannot shoot forward. The only thing the Armored Kuruma is truly vulnerable to is explosions (which instantly destroy the vehicle) and high-caliber weapons (Insurgent Pick-Up's mounted gun takes it out in 16 seconds aimed at its engine), even with its armor maxed out, though its armored panels can resist some[vague] explosive rounds from a Heavy Sniper Mk II. Therefore, players will have to be careful around explosions when using this vehicle. In addition, compared to the normal Kuruma, its engine produces much more torque, allowing it to ram through traffic harder and more easily than most vehicles of similar size, but at the cost of speed. Finally, the Armored Kuruma is immune to crash deformation, which is an advantage in that the wheels will never lock from any crash, but also a disadvantage in that the player(s) inside may not know how damaged the Kuruma is until it starts burning.
Because of the armor, the vehicle is noticeably heavier than the normal Kuruma (an extra 1,700 kilograms of mass is added to the 1,500 kilogram stock), and that predictably means it has more understeer. It is also slightly harder to roll on uneven terrain, although this is not very noticeable, as the normal Kuruma is quite good off-road. Furthermore, it is harder to cause a spin out due to the Armored variant having better handling than its normal counterpart. In high speed turns, the Armored Kuruma is less likely than the stock to lift itself onto two wheels and potentially flip over. Driving off-road is one of the best of its class, and with very strong traction, it fares well climbing hills. Its minor disadvantages compared to its stock are completely overshadowed by its advantages; owing to these benefits, the Armored Kuruma is extremely popular among players, often being a staple of many online garages.
Overview[]
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Maximum Velocity (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
Fuel Tank Size (litres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 87 / 140 | 6 | N/A | AWD 33% FWD 67% RWD |
3200 / 7055 | 65 |
| N/A | 147 / 237 | 6 | N/A | AWD | 1300 / 2866 | N/A |
| N/A | 95 / 153 | 5 Manual (In-game model + Sound) |
F4 DOHC Inline-6 (In-game model) | AWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
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Modifications[]
| Category | Modification | Price | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | Stock Brakes | $1,000 | ||
| Street Brakes | $20,000 | |||
| Sport Brakes | $27,000 | |||
| Race Brakes | $35,000 | |||
| Bumpers | Stock Front Bumper | $2,200 |   | |
| Body Color Front Splitter | $4,600 |   | ||
| Secondary Color Front Splitter | $7,400 |   | ||
| Carbon Front Splitter | $11,700 |   | ||
| 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 |   | |
| Oval Exhaust | $750 |   | ||
| Race Exhaust | $1,800 |   | ||
| Chrome Tip Exhaust | $3,000 |   | ||
| Explosives | Ignition Bomb | $5,000 | ||
| Remote Bomb | $7,500 | |||
| Horns | Main article: Vehicle Customization in GTA V/Horns | - | ||
| Lights | Headlights | Stock Lights | $600 | |
| Xenon Lights | $7,500 | |||
| Neon Kits | Main article: Vehicle Customization in GTA V/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: Vehicle Customization in GTA V/Respray Colors | - | ||
| Sell | Sell Vehicle | |||
| Skirts | Stock Skirts | $2,500 |   | |
| Body Color Street Skirt | $5,500 |   | ||
| Secondary Color Street Skirt | $8,000 |   | ||
| Carbon Street Skirt | $10,500 |   | ||
| Body Color Slick Skirt | $14,000 |   | ||
| Secondary Color Slick Skirt | $14,500 |   | ||
| Carbon Slick Skirt | $15,000 |   | ||
| Spoilers | Stock Spoiler | $6,000 |   | |
| Secondary Color Stock Spoiler | $7,050 |   | ||
| Carbon Wing | $10,000 |   | ||
| Color Coded Wing | $13,000 |   | ||
| Carbon Wing Type II | $14,000 |   | ||
| GT Wing | $16,000 |   | ||
| 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[]
Special Variants[]
Moving Target[]
Pre-modified variants of the Kuruma (Armored) can appear as a random Moving Target vehicle in the Freemode Event, Moving Target, as part of the Freemode Events Update. The first set cannot be recreated in Los Santos Customs or any other mod shop as it has a unique primary colour.
| File | Color Set | Window Tint? | Livery? | Mod Kit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vehicle's pearlescent and wheel colors are randomly picked from the car's regular traffic color sets. |
No | No |
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Vehicle's pearlescent and wheel colors are randomly picked from the car's regular traffic color sets. |
No | No |
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Notable Owners[]
- The Kkangpae owned a black armored Kuruma until it was stolen by the GTA Online Protagonist in order to use it as a getaway vehicle during The Fleeca Job.
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
- Heists
- It is featured in the heist setup mission Fleeca Job - Kuruma.
- It is later used in the main heist, The Fleeca Job, as the getaway vehicle.
- Freemode Events
- May appear in one of two different modified variations as a random vehicle in the Freemode Event Moving Target.
Locations[]
- Can be purchased from Southern San Andreas Super Autos for $525,000 after completing The Fleeca Job.
- After the Cunning Stunts: Special Vehicle Circuit update, the vehicle is now available to players who have not completed the heist at the "full" cost of $698,250.
- Awarded to players who complete Tier 4 of Original Heists in Career Progress as of the San Andreas Mercenaries update.
Radio Stations[]
- In Grand Theft Auto Online, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Kuruma (Armored) uses the "Rock" group which can play:
- Los Santos Rock Radio
- Radio Mirror Park
- Kult FM (Enhanced Editions only)
- Vinewood Boulevard Radio (May not play due to a three station limit within the group)
Trivia[]
- When purchasing from Southern San Andreas Super Autos, and the player selects a black colour, the Kuruma will have a matte black paint for both primary and secondary colours. This is rather unique, as most vehicles will have classic black colour instead of matte.
- Despite having armored windows, players and NPCs can shoot out of the car without damaging the car. Likewise, shooters outside the car will also be able to shoot through the windows and damage the occupants.
- Despite having obvious armor and handling much heavier than its unarmored variant, the armored Kuruma is listed as having the same weight as its unarmored counterpart on Southern San Andreas Super Autos.
- Even if the Armored Kuruma's doors are detached, players inside still cannot use throwable weapons.
- Despite being inaccessible to all other vehicles, the armored Kuruma uses pure black tinted windows. However, said windows are only used on Kurumas that have spawned in through trainers, races or creator.
- The windshield of the vehicle can be also tinted, though they will not obstruct the player's vision in first-person view, appearing as normal windows.
- The vehicle sometimes spawns with the rear windows opened, which should be impossible as they should be too thick to roll down into the door panel. This is a known bug in GTA Online and happens mostly when it is spawned by the game after finishing a race or mission.
See Also[]
- Kuruma - Standard version.
- Duke O'Death - Another armored car with very similar armored plating.
References[]
- ↑ Kuruma (Armored) case 1.
case joaat("kuruma2"): if (iVar0 == 0) { } else if (iVar0 == 1) { vehicle::set_vehicle_mod(network::net_to_veh(Local_99.f_2), 1, 2, false); vehicle::set_vehicle_mod(network::net_to_veh(Local_99.f_2), 3, 5, false); vehicle::set_vehicle_mod(network::net_to_veh(Local_99.f_2), 4, 1, false); vehicle::set_vehicle_mod(network::net_to_veh(Local_99.f_2), 15, 3, false); vehicle::set_vehicle_mod(network::net_to_veh(Local_99.f_2), 23, 15, false); vehicle::set_vehicle_colours(network::net_to_veh(Local_99.f_2), 33, 0); } - ↑ Kuruma (Armored) case 2.
else { vehicle::set_vehicle_mod(network::net_to_veh(Local_99.f_2), 0, 1, false); vehicle::set_vehicle_mod(network::net_to_veh(Local_99.f_2), 1, 2, false); vehicle::set_vehicle_mod(network::net_to_veh(Local_99.f_2), 3, 2, false); vehicle::set_vehicle_mod(network::net_to_veh(Local_99.f_2), 4, 1, false); vehicle::set_vehicle_mod(network::net_to_veh(Local_99.f_2), 23, 10, false); vehicle::set_vehicle_colours(network::net_to_veh(Local_99.f_2), 83, 12); }