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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
* In GTA San Andreas, [[Big Smoke]] is originally depicted during "[[Big Smoke (mission)|Big Smoke]]" to own an all-black Perennial at the very beginning of the game, only to watch it blown up during a drive-by by an enemy gang. Smoke subsequently replaces it with a [[Glendale]].
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* In GTA San Andreas, [[Big Smoke]] is originally depicted during "[[Big Smoke (mission)|Big Smoke]]" to own an all-black Perennial at the very beginning of the game, only to watch it blown up during a drive-by an enemy gang. Smoke subsequently replaces it with a [[Glendale]].
 
*The roof-mounted light on the FlyUS variant of the Perennial in GTA IV does not light up when the engine is running, unlike the FlyUS [[Feroci]].
 
*The roof-mounted light on the FlyUS variant of the Perennial in GTA IV does not light up when the engine is running, unlike the FlyUS [[Feroci]].
 
*The Perennial plays the following radio stations by default when entered:
 
*The Perennial plays the following radio stations by default when entered:

Revision as of 13:16, 20 December 2009

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The Perennial as seen in Grand Theft Auto III (Rear quarter view).

The Perennial is a station wagon and minivan featured in the following games:

The styling of the car has changed slightly throughout the games, but the performance has remained unchanged, until GTA IV.

Design

GTA III — GTA Vice City Stories

In GTA III, GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas, it has a close resemblance to the 1962-1964 Chevrolet Nova station wagon though much smaller and shorter. In GTA Liberty City Stories and GTA Vice City Stories, the car assumes a slightly newer and slimmer model that resembles a 1969 Ford LTD Country Squire, based on the position of the side panels and grille, but retains elements of previous iterations of the car in the rear.

GTA IV — GTA Chinatown Wars

In GTA IV, likely as a joke given the Perennial's rustic station wagon appearance throughout the GTA III Era, the Perennial is now based on a more streamlined and futuristic-looking minivan, the JDM Third Generation Honda Odyssey; the side rear window and rear window looks very similar to a Mercedes-Benz R-Class. Also, the unusual glass panoramic-style roof is very reminiscent of the ill-fated Renault Avantime, though it was a coupe and not an MPV. The taillights seem invented but loosely resemble a 2003-2005 (US) Accord. The US version of the Honda Odyssey is much taller and more formal-looking, so it appears to be the JDM/International version of the Odyssey, which looks more futuristic and isn't sold in the US despite it being common in the game. It does not have sliding doors, as the international version does not feature them.

GTA IV's Perennial is also available as an airport shuttle van, bearing FlyUS liveries and a strobe light, lacking a glass roof, and spawning at the Francis International Airport.

The GTA Chinatown Wars rendition appears to revert to its earlier GTA Liberty City Stories/GTA Vice City Stories design, sporting a lean 1970s appearance, however on the PSP version it resembles its GTA IV rendition.

Performance

GTA III — GTA Vice City Stories

The underpowered, front-wheel drive Perennial is quite sluggish. Acceleration is highly lacking, as is speed, but the handling is responsive, but quite heavy, and is prone to oversteer and rolling. It is, however, quite sturdy, and can withstand significant damage before bursting into flames and exploding.

GTA IV

The Dinka Perennial "MPV AW" returns to the GTA lineup with a significant makeover, both in looks and performance. Gone is the horrendous FWD layout, ditched in favor of a RWD layout. The Perennial is more than likely powered by a mid-range V6, and is coupled to a 5 speed gearbox. Acceleration is now average, with a reasonable top speed. Handling is also upgraded significantly, as the Perennial no longer flops about on the road, but keeps steady. The suspension is quite firm for a vehicle of this size, and aides high-speed cornering. Braking is average, though ABS is not available. Crash deformation is below average, and as such the Perennial cannot sustain much damage before being un-drivable.

Trivia

  • In GTA San Andreas, Big Smoke is originally depicted during "Big Smoke" to own an all-black Perennial at the very beginning of the game, only to watch it blown up during a drive-by an enemy gang. Smoke subsequently replaces it with a Glendale.
  • The roof-mounted light on the FlyUS variant of the Perennial in GTA IV does not light up when the engine is running, unlike the FlyUS Feroci.
  • The Perennial plays the following radio stations by default when entered:

Locations

GTA III

GTA San Andreas

  • Importable from Easter Basin, San Fierro after you unlock importing/exporting. Import cost: $8,000 (Tuesday and Thursday only)

GTA Liberty City Stories

GTA Vice City Stories

GTA IV

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[ ve ]Vehicles in Grand Theft Auto III
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CarsEsperanto | Idaho | Kuruma | Manana (Corpse) | Perennial | Sentinel (Mafia) | Stallion (Diablo) | Stretch | Yardie Lobo
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BoatsGhost | Predator | Reefer | Speeder
MiscellaneousDodo | RC Bandit | Train (Portland El and Liberty City Subway)
UncontrollableDeadDodo | Helicopter | Police Helicopter | Static Helicopters | Static Planes (Airtrain | Learjet)
BetaUnnamed Chevrolet Caprice-based sedan | Buggy | Diablo Infernus | Luton | Panto | School Bus
Category:Vehicles in GTA III | Vehicles by type | Special Vehicles in GTA III | Beta Vehicles
[ ve ]Vehicles in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
SportsBanshee | Blista Compact | Cheetah | Comet | Deluxo | Infernus | Stinger
4WD and utilityBF Injection | Bobcat | Landstalker | Mesa Grande | Patriot | Rancher | Sandking | Walton
Four-door carsAdmiral | Glendale (Bloodring Banger) | Greenwood | Oceanic (Bloodring Banger) | Perennial | Regina | Sentinel (XS) | Stretch | Washington
Two-door carsEsperanto | Hermes (Cuban) | Idaho | Manana | Phoenix | Sabre (Turbo) | Stallion | Virgo | Voodoo
VansBurrito (Gang) | Moonbeam | Pony (Top Fun) | Rumpo | Securicar
Industrial trucksBenson | Boxville (Mr Whoopee) | Flatbed | Mule (Spand Express) | Linerunner | Packer | Trashmaster | Yankee
Public serviceBus | Cabbie (Kaufman | Zebra) | Coach | Taxi
Government and emergencyAmbulance | Barracks OL | Enforcer | FBI Rancher | FBI Washington | Fire Truck | Police | Rhino | VCPD Cheetah
Aircraft
ControllableHunter | Maverick (Police | VCN) | Sparrow (Sea) | Skimmer
UncontrollableDeadDodo | Police Maverick (NPC) | Static Planes (Airtrain | Learjet) | The Gash Blimp
MotorcyclesAngel | Faggio (Pizza Boy) | Freeway | PCJ-600 | Sanchez
BoatsCoast Guard | Cuban Jetmax | Dinghy | Marquis | Predator | Reefer | Rio | Speeder | Squalo | Tropic
Remote controlled (RC)RC Bandit | RC Baron | RC Goblin | RC Raider
MiscellaneousBaggage Handler | Caddy | Hotring Racer (Hotrina | Hotrinb) | Love Fist | Romero's Hearse
BetaAmbassador | Coastguard Maverick | Cougar | Kuruma | TOYZ
Category:Vehicles in GTA Vice City | Vehicles by type | Special Vehicles in GTA Vice City | Beta Vehicles
[ ve ]Vehicles in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Sports, Muscle, Tuner,
and Super cars
Banshee | Buffalo | Bullet | Cheetah | Comet | Elegy | Euros | Flash | Hotknife | Hotring Racer (Hotrina | Hotrinb) | Infernus | Jester | Phoenix | Sabre | Stratum | Sultan | Super GT | Turismo | Uranus | ZR-350
SUVs and UtilityBobcat | Huntley | Landstalker | Mesa | Picador | Rancher (Lure) | Sadler (Beater) | Walton | Yosemite
Four-door carsAdmiral | Elegant | Emperor | Glendale (Beater | Bloodring Banger) | Greenwood | Intruder | Merit | Nebula | Oceanic | Perennial | Premier | Primo | Regina | Sentinel | Solair | Stafford | Stretch | Sunrise | Vincent | Washington | Willard
Two-door carsAlpha | Blista Compact | Bravura | Buccaneer | Cadrona | Clover | Club | Esperanto | Feltzer | Fortune | Hermes | Hustler | Majestic | Manana | Previon | Stallion | Tampa | Virgo | Windsor
VansBurrito | Camper | Hotdog | Moonbeam | Newsvan | Pony ( Berkley's RC Van) | Rumpo | Securicar
Industrial trucksBenson | Boxville (BoxBurg | Mr Whoopee) | Cement Truck | DFT-30 | Dozer | Dumper | Flatbed | Linerunner | Mule | Packer | Roadtrain | Tanker | Yankee
LowridersBlade | Broadway | Remington | Savanna | Slamvan | Tahoma | Tornado | Voodoo
Public serviceBaggage | Bus | Cabbie | Coach | Forklift | Sweeper | Taxi | Tow Truck | Trashmaster | Tug | Utility Van
RailwayBrown Streak (Coach) | Freight (Flat) | Tram
Government and emergencyAmbulance | Barracks | Enforcer | FBI Rancher | Fire Truck (Ladder) | Patriot | Police (SFPD | LVPD) | Ranger | Rhino | S.W.A.T.
Offroad vehiclesBandito | BF Injection | Dune | Monster (Monstera | Monsterb) | Quad | Sandking
Fixed-wing aircraftAndromada | AT-400 | Beagle | Cropduster | Dodo | Hydra | Nevada | Rustler | Shamal | Skimmer | Stuntplane
HelicoptersCargobob | Hunter | Leviathan | Maverick (News Chopper | Police) | Raindance | Sparrow (Sea)
Bicycles and motorcyclesBike | BF-400 | BMX | Faggio (Pizzaboy) | FCR-900 | Freeway | HPV-1000 | Mountain Bike | NRG-500 | PCJ-600 | Sanchez | Wayfarer
WatercraftCoastguard | Dinghy | Jetmax | Launch | Marquis | Predator | Reefer | Speeder | Squalo | Tropic | Vortex
Remote controlled (RC)RC Bandit | RC Baron | RC Goblin | RC Raider | RC Tiger
TrailersArticulated Trailer (Hopper | Short) | Baggage Box (Open) | Farm Trailer | Petrol Truck | Tug Stairs
CountrysideCombine Harvester | Journey | Mower | Tractor
MiscellaneousCaddy | Jetpack | Kart | Parachute | Romero
Beta vehiclesAirtrain | Coastguard Maverick | FBI Truck | Float | Freight Box | RC Cam | Rio | Roller | Skateboard | Utility Trailer
Category:Vehicles in GTA San Andreas | Vehicle stats in GTA San Andreas | Vehicles in GTA San Andreas | Vehicles by type | Special Vehicles | Beta vehicles
[ ve ]Vehicles in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Sports and muscle carsBanshee | Cheetah | Deimos SP | Hellenbach GT | Infernus | Phobos VT | Stinger | Thunder-Rodd | V8 Ghost
4WD and utilityBobcat | Landstalker | Patriot
CarsBF Injection | Esperanto | Idaho | Kuruma | Manana | Perennial (Hearse) | Sentinel | Stallion | Stretch
VansBlista | Moonbeam | Mr Whoopee | Pony (Ballot Van | Panlantic | Toyz) | Rumpo (Campaign) | Securicar
IndustrialFlatbed | Linerunner | Mule (Mr. Wongs) | Trashmaster | Yankee
Public serviceBus | Cabbie | Coach | Taxi (Bickle'76)
Government and emergencyAmbulance | Barracks OL (Ammo Truck) | Enforcer | FBI Cruiser | Firetruck | Police | Rhino
MotorcyclesAngel | Avenger | Faggio (Pizzaboy) | Freeway | Manchez | Noodleboy | PCJ-600 | Sanchez
WatercraftFerry | Ghost | Predator | Reefer | Speeder
Gang carsCartel Cruiser | Diablo Stallion | Forelli Exsess | Hoods Rumpo XL | Leone Sentinel | Sindacco Argento | Triad Fish Van | Yakuza Stinger | Yardie Lobo
RC VehiclesRC Bandit | RC Goblin | RC Raider
TrainsTrain (Portland El and Liberty City Subway)
AircraftDodo | Hunter* | Maverick* | Police Maverick | Police Maverick (NPC)* | VCN Maverick
UncontrollableStatic Planes (Airtrain | Learjet)
BetaCorpse | Cyclone GT | Impreza WRX | Lancer MF1 | Mafiablood | Skoiloine | Speaker Maverick | Supra | Tommy | Top Fun
† denotes controllable vehicles that cannot be obtained by normal means.
* denotes controllable vehicles that can be obtained by normal means via exploits during missions.

Category:Vehicles in GTA Liberty City Stories | Vehicles in GTA Liberty City Stories | Vehicles by type | Special Vehicles | Beta Vehicles
[ ve ]Vehicles in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Sports and muscle carsBanshee | Cheetah | Comet | Deluxo | Infernus | Phoenix | Polaris V8 | Sabre (Cholo | Turbo) | Stinger
Four-door carsAdmiral | Glendale | Greenwood | Oceanic | Perennial | Regina | Sentinel | Sentinel XS | Stretch | Washington
Two-door carsBlista Compact | Esperanto | Hermes (Cuban) | Idaho | Manana | Stallion | Virgo | Voodoo
SUVs, trucks and vansBenson | Bobcat | Boxville (Mr Whoopee) | Burrito | Flatbed | Gang Rancher | Landstalker | Linerunner | Mesa Grande | Moonbeam | Mule | Patriot | Pony | Rumpo | Sandking | Walton | Yankee
Public serviceCabbie | Coach | Securicar | Taxi | Trashmaster
Government and emergencyAmbulance | Barracks OL (Ammo Truck) | Enforcer | FBI Rancher | FBI Washington | Fire Truck | Rhino | VCPD Cheetah | VCPD Cruiser | VCPD WinterGreen
Fixed-wing aircraftBiplane | Skimmer
HelicoptersAir Ambulance | Armadillo | Hunter | Little Willie | Maverick | Sea Sparrow | Sparrow | VCN Maverick | VCPD Maverick
Bicycles and MotorcyclesBiker Angel | BMX | Faggio | Freeway | PCJ-600 | Quad | Sanchez | Streetfighter | Ventoso | WinterGreen
WatercraftBovver'64 | Coast Guard | Dinghy | Jetmax | Jetski | Marquis | Predator | Reefer | Rio | Speeder | Squallo | Tropic | Violator | Yola
MiscellaneousBaggage Handler | BF Injection | Bulldozer | Caddy | Domestobot | Forklift | Splitz-6 ATV
UncontrollableStatic Planes (Airtrain | Learjet) | VCPD Maverick (NPC)
BetaAmbassador | Coastguard Maverick | Top Fun | Unnamed Motorcycle
Category:Vehicles in GTA Vice City Stories | Vehicles by type | Special Vehicles in GTA Vice City Stories | Beta Vehicles
[ ve ]Vehicles in Grand Theft Auto IV and its episodes
Sports cars and supercarsBanshee | Bullet GT | Comet | Coquette | F620 | Feltzer | Infernus | Sultan RS | SuperGT | Turismo
Muscle cars and vintageBucanneer | Dukes | Faction | Manana | Peyote | Ruiner | Sabre (Beater) | Sabre GT | Stallion | Tampa | Vigero | Virgo | Voodoo
Four-door carsAdmiral | Buffalo | Chavos | Cognoscenti | DF8-90 | Dilettante | Emperor (Beater) | Esperanto (Roman's Taxi) | Feroci (FlyUS) | Hakumai | Ingot | Intruder | Lokus | Marbelle | Merit | Oracle | Pinnacle | PMP 600 | Premier | Presidente | Primo | Regina | Schafter (Second Gen | Stretch E) | Solair | Stratum | Stretch | Sultan | Super Diamond | Vincent | Washington | Willard
Two-door carsBlista Compact | Fortune | Futo | Rhapsody | Sentinel (XS) | Super Drop Diamond | Uranus
SUVs, pick-ups, and vansBobcat | Cavalcade (FXT) | Contender | Habanero | Huntley Sport | Landstalker | Minivan | Moonbeam | Patriot | Perennial (FlyUS) | Rancher | Rebla | Serrano | Slamvan
Commercial & industrialBenson | Biff | Boxville (Mr Tasty) | Burrito (Laundromat | Gang) | Flatbed | Mule | Packer | Phantom | Pony | Securicar | Speedo | Steed | Tow Truck | Yankee
Public serviceBus | Cabby | Cablecar | Subway Car | Taxi (Merit-based) | Trashmaster
Government and emergencyAmbulance | APC | Enforcer | FIB Buffalo | Fire Truck | NOOSE Cruiser | NOOSE Patriot | Police Bike | Police Buffalo | Police Cruiser | Police Patrol | Police Stinger | Police Stockade | Prison Bus
MotorcyclesAkuma | Angel | Bati 800 (Custom) | Daemon | Diabolus | Double T (Custom) | Faggio (Old) | Freeway | Hakuchou (Custom) | Hellfury | Hexer | Innovation | Lycan | Nightblade | NRG 900 | PCJ 600 | Revenant | Sanchez | Vader | Wayfarer | Wolfsbane | Zombie
BoatsBlade | Dinghy | Floater | Jetmax | Marquis | Predator | Reefer | Smuggler | Squalo | Tropic | Tug
HelicoptersAnnihilator | Buzzard | Helitours Maverick | Maverick | Police Maverick | Skylift | Swift
MiscellaneousAirtug | Caddy | Forklift | Ogham | Parachute | Ripley | Romero | Window Cleaning Platform
UncontrollableStatic Planes (Ogham)
BetaAndromada | Brickade | Coach | Dodo | Fighter | NOOSE Boxville | Previon | Rhino | Shamal
The Lost and Damned only. | The Ballad of Gay Tony only. | TLAD and TBOGT only. | Different versions between GTA IV and TBOGT.
Vehicles in GTA IV (Category) | Vehicles in The Lost and Damned (Category) | Vehicles in The Ballad of Gay Tony (Category) | Vehicle Brands | Vehicles by type | Special Vehicles | Beta Vehicles | Drivetrains in GTA IV | Engines