Not to be confused with the Serrano, an SUV with a similar name featured in The Ballad of Gay Tony and GTA V.
The Benefactor Surano is a mid-size grand tourer featured in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.
Influence[]
The main body of the roadster, bonnet/hood, contour of the sides, and greenhouse area are inspired by the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, with heavy influence from the Jaguar F-Type, as seen in the front bumper, headlights, grille, air intakes, taillights, rear bumper, and exhausts. There are some elements of the Maserati GranTurismo found in the Surano as well, including the three small vents on the front side panel. The sideskirts as well as the boot are similar to the Mercedes-Benz SLK 250 AMG.
Design[]
The front face of the car features a bumper with a seemingly flat shape and a CFRP insert, spanning the central two-thirds of the car's width. Above this, the most dominant feature of the car's front face is a large central grille, having a chrome finish around and a thick horizontal strip at mid-height, followed by dual vertical intakes on either side intended to cool off the front brakes. At the front of the two elevated areas of the bonnet/hood there are black headlamp housings that have LED strips as a contour to the outer edge and then a single circular lamp inset, while the bonnet has the Benefactor emblem mounted centrally between the two circular lamps and dual intakes on either side, near the windscreen.
The sides of the car are fairly simple; the wheelbase features side skirts that form a peak at the rear wheel arch. The front quarter features an impressed section, upon which there are three chrome quadrilateral-shaped ducts with an horizontal chrome stripe running through them at half their height. The main body line is fully straight and is level with the face of the wheel arch bulges. The wing mirrors are half polymer and half body-coloured metal, placed just behind the base of the A-pillars. On the greenhouse/glasshouse area, the car has body-coloured portions around the windscreen, while the rest is occupied by a black retractable roof with a fairly simple mechanism, where it slides to the rear area and keeps the front section leveled to later fold down and cover most of the portion behind the seats. The car also has a small boot compartment.
The rear face of the car consist of an inset section on the boot lid holding the license plate, together with the Benefactor emblem mounted centrally and the "SURANO" badging on the passenger side, above the license plate. The outer sides of the car house a set of red tail lamps, consisting of large main units spanning up to the rear quarters of the car, rounded brake lamps and smaller main units on the innermost sides. The bumper area slightly protrudes from the rest and house a black diffuser with a carbon-fibre bottom and centre, along with large sections housing dual-exit, dual exhausts. The interior of the car is similar to cars like the 9F Cabrio and the convertible variant of the Rapid GT, which in the enhanced version, share the "Super GT" dial set and textures.
The car only has a primary colour, which is applied on the bodywork and the interior stitching. The car runs on split six-spoke wheels that are also shared with the second generation Baller, wrapped in low profile tyres.
Current Design Gallery[]
Performance[]
The Surano is very quick on the throttle and has a competitively high top speed. However, the vehicle's steering together with its bulky size can result in oversteer, often making it hard to control.
The Surano uses an engine cover that is similar to a typical single-cam V8, coupled to a 6-speed gearbox in a front engine, rear wheel drive layout. It shares its engine sound with cars like the Tailgater, the Sentinel and the FQ 2.
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 | 96 / 155 | 6 | N/A | RWD | 1600 / 3527 | 65 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
3.5 Seconds | 96.31 / 155.00 | 6 | FR SOHC V8 (Cover) | RWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
Rockstar Games Social Club[]
Modifications[]
Category | Modification | Cost (GTA V) | Cost (GTA Online) | Image | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Armor | No Armor | $325 | $1,000 | ||
Armor Upgrade 20% | $1,625 | $7,500 | |||
Armor Upgrade 40% | $4,062 | $12,000 | |||
Armor Upgrade 60% | $6,500 | $20,000 | |||
Armor Upgrade 80% | $11,375 | $35,000 | |||
Armor Upgrade 100% | $16,250 | $50,000 | |||
Brakes | Stock Brakes | $325 | $1,000 | ||
Street Brakes | $6,500 | $20,000 | |||
Sport Brakes | $8,775 | $27,000 | |||
Race Brakes | $11,375 | $35,000 | |||
Bumpers | Stock Front Bumper | $750 | $2,200 | ||
Custom Front Splitter | $1,250 | $4,600 | |||
Stock Rear Bumper | $750 | $2,200 | |||
Carbon Rear Diffuser | $1,250 | $4,600 | |||
Engine | EMS Upgrade, Level 1 | $2,925 | $9,000 | ||
EMS Upgrade, Level 2 | $4,062 | $12,500 | |||
EMS Upgrade, Level 3 | $5,850 | $18,000 | |||
EMS Upgrade, Level 4 | $10,887 | $33,500 | |||
Exhausts | Stock Exhaust | $130 | $260 | ||
Chrome Tip Exhaust | $375 | $750 | |||
Explosives | Ignition Bomb | N/A | $5,000 | ||
Remote Bomb | N/A | $7,500 | |||
Hoods | Stock Hood | $450 | $1,600 | ||
Vented Hood | $850 | $3,000 | |||
Carbon Vented Hood | $1,200 | $5,000 | |||
Horns | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Horns | - | - | ||
Lights | Headlights | Stock Lights | $200 | $600 | |
Xenon Lights | $1,000 | $7,500 | |||
Neon Kits | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Lights | - | - | ||
Loss/Theft Prevention | Tracker | N/A | Too Hot | ||
Full Coverage | N/A | Too Hot | |||
Plates | Blue on White 1 | $50 | $200 | ||
Blue on White 2 | $50 | $200 | |||
Blue on White 3 | $50 | $200 | |||
Yellow on Blue | $75 | $300 | |||
Yellow on Black | $150 | $600 | |||
Respray | Main article: Vehicle Customization in GTA V/Respray Colors | - | - | ||
Sell | Sell Vehicle | N/A | Too Hot | ||
Skirts | Stock Skirts | $1,250 | $2,500 | ||
Custom Skirts | $1,500 | $5,500 | |||
Spoilers | None | $500 | $6,000 | ||
Color Coded Wing | $750 | $7,050 | |||
High Level Spoiler | $950 | $10,000 | |||
Suspension | Stock Suspension | $100 | $200 | ||
Lowered Suspension | $500 | $1,000 | |||
Street Suspension | $1,000 | $2,000 | |||
Sport Suspension | $1,700 | $3,400 | |||
Competition Suspension | $2,200 | $4,400 | |||
Transmission | Stock Transmission | $325 | $1,000 | ||
Street Transmission | $9,587 | $29,500 | |||
Sports Transmission | $10,562 | $32,500 | |||
Race Transmission | $13,000 | $40,000 | |||
Turbo | None | $1,625 | $5,000 | ||
Turbo Tuning | $8,125 | $50,000 | |||
Wheels | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Wheels | - | - | ||
Windows | None | $100 | $500 | ||
Light Smoke | $200 | $1,500 | |||
Dark Smoke | $450 | $3,500 | |||
Limo | $700 | $5,000 |
Gallery[]
Video[]
Notable Owners[]
- Lacey Jonas – Owns a Spinnaker Purple Surano that is seen during her random encounter. The player may choose to drive it or use their own car.
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Grand Theft Auto V[]
- Assuming the Truth – The Surano is one of the five vehicles the Epsilon Program requires Michael De Santa to acquire.
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- Simeon's Export Requests – This vehicle may be randomly requested for delivery by Simeon Yetarian.
Los Santos Tuners[]
- Auto Shop Service – This vehicle may be randomly selected to be serviced and returned to a customer.
Variants[]
NPC-Modified Variants[]
Vinewood Hills Modded Surano[]
Pre-modified variants of the Surano can be seen driving around Vinewood Hills randomly.
File | Color Set | Window Tint? | Livery? | Mod Kit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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VINEWOOD_HILLS_ MODDED_SURANO |
|
No | No |
|
File | Color Set | Window Tint? | Livery? | Mod Kit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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VINEWOOD_HILLS_ MODDED_SURANO |
|
No | No |
|
Los Santos Customs Modded Single Player[]
Like the randomly spawning modified Jesters, two sets of Suranos may spawn outside Los Santos Customs, or around the city, pre-modified. These again only spawn in single player. The vehicles appear in set color sets with the same modifications. They will not spawn with any of the default extra components. These variants are named "LS_CUSTOMS_MODDED_SP" and use the exact same modifications and colors as the Vinewood Hills Modded Surano set.
Locations[]
Grand Theft Auto V[]
- Available for purchase from Southern San Andreas Super Autos for $99,000.
- Spawns outside Solomon Richards' studio before and during the Legal Trouble mission along with a Carbonizzare and a Rapid GT.
- Lacey Jonas owns a Surano, which the player uses during her mission.
- Occasionally appears in a driveway on Picture Perfect Drive immediately opposite the south end of Hillcrest Ridge Access Road in Vinewood Hills, across the road from the Epsilon drop-off garage.
- Spawns in a cul-de-sac at Lake Vinewood Estates in Lake Vinewood only during the Epsilon Program mission Assuming the Truth.
- Occasionally found at Vinewood Bowl's parking lot, eastern Vinewood Hills.
- Rarely seen near Elysian Island.
Scenarios (Enhanced version)[]
The Surano is part of three vehiclemodelsets
, "LS_CUSTOMS_MODDED_SP
", "VINEWOOD_HILLS_MODDED_SURANO
" and "CARS_RACE
". The first allows the Surano, among other cars, to spawn outside Los Santos Customs heavily modified, and in other places around the city, the second allows the Surano to spawn heavily modified in specific locations in Vinewood Hills, and the last allows the Surano to spawn in races.
It also appears in an unused model set, "ROCKFORD_CARS
" where it would have spawned, among other high end cars including the Voltic and Cheetah, driving in and out of driveways.
Coquette Classic | Feltzer | Dubsta2 | Infernus | Dominator | Ruiner | Sabre Turbo | Gauntlet | Sentinel | Rapid GT | Voltic | Comet | Surano | Thrust | Alpha | Huntley S | Jester | Massacro | Turismo R | Zentorno | Blade | Glendale | Panto | Pigalle | Rhapsody | Warrener
- May be seen parked outside Los Santos Customs in Burton, at any time of day. (marker)[1].
- May be seen parked outside Los Santos Customs near the Los Santos International Airport, at any time of day. (marker)[2].
- May be seen driving out of Los Santos Customs in La Mesa onto Popular Street heading south, at any time of day (marker)[3].
- May be seen driving north along Playa Vista shortly after the Bay City Avenue intersection, between 06:00 am and 18:00 pm (marker)[4].
- May be seen driving away from the Union Depository , opposite the Maze Bank Tower, west towards Little Seoul, between 06:00 am and 20:00 pm (marker)[5].
- May be seen driving out of the Mission Row Police Station impound garage north onto Sinner Street between 10:00 am and 16:00 pm (marker)[6].
- Up to two may be seen driving east along Eclipse Boulevard towards Vinewood Boulevard between 12:00 pm and 12:00 am (marker)[7].
- May be seen driving out of Up-n-Atom Burger on Vinewood Boulevard, turning west onto Vinewood Boulevard between 06:00 am and 18:00 pm (marker)[8].
- May be seen driving west along Boulevard Del Perro past the Rockford Hills Sign between 10:00 am and 18:00 pm (marker)[9].
- May be found parked outside the main entrance of Banner Hotel & Spa on Boulevard Del Perro in Del Perro between 07:00 am and 15:00 pm (marker)[10].
- May be found driving south across the Cassidy Creek Bridge at any time of day (marker)[11].
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- Rarely seen in Vinewood Hills and East Vinewood.
- Available for purchase from Legendary Motorsport for $110,000.
- No longer available in the enhanced versions of the game; removed from the website as part of the San Andreas Mercenaries update.
- Enhanced versions
- Can be sometimes spawned at the parking space in Los Santos Customs in Burton, pre-modified.
Radio Stations[]
- In Grand Theft Auto V and Online, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Surano uses the "Mexican" group which can play East Los FM.
Trivia[]
General[]
- The vehicle is most likely the successor of the Jugular from Grand Theft Auto as contrast to its real life theory, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is a modern-day Mercedes-Benz 300SL.
- Additionally, it can be considered the predecessor of the Schlagen GT from the Arena War update in Grand Theft Auto Online, since the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is suceedded by the Mercedes-AMG GT (which the Schlagen GT is based on).
- When the car is taken to a mod shop, the player can select to install a hood/bonnet with six air vents that resemble the ones found on 2013–present SRT Viper models, specifically the SRT Viper TA.
- Benefactor has a TV commercial for the Surano that can be viewed on the television at home. Interestingly enough, the commercial contains a small part of the Prefects' theme from the game Bully.
Oversights[]
- The engine cover appears to have misplaced badge textures, evidenced by the arrow-shaped lines and the squares on either side. The lines are both pointy sides of the Benefactor emblem and the squares are the letter "O" from the name.
References[]
- ↑ Ymap:
WORLD_VEHICLE_EMPTY: LS_CUSTOMS_MODDED_SP: 00:00 - 24:00 X:-360.7370 Y:-126.6793 Z:37.7008
- ↑ Ymap:
WORLD_VEHICLE_EMPTY: LS_CUSTOMS_MODDED_SP: 00:00 - 24:00 X:-1151.679 Y:-1985.332 Z:12.16036
- ↑ Ymap:
WORLD_VEHICLE_DRIVE_SOLO: LS_CUSTOMS_MODDED_SP: 00:00 - 24:00 X:754.5844 Y:-1045.922 Z:24.29551
- ↑ Ymap:
WORLD_VEHICLE_DRIVE_SOLO: LS_CUSTOMS_MODDED_SP: 06:00 - 18:00 X:-1793.239 Y:-444.9614 Z:41.19275
- ↑ Ymap:
WORLD_VEHICLE_DRIVE_SOLO: LS_CUSTOMS_MODDED_SP: 06:00 - 20:00 X:-39.32169 Y:-730.261 Z:43.1686
- ↑ Ymap:
WORLD_VEHICLE_DRIVE_SOLO: LS_CUSTOMS_MODDED_SP: 10:00 - 16:00 X:431.6216 Y:-1006.717 Z:26.54068
- ↑ Ymap:
WORLD_VEHICLE_DRIVE_SOLO: LS_CUSTOMS_MODDED_SP: 12:00 - 00:00 X:-196.8103 Y:254.7079 Z:91.25594
- ↑ Ymap:
WORLD_VEHICLE_DRIVE_SOLO: LS_CUSTOMS_MODDED_SP: 06:00 - 18:00 X:72.28709 Y:272.4458 Z:108.7645
- ↑ Ymap:
WORLD_VEHICLE_DRIVE_SOLO: LS_CUSTOMS_MODDED_SP: 10:00 - 18:00 X:-814.8768 Y:-76.69127 Z:36.88184
- ↑ Ymap:
WORLD_VEHICLE_DRIVE_SOLO: LS_CUSTOMS_MODDED_SP: 07:00 - 15:00 X:-1670.535 Y:-539.3542 Z:34.29962
- ↑ Ymap:
WORLD_VEHICLE_DRIVE_SOLO: LS_CUSTOMS_MODDED_SP: 00:00 - 24:00 X:-1837.241 Y:4687.804 Z:56.04296