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The Tornado is a vintage two-door hard-top/convertible featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. It is manufactured by Declasse in the HD Universe.
Design
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas the Tornado assumes the design of a 1958 Chevrolet Impala but without the features of dual headlights. The car has its distinctive front end, chromed lines on the sides and a large trunk on the rear. It uses small-size wheels with centercaps.
Grand Theft Auto V
In Grand Theft Auto V, The Tornado still resembles a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in its front end and overall shape, but the years of the ends have been swapped; the front end now has the '58 Bel Air design and the rear now takes influence from the 1957 Chevrolet or 1957 Bel Air. New features include a bumper similar to a 1957 Cadillac Eldorado, dual headlights (with black surrounds like the '57) and 1957 Bel Air style rear wings and trunk. Other than the dual headlights, and '57 Chevy Bel Air rear, it resembles its predecessor. It also has some design cues taken from a 1958 Plymouth Belvedere.
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Performance
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Having only two doors, the Tornado is only designed to carry two occupants. The car does make up for this with its above average top speed and acceleration, as well as its generally stable cornering (even with its long wheelbase that is supposed to hamper the car's maneuverability). Braking, however, is not so great. The Tornado is also quite durable and can take a good bit of road damage/gunfire before exploding. Although it does not appear to have a visible fuel cap, it will explode when the license plate is shot.
GTA San Andreas Overview
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 99 / 160 | 4 | Petrol | RWD | 1700 / 3748 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | RWD | Cannot be observed |
Grand Theft Auto V
The Tornado is again quite durable and handles relatively similar to its SA counterpart. One disadvantage of this car is that it performs horrible while driving up hills. It again does not have a visible fuel cap, but it will explode if the front engine is shot enough or if its hit from a high enough impact (rolling down a steep hill and directly hitting the ground with sensitive spots may result in an instant explosion). The beater models commonly found in Blaine County tend to have a delayed engine ignition, which could become a problem in the event of a situation that requires a quick getaway.
The engine is modeled after a V8 with single-overhead camshafts and a large cylindrical air filter. It is coupled to a 4-speed gearbox in a front engine, rear wheel drive layout.
GTA V 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 | 81 / 130 | 4 | N/A | RWD | 2100 / 4630 | 65 |
| N/A | 130 / 209 | 4 | N/A | RWD | 2100 / 4630 | N/A |
| 12.3 Seconds | 90 / 144 | 4 | FR SOHC V8 (In-game model) | RWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
Modifications
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Possible combinations of modifications that can be given to Tornados at Loco Low Co. in GTA San Andreas.
Upgrades are available in the Loco Low Co. garage in Willowfield, Los Santos:
| Type | Upgrades | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Paint Jobs | Paintjob 1 | $ 500 |
| Paintjob 2 | $ 500 | |
| Paintjob 3 | $ 500 | |
| Colors | Car Color 1 | $ 150 |
| Car Color 2 | $ 150 | |
| Exhausts | Chromer Exhaust | $ 1000 |
| Slamin Exhaust | $ 1500 | |
| Front Bumper | Chromer Bumper | $ 1040 |
| Slamin Bumper | $ 1200 | |
| Rear Bumper | Chromer Bumper | $ 940 |
| Slamin Bumper | $ 1100 | |
| Side Skirts | Chrome Strips | $ 800 |
| Wheels | Classic | $ 1620 |
| Dollar | $ 1560 | |
| Twist | $ 1200 | |
| Wires | $ 1560 | |
| Trance | $ 1350 | |
| Cutter | $ 1030 | |
| Rimshine | $ 980 | |
| Virtual | $ 620 | |
| Access | $ 1140 | |
| Car Stereo | Bass Boost | $ 100 |
| Hydraulics | Hydraulics | $ 1500 |
| Nitro | 2x Nitrous | $ 200 |
| 5x Nitrous | $ 500 | |
| 10x Nitrous | $ 1000 |
Grand Theft Auto V
| Type | Upgrade | Cost (Story) | Cost (Online) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armor | Armor Upgrade 20% | $500 | $4,500 |
| Armor Upgrade 40% | $1,250 | $7,500 | |
| Armor Upgrade 60% | $2,000 | $12,000 | |
| Armor Upgrade 80% | $3,500 | $21,000 | |
| Armor Upgrade 100% | $5,000 | $30,000 | |
| Brakes | Street Brakes | $2,000 | $4,000 |
| Sport Brakes | $2,700 | $5,400 | |
| Race Brakes | $3,500 | $7,000 | |
| Bumpers* | Custom Front Bumper 1 | $500 | $1,000 |
| Custom Front Bumper 2 | $750 | $1,500 | |
| Engine | EMS Upgrade, Level 1 | $900 | $1,800 |
| EMS Upgrade, Level 2 | $1,250 | $2,500 | |
| EMS Upgrade, Level 3 | $1,800 | $3,600 | |
| EMS Upgrade, Level 4 | $3,350 | $6,700 | |
| Exhaust* | Short Exhaust | $375 | $750 |
| Side Exit Exhaust | $899 | $1,800 | |
| Fenders* | Fender Skirts Body Color | $450 | $900 |
| Fender Skirts Chrome | $750 | $1,500 | |
| Fender & Chrome Detail | $850 | $1,700 | |
| Fender Skirts & Chrome Detail | $950 | $2,000 | |
| No Ornaments | $150 | $300 | |
| Fender Ornaments | $450 | $900 | |
| Hood* | Classic Hood | $325 | $650 |
| Triple Intake Bug Catcher | $750 | $1,500 | |
| Single Intake Bug Catcher | $875 | $1,750 | |
| Lights | Xenon Lights | $300 | $3,000 |
Main article: Los Santos Customs/Lights |
- | - | |
| Loss/Theft Prevention | Tracker | N/A | $2,000 |
| Full Coverage | N/A | $3,750 | |
| Respray | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Respray Colors |
- | - |
| Crew Emblem | N/A | $25,000 | |
| Sell | Sell Vehicle | N/A | $3,000 |
| Suspension** | Lowered Suspension | $500 | $1,000 |
| Street Suspension | $1,000 | $2,000 | |
| Sport Suspension | $1,700 | $3,400 | |
| Competition Suspension | $2,200 | $4,400 | |
| Transmission | Street Transmission | $2,950 | $5,900 |
| Sports Transmission | $3,250 | $6,500 | |
| Race Transmission | $4,000 | $8,000 | |
| Turbo | Turbo Tuning | $2,500 | $30,000 |
| Wheels | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Wheels |
- | - |
| Windows | Light Smoke | $200 | $1,500 |
| Dark Smoke | $450 | $3,500 | |
| Limo | $700 | $5,000 |
*These mods are only available for the clean Tornado variant.
**These mods are only available for the beater Tornado variant.
Notable Owners
Grand Theft Auto V
- Los Santos Vagos
- Families
- Ballas
- Devin Weston
- Tracey's Stalker (Doting Dad)
Image Gallery
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto V
Variants
Tornado CustomGrand Theft Auto Online |
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The Tornado Custom is a custom variant of the Tornado exclusive for Grand Theft Auto Online, which features highly-advanced modifications, and hydraulics enabled, not present on the standard Tornado. It was added as part of the continuation of the Lowriders: Custom Classics update. |
Tornado Rat RodGrand Theft Auto Online |
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The Tornado Rat Rod is the hotrod variant of the Tornado, having a rusted body and several modifications, including a large engine and drag racing-style wheels. It was added as part of the continuation of the Bikers update. |
Gang Variants
- There are unique modified Tornados belonging to the Los Santos Vagos, Families and Ballas gangs, in both hardtop and convertible variants. The hardtop gang variants feature a classic hood, triple golds lowrider wheels, fender skirts and chrome detail, fender ornaments, side exit exhaust, and limo window tint. The convertible gang variants feature lead sled lowrider wheels, fender chrome detail, fender ornaments, short exhausts, and limo window tint. Gang members will open fire on the player if he/she attempts to steal one of their cars. If Franklin steals a Families Tornado, he will be ignored.
- There are unique non-gang modified variants that can be found in El Burro Heights at the bus junkyard on the corner of South Shambles Street and Hanger Way, most often at night, in both hardtop and convertible variants. These share the same upgrades as the gang variants but unique paint. The hardtop variants feature dark blue with a light blue pearlescent paint, and bronze wheels. The convertible variants feature black steel with a unique pearlescent paint, silver secondary paint, and unique silver wheels. Similar unique non-gang modified variants of the Buccaneer, Manana, and Peyote can be found parked at the same bus junkyard as well as in front of Olson's Autos on El Rancho Boulevard in Cypress Flats, most often during the day.
Mariachi
A convertible mariachi beater version can be seen during the mission The Civil Border Patrol, with sombreros and guitars on the back seat. It can be stolen after stunning its owners, required to obtain the gold medal in the mission. This version cannot be modified at Los Santos Customs but can be repaired.
Special Variants
- A black variant with an unique plate (reading "MONIED") is owned by Devin Weston and driven by Trevor in The Third Way. Though the car is destroyed to kill Devin, it is possible to obtain it by storing in Trevor's garage instead of going to the objective, change your clothing and kill yourself to fail the mission, then go check your garage.
Locations
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Spawns mostly around Los Santos Vagos turfs in Las Colinas, Los Flores, East Los Santos and East Beach. After acquired all their turfs, the car become extremely rare. It also doesn't have any spawn point.
- Spawns more often when the beater/junk car traffic cheat is activated.
Grand Theft Auto V
- Beater
- Usually seen in South Los Santos and Blaine County.
- Usually found in dock areas of Los Santos.
- Commonly driven by Rednecks in and around Sandy Shores.
- Mariachi
- In the parking lot near the Ammu-Nation in Great Chaparral.
- Sometimes spawns at night on a cliff near the Altruist Camp, it is surrounded by police and will drive off if not reached in time.
- Clean
- Can sometimes be found driving around Rockford Hills near Michael's House.
- At the Domestic Japanese European Garage, south from nearby Vinewood Police Station, central Vinewood on Elgin Avenue in Hawick.
- Modified yellow variants are driven by the Vagos in Rancho, and can be found parked in the parking lot at Rancho Projects.
- Modified purple variants can sometimes be seen driving on the Grove Street cul-de-sac by a Ballas gang member.
- They can also sometimes be parked in the same area.
- Modified green variants can be found on Forum Drive, parked, or being driven. Franklin can steal them and not get shot at as opposed to if the player tried to take a Ballas or Vagos variant. This is an easy way to get the Tornado for Delivering the Truth.
Rewards
Grand Theft Auto Online
- The convertible gang variants of the Tornado are currently the second most expensive vehicles that can be stolen and sold to Los Santos Customs in GTA Online (for PS3 and XB360 versions), netting the player $12,575 in mint condition. The hardtop variants, however, will only pay out $8,050.
- After the Heists Update, the convertible gang Tornado used to sell for $43,305 in mint condition. However, this was later patched after the 1.22 update.
Trivia
General
- The default radio stations for the Tornado are:
- GTA San Andreas: Radio Los Santos.
- GTA V:
- Regular variant: WorldWide FM.
- Beater variant: Lowdown FM or Space 103.2.
- Mariachi variant: East Los FM 106.2.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- The Tornado is the lowest vehicle in the game and only lowrider and/or car capable of dragging. Dropping its rear end on the ground produces a continuous stream of sparks like a minitruck. This trick can be executed through the aid of hydraulics by nose up with right analog stick (PS2). The scraping can be done by pressing the Num 8 button or by pressing H, then the Num 2 button (PC).
- When taking over all turfs occupied by the Los Santos Vagos, acquiring a Tornado would be hard as it rarely appears or won't actually appear again.
- A glitch in the mobile port of the game has the Tornado's interior sometimes being invisible before entering it. This glitch can be fixed by placing the camera position to the back.
- In GTA San Andreas, the car serves as one of several gang vehicles of the Los Santos Vagos. The Tornado makes a return as a gang vehicle for the Vagos, the Ballas and The Families in GTA V.
Grand Theft Auto IV
- A Tornado-like vehicle can be seen in a picture in the back room of The Triangle Club in the borough of Bohan.
Grand Theft Auto V
- The Tornado is one of the vehicles that the Epsilon Program request Michael De Santa acquire for them ("Assuming the Truth").
- In the mission The Third Way, after kidnapping Devin Weston from his house, Trevor takes him to the meeting place in Weston's vintage Tornado.
- Attempting to add chrome on the roof of the convertible version will color it black.
- Also, it can be further modified to resemble a 1957 Bel Air with hood ornaments and fender skirts.
Grand Theft Auto Online
- The mariachi variant can be used in GTA Online races, albeit it is considered an Off-Road vehicle despite having no performance difference compared to the normal versions that would imply it is an Off-Road vehicle.
See Also
- Tornado Custom - Custom lowrider variant.
- Tornado Rat Rod - Hotrod variant.