The Declasse Tornado Rat Rod is a hot-rod featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Bikers update, released on November 1st, 2016, during the Tornado Rat Rod Week event.
Design[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
The Tornado Rat Rod is a highly-modified, "hotrod" variant of the rusty Tornado, which is seemingly inspired by the custom 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Rat Rod Wagon built in 2014 by Chris Walker from ITW Hot Rods.
The front clip of the car was completely removed in favour of an extended chassis, featuring a drop-beam aluminium bar with small suspension linkages and two articulated bars connected to the structure, in a similar fashion to the Hotknife and the Fränken Stange. Its front end is fitted with a small bumper with turn signals and two circular headlamps over it. It has a massive engine fitted with high velocity stacks, side exhaust stacks and cam covers bearing "TORNADO" badges. The sides of the car are mostly identical to the Tornado, but the rear fenders were cut in order to fit the large rear wheels. The greenhouse area remains identical in shape and design, as well as the whole rear end. On the underside, the rear axle was lifted and supported by four articulated bars and small suspension linkages.
The vehicle is painted in a single color for the body and a portion of the engine block. It uses a set of wheels consisting of "Dukes" rims with standard-sized treaded tires for the front, and "Five Star" rims with large-sized slicks for the rear, both having a colorable surrounding only seen in naturally-generated examples (i.e. Content Creator). However, switching colors from the custom front wheels may also affect the rear ones, though it will lose its color when the front wheels are reverted back to the default ones.
As with animated primary drives in the motorcycles of the Bikers update, the Tornado Rat Rod features an animated timing belt powering every engine pulley.
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Performance[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
The Tornado Rat Rod has good acceleration, although its low top speed may prove a challenge to keep up with faster vehicles from its class, even with upgrades, in races. The rather long wheelbase may also cause lower handling capabilities compared to the standard Tornado. In addition, the large rear wheels are very vulnerable to gunfire, making bulletproof tires a high recommendation.
The Tornado is powered by a hefty big-block single-overhead camshaft V8 with 8 large velocity stack carburetors, in an FMR (front-mid engine, rear wheel drive) layout, laid longitudinally and coupled to a 4-speed gearbox. Its engine sound is shared with that of the Trophy Truck, and the engine start-up is the same as the Fränken Stange.
GTA Online 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 | 81 / 130 | 4 | N/A | RWD | 2100 / 4630 | 65 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 100 | N/A | FMR SOHC Big-Block V8 w/ 8 Velocity Stack Carburetors (In-game model) | RWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
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Modifications[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
| Category | Modification | Price | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Exhausts | Stock Exhaust | $260 | ||
| Custom Rat Exhausts | $750 | |||
| Explosives | Ignition Bomb | $5,000 | ||
| Remote Bomb | $7,500 | |||
| Hoods | Stock Hood | $1,600 | ||
| Triple Intake Bug Catcher | $3,000 | |||
| Single Intake Bug Catcher | $5,000 | |||
| 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: Vehicle Customization in GTA V/Respray Colors | - | ||
| Sell | Sell Vehicle | |||
| 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 | |||
- * "Wheel Types" option only affects the front wheels.
Gallery[]
Video[]
Locations[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- Available for purchase from Southern San Andreas Super Autos for $378,000.
- No longer available; removed from the website as part of the San Andreas Mercenaries update.
Radio Stations[]
- In Grand Theft Auto Online, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Tornado Rat Rod uses the "Punk" group which plays Channel X.
Trivia[]
- When adding custom wheels to the car, only the front wheels are modified. The rear ones remain in stock form.
- The car's engine lacks a radiator, which would make the car overheat.
- Despite being a beater vehicle, the Rat Rod has no beater-standard horn.
- The car gained the ability to wheelie as part of the The Diamond Casino Heist update, despite not being in the muscle class.
See Also[]
- Tornado - Base model of the Tornado Rat Rod.
- Hotknife and Fränken Stange - Two similar hotrods in the game.
- Weevil Custom - Another heavily modified hotrod based on a classic vehicle.