| For the hovercraft in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, see Vortex. |
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- "The Vortex has its feet planted firmly in the café racer tradition, its head stuck firmly up the ass of contemporary streetfighter chic, and the less said about what it's doing with its hands the better. It's a synthesis that's going to change the world and your underwear forever."
- ―Southern San Andreas Super Autos description.
The Pegassi Vortex is a streetfighter featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Bikers update, released on October 25th, 2016, during the Vortex and Sanctus Week event.
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Design
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The Vortex is a streetfighter-style motorcycle apparently influenced by the Ducati 1199 Panigale streetfighter, which is particularly evident in the front fender and forks.
The bike is distinctively aerodynamic, featuring a front mudguard with a similar design to the one on the Hakuchou, along with a shield-shaped fairing that houses two small rectangular headlamps. The body area is mainly composed of a grey frame, front radiator, medium-sized fuel tank, side body panels and a lower fairing that leaves two open sections for the short exhaust tubes. It also features a lightweight seat with a license plate below, two tubular frames and vertical tail lamps on the rearmost section of the main frame. The rear wheel is connected to the body through an unconventional L-shaped swingarm that is supported by a single suspension spring, leaving the chain drive in a straight line connected to the engine. The Vortex uses the same "Sports Bike" dial set used for most of the sports bikes in the game, but features a digital display at the centre which contains the warning indicators on it (fuel, battery, turning signals and others).
The primary colour of the bike is applied to the main components and the details on the rear stock wheel, while the secondary colour is applied to the front forks, the rear frames and the foot peg mounts. The rims appear to be similar to the "Racer" rims available in Los Santos Customs, but they are wrapped with racing slicks in a similar manner to race vehicles like the RE-7B and ETR1, making it the only current motorcycle in the game to have this feature.
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Performance
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The Vortex is a fast bike that can compete with the Defiler and the Akuma, but gets beaten by the slightly higher end bikes of the game. It has decent acceleration and a high top speed. It cannot perform wheelies or stoppies due to its weight.
The vehicle is powered by a pushrod V-Twin engine, evidenced by the details found next to the cylinder blocks. The same is coupled to a 4-speed gearbox and emits a mid-revving sound with a loud engine note.
Installing any "Headlight" modification will increase its traction slightly, in the same way as a spoiler.
GTA Online 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 | 92 / 148 | 4 | N/A | RWD | 190 / 419 | 65 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | 4 | Pushrod V-Twin (In-game model) | RWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
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Speed | 79.409599% | ||||
| Acceleration | 100% | |||||
| Braking | 40% | |||||
| Traction | 65.15152% | |||||
Modifications
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| 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 | |||
| Body Work | Frames | Stock Frame | $300 | |
| Chrome Frame | $900 | |||
| Engraved Frame | $1,500 | |||
| Front Mudguards | Stock Mudguard | $2,200 | ||
| Remove Mudguard | $4,600 | |||
| Chopped Mudguard | $7,400 | |||
| Extended Mudguard | $11,700 | |||
| Secondary Color Mudguard | $14,500 | |||
| Carbon Mudguard | $14,700 | |||
| Scoop Mudguard | $14,900 | |||
| Headlights | Stock Headlights | $6,000 | ||
| Rounded Cover | $7,050 | |||
| Pointed Cover | $10,000 | |||
| Number Plate | $13,000 | |||
| Alien Cover | $14,000 | |||
| Alien Secondary Lights | $16,000 | |||
| Seats | Stock Seat | $1,600 | ||
| Short Seat | $3,000 | |||
| Sharp Tail Seat | $5,000 | |||
| Fuel Tanks | Stock Fuel Tank | $200 | ||
| Aggressor Tank | $700 | |||
| Engine | Engine Block | Stock Engine Block | $700 | |
| Primary Color Engine | $1,100 | |||
| Secondary Color Engine | $1,350 | |||
| It's Lit | $1,500 | |||
| Engine Tunes | EMS Upgrade, Level 1 | $9,000 | ||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 2 | $12,500 | |||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 3 | $18,000 | |||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 4 | $33,500 | |||
| Fairings | Stock Fairing | $2,500 | ||
| Flicked Fairing | $5,500 | |||
| Carbon Fairing | $8,000 | |||
| Exhausts | Stock Exhaust | $260 | ||
| Titanium Exhaust | $750 | |||
| Explosives | Ignition Bomb | $5,000 | ||
| Remote Bomb | $7,500 | |||
| Horns | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Horns | - | ||
| Lights | Stock Lights | $600 | ||
| Xenon Lights | $7,500 | |||
| Livery | None | $11,400 | ||
| Classic Red Stripe | $18,240 | |||
| Yellow Race Stripe | $19,380 | |||
| Black Tribal | $20,520 | |||
| Classic Green Stripe | $21,660 | |||
| Orange Two Tone | $22,800 | |||
| Classic Blue Stripe | $23,370 | |||
| Purple Race Stripe | $23,939 | |||
| Black Two Tone | $24,510 | |||
| Cyan Race Stripe | $25,080 | |||
| Tropical Red | $25,650 | |||
| White Two Tone | $26,220 | |||
| Tropical Green | $26,789 | |||
| 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: Los Santos Customs/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 | - | ||
- * Plates are unavailable if a custom "Seat" modification is installed.
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Locations
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- Can be bought from Southern San Andreas Super Autos for $356,000.
- If the player has purchased the Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack, this vehicle will be available for FREE.
Trivia
Grand Theft Auto Online
- If the Vortex is fitted with the Race Plate in Los Santos Customs, it removes the headlights completely, thus not being able to illuminate in the darkness.
- It is possible to remove the license plate by giving the Vortex a custom "Seat" modification, which can make it illegal for the road.
- The "Tropical Green" livery is a reference to Valentino Rossi, hence the bike will have 46 number if Race Plate is equipped and the colour scheme is Lime Green which is Rossi's signature colour. This also serves as a second reference to him, after the NRG-500 motorcycle in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
- Although the in-game model shows a 90-degree pushrod V-twin, the exhaust note is more akin to a three-cylinder engine configuration, as seen on real-life bikes such as the Yamaha MT-09 or the Triumph Daytona 675R.
- The default radio station for the Vortex is Non-Stop-Pop FM.
- The "Sharp Tail Seat" modification appears to be a reused component from the Double T and the Akuma. As such, it always has an empty slot on the end intended for a tail lamp, despite the Vortex having its corresponding vertical lamps.
