Manana
The Manana is a very small car with little power or handling characteristics. In GTA III and GTA Vice City it is a very boxy car, but in GTA San Andreas it is a medium-sized, streamlined car; this is very likely due to different models being released by the car company that manufactures it during various years as opposed to retconning. So far its been in GTA3, San Andreas and Vice City and hasn't changed much in appearance except for perhaps looking boxier in Vice City, due to the much earlier timeline. In each game, its appearance seems to be based more or less on a Chrysler K-Car. In Liberty City Stories, the Manana's appearance is completely different than that of previous Grand Theft Auto games. Its bodywork is more rounded and it resembles a small sports car, which comes in two forms; with the soft-top roof up or down. Its performance has not increased much, but its handling has improved and it is now very nippy. You can find one sitting outside the church in Staunton Island where you do missions for Father Ned.
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Its highlight is probably when it's used in the GTA3 mission, "Dead Skunk in the Trunk", when Claude takes a dead Forelli to a car crusher, while being chased by the irate Forelli brothers in noticeably more powerful vehicles. When this car is rammed (most likely by the Forellis), the boot (trunk) opens and you can see the corpse inside.