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The '''Manana''' is a two-door coupe first introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. For much of its existence, the Manana has been designed as an undesirable vehicle, combining poor performance with unappealing aesthetics. The Manana concept was significantly changed in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] and [[Grand Theft Auto V]], but retains its two-door coupe body style.

In its early appearances, the Manana is fashioned as a very compact car. In [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]], the vehicle assumes a very boxy design, resembling coupe variants of a [[wp:Dodge Aries|Dodge Aries]] or a [[wp:Plymouth Reliant|Plymouth Reliant K]]. Its appearance remains "boxy" in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories — reflecting early 1980s automobile design trends. At one point during [[Beta Releases#Grand Theft Auto III|development of GTA III]], the Manana was known on the [[Capital Autos]] website as the "'''Ariant'''", an evident portmanteau of the Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant names.

Additional redesigns for the Manana were made for [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]. In GTA San Andreas, the Manana assumed a slightly different body design, resembling a [[wp:Dodge Shadow|Dodge Shadow]] or [[wp:Plymouth Sundance|Plymouth Sundance]] (but with front turn signals like earlier renditions). The GTA Advance rendition of the car features an older design than any previous version, harking back to a 1970s model. In GTA Liberty City Stories, a rounder 1990s convertible body design was used, resembling a [[wp:Mazda Miata|Mazda Miata]].

The Manana in GTA San Andreas is a gang car for the [[Da Nang Boys]], and can be seen driven by members around [[Easter Basin]] and [[Garver Bridge]], both in [[San Fierro]].

 

The Manana is considered inferior to most vehicles due primarily to its poor engine power. The GTA III, GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas and GTA Vice City Stories renditions suffer largely from a low top speeds (the GTA San Andreas rendition has a top speed of only 74 mph or 120 km/h) and has a considerably unbalanced body, but otherwise accelerates averagely and is very nimble and easy to control due to its weight and size. The GTA Advance rendition features similar performance traits, with an identical top speed, but also grapples with poor off-road capabilities (traveling off-road at a maximum of 25 mph or 40 km/h). The GTA Liberty City Stories features improved handling over earlier renditions.

===GTA IV — GTA V===

The [[Albany]] Manana has a very different look in GTA IV compared to its namesake in the previous games - it is now a sharp '70s-style luxury car. The front detailing resembles that of a [[wp:Buick LeSabre#1971-1976|1975 Buick LeSabre]], but the rest is unmistakably derived from a [[wp:Cadillac Eldorado#1967-1970|1967 or '68 Cadillac Eldorado]]; the front bumper is derived from neither of these cars, having a late '70s look. The car is available as both a coupe and a convertible. The GTA IV rendition of the Manana does have one thing in common with the prior versions: it still has poor performance and mediocre handling, although it is far from the worst-handling car in the game. Its top speed is about 150 km/h (93 mph). The car can be sold for $1,200 at [[S&M Auto Sales]] after completion of [[Stevie's Car Thefts]] in GTA IV.

 

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In The Ballad of Gay Tony, during [[Arnaud|Arnaud's]] second [[Random Encounter|encounter]], a pimp drives a unique maroon and gold Manana, who stole Arnaud's wallet and beat him up after a rather odd night of opium and [[prostitutes]]. After killing the pimp and dropping Arnaud off, the car can be kept.

File:Manana-GTAIII-DeadSkunkintheTrunk.png|Trunk area of the "corpse" Manana (with the trunk cover removed) featured in "[[Dead Skunk in the Trunk]]" in GTA III.