Perennial

The Perennial as seen in Grand Theft Auto III.

The Perennial is a station wagon from the Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and Grand Theft Auto IV. In GTA III games, it can be found almost everywhere; it is common in GTA IV. The styling of the car has changed slightly throughout the games, but the performance has remained unchanged, until GTA IV.

Performance

The underpowered, front-wheel drive Perennial is, simply put, one of the slowest vehicles in the game. Acceleration is highly lacking, as is speed, predisposing the vehicle, whose handling is actually quite responsive, to oversteer and rolling. It is, however, quite sturdy, and can withstand significant damage before bursting into flames and exploding. The GTA IV Perennial, manufactured by Dinka, is rear-wheel drive and moderately fast for an MPV, and can take a lot of damage.

Design

In the first three games of the GTA III Era it has a close resemblance to the 1962-1964 Chevy Nova station wagon though much smaller and shorter, so short it is as long as the Corvair based Tampa. In GTA Liberty City Stories and GTA Vice City Stories it looks like a 1969 Chevrolet Kingswood based on the position of the side panels and grille.

In GTA IV, likely as a joke given the Perennial's rustic appearance through the GTA III family, the Perennial is now based on of the much more futuristic-looking 2006 Honda Odyssey MPV or the (2006-2009) Honda Stream. The US version of the Honda Odyssey is much taller and more van-like, so it appears to be the JDM/International version of the Odyssey, which is closer to an estate car and isn't sold in the US despite it being prominent in the game. It does not have sliding doors, as the international version does not feature them. Every Perennial comes with a glass panoramic-style roof. Althought it is mostly based on the JDM version of the Honda Odyssey, the side rear window looks very similar to a Mercedes-Benz R-Class. It also comes in a flyUS skin at the airport, and functions as an airport shuttle service.

Locations

GTA III

Portland Harbor, Portland Island
Alley beside XXX Mags, Red Light District, Portland Island

GTA San Andreas

Importable from Easter Basin, San Fierro after completing export lists. Import cost: $8,000 (Thursday only)

GTA Liberty City Stories

Capital Autos parking area, Harwood, Portland Island
The construction site in Hepburn Heights, Portland Island
The flophouse in Pike Creek, Shoreside Vale in where Donald Love lived after being bankrupt

GTA IV

In the whole city, but mostly in Algonquin.
The flyUS version is only available in Francis International Airport.

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