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A Savanna in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rear quarter view).

The Savanna is a four-door open top lowrider in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Description

Being a lowrider, the Savanna can be used in the lowrider competion if hydraulics are equipped (Savannas don't always spawn with hydraulics). It is a four-door, making it rather suitable for drive-bys and transporting gang members. The Grove Street Families use the Savanna as one of their gang cars. Like the Hermes, it cannot be blown up with a fuel cap shot, as it does not have a visible fuel cap (not even shooting the license plate works).

Design

The Savanna largely resembles a 1963 Chevrolet Impala with the top of the grille resembling that of the '64 Impala. The back has two pairs of taillights similar to those of the Chevy Bel Air and Biscayne.

The name "Savanna" is likely a reference to the Impala, as the animal of that name is found on savannas.

While normally appearing with only an open top, the car can be modified in Loco Low Co. to feature a hard top or a soft convertible top.

Performance

The Savanna main merit is its speed, with quite good acceleration to complement this. Like the Blade, the car's brakes are very sensitive, giving it very responsive stopping power at any speed; this, however, risks a spin-out if the driver steers while braking (for instance, in a handbrake turn).

Locations

Spawns regularly in Los Santos
Found commonly in Grove Street Families territories
Near a house west of Loco Low Co. in Willowfield, Los Santos
Parked inside the second floor of the Wang Cars showroom in San Fierro after the completion of Customs Fast Track

Modifications

Loco Low Co.

Trivia

Cesar Vialpando's car is a red Savanna with red seats and no hydraulics, except in the mission Photo Opportunity, wherein the car may have hydraulics. The license plate reads "LVA4L", referring to the Varrios Los Aztecas, Cesar's gang.
The default radio station in the Savanna is Radio Los Santos.

Gallery

Side view of a Savanna modified at Loco Low Co. to feature a hard top.

Side view of a Savanna modified at Loco Low Co. to feature a hard top.
A heavily modified Savanna with a soft top.

A heavily modified Savanna with a soft top.

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 == Description ==
-Due to the fact that it is a lowrider, the Savanna can be to enter the [[Lowrider Challenge|lowrider competion]] with hydraulics equipped, however it doesn't always spawn with hydraulics. It is a four-door, making it rather suitable for drive-bys. The [[Grove Street Families]] also uses the Savanna as one of their gang cars. Much like the [[Hermes]], it cannot be blown up with a fuel cap shot as it does not seem to have one (not even shooting the license plate works).
+Being a lowrider, the Savanna can be used in the [[Lowrider Challenge|lowrider competion]] if hydraulics are equipped (Savannas don't always spawn with hydraulics). It is a four-door, making it rather suitable for drive-bys and transporting gang members.  The [[Grove Street Families]] use the Savanna as one of their gang cars. Like the [[Hermes]], it cannot be blown up with a fuel cap shot, as it does not have a visible fuel cap (not even shooting the license plate works).
 === Design ===
-The Savanna resembles a [[wp:Chevrolet Impala#1961-1964|1963 Chevrolet Impala]] except the top of the grille has been altered to make it reminiscent of a 1964 Impala (and a similar design of the front bumper is mirrored with the back bumper). In beta screenshots, however, the grille isn't altered and it almost completely resembles a 1963 Impala. The back has a pair of two taillights similar to [[wikipedia:Chevrolet Bel Air|Chevy Bel Air]] and [[wikipedia:Chevrolet Biscayne|Biscayne]] models instead of an Impala, probably to avoid legal disputes. The name may come from "impala", because the animal is commonly found in savannas.
+The Savanna largely resembles a [[wp:Chevrolet Impala#1961-1964|1963 Chevrolet Impala]] with the top of the grille resembling that of the '64 Impala.  The back has two pairs of taillights similar to those of the [[wikipedia:Chevrolet Bel Air|Chevy Bel Air]] and [[wikipedia:Chevrolet Biscayne|Biscayne]].
+The name "Savanna" is likely a reference to the Impala, as the animal of that name is found on savannas.
 While normally appearing with only an open top, the car can be modified in Loco Low Co. to feature a hard top or a soft convertible top.
 === Performance ===
-The Savanna is primarily speedy, with quite good acceleration to complement this trait. However, the car, like the [[Blade]], has wide handling the, the tendency to spin out of control if steered using the handbrake and very sensitive brakes, giving the car very responsive stopping power at any speed, although the risk of a spin out may also be there by steering ''while'' braking.
+The Savanna main merit is its speed, with quite good acceleration to complement this. Like the [[Blade]], the car's brakes are very sensitive, giving it very responsive stopping power at any speed; this, however, risks a spin-out if the driver steers while braking (for instance, in a handbrake turn).
 == Locations ==
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 == Trivia ==
-*[[Cesar Vialpando|Cesar Vialpando's]] car is a red Savanna with red seats and no hydraulics, except for one instance in the mission [[Photo Opportunity]], in where the car may have hydraulics. The license plate reads "LVA4L", referring to the [[Varrios Los Aztecas]], Cesar's gang.
+*[[Cesar Vialpando]]'s car is a red Savanna with red seats and no hydraulics, except in the mission [[Photo Opportunity]], wherein the car may have hydraulics.  The license plate reads "LVA4L", referring to the [[Varrios Los Aztecas]], Cesar's gang.
 *The default radio station in the Savanna is [[Radio Los Santos]].
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-Image:Savanna (GTASA) (side).jpg|Side view of a Savanna modified at Loco Low Co. to feature a "hardtop".
+Image:Savanna (GTASA) (side).jpg|Side view of a Savanna modified at Loco Low Co. to feature a hard top.
-Image:Savanna (GTASA) (modified) (front).jpg|A heavily modified Savanna with a "softtop".
+Image:Savanna (GTASA) (modified) (front).jpg|A heavily modified Savanna with a soft top.
 </gallery>