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| manufacturer = [[Karin]] <small>(GTA V)</small> | |||
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The '''Kuruma''' is a four-door sedan seen in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]. | The '''Kuruma''' is a four-door sedan seen in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]. It becomes a tuner vehicle in [[Grand Theft Auto V]]. | ||
== | == Description == | ||
=== Design === | === Design === | ||
The word "kuruma" means "automobile" in Japanese ([[:wp:ja:車|車]]), which may suggest that the car is of Japanese origin. However, the car is loosely based on a | ==== GTA III Era ==== | ||
The word "kuruma" means "automobile" in Japanese ([[:wp:ja:車|車]]), which may suggest that the car is of Japanese origin. However, the car is loosely based on a [[wp:Dodge Intrepid|1998–2004 Dodge Intrepid]] and a [[wp:Chrysler Sebring|2001–2003 Chrysler Sebring]]. For GTA Liberty City Stories, the Kuruma has slight cosmetic changes to make it look like a generic Japanese sedan during the late 1990s, the front appearing to resemble a [[WP:Honda Accord|1994–1997 Honda Accord]]; it also comes with colored or uncolored (gray) bumpers and trims, giving it the appearance of an economy car. | |||
The Kuruma is the first car made available to the player in both GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories, in the missions "[[Give Me Liberty]]" and "[[Home Sweet Home]]", respectively, probably due to the fact that it handles relatively neutrally. When originally introduced in GTA III, the car is not seen driven on the streets of [[Portland]], but is parked in various locations in the island; in GTA Liberty City Stories, the car is present in Portland traffic. | The Kuruma is the first car made available to the player in both GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories, in the missions "[[Give Me Liberty]]" and "[[Home Sweet Home]]", respectively, probably due to the fact that it handles relatively neutrally. When originally introduced in GTA III, the car is not seen driven on the streets of [[Portland]], but is parked in various locations in the island; in GTA Liberty City Stories, the car is present in Portland traffic. | ||
During [[Beta Releases#Grand Theft Auto III|development of GTA III]], the Kuruma was originally known as the "'''Sentinal'''", not to be confused by the [[Sentinel]], another sedan in the final version of the same game, in which it was previously known as the "[[Beamer]]" during development. Prior to the game's release, the Kuruma is presumed to have been renamed, while the "Sentinal" name found its way into the Beamer, resulting in the Beamer being renamed the "Sentinel". | During [[Beta Releases#Grand Theft Auto III|development of GTA III]], the Kuruma was originally known as the "'''Sentinal'''", not to be confused by the [[Sentinel]], another sedan in the final version of the same game, in which it was previously known as the "[[Beamer]]" during development. Prior to the game's release, the Kuruma is presumed to have been renamed, while the "Sentinal" name found its way into the Beamer, resulting in the Beamer being renamed the "Sentinel". | ||
==== GTA V ==== | |||
The Kuruma, now branded by Karin, has been redesigned to be a 4-door tuner, in a similar vein to the [[Sultan]]. It mostly resembles the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. | |||
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=== Performance === | === Performance === | ||
The Kuruma is powered by a small, yet gutsy, engine | ==== GTA III Era ==== | ||
The Kuruma is powered by a small, yet gutsy, engine (most likely a four-cylinder) channelled to the front wheels. While the engine is powerful enough to propel the Kuruma to high straight line speeds, the front-wheel-drive layout causes understeer. Players may therefore favor using the handbrake to swing round turns at high speed. The car has a stiff suspension set-up that compromises stability when going over bumps and rough ends at high speeds. For a mid-size or compact sedan, the Kuruma is relatively heavy for its class, weighing in at 1,500 kilograms<ref>/data/handling.cfg</ref>. This heavy curb weight hampers acceleration and causes the Kuruma to drive sluggishly. Crash deformation and braking are acceptable, but not excellent. | |||
The Kuruma possesses almost identical handling properties to the GTA III rendition of the [[Taxi]]. | The Kuruma possesses almost identical handling properties to the GTA III rendition of the [[Taxi]]. | ||
==== GTA V ==== | |||
== Variant == | == Variant == | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
{{double image|right|Kuruma-Manhunt-front.jpg|225|Kuruma-Manhunt2-front.png|250|[[Manhunt]]'s rendition of the Kuruma, as a wreck.|[[Manhunt 2]]'s rendition of the Kuruma.|}} | {{double image|right|Kuruma-Manhunt-front.jpg|225|Kuruma-Manhunt2-front.png|250|[[Manhunt]]'s rendition of the Kuruma, as a wreck.|[[Manhunt 2]]'s rendition of the Kuruma.|}} | ||
* The Kuruma has appeared as both a [[wreck]] and a working car in [[Manhunt|Manhunt and Manhunt 2]], respectively. | * The Kuruma has appeared as both a [[wreck]] and a working car in [[Manhunt|Manhunt and Manhunt 2]], respectively. | ||
* The Kuruma is referenced in an episode of CBS crime drama "[[wp:NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]" where a witness tells Ziva David that the getaway car was a "Kuruma", who gets told by her superior Agent Gibbs that "kuruma" means car, and that her description of the car is ''car''. Agent McGee steps in and tells his confused co-workers, "Kuruma is the name of a car in Grand Theft Auto III, it's a Chrysler Sebring Sedan, boss." | * The Kuruma is referenced in an episode of CBS crime drama "[[wp:NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]" where a witness tells Ziva David that the getaway car was a "Kuruma", who gets told by her superior Agent Gibbs that "kuruma" means car, and that her description of the car is ''car''. Agent McGee steps in and tells his confused co-workers, "Kuruma is the name of a car in Grand Theft Auto III, it's a Chrysler Sebring Sedan, boss." | ||
==Locations== | == Locations == | ||
;GTA III | ; GTA III | ||
* [[Head Radio]] Studio, [[Hepburn Heights]], [[Portland]]. | * [[Head Radio]] Studio, [[Hepburn Heights]], [[Portland]]. | ||
* [[Greasy Joe's Café]], [[Callahan Point]], Portland. | * [[Greasy Joe's Café]], [[Callahan Point]], Portland. | ||
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* Driven around Staunton Island and [[Shoreside Vale]]. | * Driven around Staunton Island and [[Shoreside Vale]]. | ||
;GTA Liberty City Stories | ; GTA Liberty City Stories | ||
* Parked outside [[Vincenzo Cilli|Vincenzo's]] warehouse in [[Atlantic Quays]], Portland. The car is uniquely black. | * Parked outside [[Vincenzo Cilli|Vincenzo's]] warehouse in [[Atlantic Quays]], Portland. The car is uniquely black. | ||
* In Saint Mark's, parked where you dropped off the drugs for [[Salvatore Leone|Salvatore]] from the [[Colombian Cartel|Cartel]] in the mission [[Contra-Banned]]. | * In Saint Mark's, parked where you dropped off the drugs for [[Salvatore Leone|Salvatore]] from the [[Colombian Cartel|Cartel]] in the mission [[Contra-Banned]]. | ||