Vapid

The Vapid Motor Company is an American automobile manufacturer present in the HD Universe. It is primarily based on Ford Motor Company, although some of its models resemble some of those made by Chevrolet, Dodge, Land Rover, and even the International Harvester/Navistar International. In parody of Ford's famous blue oval badge, Vapid's logo is a red oval. The word 'vapid' means 'dull' but also sounds similar to 'rapid,' a possible motivation for the use of the name. Vapid is one of the biggest car manufacturers in Grand Theft Auto IV, along with Declasse.

For at least the duration of the Minivan's production, Vapid maintained a relationship with Schyster, which is based on Chrysler. Schyster's Cabby taxicab appears to be a re-badged Vapid Minivan and features a "Limited Vapid Design" badge.

Events of the HD Universe

In Grand Theft Auto V, Lester Crest tells Franklin Clinton that a venture capitalist named Isaac Penny intends to buy a controlling stake in the Vapid Motor Company, intending to lay off several thousand employees. Lester reveals that Penny is a "spendthrift" billionaire, taking the same bus every day to and from work. Franklin uses this information to find and assassinate Penny. After Penny's intended acquisition falls through, Vapid's stock price falls temporarily before recovering.

Vehicles

Vehicle	Style	Based on	Appears in				Variants
Vehicle	Style	Based on	GTA IV	TLAD	TBOGT	GTA V	Variants
Benson	Commercial Truck	1989-2001 International 4000 series bottler truck	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bobcat	Pickup Truck	1985 Chevrolet C-10	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Bobcat XL
Bullet GT	Supercar	2003-2006 Ford GT	No	No	Yes	Yes
Contender	Pickup Truck	third generation Ford SVT Lightning concept	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[1]	Utility Truck (Light Duty)
Dominator	Muscle Car	2010-2014 Ford Mustang	No	No	No	Yes
Fortune	Coupe	1989-1993 Ford Thunderbird	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Hellenbach^[2]	Muscle Car	2006-2009 Shelby Mustang GT500	No	No	No	No
Huntley Sport	SUV	2006-2013 Range Rover Sport	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Minivan	Minivan/MPV	2001-2007 Dodge Caravan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Cabby^[3]
Peyote	Coupe	1955-1957 Ford Thunderbird	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Radius	Crossover SUV	2011-2014 Ford Edge	No	No	No	Yes
Sadler	Pickup Truck	2008-2010 Ford F-250	No	No	No	Yes	Sandking SWB Sandking XL The Liberator
Stanier^[4]	Sedan	1992-1997 Ford Crown Victoria 1998-2011 Ford Crown Victoria (GTA V, police and taxi variants)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	NOOSE Cruiser Police Cruiser Sheriff Cruiser Taxi Unmarked Cruiser
Slamvan	Van	1953-1956 Ford F-Series panel van	No	Yes	Yes ^[5]	No
Speedo	Van	2003-present Chevrolet Express	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Clown Van
Steed	Commercial Truck	1992-1996 Ford Econoline stripped chassis delivery truck	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Tow Truck	Pickup Truck	1953-1956 Ford F-Series refitted for use as a tow truck	No	Yes	No	Yes
Uranus	Sports Coupe	1985-1986 Ford Mustang hatchback	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Yankee	Commercial Truck	1980s International Harvester S-Series	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Unnamed Police Cruiser	Sedan	2012-2019 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor	No	No	No	Yes

Notes

↑ Seen only as the light duty Utility Truck in GTA V.
↑ Car appears in Chinatown Wars in the GTA IV era.
↑ Cabby is rebadged as a Schyster vehicle.
↑ Consumer variant name revealed in GTA V.
↑ Vehicle appears in Frosting on the Cake, but is otherwise unobtainable.

Vehicle Brands (Category)

[Util_Truck-1] Seen only as the light duty Utility Truck in GTA V.

[CW-2] Car appears in Chinatown Wars in the GTA IV era.

[rebadge-3] Cabby is rebadged as a Schyster vehicle.

[GTA_V-4] Consumer variant name revealed in GTA V.

[TBOGT-5] Vehicle appears in Frosting on the Cake, but is otherwise unobtainable.

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