Benson

The Benson is a sports car which first appeared in Grand Theft Auto 2. The name was then applied to a cube van/truck in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City onwards.

In all, the Benson has appeared in the following games:

Design

GTA 2

In Grand Theft Auto 2, the Benson is a sports car, featured only in the Residential district of Anywhere City. It is suggestively based on the Mercedes-Benz 300SL, evidenced by the Benson's similar body design, as well as gull-wing doors. The name of the Benson is also similar to the Mercedes-Benz car brand. The only difference is the 300SL doesn't feature split frontal and rear windscreens, as the Benson has. The Benson is only capable of seating two, but it's significantly fast and agile. Crushing the vehicle awards the player Electrofingers.

GTA Vice City — GTA Vice City Stories

In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, the Benson resembles a 1978 or 1979 Ford (E-Series) cube van with a "luton" cargo compartment.

The Benson in GTA San Andreas, however, has the wrong engine sound, as it has a heavy truck sound but should have the light/medium truck sound. In the PC version (v1.00) this can be changed by swapping it (the shape and texture files) with the Yankee in IMG Tool 2.0 [1], and changing the handling (in handling.cfg), colors (in carcols.dat) and names etc. around.

GTA IV

Manufactured by Vapid in GTA IV, the Benson is much larger and is the heaviest car in the game, according to the game files. The GTA IV Benson also has less tendency to roll over. It has a bottler truck body-style, though certain versions (such as the mail truck) don't emphasize its function. The cab resembles an 1989-2001 International 4000 Series, the design, however, is much different than the Brute Securicar which is also based on the same truck series. The engine is an intercooled V8. Unlike previous versions, the GTA IV Benson has a massive grille guard. The companies featured on the Benson are Burger Shot, Cluckin' Bell, Sprunk, Mr. Wong's Laundrette, Post Op and Truck You!.

Performance

The Benson has a decent top speed, has room for 2 people including the driver and is the smallest cube van in the GTA III era games. However, it is prone to flipping over easily on rough terrain and when turning around corners at high speeds. It has no special features.

For versions of the Benson prior to GTA IV, you can do doughnuts in it by steering it in the slightest possible angle (almost straight) and, naturally, putting the virtual foot to the floor. This can be done on the PC by using an analog controller (such as a PS2 controller through a USB converter), but not with the keyboard due to the digital button limitation of such devices.

Locations

GTA Vice City

GTA San Andreas

  • Commonly spawns in the industrial areas of Los Santos.

GTA Vice City Stories

GTA IV

Trivia

Gallery

GTA San Andreas variations

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