Muscle Cars
Muscle cars are big American cars built around power and style. The class mixes old-school cruisers, modern muscle cars and low-riding customs. They belong on the busy main strip of Vice City and on the hazy main roads of Ambrosia alike.
Vapid and Declasse lead the class. Vapid builds the Dominator family, from the turn-of-the-century Dominator ASP to the modern Dominator GTX. Declasse builds the Tulip, the Tulip M-100, the Impaler SZ and the Vigero ZX Convertible. Albany, Bravado and Imponte add their own cars.
The Tulip stands out because Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos drive one together. The Impaler SZ is a common sight, a big family sedan with muscle car power. The Buccaneer Custom is the lowrider of the class, and it rides very close to the ground. The Tulip M-100 takes well to custom work, and one raised build rolls on oversized wheels. The Dominator GT and the Vigero ZX Convertible are the soft tops, made for cruising with the roof down. The Ruiner keeps the long bonnet and low roof of an eighties muscle car. The Gauntlet Hellfire is a modern take on the classic American muscle car.
Custom culture runs through the class. Chrome-heavy muscle cars and lowriders park side by side on the streets of Vice City. In Ambrosia, a pack of Final Chapter MC bikers rides behind a Tulip M-100.
Vehicle Categories
Models
The Albany Buccaneer is a big, old-school two-door coupe. It is a classic cruiser with a long body. The Buccaneer appeared in Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. A lowrider version called the Buccaneer Custom sits very close to the ground.
The Buccaneer Custom is a two-door lowrider built by Albany. It rides very low and suits car meets. A Buccaneer Custom parks on a city street lined with chrome-heavy custom cars. It sits close behind a PMP 700. The car rides very close to the ground. The Buccaneer Custom also appears in Grand Theft Auto Online.
The Dominator is a two-door muscle car built by Vapid. The Dominator also appears in Grand Theft Auto V.
The Vapid Dominator ASP is a turn-of-the-century muscle car. It has the angular style of its era. The Dominator ASP follows the Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R of the year two thousand. It has a sharp bonnet bulge and angular lamps. The Dominator ASP first appeared in Grand Theft Auto Online.
The Dominator GT is a soft-top convertible version of the Dominator muscle car. It is a car for cruising with the roof down. The cabin has a modern dashboard with a large touchscreen in the centre. Round air vents sit along the top of the dash. The Dominator name appears on the speedometer. A bearded man in a red cap drives a Dominator GT through a hand car wash in Ambrosia. Women in stars and stripes swimwear soap the windscreen and lean in at the window.
The Vapid Dominator GTX is a modern two-door muscle car. The Dominator GTX first appeared in Grand Theft Auto Online.
The Gauntlet Hellfire is a two-door muscle car built by Bravado. It is a modern take on the classic American muscle car. A Gauntlet Hellfire rolls along a busy, neon-lit main strip in Vice City, partly hidden by other traffic. The Gauntlet Hellfire also appears in Grand Theft Auto Online.
The Declasse Impaler SZ is a big, muscular family sedan. It pairs room for passengers with the power of a muscle car. It is a common sight on the roads of Leonida. The Impaler SZ follows the Chevrolet Impala SS of the mid nineties. It has a long, rounded body and a low, wide stance. An Impaler SZ drives through the evening traffic of Vice Beach. Another one heads along a highway in downtown Vice City at night. A white Impaler SZ waits on a waterfront road in Watson Bay. One more sits parked near the Wonder Whale in the Leonida Keys. The Impaler SZ first appeared in Grand Theft Auto Online.
The Imponte Ruiner is an eighties-style muscle car. Its long bonnet and low roof give it a classic look. The Ruiner appeared in Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.
The Tulip is a four-door muscle car built by Declasse. Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos drive one together. The Tulip has a long, square body in the style of an American family muscle car. Its lines follow the Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu. Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos speed off together in a Tulip. The Tulip also appears in Grand Theft Auto Online.
The Declasse Tulip M-100 is a boxy two-door muscle car. It takes well to custom work. Its square lines give it a strong old-school look. The Tulip M-100 follows the Chevrolet Malibu coupe of the late seventies and early eighties. It has flat panels, square lamps and a long boot. A Tulip M-100 drives along a main road in Ambrosia. A pack of Final Chapter MC bikers rides close behind it. The Tulip M-100 first appeared in Grand Theft Auto Online. A raised custom Tulip M-100 rolls on oversized wheels. That custom car wears a bright magenta paint job.
The Vigero ZX Convertible is a soft-top muscle car built by Declasse. It is built for open-air cruising. A grey Vigero ZX Convertible drives with its roof down past a tyre shop in Vice City. Painted murals cover the pillars of a nearby overpass.
Notes
- Rideout Customs, a mod shop of the Ultimate Edition, turns plain cars into custom builds with detailed interiors, fancy rims and donk stylings.
- The police drive a muscle car of their own, the Gauntlet Interceptor.
All Muscle Cars
The table lists every vehicle in the Muscle Cars class with its manufacturer and type.
| Name | Image | Manufacturer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneer | - | Albany | Two-Door Coupe |
| Buccaneer Custom | - | Albany | Two-Door Lowrider |
| Dominator | - | Vapid | Two-Door Muscle Car |
| Dominator ASP | - | Vapid | Two-Door Muscle Car |
| Dominator GT | - | - | - |
| Dominator GTX | - | Vapid | Two-Door Muscle Car |
| Gauntlet Hellfire | - | Bravado | Two-Door Muscle Car |
| Impaler SZ | - | Declasse | Four-Door Sedan |
| Ruiner | - | Imponte | Muscle Car |
| Tulip | - | Declasse | Four-Door Muscle Car |
| Tulip M-100 | - | Declasse | Two-Door Muscle Car |
| Vigero ZX Convertible | 
|
Declasse | Two-Door Convertible |