The beater Emperor is a beater variant of the Albany Emperor. It is a four-seater vintage car and belongs to the Sedans vehicle class in the game. It can be found driven around commonly in South Los Santos and Sandy Shores.
Name | Emperor(Beater) |
Vehicle Class | Sedans |
Vehicle Type | Civilian car |
Body Style | 4-door vintage car |
Capacity | 4 |
Manufacturer | Albany |
Appearance(s) | GTA IV The Lost and Damned The Ballad of Gay Tony GTA V GTA Online |
The beater Emperor in GTA V features a modified design compared to its clean variant. It exhibits a slightly rusty paint job, yellowish headlights, and retains all of its panels and headlights. Inside, it shares the worn interior common to other "beater" models, with dirty and corroded details, torn upholstery, and a missing head unit.
The beater Emperor in GTA V shares identical performance characteristics with its standard counterpart. However, it lacks the physical durability of the standard model, often succumbing to damage after a few direct impacts and occasionally experiencing starting issues.
Category | Modification | Cost |
Armor | No Armor Armor Upgrade 20% Armor Upgrade 40% Armor Upgrade 60% Armor Upgrade 80% Armor Upgrade 100% | $100 $500 $1,250 $2,000 $3,500 $5,000 |
Brakes | Stock Brakes Street Brakes Sport Brakes Race Brakes | $100 $2,000 $2,700 $3,500 |
Engine | EMS Upgrade, Level 1 EMS Upgrade, Level 2 EMS Upgrade, Level 3 EMS Upgrade, Level 4 | $900 $1,250 $1,800 $3,350 |
Lights | Stock Lights Xenon Lights | $100 $300 |
Plates | Blue on White 1 Blue on White 2 Blue on White 3 Yellow on Blue Yellow on Black | $50 $50 $50 $75 $150 |
Suspension | Stock Suspension Lowered Suspension Street Suspension Sport Suspension Competition Suspension | $100 $500 $1,000 $1,700 $2,200 |
Transmission | Stock Transmission Street Transmission Sports Transmission Race Transmission | $100 $2,950 $3,250 $4,000 |
Turbo | No Turbo Turbo Tuning | $500 $2,500 |
Windows | None Light Smoke Dark Smoke Limo | $100 $200 $450 $700 |
Grass Roots - The Drag - Barry asks Franklin Clinton to bring him his broken-down beater Emperor. Franklin has to tow the vehicle using a Tow Truck as the car does not start.
Can be commonly spotted around South Los Santos and Sandy Shores
Can be found in front of JJ's Forklift Repair in Strawberry
The beater variant, being an Albany with only 3 headlights, may be a nod to the "Psychobilly Cadillac" from the Johnny Cash song "One Piece At A Time".
In GTA IV, the Emperor can be sold at S&M Auto Sales for a maximum of $2,500 after completion of Stevie's Car Thefts.
Strangely, Beater Emperors can be found parked in front of the Sandy Shores Sheriff's Station bearing 'SA Exempt' license plates, meaning they are government vehicles.
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