The Picador is a coupé utility vehicle in GTA V, manufactured by Cheval. It belongs to the Muscle vehicle class in the game and can be found driven by NPCs around Sandy Shores in Blaine County and the southern areas of Los Santos. This vehicle can also be purchased from Southern San Andreas Super Autos for $9,000.
Name | Picador |
Vehicle Class | Muscle |
Vehicle Type | Civilian car |
Body Style | Coupé utility pickup truck |
Capacity | 2 |
Manufacturer | Cheval |
Price | $9,000 |
Appearance(s) | GTA: San Andreas GTA V GTA Online |
The Picador in GTA V is designed based on the Holden HJ, Holden HK, and Chevrolet El Camino utilities, retaining the essential ute design. It has a rear fascia and tail light design similar to the 1969 El Camino, while the front end has references to the 1967 El Camino in the headlight and grille assembly.
The vehicle is generally narrower than the GTA San Andreas iteration, featuring a silver front bumper, a grille section with a wide divider, and a bulged profile bonnet.
The sides have small flares around the upper sides of the wheel arches, horizontal door handles, and circular rear-view mirrors. The rear end has a tailgate with a black panel, square-shaped red marker lamps, and a silver rear bumper. The vehicle is available in a primary color applied on the entire bodywork and uses a set of unique five-spoke rims wrapped in low-profile tires.
The Picador's performance is decent in terms of speed and acceleration, but falls short when compared to other muscle cars. However, its unique four-wheel-drive system provides excellent traction and launch speed, which coupled with its soft suspension makes it ideal for off-roading. It does have poor crash deformation and only average bullet resistance.
The Picador is equipped with a large displacement V8 engine and a 5-speed gearbox, distributing torque 40% to the front and 60% to the rear wheels. Its engine sound is shared with other cars like the Sabre Turbo and Fugitive.
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 |
Fenders | Stock Left Fender Flat Front Fenders | $150 $450 |
Headlight Covers | No Headlight Covers Red Headlight Covers White Headlight Covers | $100 $375 $670 |
Hoods | Stock Hood Vent Delete Rear Vents Tuner Hood Race Hood | $800 $1,500 $2,500 $4,000 $4,800 |
Lights | Stock Lights Xenon Lights | $100 $300 |
Livery | None White Stripes Red Stripes Bullhead Racing Amigas Racing Pinstripes Flaming Angel Flaming Lowrider Ragga Rum Vampire Lowrider Floral Lowrider | $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 |
Plates | Blue on White 1 Blue on White 2 Blue on White 3 Yellow on Blue Yellow on Black | $50 $50 $50 $75 $150 |
Rear Covers | Stock Rear Cover Flat Bedcover Vinyl Bedcover Stripped Vinyl Bedcover Outer Cage Outer Cage Braced Small Stature Cage Rally Set up Heavy Duty Cage Full Set Up | $350 $550 $675 $750 $1,375 $2,300 $2,450 $2,900 $3,500 $4,000 |
Roll Cages | No Roll Cage Half Cage Full Cage Padded Full Cage | $350 $550 $675 $750 |
Roofs | Stock Roof Roof Scoop Tuner Roof Scoop Race Roof Scoop | $100 $350 $575 $800 |
Skirts | Stock Skirts Wing Flames | $1,250 $1,500 |
Splitters | Stock Splitter Secondary Splitter Tuner Splitter Tuner Splitter Alt Street Splitter Secondary Race Splitter Primary Race Splitter Secondary Snowplow Splitter Primary Snowplow Splitter | $100 $375 $670 $825 $1,500 $1,600 $350 $350 $350 |
Spoilers | None Boot Lip Spoiler Medium Boot Lip Spoiler Large Boot Lip Spoiler Tuner Wing Street Wing Race Wing | $3,000 $3,750 $5,000 $6,500 $7,000 $8,000 $8,500 |
Sunstrips | None Primary Sunstrip Plastic Sunstrip White Fukaru Sunstrip Black Fukaru Sunstrip White Meinmacht Sunstrip Black Meinmacht Sunstrip White Powermetal Sunstrip Black Powermetal Sunstrip | $150 $450 $750 $850 $950 $1,000 $1,050 $1,100 $1,150 |
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 |
This vehicle does not appear in any missions of GTA V.
Can be seen driven around by NPCs or parked around the areas of Strawberry in Los Santos and Sandy Shores in Blaine County.
Sometimes spotted around Harmony.
Can be purchased from the Southern San Andreas Super Autos site for $9,000.
In GTA San Andreas, the Picador took the place of a Sadler as Ryder's car of choice during development of the game.
Strangely, the interior has a Vapid logo on the floor mat of the Picador. This is most likely due to the reuse of vehicle interiors.
Some of the splitter options leave small gaps, as if they do not fit correctly. Additionally, full roll cage options seem to partially clip with the interior textures, which is more evident on the rear portion.
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