Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories andGrand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories[]
The Perennial assumes a slightly newer and leaner model that mostly resembles theseventh-generation Ford Country Squire, specificallythe 1970 model, judging by the shape of the grille, the hood, and the overall shape of the car, but retains elements of previous iterations of the car in the rear.
TheGTA III rendition assumes a rather basic design, where the lower area features a flat gray bumper with a license plate in the center, while the upper area is predominated by a mesh grille with two horizontal dividers and five vertical ones, together with gray headlight housings beside it, with circular main lights on the upper halves and vertical turn signals on the lower halves. The sides have the corresponding doors with gray/silver handles and two mirror wings on the front doors, while the cabin area has relatively large windows and a flat roof. The rear is mostly occupied by a large compartment door with a gray/silver section at the bottom and what looks like a handle below the window, while the sections beside it have vertical tail lights split between the upper indicators and the lower main/brake lights. A flat bumper with a central license plate is seen at the bottom, with a rounded moulding for the passenger-side exhaust pipe. The vehicle is seen in a variety of single colors for the body.
TheGTA Vice City rendition retains most of the features fromGTA III but the grille appears to have four horizontal and six vertical separations, while the hood features a distinctive line in the center. The cabin area remains the same, but there are additional separations on the windows, and a gray/silver luggage rack may appear on the rear portion of the roof. On the rear, the tail lights gain an additional detail on the middle that seems to contain a small circular unit. Again, the vehicle is seen in a variety of single colors for the body.
TheGTA San Andreas rendition looks more like its real-life counterpart when compared to theGTA III orGTA Vice City renditions. The bumper seems to have a pointed shape in the center, and the grille has three protruding horizontal separations (likely due to them being 3D details opposed to the 2D texture from the previous renditions). The headlights are also less convex and are surrounded by gray/silver trim, while the turn signals are rotated to a horizontal position. The sides of the vehicle have chrome side mouldings on its upper body and a fuel cap on the rear left quarter, while the inner window pillars and the optional luggage rack on the roof are retained from theGTA Vice City rendition. The rear of the car is mostly identical to its two previous renditions, but the tail lights consist of single red units, while the exhaust pipe is located below the rear bumper rather than within. The vehicle is seen in a variety of primary colors for the body and secondary colors for the roof, the latter unable to be changed atTransFender.
InGrand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories andGrand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, this model assumes a similar design to previous renditions, but the front bumper seems to be larger and has concave formations on the upper area, while the grille spans the whole width of the car and houses square headlights. The windows on the rear compartment area are slightly smaller than the windshield and door windows, while the roof has two gray/silver luggage bars on the rear portion. The rear end is mostly identical to its previous iterations, but the turn indicators are smaller. Both renditions can spawn in a variety of primary colors applied on the body, while the secondary color is applied on most of the sides.
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
The front of the Perennial is predominated by a trapezium-shaped lower mesh grille with a central number plate mounted over it, while the portions beside the lower grille house a set of fog lamps that work in conjunction with the engine. Above the bumper area, there is a narrow upper mesh grille that is about the same width as the upper edge of the lower grille, which is split by a central panel finished in black and bearing the manufacturer logo, while the portions beside it are occupied by wide headlights and small outer indicators, which have and upswept shape on the lower edges. The hood is relatively simple in design and has elevated formations on the outer edges, leading towards each side of the windscreen.
The sides of the vehicle are relatively simple in terms of design, with protruding accent lines passing through the doors and small side skirts at the bottom, along with silver/chrome door handles located below the waist lines. The greenhouse area makes use of silver/chrome trim around the side windows and black inner separations, while the windshield and rear window make use of black trim. A fully glassed roof is seen spanning most of the roof area, leaving a smaller solid portion for the aerial/antenna and the spoiler.
The rear of the vehicle features a large compartment door with the manufacturer badge below the window, "MPV AW" badges on the driver side, and silver "PERENNIAL" badging on the passenger side, along with a dedicated section for the number plate. There is a wide tail light cluster with black trim around, which is split between a central section containing the central brake light and two reverse lights beside it, two outer sections containing the inner brake and outer main lights, and two smaller indicators placed on the rear quarters of the vehicle. The bumper area houses a grey section in the centre and two small exhausts beside it.
The Perennial is equipped with aGPS system with a female voice, but only if the player leaves the "selected cars" (default) option in the audio menu. The Perennial comes with tinted windows by default.
The vehicle spawns in a variety of single colors on the bodywork, and uses seven-spoke rims with medium-profile tyres.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars[]
The Perennial inGrand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars assumes the design of its previous iterations, depending on the platform: theNintendo DS rendition appears to resemble a 3D Universe rendition, while thePSP andiOS version is more modern and resembles theGTA IV rendition.
Performance[]
3D Universe[]
The underpowered, front-wheel drive Perennial is quite sluggish. Acceleration is highly lacking, as is speed, but the handling is responsive, but quite heavy, and is prone to oversteer and rolling. It is, however, quite sturdy, and can withstand significant damage before catching fire and exploding. The Perennial is also easy to ram off roads, especially with large, fast vehicles such as theFire Truck and theBarracks OL.
The Perennial uses a petrol engine and a five-speed gearbox. It uses a low-revving and noisy engine from cars such as theRomero's Hearse and theGTA San Andreas version of theGreenwood.
The Perennial "MPV AW" vastly improves in performance. Gone is the 3D Universe's FWD layout, ditched in favor of an RWD layout. Acceleration is average, with a reasonable top speed. Handling is also upgraded significantly, as the Perennial no longer flops about on the road, but keeps steady. The suspension is quite firm for a vehicle of this size, and aides high-speed cornering. Braking is average. Crash deformation is below average, and as such the Perennial cannot sustain much damage before being un-drivable.
The Perennial uses a twin-cam Inline-4 engine and a 5-speed gearbox. It uses a mid-revving and smooth engine sound, shared with vehicles such as theLandstalker and theRebla.
The Crook - A Perennial is provided to pick upMarty'sBank Manager. The car is crushed at thecrusher to get rid of evidence after the manager is killed.
Big Smoke - A unique black Perennial, owned bySmoke, is seen in this mission and also is the first car "driven", although the game does it automatically. For the trick to get this car, seeSpecial Vehicles in GTA San Andreas.
Sweet & Kendl - The same Perennial is blown up byBallas during the drive-by.
Customs Fast Track - The Perennial is the car found inside the second container.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
Bone Voyeur! - One prostitute can be found in an alleyway inside a Perennial.
Frighteners - During the mission, there are three union bosses driving around the town, one of them conducting this car.
Morgue Party Resurrection - A Perennial is given to the player outside the hangar after the final cutscene, so the player doesn't need to search for a vehicle to leave the airport.
Bringing the House Down - A Perennial is seen during the initial stage of the destruction ofFort Staunton. AtLiberty Campus, another Perennial falls onto a pedestrian who initially survived from being crushed by aLandstalker, which killed two people.
Robbing the Cradle - The welfare agent who threatened to takeLouise'schild flees from a pair of thugs in a Perennial. Later, Vic damages his car to scare him off so he would leave Louise alone.
The Audition - Several Perennials are parked at the impound lot.
Leap and Bound -Lance leaves theSharks freighter with their cocaine packages in a Perennial after being rescued by Vic.
Notable Owners[]
Big Smoke owned a black Perennial before it wasdestroyed in a drive-by shooting.
It appears in the whole city, but mostly inAlgonquin.
A Perennial can be seen blocking the road in the ending of the chase betweenIvan andNiko in the missionIvan the Not So Terrible. It has no driver, so the player is able to easily take it.
Rewards[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
After collecting all thirty cars forStevie, he agrees to purchase cars fromNiko Bellic, with the Perennial fetching$2,200 in perfect condition.
InGTA San Andreas, theBallas destroy Big Smoke's Perennial by shooting the gas tank. The fuel cap of the Perennial is located on the driver's side, but somehow the Ballas destroy the vehicle by shooting at the opposite side.
HD Universe[]
TheLCPD police radio refers to the Perennial as an "MPV".
When selecting a vehicle in GTA IVmultiplayer races, it is only possible to select theFlyUS version of the Perennial, rather than the civilian version, whereas theFeroci is available as civilian only.
