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“

The automobile manufacturer that pioneered the great American business model of low-quality mass production.

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— Description at Bawsaq.com.

The Vapid Motor Company, commonly referred to simply as Vapid (BAWSAQ: VAP), is an American automotive company in the HD Universe. According to advertisements in GTA V, it was founded in 1942. The player can buy stocks from them on the Bawsaq.com website in GTA V.

Overview

Founded in 1942, it is primarily based on Ford Motor Company, even though the Huntley Sport resembles a Land Rover vehicle, the Minivan resembles a Dodge vehicle and the Bobcat and Speedo resemble Chevrolet vehicles. In parody of Ford's famous blue oval badge, Vapid's logo is a red oval badge. The word 'vapid' means 'dull' but also sounds similar to 'rapid,' a possible motivation for the use of the name. Vapid is one of the largest car manufacturers in the HD Universe. A Vapid dealership is located in Downtown Los Santos and is bought by Trevor Philips. Vapid operated an aircraft division, and formerly owned an aircraft hangar in Grapeseed before it was also bought by Trevor Philips.

Events of GTA V

During the mission The Bus Assassination, Franklin is hired by Lester Crest to kill Isaac Penny, an investor planning to buy a controlling interest in the company. His death will cause a major drop in Vapid stocks.

Stock Tip

Complete the mission The Bus Assassination, and then invest all of the protagonists' money in Vapid stocks. Wait 48 hours in-game, until the percentage of return reaches its maximum value (in this case 100%) and sell all the protagonists' stocks.

Vehicles

Vehicle	Style	Based On (HD Universe)	Notes
Benson	Commercial truck	1989-2001 International 4000 series bottler truck
Blade	Muscle car	1964 Ford Falcon	Included in the "I'm Not a Hipster Update" DLC
Bobcat	Pickup truck	1981-1987 Chevrolet C/K
Bullet	Supercar	2003-2006 Ford GT
Chino	Muscle car		Introduced in the Ill-Gotten Gains Part 2 update for Grand Theft Auto V.
Clown Van	Van	2003-present Chevrolet Express	Appears in Grass Roots for Trevor but is unobtainable, currently it can only be obtained by editing a save game using a USB device.
Contender	Pickup truck	Third generation Ford SVT Lightning concept	Grand Theft Auto IV exclusive; appears in GTA V as the Utility Truck.
Dominator	Modern Muscle car	2005-2014 Ford Mustang	Grand Theft Auto V exclusive
Fortune	Sports coupe	1989-1993 Ford Thunderbird
Guardian	Heavy-duty truck	Ford F650 truck	Added in the Heists Update DLC Update
Hellenbach	Muscle car	2006-present Shelby Mustang GT500, Dodge Viper (top)	Chinatown Wars exclusive
Hotknife	Hot rod	1920's Ford Model A
Huntley Sport	SUV	2006-2012 Range Rover Sport
Interceptor	High performance police car	2013 Ford Taurus Facelift Police Interceptor	Grand Theft Auto V exclusive variant of the Police Cruiser
Minivan	Minivan	2001-2007 Dodge Caravan	Taxi variant produced by Schyster
Peyote	Classic coupe	1955-1957 Ford Thunderbird
Prison Bus	Bus	Yankee/Blue Bird CV200	TLAD and GTA V exclusives. Similar to the Bus found in most 3D universe games.
Radius	Crossover SUV	Ford Edge
Resolution X	Sports car	2006-present Shelby Mustang GT500	Chinatown Wars exclusive
Sadler	Pickup truck	2008-2010 Ford F-250	Grand Theft Auto V exclusive.
Sandking	Off-road truck	2009-present Ford F-250
Scrap Truck	Scrap Truck	Yankee
Slamvan	Classic van/pickup	1953-1956 Ford F-Series	Returning vehicle from TLaD in GTA V from the Festive Surprise
Speedo	Van	2003-present Chevrolet Express
Stallion	Muscle Car	1971 Ford Mustang	Only in the DS version of Chinatown Wars
Stanier	Full-size sedan	1992-1997 Ford Crown Victoria (first generation), 1997-2011 Ford Crown Victoria (second generation)	Includes the NOOSE Cruiser, Police Cruiser, Unmarked Cruiser and Taxi
Steed	Light commercial truck	1992-1996 Ford Econoline delivery van
The Liberator	Monster Truck	Ford F-250 Monster Truck	Included in the "Independence Day Special" DLC
Tow Truck	Tow Truck	1953-1956 Ford F-Series
Uranus	Sports coupe	First generation Ford Escort
Yankee	Commercial truck	1980s International Harvester S-Series
Utility Van	Small pickup truck	Ford F-250 (With Utility Bed)

Gallery

Vehicles

Trivia

The Fugitive from GTA V, despite being manufactured by Cheval, has mistakenly been referred to as a "Vapid Fugitive" on the website since the 1.06 update. A Newswire article from 23 December 2013 also refers to it under this name. In a similar vein, The Liberator is mistakenly labelled as a "Vulcar Liberator" in pre-race setup menus.
The Vapid dealership in Downtown Los Santos is the location in GTA Online where the player's insured vehicles will spawn once he/she claims and pays for it.
Forty-two Vapid vehicles appear in the HD Universe, the most of any vehicle manufacturer.
Its logo is similar to Kia's current oval logo with a red background that was used in the mid-1990s to present (it is interesting to say that Ford (the real-life counterpart of Vapid) was a shareholder of Kia by that time to produce their cars based on Ford-sourced Mazda models for their home market and the design its current oval logo (along with Hyundai Motor Company, the real-life counterpart of Bollokan), was taken from the idea of the Ford Motor Company, who also gave the idea of constructing their own car for their home and global markets.

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 {{Infobox business
-|name = Vapid|bawsaq = {{BAWSAQ/Slider}} '''VAP'''
+|name = Vapid Motor Company
+|bawsaq = {{BAWSAQ/Slider}} '''VAP'''
 |founded = 1942
 |games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''
 |image = Logo-IV-Vapid.png
+|ceo =
-|ceo = [[Isaac Penny]] <small>(formerly)</small>
 |oldlogo1 = Name-IV-Vapid.png
 |type = Vehicle manufacturer|Name Change = MANUFACTURER}}
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 {{Quote|The automobile manufacturer that pioneered the great American business model of low-quality mass production.|Description at [[Bawsaq.com]].}}
-The '''Vapid Motor Company''' or simply '''[[Vapid]]''' ([[BAWSAQ]]: VAP) is an American automotive company in the [[HD Universe]]. According to advertisements in GTA V, it was founded in [[1942]]. The player can buy stocks from then at the [[Bawsaq.com]] website in GTA V.
+The '''Vapid Motor Company''', commonly referred to simply as '''Vapid''' ([[BAWSAQ]]: VAP), is an American automotive company in the [[HD Universe]]. According to advertisements in GTA V, it was founded in [[1942]]. The player can buy stocks from them on the [[Bawsaq.com]] website in GTA V.
 ==Overview==
-It is primarily based on [[wp:Ford Motor Company|Ford Motor Company]] (although Ford was founded in 1903, 39 years before) though some of Vapid's models resemble those made by Chevrolet, Dodge, Land Rover, and even International Harvester/Navistar International. In parody of Ford's famous blue oval badge, Vapid's logo is a red oval badge. The word 'vapid' means 'dull' but also sounds similar to 'rapid,' a possible motivation for the use of the name. Vapid is one of the largest car manufacturers in the [[HD Universe]]. Just like Ford, Vapid operated an aircraft division, and formerly owned an [[McKenzie Field Hangar|aircraft hangar]] in [[Grapeseed]] before it was bought by [[Trevor Philips]].
+Founded in 1942, it is primarily based on [[wp:Ford Motor Company|Ford Motor Company]], even though the [[Huntley Sport]] resembles a Land Rover vehicle, the [[Minivan]] resembles a Dodge vehicle and the [[Bobcat]] and [[Speedo]] resemble Chevrolet vehicles. In parody of Ford's famous blue oval badge, Vapid's logo is a red oval badge. The word 'vapid' means 'dull' but also sounds similar to 'rapid,' a possible motivation for the use of the name. Vapid is one of the largest car manufacturers in the [[HD Universe]]. A [[Pillbox Hill Garage|Vapid dealership]] is located in [[Downtown Los Santos (HD Universe)|Downtown Los Santos]] and is bought by [[Trevor Philips]]. Vapid operated an aircraft division, and formerly owned an [[McKenzie Field Hangar|aircraft hangar]] in [[Grapeseed]] before it was also bought by Trevor Philips.
 ==Events of ''GTA V''==
-During the mission [[The Bus Assassination]], [[Franklin Clinton|Franklin]] is hired by [[Lester Crest]] to kill [[Isaac Penny]], one of the key people in Vapid. His death will cause a major drop in Vapid stocks.
+During the mission [[The Bus Assassination]], [[Franklin Clinton|Franklin]] is hired by [[Lester Crest]] to kill [[Isaac Penny]], an investor planning to buy a controlling interest in the company. His death will cause a major drop in Vapid stocks.
 ==Stock Tip==
-Complete the mission [[The Bus Assassination]], and then invest all the money of all the three protagonists in Vapid stocks, wait 48 hours in-game, until the porcentage of return reach his maximum value, in this case is about 100%, then just sell everything.
+Complete the mission [[The Bus Assassination]], and then invest all of the protagonists' money in Vapid stocks. Wait 48 hours in-game, until the percentage of return reaches its maximum value (in this case 100%) and sell all the protagonists' stocks.
 ==Vehicles==
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 | [[wp:Ford GT|2003-2006 Ford GT]]
 |
+|-
+| [[Chino]]
+|Muscle car
+|
+| Introduced in the [[Ill-Gotten Gains Part 2]] update for Grand Theft Auto V.
 |-
 | [[Clown Van]]
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 |-
 | [[Dominator]]
-| Muscle car
+| Modern Muscle car
 | [[wp:Ford Mustang|2005-2014 Ford Mustang]]
 | [[Grand Theft Auto V]] exclusive
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 | [[wp:Ford Thunderbird (tenth generation)|1989-1993 Ford Thunderbird]]
 |
+|-
+| [[Guardian]]
+| Heavy-duty truck
+| Ford F650 truck
+| Added in the ''[[Heists Update|Heists Update]]'' DLC Update
 |-
 | [[Hellenbach]]
 | Muscle car
-| [[wp:Shelby Mustang GT500|2006-present Shelby Mustang GT500]]
+| [[wp:Shelby Mustang GT500|2006-present Shelby Mustang GT500]], Dodge Viper (top)
 | [[Chinatown Wars]] exclusive
 |-
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 |-
 |[[Vapid Interceptor|Interceptor]]
-| Sports [[Police Car|police car]]
+| High performance [[Police Car|police car]]
+| [http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news/ford-taurus-police-interceptor-gets-305-hp-37-liter-v6-49426_1.jpg 2013 Ford Taurus Facelift Police Interceptor ]
-| [[wp: Ford Taurus sixth generation| 2013-present Ford Taurus]]
 |[[Grand Theft Auto V]] exclusive variant of the Police Cruiser
 |-
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 | [[Prison Bus]]
 | Bus
+| [[Yankee]]/[[wp:Blue Bird Corporation#School Buses 2|Blue Bird CV200]]
-| [[Yankee]]
 | [[TLAD]] and [[GTA V]] exclusives. Similar to the [[Bus]] found in most 3D universe games.
 |-
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 | Classic van/pickup
 | [[wp:Ford_F-Series#Second_generation_.281953.E2.80.931956.29|1953-1956 Ford F-Series]]
+| Returning vehicle from [[The Lost and Damned|TLaD]] in [[GTA V]] from the [[Festive Surprise]]
-|
 |-
 | [[Speedo]]
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 | Light commercial truck
 | [[wp:Ford E-Series|1992-1996 Ford Econoline]] delivery van
 |
 |-
 | [[The Liberator]]
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 | [[wp:International Harvester S-Series|1980s International Harvester S-Series]]
 |
+|-
+| [[Utility Van]]
+| Small pickup truck
+| [[wp:Ford F-Series|Ford F-250 (With Utility Bed)]]
+|
 |}
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 VapidBobcatXL-Front-GTAV.png|Vapid [[Bobcat|Bobcat XL]] in GTA V.
 VapidBullet-Front-GTAV.png|Vapid [[Bullet]] in GTA V.
+VapidChino-Screenshot-GTAVIGGP2.jpg|Vapid [[Chino]] in GTA V
 ClownVan-GTAV-Front.png|Vapid [[Clown Van]] in GTA V.
 Contender-GTA4-front.jpg|Vapid [[Contender]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]].
 VapidDominator-GTAV-Front.png|Vapid [[Dominator]] in GTA V.
 Fortune-GTA4-front.jpg|Vapid [[Fortune]] in GTA IV.
+Guardian-GTAO-Front.png|Vapid [[Guardian]] in GTA V.
 Hellenbach-GTACW-papercraft.jpg|Vapid [[Hellenbach]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars|GTA Chinatown Wars]].
 Hotknife-GTAV-Front.png|Vapid [[Hotknife]] in GTA V.
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 VapidMinivan-Front-GTAV.png|Vapid [[Minivan]] in GTA V.
 NOOSECruiser-GTA4-front.jpg|Vapid [[NOOSE Cruiser]] in GTA IV.
-VapidPeyote-Front-GTAV.png|Vapid [[Peyote]] in GTA V.
+VapidPeyote-Hardtop-Front-GTAV.png|Vapid [[Peyote]] in GTA V.
 PoliceCruiser-GTA4-front.jpg|Vapid [[Police Cruiser]] in GTA IV.
 PoliceCruiser-GTAV-Front-Stanier.png|Vapid [[Police Cruiser]] in GTA V.
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 ResolutionX-GTACW.png|Vapid [[Resolution X]] in GTA Chinatown wars
 VapidSadler-Front-GTAV.png|Vapid [[Sadler]] in GTA V.
-Sandking SWB2 front.jpg|Vapid [[Sandking|Sandking SWB]] in GTA V.
+Vapid Sandking SWB.jpg|Vapid [[Sandking|Sandking SWB]] in GTA V.
 VapidSandkingXL-GTAV-Front.png|Vapid [[Sandking|Sandking XL]] in GTA V.
 ScrapTruck-GTAV-Front-Loaded.png|Vapid [[Scrap Truck]] in GTA V.
 SheriffCruiser-GTAV-Front.png|Vapid [[Sheriff Cruiser]] in GTA V.
-Slamvan-TLAD-front.jpg|Vapid [[Slamvan]] in [[The Lost and Damned]].
+Slamvan-GTAV-front.png|Vapid [[Slamvan]] in GTA V.
 VapidSpeedo-Front-GTAV.png|Vapid [[Speedo]] in GTA V.
 Stallion-GTACW-papercraft.jpg|Vapid [[Stallion]] in [[Chinatown Wars]].
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 ==Trivia==
-* The [[Fugitive]] from [[GTA V]], despite being manufactured by [[Cheval]] is mistakenly referred to as the Vapid Fugitive on the website since the 1.06 update. A Newswire article from 23rd December 2013 also refers to it under this name [http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/52011/grand-theft-auto-online-holiday-gifts.html]
+*The [[Fugitive]] from [[GTA V]], despite being manufactured by [[Cheval]], has mistakenly been referred to as a "Vapid Fugitive" on the website since the 1.06 update. A [http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/52011/grand-theft-auto-online-holiday-gifts.html Newswire article] from 23 December 2013 also refers to it under this name. In a similar vein, The Liberator is mistakenly labelled as a "[[Vulcar]] Liberator" in pre-race setup menus.
-*A [[Pillbox Hill Garage|Vapid Dealer]] is located in [[Downtown Los Santos (HD Universe)|Downtown Los Santos]], which also happens to be the location in GTA Online where the player's insured vehicles will spawn once he/she claims and pays for it.
+*The [[Pillbox Hill Garage|Vapid dealership]] in [[Downtown Los Santos (HD Universe)|Downtown Los Santos]] is the location in GTA Online where the player's insured vehicles will spawn once he/she claims and pays for it.
+*Forty-two Vapid vehicles appear in the HD Universe, the most of any vehicle manufacturer.
-*Not only does Trevor buy the [[McKenzie Field Hangar|old Vapid hangar]] in [[Grapeseed]] but he also buys the empty garage in an old Vapid dealership in [[Pillbox Hill]].
+*Its logo is similar to Kia's current oval logo with a red background that was used in the mid-1990s to present (it is interesting to say that Ford (the real-life counterpart of Vapid) was a shareholder of Kia by that time to produce their cars based on Ford-sourced Mazda models for their home market and the design its current oval logo (along with Hyundai Motor Company, the real-life counterpart of [[Bollokan]]), was taken from the idea of the Ford Motor Company, who also gave the idea of constructing their own car for their home and global markets.
-* The Liberator is mistakenly labelled as "Vulcar Liberator" in pre-race setup menus.
-*The [[Huntley Sport]], the [[Bobcat|Bobcat,  ]][[Minivan]] and [[Speedo]] are vehicles that do not take up resemblance of any Ford vehicles. The Huntley Sport is a Land Rover/Range Rover, the Bobcat and Speedo are Chevrolets and the Minivan is a Dodge.
-* Vapid by far has the largest number of vehicles in the HD Universe, having a total of 30.
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