The Karin Rusty Rebel is a two-door beater pickup truck featured in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.
Design[]
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
The Rusty Rebel is essentially a rusted variant of the standard Rebel. While identical in design, it has rusty spots, patches and damage across the bodywork and rusty front bumper and side steps, in the same manner as many beaters. The interior is in a very beater condition similar to the Rat-Loader, with torn dash material and stains across the interior, and dirty door paneling, seats and steering wheel. It is also fitted with a CB radio, and occasional trucker chatter can be heard regardless of whether the main radio is turned on or off. The chatter will only play if playing as Trevor and in Blaine County.
Unlike the regular Rebel, this variant has access to rally/off-road modifications, which include assorted bullbars, extended wheel arches, and a variety of bed options including covers and roll bars. It is even possible to install a reinforced spaceframe that replaces remove most of the vehicle's bodywork and includes rallying equipment such as spare wheels, tool kits and additional fog lamps. With the space frame installed, the Rebel's quarter panels, bed floor and sides and tail lights are all removed, leaving the cab and front end intact (reinforced with additional framework), and rearranged suspension setup. The Rusty Rebel may also spawn with the same roll bar options as its clean version.
The general bodywork is painted with the primary colour, while the "REBEL 4x4" markings are permanently white, no longer assigning a secondary colour. The truck appears with the same eight spoke wheels wrapped in high-profile off-road tyres, albeit with a rusty condition on the rims.
Current Design Gallery[]
Performance[]
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
The truck shares a similar performance with the regular Rebel, being a nimble and fast vehicle with good traction for off-road environments. However, it seems to have delayed ignition due to its rusty condition, similar to most beaters.
The truck is powered by the same V8 engine as its clean counterpart, and retains the same 5-speed gearbox and AWD layout (with a 30% front, 70% rear torque distribution). Unlike the clean version, the Rusty Rebel has a petrol engine sound that is much smoother, and valve/injection timing is more consistent, being similar to the Rat-Loader and the Duneloader (enhanced version).
GTA V and Online Overview[]
Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
Fuel Tank Size (litres) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N/A | 81 / 130 | 5 | N/A | AWD 30% FWD 70% RWD |
2400 / 5291 | 80 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | V8 (Badging) | 4x4 (AWD) | N/A | N/A |
9.18 Seconds | 90 / 146 | 5 | F4 V8 (Cover) | AWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
Modifications[]
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
Category | Modification | Cost (GTA V) | Cost (GTA Online) | Image | |
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Armor | No Armor | $250 | $500 | ||
Armor Upgrade 20% | $1,250 | $5,250 | |||
Armor Upgrade 40% | $3,125 | $8,750 | |||
Armor Upgrade 60% | $5,000 | $14,000 | |||
Armor Upgrade 80% | $8,750 | $24,500 | |||
Armor Upgrade 100% | $12,500 | $35,000 | |||
Brakes | Stock Brakes | $250 | $500 | ||
Street Brakes | $5,000 | $10,000 | |||
Sport Brakes | $6,750 | $13,500 | |||
Race Brakes | $8,750 | $17,500 | |||
Bullbars | Stock Bullbars | $100 | $200 | ||
Bullbars | $5,000 | $10,000 | |||
Baja Bar | $6,000 | $12,000 | |||
Engine | EMS Upgrade, Level 1 | $2,250 | $4,500 | ||
EMS Upgrade, Level 2 | $3,125 | $6,250 | |||
EMS Upgrade, Level 3 | $4,500 | $9,000 | |||
EMS Upgrade, Level 4 | $8,375 | $16,750 | |||
Explosives | Ignition Bomb | N/A | $5,000 | ||
Remote Bomb | N/A | $7,500 | |||
Horns | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Horns | - | - | ||
Lights | Headlights | Stock Lights | $200 | $400 | |
Xenon Lights | $1,000 | $5,000 | |||
Neon Kits | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Lights | - | - | ||
Loss/Theft Prevention | Tracker | N/A | $2,000 | ||
Full Coverage | N/A | $875 | |||
Respray | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Respray Colors | - | - | ||
Sell | Sell Vehicle | N/A | $700 | ||
Transmission | Stock Transmission | $250 | $500 | ||
Street Transmission | $7,375 | $14,750 | |||
Sports Transmission | $8,125 | $16,250 | |||
Race Transmission | $10,000 | $20,000 | |||
Truck Beds | Stock Truck Bed | $100 | $200 | ||
Widearch Kit | $350 | $700 | |||
Aero Bed Cover | $575 | $1,150 | |||
Dakar Space Frame | $800 | $1,600 | |||
Baja Space Frame | $975 | $1,950 | |||
Sandrail Conversion | $1,200 | $2,400 | |||
Turbo | None | $1,250 | $2,500 | ||
Turbo Tuning | $6,250 | $35,000 | |||
Wheels | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Wheels | - | - | ||
Windows | None | $100 | $500 | ||
Light Smoke | $200 | $1,500 | |||
Dark Smoke | $450 | $3,500 | |||
Limo | $700 | $5,000 |
Gallery[]
Variants[]
Image | Vehicle | Description | Notes |
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The Technical in Grand Theft Auto Online. |
Technical | An armed version of the Rusty Rebel in GTA Online, featuring machine gun turret on the rear bed. | Added as part of the GTA Online: Heists update for GTA Online. |
The Technical Aqua in Grand Theft Auto Online. |
Technical Aqua | An amphibious version of the Technical in GTA Online, adding two flotation tanks on the both sides of the bed and a motorboat engine on the back. | Added as part of the Import/Export update for GTA Online. |
Prominent Appearances in Missions[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- Tow Truck Service - This vehicle may be randomly selected to be stolen and delivered to the player's Salvage Yard to be disassembled for parts.
Notable Owners[]
- Sacha Yetarian - During Sacha’s introduction cutscene in the Arena Workshop, he can be seen tinkering with a Rusty Rebel, to which he then confirms is his car.
Locations[]
Grand Theft Auto V[]
- Can spawn parked under a garage roof along with a Burrito at a red house on Joshua Road, just north of Harmony and south of the rail-road bridge.
- Can also spawn under the Raton Canyon Highway Bridge.
- Commonly spawn parked in a gas station next to the Sandy Shores Airfield.
- Spawns much more often when driving a Rat-Loader.
- Spawns more often near Trevor's safehouse when driving a Duneloader.
- Sometimes found parked in Stab City, around the Lost MC area.
- After finishing the mission The Last One, a Rebel is parked nearby the location the player passed the mission.
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- Available for purchase from Southern San Andreas Super Autos for$3,000.
- No longer available in the enhanced versions of the game; removed from the website as part of the San Andreas Mercenaries update.
- Commonly spawned around Blaine County, particularly in Sandy Shores.
- Original version
- The Rebel can spawn at Crate Drop locations that are in Blaine County.
Radio Stations[]
- In Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Rusty Rebel uses the "Punk" group which plays Channel X.
Trivia[]
- The Rusty Rebel does not have reversing lights.
- The Rusty Rebels used by enemies during the Arms Trafficking Ground missions feature an enhanced engine which far exceeds what the player can obtain via modifications at the various auto shops. Taking this variant to an auto shop for repair will remove the engine modifications.[citation/verification needed]
- Adding the "Aero Bed Frame" modification and reverting back to the stock option will remove the default roll bars from the truck (scrolling up on the customization menu) or having the roll bars with the mounted lamps (scrolling down).
- Despite having a different engine sound, NPC-driven Rusty Rebels still have the diesel one from the regular Rebel and the Technicals. In fact, bailing out from a player-driven Rusty Rebel causes the engine sound to switch to the diesel one.
- Any of the truck bed modifications (with the exception of the "Widearch kit" modification) will turn the tailgate invisible. This tailgate can still be opened with the Interaction Menu in GTA Online, and still has collision detection (characters can stand still over the opened invisible tailgate). Breaking the tailgate, however, will render it visible.
- Unlike the standard Rebel, the rusty version has no option to change the license plate in Los Santos Customs, but can be customized by using the iFruit App.
Bugs/Glitches[]
- The "REBEL 4x4" markings on the sides flickered constantly due to an issue with the livery placement. This has been fixed in the Enhanced Edition.