The Jester is a two-door sports car in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Business Update. It was also supposed to appear in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, but was removed before the game's release. It is manufactured by Dinka in the HD Universe.
Influence[]
3D Universe[]
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Jester is designed as a two-door sports coupe, clearly influenced by the Toyota Supra Mark IV (A80) and Toyota Celica (T200).
HD Universe[]
The Jester returns in Grand Theft Auto V with a drastic change, where it resembles the 2015 Honda/Acura NSX (NC1), with curvy features and distinct Japanese styling in both the bodywork and front and rear fascia. The headlights and the hood are derived from the BMW i8.
Design[]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
The bears numerous intakes on the front bumper, square-shaped headlamps inside glass casings and a long bonnet. The sides have long intakes on the skirting area, while the greenhouse area assumes a sloped profile on the rear section. The rear end is mostly flat, having circular tail lamps and two exhaust tubes below the rear bumper. Jesters can spawn in a variety of primary colours for the body.
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
The Jester features a noticeable Japanese styling, which include many sharp curves throughout the car. The front face is predominated by the CFRP splitter at the bottom and the inner sections of the outer intakes, together with a central intake with two separations near the outer sections. The upper area is made up of an aggressive front face made by the irregular shape of the headlamps and the main grille, causing it to resemble an angry grin. The main grille also bears the manufacturer emblem on the centre, while the headlamps are placed in black housings. The bonnet area features an impressed area that is narrower near the fron end, and curves outwards up to the width of the windscreen's base.
On the sides, the car makes use of inset areas around the front fenders and on the lower sides, together with CFRP skirts. The middle section features distinctive formations tha start from above the inset front sections and run towards the rear end, with a slight curvature over the rear wheel arches. The wheel arches also have formations that give the car a wider profile than the middle section. On the greenhouse area, the car makes use of black trim around the windows, as well as black A-pillars with body-coloured mirror wings. Towards the rear-quarter windows, the car has open sections that allow the air to flow behind the rearmost pillars, while the roof has an impressed area on the centre, which runs from the front to the rear. The boot area is generally flat and has a ducktail spoiler.
The rear end is more sloped and rounded, giving it a stark contrast between the front. The upper area features a black panel that houses red modern light strips around the upper section and outer sides, as well as the manufacturer badge on the centre and lettering on the passenger side that display the car's name. The lower portions of the car are occupied by the black housings with the reverse lamps on the outer sides, followed by three meshed vents, two exhaust tips below the reverse lamps and a CFRP section below the car. A license plate can be seen on the bumper area, just above the central vent.
The interior of the car uses the same interior and dial set from the Vacca, itself being a derivative of the Banshee interior. The Dinka logo can be seen on the centre of the steering wheel.
The primary colour of the car is applied on most of the bodywork, while the secondary one is applied on the portions of the front central intake, the impressed section of the bonnet area, part of the roof and the interior stitching. The car uses a carbon derivative of the "Dash VIP" rims seen in Los Santos Customs, wrapped in low-profile tyres.
Current Design Gallery[]
Performance[]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
The car is equipped with an inline engine sporting a performance intake manifold. Unlike the Supra, the Jester is front-wheel-drive, yet retains its sporty qualities. In acceleration, speed, handling, and braking, the Jester is inferior to most other sports cars and tuners in the game, superior only to the Euros. However, the vehicle still possesses good grip and braking, ideal for sharp cornering using the brake or handbrake. Like most tuners in the game, the body construction is poor, making the car susceptible to intense damage from high-speed impacts and heavy gunfire.
The Jester's engine sound is shared with the Blista Compact, Club, Esperanto, Feltzer, Flash, Majestic and Tahoma.
GTA San Andreas Overview[]
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 124 / 200 | 5 | Petrol | FWD | 1500 / 3307 |
| N/A | N/A | 5 | N/A | FWD | Cannot be observed |
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
Based on what the files suggest,[1] the car performed similarly to how it did in San Andreas. However, this time it had a RWD configuration. Because the car never made it into the final game, it's unknown if it remained exactly the same as in its predecessor.
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
The Jester has good top speed and acceleration, making it comparable to other sports cars in its class. The acceleration is average, however the handling makes up for this. Based on a Japanese sports car, the steering and agility of the vehicle are extremely sensitive and responsive, due to the fact that the Jester is all-wheel drive (20% - 80%, front to rear torque distribution). This also allows the car to have exceptional handling even over slippery or wet surfaces, making it a useful getaway vehicle even in poor conditions.
The agility of many Japanese sports cars contributes to extremely skillful and quick moves if used right, but at low speeds could cause a crash with excessive traction, acceleration, and small turning radius, likely due to the all-wheel drive nature of the car.
Due to the fact that there is an electric motor, there is no loss of power during gear shifts; this is very useful when racing and simply wanting a smooth ride. But the Jester tends to start drifting when driven on dirt roads, most likely due to its large power output. Crash deformation is excellent, and it can take multiple front end collisions without deforming the front wheels.
Despite claiming to have a V6 engine, it actually has a V8 engine, which can be seen through the rear window. The Jester shares the same engine sound as the Coquette.
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 | 98 / 158 | 6 | N/A | AWD 20% FWD 80% RWD |
1300 / 2866 | 65 |
| 4.5 Seconds | 180 / 290 | N/A | 4.0L V6 420hp (Website) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 5.4 Seconds | 120 / 193 | 6 | M4 V8 (In-game model) | AWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
Rockstar Games Social Club[]
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
Modifications[]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
The Jester can only be modified at Wheel Arch Angels in Ocean Flats, San Fierro.
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
| Category | Modification | Cost (GTA V) | Cost (GTA Online) | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor | No Armor | $500 | $1,000 | ||
| Armor Upgrade 20% | $2,500 | $7,500 | |||
| Armor Upgrade 40% | $6,250 | $12,000 | |||
| Armor Upgrade 60% | $10,000 | $20,000 | |||
| Armor Upgrade 80% | $17,500 | $35,000 | |||
| Armor Upgrade 100% | $25,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Brakes | Stock Brakes | $500 | $1,000 | ||
| Street Brakes | $10,000 | $20,000 | |||
| Sport Brakes | $13,500 | $27,000 | |||
| Race Brakes | $17,500 | $35,000 | |||
| Bumpers | Stock Front Bumper | $1,100 | $2,200 | ||
| Custom Front Splitter | $2,300 | $4,600 | |||
| Splitter With Canards | $3,700 | $7,400 | |||
| Carbon Splitter & Canards | $5,850 | $11,700 | |||
| Stock Rear Bumper | $1,100 | $2,200 | |||
| Painted Rear Diffuser | $2,300 | $4,600 | |||
| Carbon Rear Diffuser | $3,700 | $7,500 | |||
| Engine | EMS Upgrade, Level 1 | $4,500 | $9,000 | ||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 2 | $6,250 | $12,500 | |||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 3 | $9,000 | $18,000 | |||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 4 | $16,750 | $33,500 | |||
| Exhausts | Stock Exhaust | $130 | $260 | ||
| Oval Exhaust | $375 | $750 | |||
| Chrome Tip Exhaust | $899 | $1,800 | |||
| Race Exhaust | $1,499 | $3,000 | |||
| Explosives | Ignition Bomb | N/A | $5,000 | ||
| Remote Bomb | N/A | $7,500 | |||
| Horns | Main article: Vehicle Customization in GTA V/Horns | - | - | ||
| Lights | Headlights | Stock Lights | $300 | $600 | |
| Xenon Lights | $1,450 | $7,500 | |||
| Neon Kits | Main article: Vehicle Customization in GTA V/Lights | - | - | ||
| Loss/Theft Prevention | Tracker | N/A | Too Hot | ||
| Full Coverage | N/A | Too Hot | |||
| Plates | Blue on White 1 | $50 | $200 | ||
| Blue on White 2 | $50 | $200 | |||
| Blue on White 3 | $50 | $200 | |||
| Yellow on Blue | $75 | $300 | |||
| Yellow on Black | $150 | $600 | |||
| Respray | Main article: Vehicle Customization in GTA V/Respray Colors | - | - | ||
| Roll Cages | No Roll Cage | $350 | $700 | ||
| Roll Cage and Chassis Upgrade | $550 | $1,100 | |||
| Roll Cage & Race Modifications | $675 | $1,350 | |||
| Roofs | Stock Roof | $100 | $200 | ||
| Rear Louvers | $350 | $700 | |||
| Sell | Sell Vehicle | N/A | Too Hot | ||
| Skirts | Stock Skirts | $1,250 | $2,500 | ||
| Custom Skirts | $2,750 | $5,500 | |||
| Sport Skirts | $4,000 | $8,000 | |||
| Carbon Skirts | $5,250 | $10,600 | |||
| Spoilers | None | $3,000 | $6,000 | ||
| Carbon Wing | $3,750 | $7,050 | |||
| Color Coded Wing | $5,000 | $10,000 | |||
| Carbon Wing Type II | $6,500 | $13,000 | |||
| GT Wing | $7,000 | $14,000 | |||
| Suspension | Stock Suspension | $100 | $200 | ||
| Lowered Suspension | $500 | $1,000 | |||
| Street Suspension | $1,000 | $2,000 | |||
| Sport Suspension | $1,700 | $3,400 | |||
| Competition Suspension | $2,200 | $4,400 | |||
| Transmission | Stock Transmission | $500 | $1,000 | ||
| Street Transmission | $14,750 | $29,500 | |||
| Sports Transmission | $16,250 | $32,500 | |||
| Race Transmission | $20,000 | $40,000 | |||
| Turbo | None | $2,500 | $5,000 | ||
| Turbo Tuning | $12,500 | $50,000 | |||
| Wheels | Main article: Vehicle Customization in GTA V/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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 The Jester (Racecar) in Grand Theft Auto V. |
Jester (Racecar) | A Jester with a fixed Dinka racing livery. Features greatly improved stock performance over the standard car, but with the same customization options. | Appears in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. |
NPC-Modified Variants[]
Business DLC Sports Modded[]
Pre-modified variants of the Jester can be seen driving around Los Santos randomly.
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| BUSINESS_DLC_ SPORTS_MODDED_1 |
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No | No |
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| BUSINESS_DLC_ SPORTS_MODDED_2 |
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No | No |
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Los Santos Customs Modded Single Player[]
Like the randomly spawning modified Jesters, two sets of Jesters may spawn outside Los Santos Customs, pre-modified. These again only spawn in single player. The vehicles appear in set color sets with the same modifications. They will not spawn with any of the default extra components. These variants are named "LS_CUSTOMS_MODDED_SP" and use the exact same modifications and colors as the Business DLC Sports Modded sets.
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
- Customs Fast Track - Carl and Cesar bring a Jester from the containers at the docks to the Garage, as it's one of the wish list's car.
- Race Tournaments - The player has to race against this car in San Fierro Fastlane.
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- 3 heavily modified variants of the Jester may appear in Vehicle Cargo source missions. Each variant has a unique license plate number, colour combination and different set of bodywork modifications.
- Jester "N0F00L" is part of the 4-vehicle "Hip To Be Square" Vehicle Cargo Collection.
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N/A | No |
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N/A | No |
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Locations[]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
- Importable at Easter Basin, San Fierro after completing Customs Fast Track. Import cost: $28,000 (Tuesdays and Fridays only).
- Behind the Wheel Arch Angels garage in Ocean Flats, San Fierro (Sometimes locked or equipped with an alarm).
- Very common around The Strip, Las Venturas and the richest areas of Los Santos and San Fierro, like Richman and Paradiso, respectively.
Grand Theft Auto V[]
Original version[]
- Available in every garage for all the protagonists in single player, after installing The Business Update DLC.
- Enhanced version
- Can spawn in traffic.
Scenarios (enhanced version)[]
The Jester is part of two vehiclemodelsets, "LS_CUSTOMS_MODDED_SP" and "BUSINESS_DLC_SPORTS_MODDED". The first allows the Jester, among other cars, to spawn outside Los Santos Customs heavily modified, and in other places around the city, the second allows the Jester and Massacro to spawn heavily modified in specific locations. They only spawn in GTA V.
Coquette Classic | Feltzer | Dubsta2 | Infernus | Dominator | Ruiner | Sabre Turbo | Gauntlet | Sentinel | Rapid GT | Voltic | Comet | Surano | Thrust | Alpha | Huntley S | Jester | Massacro | Turismo R | Zentorno | Blade | Glendale | Panto | Pigalle | Rhapsody | Warrener
- May be seen parked outside Los Santos Customs in Burton, at any time of day. (marker)[2].
- May be seen parked outside Los Santos Customs near the Los Santos International Airport, at any time of day. (marker)[3].
- May be seen driving out of Los Santos Customs in La Mesa onto Popular Street heading south, at any time of day (marker)[4].
- May be seen driving north along Playa Vista shortly after the Bay City Avenue intersection, between 06:00 am and 18:00 pm (marker)[5].
- May be seen driving away from the Union Depository , opposite the Maze Bank Tower, west towards Little Seoul, between 06:00 am and 20:00 pm (marker)[6].
- May be seen driving out of the Mission Row Police Station impound garage north onto Sinner Street between 10:00 am and 16:00 pm (marker)[7].
- Up to two may be seen driving east along Eclipse Boulevard towards Vinewood Boulevard between 12:00 pm and 12:00 am (marker)[8].
- May be seen driving out of Up-n-Atom Burger on Vinewood Boulevard, turning west onto Vinewood Boulevard between 06:00 am and 18:00 pm (marker)[9].
- May be seen driving west along Boulevard Del Perro past the Rockford Hills Sign between 10:00 am and 18:00 pm (marker)[10].
- May be found parked outside the main entrance of Banner Hotel & Spa on Boulevard Del Perro in Del Perro between 07:00 am and 15:00 pm (marker)[11].
- May be found driving south across the Cassidy Creek Bridge at any time of day (marker)[12].
- May be seen driving out of the Arcadius Business Center underground parking lot south onto Las Lagunas Boulevard between 18:00 pm and 04:00 am (marker)[13].
- May be found parked inside the first level of the red San Andreas Parking Counsel parking lot in Pillbox Hill at any time of day (marker)[14].
- May be seen turning off Swiss Street onto Elgin Avenue just north of the IAA Headquarters between 09:00 am and 05:00 am (marker)[15].
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- Available for purchase from Legendary Motorsport for $240,000.
- No longer available in the enhanced versions of the game; removed from the website as part of the San Andreas Mercenaries update.
Radio Stations[]
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Jester plays CSR 103.9.
- In Grand Theft Auto V and Online, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Jester uses the "Funk" group which can play:
Trivia[]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
- A model of the Jester wearing its paintjob 1 livery and X-Flow bodykit (excluding the roof vent) can be found in the Zero RC shop in San Fierro.
- In Customs Fast Track, CJ and Cesar Vialpando steal a red Jester from a container ship in Easter Basin, delivering the car to Doherty Garage. While the previous stolen vehicles spawn in the Wang Cars showroom after mission completion, the Jester is replaced by a Savanna.
- In the beta version of the game, the Jester had Ferrari-styled rims.[16]
- The X-Flow rear spoiler reassembles the rear spoiler which was a factory option on A80 Toyota Supras.
- Sometimes, when the player buys the Jester in the Exports/Imports ship, it will come with a unique license plate reading "X2 GAV".
- The A80 Supra wasn't in production until 1993, making the car slightly anachronistic to the game's setting. However, a Supra prototype was made in 1992.
- There is a texture glitch in both editions of the game when applying a roof scoop. As with the Sultan, applying a roof scoop adds additional brand logos on the car's front fenders and back window. However, they do not load properly on the Jester and show as white rectangles instead.
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
- The "R" in the Jester's badge is coloured red, mimicking the Type-R badge famous among Honda cars, for example the first generation Honda NSX.
- In the enhanced version of the game, a Pegassi logo can be seen on the floormats of the vehicle's interior, even though the vehicle is manufactured by Dinka.
- When heavily damaged, smoke will come out of the front end, as if its engine was at the front, despite being just in front of the rear axle (rear-mid). This is likely a developer oversight.
- This has since been fixed in enhanced version of the game, and will emit smoke from the rear.
- The Jester name is derived from the rounded front design, with the Jester RR’s website description nicknaming it as the ‘car with the killer smile’, which is a prominent feature of court jesters.
See Also[]
- Jester (Racecar) - Racing variant.
- Jester Classic - Predecessor.
- SC1 - A vehicle in GTA Online with very similar design cues.
References[]
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