The Landstalker is a four-door SUV available in every Grand Theft Auto game since Grand Theft Auto III, excluding Grand Theft Auto Advance and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. It is manufactured by Dundreary in the HD Universe.
Influence[]
3D Universe[]
The Landstalker has many different designs between Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, usually combined from a variety of sources.
- In Grand Theft Auto III, the Landstalker resembles a slightly altered first-generation Land Rover Freelander, the facelifted Nissan Terrano II, and the first-generation Ford Escape. It spawns in a variety of colors, with the lower sides in a gray color.
- In Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, the Landstalker is based on a first-generation Lincoln Navigator. Some models may also come with a roof rack and boxes in the rear compartment with the ZIP label on them. Its color distribution is the same.
- In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, the Landstalker resembles a 1984–1990 Jeep Wagoneer Limited, with the front fascia and taillights of the 1983–1994 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer. Landstalkers feature a wood texture along the body, a feature that the Wagoneer was known for. In the iOS and enhanced versions of GTA Vice City, the Landstalker has the same "4X4 POWER" rear wheel cover that the GTA Vice City Stories rendition has, compared to the blank one seen in the original version. This version always spawns with brown/wooden strips on the sides.
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Landstalker generally resembles the GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories renditions, but with a few changes that make its design more upscale, with the vertical grille strips and taillight design evoking the feel of a Range Rover Classic and the chrome trim evoking the original Jeep Wagoneer. It no longer carries a rear-mounted spare wheel; instead, a wheel is visible inside the rear compartment. It still carries the brown/wooden strips.
HD Universe[]
The HD Universe rendition of the Landstalker resembles both the second-generation Lincoln Navigator (U228), as seen in the front fascia and overall appearance, and the third-generation Lincoln Navigator L (U418), as evidenced by its extended wheelbase, chrome trim along the lower edge of the doors and window frames, lettering along the front doors, and large roof rails. Several details are taken from the 2006–2009 Range Rover Sport (L320), including the headlights, tail lights, upper front bumper vent, tailgate, and blacked-out pillars. The side and rear profiles are somewhat similar to the Land Rover Freelander 2 (L359). The grille, albeit smaller in size, bonnet, side-steps, and front bumper strongly resemble those of the 2007–2014 Ford Expedition (U324), while the rear bumper seems to be taken from the first-generation Ford Escape.
Design[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
The Landstalker inherits the overall profile and design cues from the Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories rendition, but leaning towards a luxury vehicle, featuring a bulky bumper with large intakes and a set of unusable circular lamps. The headlights mainly consist of large inner lamps and small outer lamps, with the upper small ones being turn signals. A grille with two horizontal bars can be seen between the headlights, with the manufacturer's emblem on the center.
The sides of the car feature running boards below the chromed strips, followed by the chrome lettering on the front doors displaying its name. The greenhouse is mostly opaque, featuring tinted windows separated by black pillars, although the A-pillars are colored and the lower side is occupied by chrome trims, as well as two black rear-view mirrors. The roof has two black strips running towards the rear.
The rear end is predominated by the rear compartment, featuring a chrome strip above the license plate, the manufacturer emblem between the the window and the aforementioned strip, and the chrome letterings on the lower side, displaying the car's manufacturer and name. A set of circular and rectangular tail lights can be seen on either side, located in chrome housings. Its lower half is protected by another bulky bumper, with lower mouldings for the exhausts.
The car is normally set to spawn in a single color. It uses 6-spoke wheels wrapped in high-profile tires.
The Landstalker is equipped with a GPS system with a male voice, but only if the player leaves the "selected cars" (default) option in the audio menu.
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
The Landstalker in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online is the same as its previous iteration, but with a few subtle changes. The rear overhang is shortened slightly, the badges and chrome trim on the doors are enlarged, a front license plate is added, and the front seats sit much lower, resulting in a large amount of head-space above the front occupants. The roof racks are no longer standard, but can be added at Los Santos Customs.
The car may spawn with a two-tone color, where the secondary one is applied on the lower side. Its wheels retain the same rim design, which serve as the base for the "Challenger" off-road wheels available in Los Santos Customs.
Performance[]
3D Universe[]
The Landstalker has a light weight, a short wheelbase, high ground clearance, full-time 4WD, great grip, making for what seems at first to be a good off-road vehicle. However, the car is anything but that; its performance is almost ruined by monstrously stiff suspensions with little give, meaning instead of simply inducing body roll, turning causes the entire vehicle to tip over. Attempting to off-road with the vehicle can often lead to nasty surprises, as hitting the slightest bump will often send the car into the air, due to the stiff suspension being very bouncy. The vehicle also has a hard time transferring its traction to the ground, as the car tends to continue bouncing a few times, after hitting even mediocre bumps, like curbs and rocks. These attributes make the vehicle vastly inferior as an off-road vehicle when compared to the Patriot, Rancher, Sandking and Huntley. Although its handling is poor, the Landstalker has all-round moderate-to-good acceleration and top speed due to its weight.
The Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories rendition is noticeably more stable—its redesigned body features a lowered ground clearance (resulting in a slight redistribution of weight to the bottom) and a longer, heavier body (2000 kg), reducing the likelihood of rollovers. This is decidedly not the case with the version used in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, which has some of the poorest handling and highest likelihood of rollovers of any car in the 3D Universe, especially when attempting the Robbery missions.
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, due to the suspension of the vehicle, the car seems hard to control upon landing even the slightest jump, making the car seemingly perform a wheelie, but this could also be due to the configuration of the vehicle. However, it is the fourth most resistant vehicle, as seen in the stats.
3D Universe Overview[]
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 99 / 160 | 5 | Diesel | AWD | 1700 / 3748 (GTA III — GTA San Andreas)
2000 / 4409 (GTA Liberty City Stories & GTA Vice City Stories) |
| N/A | N/A | 5 | N/A | AWD | Cannot be observed |
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
The Grand Theft Auto IV rendition of the Landstalker is quite heavy, resulting in poor acceleration and decent top speed, and compared to other SUVs; braking is also adversely affected by the weight. The suspension is moderately firm, but still far too soft to corner at speed effectively. The body flops about in the turns, often causing the rear end to kick out and fishtail rather than simply overturn as in previous games. On the road, the Landstalker is nowhere near as competent as its closest competitors (the Cavalcade and Huntley Sport), but off-road, the Landstalker begins to show its usefulness. The engine has enough torque to allow scaling of medium-grade hills, and the suspension evens out most of the natural bumps; unfortunately, the long rear overhang means the Landstalker can beach itself on rocks. Overall, its off-road performance is inferior to that of the Cavalcade, however it fares better than the Huntley Sport.
Deformation in frontal accidents is very good, having able to retain both headlights after hitting a low car. Rear accidents though cause quite a bit of visible damage. The engine itself is sturdy in accidents, allowing the Landstalker to take multiple direct hits at full speed before failing. Overall, this vehicle is better suited for short drives and off-road expeditions than high-speed pursuits.
The engine is a large displacement V8, paired to a 5-speed gearbox in a 50% Front, 50% Rear 4WD layout. Its engine sound is shared with that of lighter SUVs such as the Habanero and the Rebla.
GTA IV Overview[]
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engines | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 84 / 135 | 5 | N/A | AWD 50% FWD 50% RWD |
2300 / 5071 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | 5 | F4 V8 (Cover) | AWD | Cannot be observed |
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
In Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, the Landstalker has a diesel engine which produces the same sound as the Cavalcade's. The Landstalker has a lower-end performance line in GTA V, compared to its previous appearances, and since the larger variety of newly introduced vehicles, it now becomes one of the slowest SUVs in the game.
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 | 84 / 135 | 5 | N/A | AWD 40% FWD 60% RWD |
2400 / 5291 | 65 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 10.1 Seconds | 85 / 137 | 5 | F4 V8 (Cover) | AWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
Rockstar Games Social Club[]
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
Modifications[]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
- The Landstalker can be modified at TransFender:
| Type | Upgrade | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Color | Car Color 1 (64 different colors) | $ 150 |
| Exhausts | Large Exhaust | $ 250 |
| Medium Exhaust | $ 200 | |
| Twin Exhaust | $ 300 | |
| Upswept Exhaust | $ 400 | |
| Lights | Round Fog Lamp | $ 100 |
| Square Fog Lamp | $ 50 | |
| Nitro | 2x Nitrous | $ 200 |
| 5x Nitrous | $ 500 | |
| 10x Nitrous | $ 1000 | |
| Wheels | Import | $ 820 |
| Atomic | $ 770 | |
| Ahab | $ 1000 | |
| Virtual | $ 620 | |
| Access | $ 1140 | |
| Off Road Wheel | $ 1000 | |
| Mega | $ 1030 | |
| Grove | $ 1230 | |
| Twist | $ 1200 | |
| Wires | $ 1560 | |
| Car Stereo | Bass Boost | $ 100 |
| Hydraulics | Hydraulics | $ 1500 |
- The Transfender in Las Venturas charges 20% more for every modification except colors.
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
| Category | Modification | Cost (GTA V) | Cost (GTA Online) | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Bumpers | Stock Front Bumper | $750 | $1,500 | ||
| Custom Front Splitter | $1,250 | $2,500 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Exhausts | Stock Exhaust | $130 | $260 | ||
| Chrome Tip Exhaust | $375 | $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 | $7,250 | |||
| 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 | - | - | ||
| Roofs | Stock Roof | $100 | $200 | ||
| Roof Rack | $350 | $700 | |||
| Sell | Sell Vehicle | N/A | $5,800 | ||
| Side Steps | Stock Side Step | $1,250 | $2,500 | ||
| Side Steps | $1,500 | $3,000 | |||
| 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 | $250 | $500 | ||
| Street Transmission | $7,375 | $14,750 | |||
| Sports Transmission | $8,125 | $16,250 | |||
| Race Transmission | $10,000 | $20,000 | |||
| 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[]
Design[]
Detailing
Version History[]
Variants[]
| Image | Vehicle | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special variants | |||
 The Epsilon Program's unique Landstalker in Grand Theft Auto V. |
Epsilon Progran variant | A uniquely "Epsilon Blue" color Landstalker can be seen in the mission Unknowing the Truth, escorting the player's Tailgater to the drop-off point. | The player can easily obtain the Landstalker by betraying and killing the Epsilon members in the same mission. |
| Gang variants | |||
 The Hustlers Landstalker in Grand Theft Auto IV. |
Hustlers variant | A special black variant of the Landstalker can be seen driving around North Holland by the Hustlers, particularly the North Holland Hustlers set. This variant features chrome side scuff bars, no luggage rails, and rear seat entertainment like used in the Lincoln Navigator as an option. | |
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Grand Theft Auto III[]
- Import/Export - The Landstalker is one of the 16 vehicles wanted for the Shoreside Vale portion of the Import/Export side mission.
Grand Theft Auto Vice City[]
- Sunshine Autos Import Garage - The Landstalker is one of the 24 vehicles wanted by Sunshine Autos for their import garage. Placed on the first list.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
- Learning to Fly - Two Landstalkers appear in the Flying School test "Destroy Targets", as movable targets to be destroyed.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
- Bringing the House Down - When the huge explosion starts in Fort Staunton, during the cutscene, a Landstalker was caught in it and become destroyed & set on fire, thus killing two pedestrians in Liberty Campus. The exploded Landstalker had a different color in the mission and cannot be obtained legimately.
- See the Sight Before Your Flight - After completing all 12 levels of the side mission, a unique-colored Landstalker, that is also heavy, bullet-proof, fire-proof, pop-proof and tip-proof, can be found parked at the Shoreside Vale safehouse in Cedar Grove. It only spawns once, and it will be lost permanently if the game is saved without it being stored in a garage.
- Car-azy Car Give Away - The vehicle is one of the sixteen vehicles wanted by Love Media for their Car-azy Car Give Away.
- Scooter Shooter - A Landstalker is used by the cartel members as a getaway vehicle after destroying seven targets, with one gunner hiding behind the trunk door who will shoot when the player attacks the vehicle.
- AWOL Angel - A Landstalker is used by the rogue soldiers as a getaway vehicle after destroying four targets, with one gunner hiding behind the trunk door who will shoot when the player attacks the vehicle.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories[]
- The Exchange - The DEA agents arrive in a Landstalker and a Flatbed to make a deal with the Diaz' Gang.
- Robbery - The Landstalker is randomly picked as the backup vehicles sent by the enemies.
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
- Two Landstalkers can be seen escorting the Securicar during the multiplayer mission Bomb Da Base II.
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- It can appear in the "Undisclosed Cargo" Casino Work as the vehicle that needs to be disposed of.
Notable Owners[]
- The Epsilon Program has a unique baby blue Landstalker, as seen in the side mission Unknowing the Truth.
- Francis McReary owns a black Landstalker, as seen in the first cutscene of Blood Brothers.
- Lino Friddell
- Peter Dreyfuss owns a black Landstalker with a unique vanity plate that reads DR3YFU55, as seen on A Starlet in Vinewood after collecting all the Letter Scraps.
- Ralph Ostrowski, as seen in the first Bail Bond mission (if Ostrowski is not subdued in time, he'll attempt to flee in his Landstalker).
- Jimmy's kidnappers, as seen in the mission Parenting 101.
- Ray Bulgarin owns a pearlescent black Landstalker, as seen in the mission Going Deep. It is destroyed during the mission.
- Victor Vance owns a Landstalker by default if he runs a Robbery Business.
- Princess Georgina owns a black Landstalker as seen in Paparazzo - The Highness.
- Poppy Mitchell's security, as seen in the mission Paparazzo - The Sex Tape.
Locations[]
Grand Theft Auto III[]
- It is commonly driven around Staunton Island and Shoreside Vale.
- One is parked outside the hut in the north-west corner of Belleville Park, Staunton Island. Entering it will start a checkpoint side-mission.
- One is parked at one of the houses in Cedar Grove, Shoreside Vale.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City[]
- One is parked in front of a mansion with a tennis court in the north-west part of Starfish Island.
- One is parked at the dirt track in Downtown, Vice City (it starts Test Track upon entry).
- It is commonly driven around Starfish Island and other affluent areas.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
- It can spawn around Santa Maria Beach, Los Santos.
- One is parked in a parking lot in Foster Valley, San Fierro.
- It regularly spawns around The Strip and Whitewood Estates, Las Venturas.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
- One is parked in the car park at Capital Autos in Harwood, Portland.
- It is commonly found in Portland.
- It regularly spawns in Belleville Park, Staunton Island.
- It can be found parked in the Newport Multistory Car Park.
- It can be found parked in the parking lot of the Ferry Terminal in Rockford, Staunton Island.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories[]
- One is parked on an alleyway in Ocean Beach.
- One spawns parked by every robbery empire site the player owns. If all 30 empire sites are owned by Vic, they become bullet-proof and pop-proof.
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
- It can be found in Firefly Projects, Broker; Northwood, North Holland, The Triangle or Star Junction, Algonquin and anywhere in Alderney.
- It can spawn at a car park next to the construction site in Purgatory, Algonquin.
Grand Theft Auto V[]
- Usually spawns when driving any of the lower-performance/cost SUVs, such as the Habanero, BeeJay XL and Baller.
- A unique baby blue Landstalker appears in the final mission of the Epsilon Program.
- During the mission Parenting 101.
- During the first Bail Bond mission.
- One can be obtained in the mission A Starlet in Vinewood.
- Parked in the junkyard in Sandy Shores.
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- It can be a requested vehicle for Simeon Yetarian.
- It will rarely spawn in the parking lot of the Los Santos Golf Club, usually when wanted by Simeon.
- It is available for purchase from Southern San Andreas Super Autos for $58,000 as part of the Heists update.
- No longer available in the enhanced versions of the game; removed from the website as part of the San Andreas Mercenaries update.
Rewards[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- The Landstalker sells for $5,800 at Los Santos Customs.
- The Landstalker exports for $8,879 for Simeon Yetarian.
Radio Stations[]
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Landstalker plays CSR 103.9.
- In Grand Theft Auto IV, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Landstalker uses the "1970's Dance, Disco and Funk" group which can play:
- In Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Landstalker uses the "1970's Dance, Disco and Funk" group which plays K109 The Studio.
- In Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Landstalker uses the "1970's Dance, Disco and Funk" group which can play:
- In Grand Theft Auto V, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Landstalker uses the "Dance" group which can play:
- In Grand Theft Auto Online, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Landstalker uses the "Dance" group which can play:
- FlyLo FM
- Soulwax FM
- Los Santos Underground Radio (Enhanced Editions only. May not play due to a three station limit within the group)
- Music Locker Radio (Enhanced Editions only)
- Media Player (Enhanced Editions only. May not play due to a three station limit within the group)
Trivia[]
General[]
- The name "Landstalker" could be a play on the name Land Rover, a similar real-life SUV brand, or a reference to the Grand Theft Auto 2 vehicle, the Land Roamer. Roving, roaming, and stalking are considered to have similar meanings. It could also be a reference to the Toyota Land Cruiser.
3D Universe[]
- In the American Grand Theft Auto III game manual, an advertisement for the Maibatsu Monstrosity shows a rebadged Landstalker.
- In GTA III, the Landstalker wheel hubcap has the Honda logo on it, like the Sentinel. This is a developer oversight.
- In The Definitive Edition of Grand Theft Auto III, the Landstalker has different wheels compared to the original game, now sporting van wheels, similar to those seen on the Moonbeam, Pony and Rumpo.
- In GTA III, the bumpers and front quarter panels of the car are modeled into the body, which means that they cannot be damaged or detached. The headlamps cannot be broken either.
HD Universe[]
- In the original version of Grand Theft Auto V, fitting the Landstalker with the Side Steps modification would add TV screens into the headrests, enabling it to resemble the M.O.B. Landstalkers from Grand Theft Auto IV. However, the TV Screens were removed in the enhanced edition.