The Enus Paragon R (Armored) is a weaponized, armoured luxury coupé featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of The Diamond Casino & Resort update.
Design[]
The vehicle is essentially the armoured variant of the Paragon R, which features armour padding on the sides and window armouring on the pillars, in a similar manner to the armoured vehicles featured in the Executives and Other Criminals update.
Colour distribution is the same as the regular Paragon R, where the primary colour is applied on the body, while the secondary colour is applied on the mirror shells and the interior stitching. A trim colour is also available for the dashboard, steering wheel, doors, seats and the optional roll-cage's paddings. Its wheels share the same rim design as the "Drag SPL" muscle rims available in Los Santos Customs, wrapped in high-profile tyres.
The vehicle is armed with two machine guns placed where the lower turn indicators are located on the regular version.
Performance[]
Vehicle[]
Similar to the regular Paragon R, the armored version excels in the Sports class and has a great amount of speed coupled with its smooth handling, especially at weaving through congested traffic. And with further upgrades, the vehicle can prove itself to be a worthy competitor.
Again, the vehicle retains the same engine model from the regular version, powering all four wheels in an equal distribution, through an 8-speed gearbox. The engine sound is the same as the regular Paragon R.
Armor[]
Like the armoured cars from the Executives and Other Criminals update, the vehicle features armour padding that allows the vehicle to survive one direct explosive hit, as well as bullet-resistant glass that can withstand 15 standard rounds before being shattered.
Weaponry[]
Machine Gun: The driver has access to two front-facing machine guns, which perform similarly to those from vehicles such as the Blazer Aqua and the Ruiner 2000, albeit with a slightly increased damage (30, compared to the 20 damage from the aforementioned vehicles) and a lower fire rate (1,000 rounds per minute, compared to the 1,200 rounds per minute on the aforementioned vehicles). They have decent firepower against players and vehicles with none or light armour, but will struggle against heavily-armoured vehicles.
Overview[]
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Maximum Velocity (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
Fuel Tank Size (litres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 99.4 / 160 | 8 | N/A | AWD 50% FWD 50% RWD |
2555 / 5632.8 | 60 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | 8 | F4 | AWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
| Damage (per shot) [?] |
Fire Rate [?] | Range (m / ft) [?] |
Ammo Specifications/ Capacity |
Reload Mechanism | Reload Speed [?] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 (24) 22.5 |
0.12 (500 RPM) | 100 / 328.1 | 750 | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 1000 RPM | 100 / 328.1 | Unlimited | N/A | N/A |
 |
Damage | 30% 30% | |||
| Fire Rate/Speed | 98% 98% | ||||
| Accuracy | 10% 10% | ||||
| Range | 65% 65% | ||||
| Clip Size | 100% 100% | ||||
Modifications[]
| Category | Modification | Price | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor | No Armor | $1,000 | ||
| Armor Upgrade 20% | $7,500 | |||
| Armor Upgrade 40% | $12,000 | |||
| Armor Upgrade 60% | $20,000 | |||
| Armor Upgrade 80% | $35,000 | |||
| Armor Upgrade 100% | $50,000 | |||
| Brakes | Stock Brakes | $1,000 | ||
| Street Brakes | $20,000 | |||
| Sport Brakes | $27,000 | |||
| Race Brakes | $35,000 | |||
| Bumpers | Front Bumpers | Stock Front Bumper | $2,200 | |
| Secondary Bumper | $4,600 | |||
| Carbon Bumper | $7,400 | |||
| Primary GT Bumper | $11,700 | |||
| Secondary GT Bumper | $14,500 | |||
| Carbon GT Bumper | $14,700 | |||
| Primary Race Bumper | $14,900 | |||
| Secondary Race Bumper | $15,100 | |||
| Carbon Race Bumper | $15,300 | |||
| Rear Bumpers | Stock Rear Bumper | $2,200 | ||
| Primary Rear Bumper | $4,600 | |||
| Secondary Rear Bumper | $7,400 | |||
| Carbon Rear Bumper | $11,700 | |||
| Engine | EMS Upgrade, Level 1 | $9,000 | ||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 2 | $12,500 | |||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 3 | $18,000 | |||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 4 | $33,500 | |||
| Exhausts | Stock Exhaust | $260 | ||
| Titanium Tips | $750 | |||
| Chrome Oval Tip | $1,800 | |||
| Titanium Oval Tip | $3,000 | |||
| Big Bore Exhaust | $9,550 | |||
| Race Exhaust | $9,750 | |||
| Explosives | Ignition Bomb | $5,000 | ||
| Remote Bomb | $7,500 | |||
| Grilles | Stock Grille | $200 | ||
| Chrome Grille | $750 | |||
| Exposed Intercooler | $1,340 | |||
| Rally Intercooler | $1,650 | |||
| Race Intercooler | $3,000 | |||
| Monster Intercooler | $3,200 | |||
| Hoods | Stock Hood | $1,600 | ||
| Secondary Color Hood | $3,000 | |||
| Carbon Hood | $5,000 | |||
| Primary Vented Hood | $8,000 | |||
| Secondary Vented Hood | $9,600 | |||
| Carbon Vented Hood | $11,000 | |||
| Primary Race Hood | $11,600 | |||
| Secondary Race Hood | $12,000 | |||
| Primary/Carbon Race Hood | $12,400 | |||
| Secondary/Carbon Race Hood | $12,400 | |||
| Full Carbon Race Hood | $12,500 | |||
| Horns | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Horns | - | ||
| Lights | Headlights | Stock Lights | $600 | |
| Xenon Lights | $7,500 | |||
| Neon Kits | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Lights | - | ||
| Livery | None | $11,400 | ||
| Clean Green | $18,240 | |||
| Yeti Camo | FREE | |||
| Sessanta Nove | $20,520 | |||
| Spitting Fire | $21,660 | |||
| Works Racer | $22,800 | |||
| Enus Racing | $23,370 | |||
| Digital Sprunk | $23,939 | |||
| Fancy A Cuppa? | $24,510 | |||
| Abstract Flag | $25,080 | |||
| Doing Busy Work | $25,650 | |||
| Big Enough | $26,220 | |||
| Hashtag Hype Train | $26,789 | |||
| Loss/Theft Prevention | Tracker | |||
| Full Coverage | ||||
| Plates | Blue on White 1 | $200 | ||
| Blue on White 2 | $200 | |||
| Blue on White 3 | $200 | |||
| Yellow on Blue | $300 | |||
| Yellow on Black | $600 | |||
| Respray | Main article: Vehicle Customization in GTA V/Respray Colors | - | ||
| Roll Cages | No Roll Cage | $700 | ||
| Roll Cage | $1,100 | |||
| Cage & Carbon Seats | $1,350 | |||
| Cage & Sports Seats | $1,500 | |||
| Cage & Performance Seats | $2,750 | |||
| Cage & Race Seats | $3,600 | |||
| Cage & Drag Seats | $4,900 | |||
| Roofs | Stock Roof | $200 | ||
| Secondary Color Roof | $700 | |||
| Carbon Roof | $1,150 | |||
| Skirts | Stock Skirts | $2,500 | ||
| Primary Color Skirts | $5,500 | |||
| Secondary Color Skirts | $8,000 | |||
| Carbon Color Skirts | $10,500 | |||
| Spoilers | None | $6,000 | ||
| Sports Wing | $7,050 | |||
| Low GT Wing | $10,000 | |||
| Race Wing | $13,000 | |||
| Endurance Wing | $14,000 | |||
| Sunstrips | None | $300 | ||
| Primary Color Sunstrip | $900 | |||
| Secondary Color Sunstrip | $1,500 | |||
| Suspension | Stock Suspension | $200 | ||
| Lowered Suspension | $1,000 | |||
| Street Suspension | $2,000 | |||
| Sport Suspension | $3,400 | |||
| Competition Suspension | $4,400 | |||
| Turbo | None | $5,000 | ||
| Turbo Tuning | $50,000 | |||
| Wheels | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Wheels | - | ||
| Windows | None | $500 | ||
| Light Smoke | $1,500 | |||
| Dark Smoke | $3,500 | |||
| Limo | $5,000 | |||
Gallery[]
Design[]
Images[]
Video[]
Locations[]
- Once the player has completed all 6 Casino Story Missions as the host, the Paragon R (Armored) will be given as a reward to be collected at the Port of Los Santos. It is not obtainable otherwise, other than as a Lucky Wheel podium prize [1].
- When entering the vehicle, the game will ask for a suitable garage for the player to store the vehicle. Choosing a garage will not move the vehicle directly, but the player can choose to simply exit it and use the return to storage option in the Interaction Menu.
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
- A red Paragon R (Armored) can be seen in the Casino mission "Strong Arm Tactics", parked outside the Marlowe Vineyards building. This vehicle could possibly belong to Avery Duggan or his nephew Thornton.
Rockstar Games Social Club[]
Oversights[]
- Despite being weaponized, the user can still utilise passive mode.
- Statistically, the Paragon R (Armored) has 8 gears by default[2]. This causes problems when one upgrades the car's transmission, which adds one extra gear. As it reaches top (ninth) gear, it loses the ability to downshift itself. Therefore, unless the player manually enters reverse, they are likely going to have trouble accelerating on the next start. This also applies to the Toros, Brutus and the normal Paragon R.
- Likely a safety measure, the transmission upgrades for the vehicle were removed.
- Before, as the game cannot allow two Personal Vehicles to coexist, when the player attempts to collect the Paragon R (Armored) while a Personal Vehicle is active, the game will freeze, leaving the player unable to perform any action besides exiting or finding a new session.
- To fix this, the player could either restart the game, or collect the car when all other Personal Vehicles were in storage.
- As of 6/28/2021, the game automatically despawns the active Personal Vehicle upon selecting a storage location for the Paragon R.
- The Paragon R (Armored) had another glitch that when collected, the game would mistakenly display the car as insured, even though in fact it was not. As such when it was destroyed, the player would permanently lose the vehicle.
- This glitch was soon hotfixed: before the car is collected, it cannot be destroyed, and it will respawn if pushed into the water. However, to avert the glitch before the fix was applied, one would only need to restart the game and drive the car to Los Santos Customs to have it re-insured.
Radio Stations[]
- In Grand Theft Auto Online, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Paragon R (Armored) uses the "Jazz" group which plays WorldWide FM.
Trivia[]
- The vehicle can be customised in a Mobile Operations Center or Avenger workshop. However, there are no modifications that are workshop-specific.
- This vehicle may spawn with a horn that is only present on a select few vehicles, the others being the Entity XF, Cheetah, JB 700, and the Stafford.
- Originally, the vehicle lacked a trim colour option in mod shops, being always set to black (a trait also shared with the standard variant). This was changed in the Diamond Casino Heist update.
See Also[]
- Paragon R - Standard version.
- Deity
- Super Diamond
- Super Drop Diamond
- Windsor
- Windsor Drop
- Cognoscenti 55 (Armored)
- Cognoscenti (Armored)
- Schafter V12 (Armored)
- Schafter LWB (Armored)
References[]
- ↑ “This week’s top prize on the podium is an Armored Enus Paragon R wrapped in the Doing Busy Work livery — previously only available as an award for completing all 6 Casino Missions as host and a presence that’s sure to intimidate anyone unfortunate enough to get stuck at the red light with you.”
- ↑ File Data:
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