Emperor Vectre

The Emperor Vectre arrived with the Los Santos Tuners update on August 12, 2021, as one of 17 new cars aimed at the LS Car Meet drift and tuner crowd. It costs $1,785,000 at Legendary Motorsport, or $1,338,750 at trade price once unlocked through LS Car Meet Reputation Levels.

How It Drives

Broughy1322's fully-upgraded test puts the Vectre at 186.68 km/h (116 mph), with a 1:02.762 lap time. Rockstar's own in-game stat bars read 79.68 speed, 81.00 acceleration, 20.00 braking, and 79.85 handling, all on a 0 to 100 scale. That braking figure is the lowest of its four main stats, so the strong handling and acceleration numbers don't translate into confident late braking into corners, drivers need to start slowing down earlier than the handling rating alone would suggest.

How to Get One

Straightforward: buy it from Legendary Motorsport for $1,785,000, or unlock the $1,338,750 trade price by leveling up LS Car Meet Reputation, which requires an LS Car Meet Membership and unlocks a new vehicle's trade price every 5 Reputation Levels. There's no mission reward or random event path, it's a direct purchase once the membership and reputation grind are in place.

Customization Highlights

A full build runs $655,579 across 26 categories at Los Santos Customs and the LS Car Meet Mod Shop, well above what most Sports-class vehicles cost to max out. Turbo tuning is the single largest line item at $50,000, followed by the Race Transmission at $40,000. As a Tuners vehicle it also gets a Lowered Vehicle Stance and Low Grip Tires at the LS Car Meet specifically for drifting, options most non-tuner Sports cars don't have access to.

Comparison to Other Variants

Against the Übermacht Cypher (another Los Santos Tuners launch car, $1,550,000, 182.66 km/h fully upgraded), the Vectre is faster but costs more and shares the same AWD, eight-gear layout. Against the Grotti Carbonizzare, a much older Sports car that can't even be bought anymore, the Vectre is both faster and purchasable, though it costs roughly nine times the Carbonizzare's original $195,000 price.

Is It Worth Buying?

At $1,785,000 for a 65.13 overall rating, it's not a strong buy on stats alone, several cheaper Sports-class vehicles outperform it in a straight line. It earns its price back through tuner-specific customization and drift handling that a lot of similarly priced cars don't offer, so the buying decision comes down to whether that scene is what you're after, not whether it's competitive in races.

Quick Tips

• Unlock the trade price through LS Car Meet Reputation before buying if you can wait, it saves over $400,000 Budget for the full $655,579 upgrade cost separately from the purchase price if you want it fully built Use Low Grip Tires and Lowered Stance at the LS Car Meet specifically for drift runs, not races Don't expect strong braking even fully upgraded, its 20.00 rating is the weakest of its main stats Keep it out of pure top-speed contests, the Vectre wins on handling and looks, not straight-line speed

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Trivia

• Full upgrade cost at Los Santos Customs is $655,579 across all categories. Lap time fully upgraded: 1:02.762 (Broughy1322 test). Added to GTA Online on August 12, 2021, as part of the Los Santos Tuners update.

Featured In

• Los Santos Tuners update (launch vehicle)