🏎️ KURUMA (ARMORED)

Overview

The Kuruma (Armored) is a Grand Theft Auto sports modelled on the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. Rockstar has not shown or named the Kuruma (Armored) for GTA 6, so everything below is drawn from its real-world basis and its history across the series — not from confirmed GTA 6 detail.

History in the GTA Series

The Kuruma was introduced with GTA Online's Heists update in 2015 and immediately became the most recommended vehicle in the game. Its standard version was a competitive sports sedan; the armored version became the default mission vehicle for years. Even as newer, flashier vehicles were added, the Armored Kuruma remained the pragmatic choice for players who valued survival over style.

The Kuruma became one of GTA Online's most iconic vehicles not through flashy styling or record-breaking speed, but through pure, overwhelming utility. When the Heists update introduced the armored variant, players discovered that an unconfirmed amount sedan could trivialize content that previously required million-dollar military hardware. The Kuruma armored became the recommendation in every beginner's guide, the answer to every a hypothetical in-game question, and the vehicle that generated more in-game income than any other through sheer mission efficiency. Its cultural impact extended beyond practicality — the Kuruma represented the GTA community's collective wisdom that sometimes the best vehicle isn't the fastest or most expensive, but the one that consistently gets the job done.

What We Actually Know About It in GTA 6

Rockstar has not shown or named the Kuruma (Armored) for GTA 6. It is a GTA Online-era addition (first seen in GTA Online (2015)), so it has no deep cross-game history to lean on; its return is plausible but unconfirmed. Rockstar has published no top speed, acceleration, handling rating, price, spawn location or customization list for the Kuruma (Armored) in GTA 6 — the in-game economy and traffic spawns have not been shown at that level of detail. As a sports you can reasonably expect strong pace and responsive handling a step below the supercar tier; past GTA games let you find vehicles like this in traffic, buy them from in-game websites, or earn them through missions, and we expect something similar. Once the game is out we will replace this with verified detail — until then, any exact mph figure, dollar price, street location or upgrade menu quoted for it is invented.

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Last updated May 31, 2026. For the full searchable database, visit our Vehicles Wiki.