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Benefactor
Automotive manufacturer ST · Statewide
Benefactor is the GTA series' German luxury automaker, its engine badging hinting at origins in the town of Lenningen, and it is expected to feature again in Grand Theft Auto VI. The marque, which shares a Los Santos dealership with Gallivanter in Grand Theft Auto V, is primarily based on Mercedes-Benz.
GTA VI Material
No Benefactor vehicle, dealership, trailer timestamp, screenshot, promotional image, or Leonida location is identified for Grand Theft Auto VI. The available information does not name a model from the manufacturer for the game.
Badges and Design Influences
Benefactor is chiefly modelled on Mercedes-Benz. Its diamond-shaped emblem, however, also has a resemblance to Volkswagen’s stylised VW mark. A Feltzer engine label in Grand Theft Auto IV points to Lenningen as a possible place of establishment; that detail alludes to Stuttgart, the nearby city associated with Mercedes-Benz’s founding and headquarters. The Lenningen reference is presented through vehicle badging rather than as a confirmed corporate history.
Range and Los Santos Retail
The manufacturer’s catalogue is centred on luxury automobiles, although it includes some departures from that focus. Its name uses the ordinary meaning of a benefactor: someone who gives assistance to another person or organisation. In Grand Theft Auto V, Benefactor products were sold through a combined Benefactor-Gallivanter dealership in Los Santos. Its rear garage was available for Michael De Santa to buy.
Media
Benefactor on the GTA Wiki
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