Chino

The Chino appears three times in the first GTA VI trailer, all in Vice City. At 0:27, a black example travels in the opposing lane behind a blue Primo Custom near a car meet in Stockyard. At 0:30, another black Chino is parked behind two hustlers. At 0:45, a red one waits at an intersection during a street takeover in Crosstown.

Before the trailer, the vehicle had been visible in one clip from the September 2022 GTA VI leaks. The trailer footage is the later promotional evidence of its presence in the game.

The GTA VI Chino keeps most of the earlier model's overall shape, but its front end has changed. The former front licence plate is absent, with a small opening positioned high on the bumper instead. Its grille is now a single chrome bar joining the headlamps, replacing the previous denser grille treatment that covered the lights.

The 0:30 trailer shot also shows a more detailed cabin than the GTA V-era vehicle, particularly in the door panels and B-pillar. These changes are visible details; no GTA VI performance or customization information has been shown.

The 1962 Lincoln Continental is the Chino's main real-world reference, especially in its side view, while some details draw from the 1966 Lincoln Continental. The 1964 Chevrolet Impala contributes to the grille shape, front bumper, hood, and roofline.

Its rear styling may take inspiration from either the 1963 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible or the 1966 Mercury Monterey. The earlier game's hidden-headlamp grille concept has also been linked to an influence from James Hetfield's vehicle, though the specific vehicle is not identified.

In GTA V and GTA Online, the standard Chino had two round headlamps, a chrome front bumper with unusable fog lights, chrome side trim, square mirrors, paired tail lamps, twin exhausts, and a rear CHINO badge. It also reused certain badges seen on the Peyote.

Los Santos Customs could turn the apparent hardtop into a roofless car or fit a fixed fabric roof. Its paint choice also determined the stitching colour inside, and its wire wheels with low-profile tyres were unique rather than matching the lowrider wire-rim options at Los Santos Customs.

The vehicle cost $225,000 from Legendary Motorsport in GTA V and GTA Online. GTA Online also listed it through Benny's Original Motor Works at the same price, while GTA V made it available in each of the three protagonists' garages. A lowrider version was later added to GTA Online with the Lowriders update.

The GTA V-era Chino was heavy, with slow acceleration and the lowest top speed in its class. Its engine output was lower than that of other muscle cars, making it comparatively difficult to spin; when oversteer did occur, it was easier to recover from than in many rivals. Its size and weight also gave it above-average crash deformation resistance, although its unusually broad body made narrow traffic gaps harder to use.

Attacking Ballas used Chinos during Scrapyard Survival. Some aftermarket wheel choices can pass through the front brake calipers. The Serpents of Destruction tattoo design includes a red Chino beside a yellow Blade.