Youga
Bravado
About this vehicle
The Bravado Youga is a two-seat passenger van in the Vans class. It has a large, plain-bodied shape, chrome bumpers, stacked rectangular headlights, dual front grilles and rear cargo doors. Its cabin shares its dashboard and analogue instruments with the first-generation Burrito and the Pony, but the rear compartment has no passenger seats and is arranged around a roll cage. Its modifications draw on Dajiban racing, where Dodge Ram vans used to haul motorcycles are modified for competition.
The Youga accelerates reluctantly, even with performance upgrades, and its top speed is low beside vehicles such as the Duneloader. Its considerable weight and durability let it push through other vehicles with little loss of momentum or damage. It remains manageable at medium speed, though braking takes time and handling becomes more difficult when it is driven faster. A transverse inline-four and five-speed rear-wheel-drive transmission power it, with a low-revving engine note shared with the Burrito, Rumpo and Pony.
In Grand Theft Auto V, the Youga commonly appears in traffic and parked around Los Santos, while Sandy Shores sees it less often. One can spawn beside Michael De Santa's hangar at Los Santos International Airport, and vans are often parked near Cassidy Creek. In Grand Theft Auto Online, it is rare in El Burro Heights but common at the Terminal shipyard near Simeon's garage. Southern San Andreas Super Autos sells it for $16,000.
Trivia
- ◆The van's modifications come from "Dajiban" (Japanese romanization of "Dodge Van") racing, which is a spec race of Dodge Ram vans that was started by Japanese motorcycle racers who ignored rules on Ebisu Circuit and raced the vans they used to haul their bikes. Many of the vans used to haul the motorcycles were short-body Dodge Ram vans which were originally imported to Japan by the US Military, but then were sold off due to age. Most, if not all Dajiban racing vans are modified in a similar way to the ones in-game. A yearly Dajiban race, Dodge Van Grand Prix (often shortened to D-Van GP) takes place at Ebisu Circuit.
- ◆The van is named after Hodori Youga, Setagaya, in Tokyo, Japan, where , an importer of American vehicles specializing in importation and modification of Dodge Ram vans is located. Although the company imports other American vehicles, the Dodge van continues to be a specialty due to the motorsport and continuing demand after the US Military sold all of its imports. The dealership of the importer is dubbed "Youga Base" by racers and the nickname is often displayed in stickers on the vans.
- ◆The vehicle's appearance with these modifications in-game is a reference to the emerging popularity of similarly modifying then racing Dodge Ram Vans in the US, which began around 2010 when western automotive blogs and news sites first reported on it. Popularity further increased in the western world when videos explaining the phenomenon were uploaded to YouTube.
- ◆Because it has a diesel engine, the Youga does not have a blow-off valve, even if turbo tuning is added in Los Santos Customs.
- ◆The Youga is called the 游侠/遊俠 (Yóuxiá) or Ranger in the international Chinese release, which has similar pronunciation to Youga.
- Class
- Vans
- Manufacturer
- Bravado
- Body style
- Passenger van
- Seats
- 2
- Price
- $16,000
- Also in
- Not stated
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Last verified September 14, 2026