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Benefactor Schafter V12

The performance executive sedan. The AMG treatment applied to the S-Class: the same exterior, significantly more speed, and the specific sound that a V12 makes when the executive decides the journey needs to be shorter.

Brand
Benefactor
GTA's Mercedes equivalent. The V12 designation marks the AMG high-performance variant.
Real-World Counterpart
Mercedes-AMG S63 / S65
The AMG performance S-Class. V12 or V8 biturbo with the AMG suspension and the exterior that does not announce what is under the bonnet.
Mercedes-AMG S63
Handling
RWD V12 Performance
Rear-wheel drive performance configuration. The V12 output in the executive sedan platform.

Field Assessment

The Schafter V12 is the performance variant. To the Vice City street it looks like a standard Schafter: executive proportions, conservative colour, the same profile as the car the hotel uses for airport transfers. The V12 under the bonnet is not visible from the pavement.

The performance is relevant when the executive in the back seat makes a different kind of decision, or when the driver in the front seat makes one. The Schafter V12 handles the Vice City pursuit scenario in a way the standard Schafter does not.

In the Leonida vehicle hierarchy the V12 is the performance executive option: fast enough to compete with dedicated performance cars, comfortable enough to be the vehicle of choice for someone who needs both.