The Hakumai is a four door sedan appearing in Grand Theft Auto IV. Produced by Dinka, the car is notoriously difficult to find, and does not appear online at all. The Hakumai appears to be a 1980s vehicle, and is visibly based upon the Honda line-up of that time. It is most likely to find a Hakumai around the Little Bay area, and they are driven by the Albanian Mob.
In Grand Theft Auto IV, the Hakumai is produced by the Dinka company. Despite its initial looks it is surprisingly fast, though its handling is also surprisingly heavy. The Hakumai is not durable however, and crashing, even only a few times, is enough to cripple the car or render it useless outright. It is front wheel drive, and therefore does not spin extremely easily. Despite the heavy handling, the car can hold on well in a corner due to this aspect. The Hakumai is the only car in GTA IV that has hidden headlamps, but this highlights an oversight in the game. Rockstar did not program any animation for the lights popping up, so that the lights will simply appear up when it grows dark enough.
A special version of the Hakumai also appears in the game, with a larger exhaust tip, spoiler, and red paint job. The car does not have any performance benefit, much like the other modified versions of cars found in the game. 'Hakumai' is a Japanese term for 'rice burner', which may be a joke about modified Japanese cars. 'Ricer' and 'rice burner' are two terms used to refer to modified Japanese cars, which may be a joke directed at common culture.
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