

The Dune Buggy is powered by a single-cam, Flat-4 engine that is also shared with the Injection, coupled to a 5-speed gearbox in a rear engine, rear wheel drive layout. Furthermore, the open cabin makes the occupants heavily vulnerable to gunfire. It is also quick to recover from jumps, rollovers and minor accidents, but is quite fragile to withstand collision damage. Its length and relatively narrow wheelbase keep it steady during turns, and retains fairly decent grip even at high speeds. Its extremely light weight allows for excellent acceleration, which complements a decent top speed. The Dune Buggy performs generally well both on the road and off. Performance Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online It uses a set of wheels also shared with the Injection, being five-spoke rims fitted with standard treaded tyres on the front and wider dust tyres on the rear. The secondary colour, although not accessible, appears to be applied on the roof canvas (which is set to spawn in a black colour), though it is barely noticeable due to the faded texturing of the same. The vehicle can only be painted with a primary colour for the body panels. The vehicle may spawn either with or without body panels covering the front and sides, as well as a small canvas on top, resulting in four different variations. The Dune Buggy is also fitted with a CB radio, and occasional trucker chatter can be heard regardless of whether the main radio is turned on or off (it only plays if playing as Trevor and in Blaine County). The cabin compartment features the corresponding set of pedals, a steering wheel with a visible steering column and reaching the steering arms, the gear stick connected to the engine and the main seats. The underside area mostly consists of two steel floor panels and the suspension systems, where the front one features dual suspension arms, while the rear one features articulated arms with axle shafts connecting the engine with the rear wheels. The rear area consists of a squared-off frame on the rear end and two angular ones passing over the engine bay. The cabin area is wider in appearance and lacks any sort of doors or windows, having only two frames over the occupants' section.

The vehicle features a long body design with a mostly stripped-down appearance, where the front area is narrower and features a set of four circular lamps over the protective frames. The Dune Buggy's construction is a tubular frame chassis and is extremely lightweight, with an overall appearance reminiscent of the Bandito from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
