Discovered in an advanced alien research facility, this state-of-the-art spaceship is certainly capable of handling even the most complicated of tasks.
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The Mongoose SU-5 is a car that could be purchased from the Shop. See below
Trivia[]
- All aspects of this car are based on the video game Among Us.
- It is the first car on Nitro Type to be based on a video game.
- The "Mongoose" in its name is meant to sound like "Among Us," while the "SU-5" is meant to resemble "SUS," which is a slang term for "suspicious" that was popularized by Among Us.
- Its Shop description references tasks.
- Its overall body shape is meant to resemble a crewmate.
- The grate on its roof is meant to resemble a vent.
- Hidden under the grate is a circuit board, which contains disconnected wires that are meant to resemble the Fix Wiring task.
- The blue flames coming out of the thruster on the animated version are meant to resemble The Skeld's thrusters.
- rae was responsible for ideating and designing the concept of this car and received it prior to its scheduled Shop release date. Eliserss also received it early for their work on the Nitro Type Hub Twitter account. [1]
- It received a price change from $4,500,000 to $2,900,000 prior to its second shop release.
- According to Eliserss, there was supposed to be an exclusive white version of this car called the Ghost Mongoose 5U-S. The car was only going to be given to her, rae, and Vielle.
Shop Availability[]
Starting Date | Ending Date | Price |
---|---|---|
November 2, 2024 | November 9, 2024 | $2,900,000 |
October 12, 2024 | October 13, 2024 | |
January 6, 2024 | January 13, 2024 | |
October 22, 2023 | October 23, 2023 | |
March 18, 2023 | March 25, 2023 | |
January 29, 2023 | February 5, 2023 | |
June 18, 2022 | June 25, 2022 | |
February 26, 2022 | March 5, 2022 | |
January 8, 2022 | January 15, 2022 | |
August 21, 2021 | August 28, 2021 | |
June 19, 2021 | June 26, 2021 | |
April 24, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | $4,500,000 |