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The Hotring Racer is a fast, unlockable race car featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Description
Overview
The Hotring Racers are among Grand Theft Auto's quickest cars. They feature in the stadium race challenges of GTA Vice City and San Andreas. Hotring Racers are presumably based on stock cars. Each Hotring Racer variant contains sponsor stickers, labeled with GTA's fictional businesses. There are currently three variants of the Hotring Racer.
Design and variants
The three Hotring Racers differ in performance and design. They resemble vehicles of the late '80s / early '90s (perhaps they are based on NASCAR stock cars). The first variant (internally named "hotring") vaguely resembles a very generic GM G body. The second variant (internally named "hotrina") resembles a Chevrolet Lumina, and a 1985-1986 Ford Thunderbird. The third variant (internally named "hotrinb") shares minor design aspects with a Chevrolet Monte Carlo (rear side window), and a Buick Regal (front). The "hotring" in GTA Vice City lacked a roll cage and netting, unlike the "hotrina" and "hotrinb". This inconsistency was partially rectified in GTA San Andreas, which added netting to the vehicle.
Performance (GTA San Andreas)
The three Hotring Racers share the same top speed. Each variant handles differently. The "hotrina" boasts tremendous grip, superior to the "hotrinb" and "hotring" variants. On any driving course, the "hotrina" will be quicker than its variants. The "hotrinb" will be second-quickest, and the "hotring" will be third-quickest (both variants demand more driver's effort than the "hotrina"). Hotring Racers are rear-wheel drive, and allow drifting.
Accessibility
Under normal circumstances, the "hotring" is the only variant of the Hotring Racer available for players to drive outdoors. The "hotrina" and "hotrinb" are only available via cheats or mods (such as the use of a garage editor or trainers). In the 8-Track race of GTA San Andreas, the player drives a "hotrinb". Elsewhere, it is unavailable.
Other
The "hotring" bears only one number in each game: #27 in GTA Vice City, and #21 in GTA San Andreas. The "hotrina" and "hotrinb" have 6 different car numbers each, in each game:
- In GTA Vice City, the hotrina may spawn with the numbers #21, #34, #56 or #78, while the hotrinb may be marked with the numbers #14, #28, #65 or #69.
- In GTA San Andreas, the hotrina can be numbered #14, #45, #52, #67, #73 or #96, while the hotrinb may obtain the numbers #07, #26, #36, #60, #65 or #82.
GTA Vice City  The "hotring" Hotring Racer, awarded to the player upon completion of the Sunshine Autos import side-quests (Rear quarter view).  The "hotrina" Hotring Racer, not normally available for the player to drive (Rear quarter view).  The "hotrinb" Hotring Racer, not normally available for the player to drive (Rear quarter view). |
GTA San Andreas  The "hotring" Hotring Racer, awarded to the player upon completion of the 8-Track stadium event (Rear quarter view).  The "hotrina" Hotring Racer, not normally available for the player to drive (Rear quarter view).  The "hotrinb" Hotring Racer, driven exclusively in the 8-Track stadium event (Rear quarter view). |
Cheats
GTA Vice City
- Hotring Racer A variant
- Enter GETTHEREAMAZINGLYFAST (PC version)
- Input R1, Circle, R2, Right, L1, L2, X, X, Square, R1 (PS2 version)
- Hotring Racer B variant
- Enter GETTHEREVERYFASTINDEED (PC version)
- Input R2, L1, Circle, Right, L1, R1, Right, Up, Circle, R2 (PS2 version)
GTA San Andreas
- Hotring Racer A variant
- Enter VROCKPOKEY or PDNEJOH (PC version)
- Input R1, Circle, R2, Right, L1, L2, X, X, Square, R1 (PS2 version)
- Hotring Racer B variant
- Enter VPJTQWV for the hotrinb variant. (PC Version)
- Input R2, L1, Circle, Right, L1, R1, Right, Up, Circle, R2 (PS2 version)
Trivia
- In Grand Theft Auto IV, the Hotring Racers make a cameo appearance in a television commercial for the "Patriot 500" (which in the commercial, takes place in GTA San Andreas at the Los Santos International Airport). Carl Johnson is seen driving Hotring Racers on the airport runway.
- In GTA San Andreas, the three Hotring Racers have different default radio stations. They are as follows:
- When using the "cars can fly short distances" cheat code, Hotring Racers can become a makeshift aircraft (due to their high speed).
Sponsors
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