GTA Wiki
Register
GTA Wiki
19,748
pages
(Undo revision 311849 by RecklessNess (talk) Ya know, its really sad when the redneck is more literate than you are.)
(Undo revision 312394 by The Duke of Hazzard (talk))
Line 46: Line 46:
 
There is also a variant of the Sabre GT with a unique paint-job, which has a brown two-tone scheme (top of car including roof, hood, and trunk is colored light brown while doors and quarter panels on all corners are colored dark brown) with cream colored decals. It is an attractive but rare color scheme that makes the car look more classic.
 
There is also a variant of the Sabre GT with a unique paint-job, which has a brown two-tone scheme (top of car including roof, hood, and trunk is colored light brown while doors and quarter panels on all corners are colored dark brown) with cream colored decals. It is an attractive but rare color scheme that makes the car look more classic.
   
You can also find a two-tone (blue-purple) Sabre GT across from the Angels of Death hideout in Varsity Heights, Algonquin. There is usually someone sitting inside the car and a one star wanted level is normally aquired. This is probably the rarest colour variant of the Sabre GT.
+
You can also find a two-tone (blue-purple) Sabre GT across from the Angels of Death hideout in Varsity Heights, Algonquin. There is usually someone sat inside the car and a one star wanted level is normally aquired. This is probably the rarest colour variant of the Sabre GT.
   
 
Another, somewhat less rare color variant of the Sabre GT is a dark forest green body color and darker green stripes. Both colors seem to be done in metallic paint with metallic flake that looks black at some angles, making the car stand out against other Sabre GT's.
 
Another, somewhat less rare color variant of the Sabre GT is a dark forest green body color and darker green stripes. Both colors seem to be done in metallic paint with metallic flake that looks black at some angles, making the car stand out against other Sabre GT's.

Revision as of 03:11, 5 June 2011

Template:Infobox vehicles

The Sabre GT is a high performance muscle car in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Manufactured by Declasse, the Sabre GT is more alike earlier renditions of the Sabre prior to GTA IV (as GTA IV's Sabre is redesigned with a modern appearance), and is also comparable to the Sabre Turbo in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

Design

The Sabre GT borrows bits and pieces from various American muscle cars. The back and sides resemble a

File:Sabregt badges.png

1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass [1] - but the sides have softer lines and could be from '68/'69 Chevrolet Chevelles, the grille has a resemblance to a 1970 AMC Rebel, the front is similar to a 1970 Buick GSX [2] (the headlights and the shape of the bumper is also very similar to a 1970 Cutlass) and the front bumper's round turning signals are similar to a 1968 or 1969 Dodge Coronet. The wheels appear to be based on those found on Pontiac Firebirds during the 1970's. The paintjob seems to look like that of a Mustang Mach 1 with some characteristics of a Shelby Mustang. The different hood scoop on some Sabre GTs resembles that of a 1968 Shelby Mustang, while some resemble the 442 Cutlass. Overall, the look created emulates the GM big body V8 coupes of the early 70's (Cutlass, Skylark, Chevelle). The Sabre GT has a different Declasse logo than the makers other cars, being an older design, a circle with "Declasse" written around the inside edge.

The Sabre GT is remarkably similar to the Sabre Turbo from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. The stripes featured on some Sabre GTs look much like the ones on the Sabre Turbo, except the stripes do not continue all the way down the hood to the front of the car. The words "Sabre Turbo" are painted on the lower sides of the car, just in front of the rear wheels. Sabre GTs may also appear with a hood bulge or a large hood scoop.

Performance

Powertrain

The engine is a turbocharged 550 cubic inch (9 liter) V8, and it definitely sounds like it, with the turbo whistle evident at higher RPM. "550ci" decals are featured on the boot lid, front fenders and on the hood stripes. There are several iterations of the Sabre GT, but these are merely cosmetic in nature: some feature a plain hood, others feature a cowl (reverse) scoop on the hood for the air filter with a "TURBOCHARGED" badge on either side, and some feature a more aggressive forward-facing scoop on the hood, which also has steel quick-release pins to keep the hood from flying off under high speed. The engine is comparable to a Dukes in horsepower, but with slightly less torque, allowing for fast acceleration with the wheels much more seldom in breaking loose under full throttle. Because of the minor torque deficit, it's a bit harder to get the Sabre GT to spin both its wheels on dry tarmac. The exhaust note is unique to the Sabre GT, and it shares its horn with the Sabre. Both can be recognized immediately, although the exhaust note may also be noted as more closely resembling the Stallion, however when heard from the rear of the car, it seems muted in comparison to the Stallion, possibly because of the turbo. However, when heard from the front of the car, the whistle of the turbo and the roar of the 550ci V8 is distinct.

Handling

The Sabre GT rolls plenty through corners and has a strong tendency to understeer. This is particularly evident during hard braking; the car simply dives forward, sometimes enough to damage the front spoiler. The brakes also have a very heavy front bias, meaning more understeer during braking, but the upside to this is that there's no lock-up of the tires, meaning more consistent braking. Players may therefore take advantage of the progressive brake controls on the Xbox 360 or PS3 controllers, in order to avoid brake lockups. However, it handles far better than the Dukes or Stallion. It has a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph). As with many muscle cars, it has low rear tire grip and very soft suspensions. But it can prove to be an advantage and disadvantage (the latter being less so). The advantage is that they can drift extremely well, beating out some Japanese imports (but some imports still beat them.) If the driver knows how to drift, then they are good to go and do so. The disadvantage is that accident avoidence is low as the rear end may slide out and drifting will not help in that situation.

The Sabre GT also proves tolerant to rain-slicked roads, if the driver does his part. Since the suspension allows for a low ground clearance (combined with the body-roll during cornering and braking), it is not uncommon to find nicks and scratches along the undercarriage due to scraping against uneven road surfaces and potholes, even when one attempts to drive conservatively. The front spoiler is prone to scraping when hitting hills, crests and bumps in the road, and may even break the turn signals mounted on either side of the front spoiler.

Variants

SabreGT-GTA4-Stevie-front

The requested Sabre GT in Stevie's Car Thefts.

A Sabre GT is wanted by Brucie and Stevie for their export businesses. The Sabre GT wanted by Stevie can be found in a driveway near Meadows Park. It is seen in a unique lime green with a darg greenish-blue stripe and pearlescent tint.

There is also a variant of the Sabre GT with a unique paint-job, which has a brown two-tone scheme (top of car including roof, hood, and trunk is colored light brown while doors and quarter panels on all corners are colored dark brown) with cream colored decals. It is an attractive but rare color scheme that makes the car look more classic.

You can also find a two-tone (blue-purple) Sabre GT across from the Angels of Death hideout in Varsity Heights, Algonquin. There is usually someone sat inside the car and a one star wanted level is normally aquired. This is probably the rarest colour variant of the Sabre GT.

Another, somewhat less rare color variant of the Sabre GT is a dark forest green body color and darker green stripes. Both colors seem to be done in metallic paint with metallic flake that looks black at some angles, making the car stand out against other Sabre GT's.

Trivia

  • The default radio station of the Sabre GT in GTA IV is Liberty Rock Radio 97.8.
  • In GTA IV, the police refers to the Sabre GT as a "Classique Sabre GT", but this car is made by Declasse, although it looks like an Oldsmobile.
SabreGT-GTACW-papercraft

A rendering of GTA Chinatown Wars' papercraft Sabre GT.

  • Under the "Chinatown Wars" section of the Rockstar Games Social Club website, members may download a printable papercraft model the game's Sabre GT.
  • Driving the Sabre GT will make the PCJ-600 spawn more often in traffic.
  • A similar looking car (1970 GSX Skylark) was featured on the original PC cover of GTA1

Locations

GTA IV
GTA Chinatown Wars
  • Found commonly on roads
  • Can be purchased from Auto Merchant at $700.
Navigation
[ ve ]Vehicles
ListsAll vehicles | Category | by brand | by type | by style | by property | Beta vehicles | Special Vehicles | Uncontrollable vehicles | Unseen vehicles
Vehicles inGTA VI | GTA Online | GTA V | GTA Chinatown Wars | GTA IV (The Lost and Damned | The Ballad of Gay Tony) | GTA Vice City Stories | GTA Liberty City Stories | GTA Advance | GTA San Andreas | GTA Vice City | GTA III | GTA 2 | GTA London 1961 | GTA London 1969 | GTA 1
CategoriesGTA VI | GTA Online | GTA V | GTA Chinatown Wars | GTA IV (The Lost and Damned | The Ballad of Gay Tony) | GTA Vice City Stories | GTA Liberty City Stories | GTA Advance | GTA San Andreas | GTA Vice City | GTA III | GTA 2 | GTA London 1961 | GTA London 1969 | GTA 1 | Beta
Related topicsBail Out | Cheats | Carjacking | Custom Vehicle License Plates | Drive-By Shooting | Driving | Engines | Garages | Interior Dashboards | Involuntary Ejection | Horns | Hydraulics | Mod Garages | Spray Shop | Vehicle Brands | Vehicle Damage | Vehicle Features | Vehicle Missions | Vehicle Mounted Weapons
[ ve ]Vehicles in Grand Theft Auto IV and its episodes
Sports cars and supercarsBanshee | Bullet GT | Comet | Coquette | F620 | Feltzer | Infernus | Sultan RS | SuperGT | Turismo
Muscle cars and vintageBucanneer | Dukes | Faction | Manana | Peyote | Ruiner | Sabre (Beater) | Sabre GT | Stallion | Tampa | Vigero | Virgo | Voodoo
Four-door carsAdmiral | Buffalo | Chavos | Cognoscenti | DF8-90 | Dilettante | Emperor (Beater) | Esperanto (Roman's Taxi) | Feroci (FlyUS) | Hakumai | Ingot | Intruder | Lokus | Marbelle | Merit | Oracle | Pinnacle | PMP 600 | Premier | Presidente | Primo | Regina | Schafter (Second Gen | Stretch E) | Solair | Stratum | Stretch | Sultan | Super Diamond | Vincent | Washington | Willard
Two-door carsBlista Compact | Fortune | Futo | Rhapsody | Sentinel (XS) | Super Drop Diamond | Uranus
SUVs, pick-ups, and vansBobcat | Cavalcade (FXT) | Contender | Habanero | Huntley Sport | Landstalker | Minivan | Moonbeam | Patriot | Perennial (FlyUS) | Rancher | Rebla | Serrano | Slamvan
Commercial & industrialBenson | Biff | Boxville (Mr Tasty) | Burrito (Laundromat | Gang) | Flatbed | Mule | Packer | Phantom | Pony | Securicar | Speedo | Steed | Tow Truck | Yankee
Public serviceBus | Cabby | Cablecar | Subway Car | Taxi (Merit-based) | Trashmaster
Government and emergencyAmbulance | APC | Enforcer | FIB Buffalo | Fire Truck | NOOSE Cruiser | NOOSE Patriot | Police Bike | Police Buffalo | Police Cruiser | Police Patrol | Police Stinger | Police Stockade | Prison Bus
MotorcyclesAkuma | Angel | Bati 800 (Custom) | Daemon | Diabolus | Double T (Custom) | Faggio (Old) | Freeway | Hakuchou (Custom) | Hellfury | Hexer | Innovation | Lycan | Nightblade | NRG 900 | PCJ 600 | Revenant | Sanchez | Vader | Wayfarer | Wolfsbane | Zombie
BoatsBlade | Dinghy | Floater | Jetmax | Marquis | Predator | Reefer | Smuggler | Squalo | Tropic | Tug
HelicoptersAnnihilator | Buzzard | Helitours Maverick | Maverick | Police Maverick | Skylift | Swift
MiscellaneousAirtug | Caddy | Forklift | Ogham | Parachute | Ripley | Romero | Window Cleaning Platform
UncontrollableStatic Planes (Ogham)
BetaAndromada | Brickade | Coach | Dodo | Fighter | NOOSE Boxville | Previon | Rhino | Shamal
The Lost and Damned only. | The Ballad of Gay Tony only. | TLAD and TBOGT only. | Different versions between GTA IV and TBOGT.
Vehicles in GTA IV (Category) | Vehicles in The Lost and Damned (Category) | Vehicles in The Ballad of Gay Tony (Category) | Vehicle Brands | Vehicles by type | Special Vehicles | Beta Vehicles | Drivetrains in GTA IV | Engines
[ ve ]Vehicles in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Sports, muscle and
tuner cars
500 XLR8 | Banshee | Cityscape | Comet | Dukes | Infernus | MK GT9 | Resolution X | Sabre GT | Stallion | Style SR | Sultan | Turismo
CarsAdmiral | Blista | Buccaneer | Chavos | Cognoscenti | Hellenbach | Ingot | Limo | Manana | Perennial | Peyote | Voodoo
SUVs, trucks and vansAngel | Alphamail | Bobcat | Burrito | Cavalcade | Cavalcade FXT | Dragon Wagon | Fists | Flatbed | Gumshoe | Patriot | Recovery | Tanker | Yankee
Public serviceBus | Cabbie | Subway Car
Government and emergencyAmbulance | FIB Rancher | Fire Truck | NOOSE Enforcer | Police Patrol | Rhino
MotorcyclesAngel | Chopper | NRG 900 | Sanchez
WatercraftCoast Guard Dinghy | Coast Guard Launch | Cruiser | Destroyer | Dinghy | Jetmax | Reefer | Wet Ski | Zhouboat
MiscellaneousBaggage Handler | Bulldozer | Formula R | Go Kart | Hearse
Aircraft
HelicoptersDefender | Helitours Maverick | Police Maverick | Sparrow
Static (Non-Controllable)Airtrain | Ogham
Beta VehiclesCoquette | Triad Burrito
Category:Vehicles in GTA Chinatown Wars | Vehicles in GTA Chinatown Wars | Vehicles by type | Special Vehicles | Beta Vehicles | Manufacturers