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| appearances = ''[[Grand Theft Auto 2]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]]<br>[[The Lost and Damned]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' |
| appearances = ''[[Grand Theft Auto 2]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]]<br>[[The Lost and Damned]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' |
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| related = [[Large Tow Truck]]<br>[[Bobcat]]<br>[[Slamvan]] |
| related = [[Large Tow Truck]]<br>[[Bobcat]]<br>[[Slamvan]] |
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| + | |aka = Towtruck <small>(GTA SA, The Lost and Damned and GTA V)</small>}} |
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+ | The '''Tow Truck''' (also spelt '''Towtruck''') is, as implied, a name for a series of hook-and-chain [[wp:Tow truck|tow trucks]] featured in [[Grand Theft Auto 2]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], [[The Lost and Damned]] and [[Grand Theft Auto V]]. It is manufactured by [[Vapid]] in the [[HD Universe]]. |
==Design== |
==Design== |
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===GTA San Andreas=== |
===GTA San Andreas=== |
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| − | In GTA San Andreas, the tow truck resembles a 3rd generation [[wp:Chevrolet C/K|Chevy C/K]]. It is useful for stealing locked cars or cars that the player desires and putting them in property garages that CJ owns and keeping them and thus modifying them for performance when desired or for show, or for when CJ gathers GSF members and engage in a turf war. |
+ | In GTA San Andreas, the tow truck resembles a 3rd generation [[wp:Chevrolet C/K|Chevy C/K]]. It is useful for stealing locked cars or cars that the player desires and putting them in property garages that CJ owns and keeping them and thus modifying them for performance when desired or for show, or for when CJ gathers GSF members and engage in a turf war. |
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| ⚫ | The [[Vapid]] Towtruck in The Lost and Damned shares its chassis with the [[Slamvan]], which resembles a Chevrolet C3100 tow truck, but looks like a [[wikipedia:Ford_F-Series|1940-1950 Ford F-100]]. However, the headlights and grille look like they are from a [[wp:Ford E-Series|1975-'79 Ford Econoline]] van, and the windshield and door tops awkwardly appear to be from a [[wp:Ford F Series|1980's Ford F-Series]]. Like most vehicles in the game, the Towtruck does not feature reversing lights. The vehicle can only be found in a [[Beaters|beater]] condition, with rusty bodywork and faded "Native Engines" logos on its doors. Like the "beater" variants of the [[Emperor (car)|Emperor]], [[Sabre]], and [[Vigero]], the Towtruck features a distorted horn. Like GTA2, the Towtruck cannot be used to tow vehicles. |
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| + | <gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="180" position="center"> |
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| ⚫ | The [[Vapid]] Towtruck in |
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| + | </gallery> |
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===GTA V=== |
===GTA V=== |
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| − | There are two different Tow Trucks featuring in GTA V. The regular Towtruck looks the same as it did in [[The Lost and Damned]]. It always spawns with |
+ | There are two different Tow Trucks featuring in GTA V. The regular Towtruck looks the same as it did in [[The Lost and Damned]]. It always spawns in its [[Beaters|beater]] form, with rusty paintjob and slightly dilapidated bodywork. This Tow Truck is capable of being customized in [[Los Santos Customs]] like any other vehicle, as well as capable of being stored in any garage owned by the player. It is capable of lifting and towing any vehicle it hooks to, including transport trucks and attached trailers, although these will require all available engine upgrades and a flat surface to make any progress with large vehicles. It is also capable of creating a chain and staying attached to other vehicles even if the player is not in it, meaning they can create large chains of tow trucks strung together without them de-spawning. These trucks can be found spawning in [[Paleto Bay]] coming in off the northern section of the [[Great Ocean Highway|highway]], or in tow. For the first time in the series, the amber lights on the Towtruck's roof can be activated by tapping the horn button. |
| − | The second variant is the [[Large Tow Truck]], which is larger than the regular |
+ | The second variant is the [[Large Tow Truck]], which is larger than the regular Towtruck and has a more modern appearance. The Large Tow Truck is significantly less common than the regular Towtruck. |
| + | <gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="180" position="center"> |
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| + | ajmvapidtowtruckfrontside.jpg|Tow truck in [[GTA V]].(<small>[[:Image:Vapid Tow Truck rear GTA V.jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>) |
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| + | </gallery> |
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== Performance == |
== Performance == |
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| ⚫ | Despite being a tow truck, the Tow Truck in GTA San Andreas is very fast, but has a tad understeer. It is perfect for off-road, because of its soft suspensions, great grip, and powerful V8 engine. It is also a durable vehicle, and can even survive a collision with a [[Rhino]], which normally destroys weaker vehicles. This can be especially useful during the [[Los Santos Riots]], as it can take a large number of bullets and survive close up explosions. It has similar handling to the [[Sadler]], but has a stronger engine and higher top speed. Its overall performance is tied that of the [[Yosemite]]. |
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| ⚫ | Despite being a tow truck, the Tow Truck in GTA San Andreas is very fast, but has a tad understeer. It is perfect for off-road, because of its soft suspensions, great grip, and powerful V8 engine. It is also a durable vehicle, and can even survive a collision with [[Rhino]] |
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| ⚫ | The HD Universe rendition of the Towtruck is considerably inferior in performance, possessing average acceleration (owed largely to its light weight) and top speed, but possesses poor steering which requires the aid of brakes to corner sharply. Its rear wheel drive configuration and slightly overpowered engine also results in the Towtruck suffering from minor sliding after tight turns. |
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| + | ===GTA V Overview=== |
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| + | |0-62mph/ 0-100km/h time defined = |
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| + | |Top speed defined = 100 / 161 |
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| + | |Engine defined = |
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| + | |Drivetrain defined = RWD |
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| + | |Gears defined = 4 |
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| + | |Mass defined = 5000 / 11023 |
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| + | |0-62mph/ 0-100km/h time observed = |
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| + | |Top speed observed = |
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| + | |Engine observed = |
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| + | |Drivetrain observed = RWD |
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| + | |Gears observed = 4}} |
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== Gallery == |
== Gallery == |
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|<gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="180"> |
|<gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="180"> |
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+ | Towtruck-picture-liberty-city-gtav.png|Tow Truck photo. Note that the driver looks significantly similar to that of [[Niko Bellic]]. |
| − | Towtruck-GTASA-rear.jpg|Rear of the Tow Truck in [[GTA SA]]. |
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| − | Towtruck-picture-liberty-city-gtav.png|Tow Truck photo. |
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Towtruck-GTAV-trailer.png|A pre-release screenshot of the Tow Truck in GTA V. |
Towtruck-GTAV-trailer.png|A pre-release screenshot of the Tow Truck in GTA V. |
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| + | Towtruck_GTAVe_Interior.jpg|[[Vehicle Features#Working Dashboards|Interior]] [[first person view]] in the [[Grand Theft Auto V#Next-Gen & PC Versions|enhanced version of GTA V]]. |
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| − | Vintage_Truck_Wreck.jpg|A [[wreck]] of a civilian pickup truck variant of the Tow Truck. The front half of the pickup truck is missing. Note that it has a California license plate instead of a San Andreas one. |
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| − | * In The Lost and Damned, the tow truck has the same horn as the beater [[Vigero]]. |
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| − | * The TLAD version of the tow truck doesn't have reversing lights. This also applies to the [[Intruder]], [[Super Diamond]], [[Contender]], [[Super Drop Diamond]] and several other vehicles. |
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| − | * In [[Grand Theft Auto V]] you may purchase the towtruck company and begin towtruck mini-missions after completing Tonya's stranger missions. |
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| − | * Originally, the Tow Truck could be obtained in [[GTA Online]] via a glitch, but after later updates, it got patched, rendering the Tow Truck unobtainable. |
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| − | *If you paint the Tow Truck brown in [[Los Santos Customs]], the vehicle will slightly resemble Mater from the [[wp:The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] movie ''[[wp:Cars (film)|Cars]]''. |
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==Locations== |
==Locations== |
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===GTA 2=== |
===GTA 2=== |
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+ | *The vehicle is only available in the game's [[multiplayer]] modes, as it cannot be found in any districts in [[Anywhere City]] or any single-player missions. |
===GTA San Andreas=== |
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+ | *Inside the [[Angel Pine Junkyard]]. |
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+ | *Usually seen driving around [[Ocean Docks]] and its vicinity. |
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+ | *Usually seen driving around at the [[LVA Freight Depot]], [[Las Venturas (3D Universe)|Las Venturas]]. |
===GTA The Lost and Damned=== |
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+ | *Usually driving around [[Bohan]]. |
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| − | * Usually driving around in Northern [[Alderney]] if you ride any of the TLAD bikes, e.g. [[Hexer]]. |
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| + | *Spawns more frequently if the player is driving a [[Slamvan]]. |
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+ | *It can be seen driving around [[Beechwood City]]. |
===GTA V=== |
===GTA V=== |
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+ | *Spawns outside [[Beeker's Garage]] in [[Paleto Bay]]. It can sometimes be found with a unique black and green colour scheme. |
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+ | *Can also be spotted on [[highways]]. |
| + | *Sometimes spawns on the beach down the road from the Sandy Shores Tattoo Parlor next to Marina Drive, though a [[Rat-Loader]] may be found instead. |
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| ⚫ | *In GTA San Andreas, towing a [[Dozer]] and turning the Tow Truck sharply in any direction will throw the two vehicles in opposite directions with great force. Also, if towing a [[Packer]] with some vehicles on its back, the vehicles may sometimes be thrown into the air with great force, and the Packer may catch on fire and explode. Similar glitches may also occur if towing a line of multiple Tow Trucks. The same applies to the [[Tractor]]. |
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| + | *In GTA V, towing a vehicle and storing the Tow Truck in the protagonist's personal garage will cause the vehicle being towed to enter the garage with the Tow Truck. However, the vehicle will remain attached to the Towtruck and may damage other vehicles in the garage. |
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| + | *The Towtruck could originally be obtained in GTA Online via the use of a glitch, but this has now been patched. |
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| + | *Unlike most vehicles, if a Clown horn is installed on the Tow Truck in GTA V and the player activates the horn, it will repeat the horn until the button is released. |
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| + | *In GTA V in the custom shops the tow truck does not demonstrate any horns after the clown one. |
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==See Also== |
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[[Category:Vehicles manufactured by Vapid]] |
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[[Category:Vehicles in GTA Online]] |
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Revision as of 02:33, 3 July 2015
For other uses, see Towtruck.
Template:Infobox vehicles
The Tow Truck (also spelt Towtruck) is, as implied, a name for a series of hook-and-chain tow trucks featured in Grand Theft Auto 2, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, The Lost and Damned and Grand Theft Auto V. It is manufactured by Vapid in the HD Universe.
Design
GTA 2
The Tow Truck debuted in GTA 2 as a towing vehicle based on the chassis of a Chevrolet COE, and a cab design similar to certain large trucks in the game (including the Van, Ice Cream Van, Hot Dog Van and the G4 Bank Van); the vehicle is also available with yellow body color only. The vehicle also lacks any towing ability, unlike the Truck Cab and Truck Cab SX. It is only in Multiplayer, so most people who have GTA 2 have never driven it.
Ray Larabie's early design of GTA 2's "Tow Truck."
A "Tow Truck" in GTA 2.
GTA San Andreas
In GTA San Andreas, the tow truck resembles a 3rd generation Chevy C/K. It is useful for stealing locked cars or cars that the player desires and putting them in property garages that CJ owns and keeping them and thus modifying them for performance when desired or for show, or for when CJ gathers GSF members and engage in a turf war.
The Tow Truck in GTA San Andreas. (Rear quarter view). The Towtruck features amber flashing lights on its roof, but these cannot be activated.
The Lost and Damned
The Vapid Towtruck in The Lost and Damned shares its chassis with the Slamvan, which resembles a Chevrolet C3100 tow truck, but looks like a 1940-1950 Ford F-100. However, the headlights and grille look like they are from a 1975-'79 Ford Econoline van, and the windshield and door tops awkwardly appear to be from a 1980's Ford F-Series. Like most vehicles in the game, the Towtruck does not feature reversing lights. The vehicle can only be found in a beater condition, with rusty bodywork and faded "Native Engines" logos on its doors. Like the "beater" variants of the Emperor, Sabre, and Vigero, the Towtruck features a distorted horn. Like GTA2, the Towtruck cannot be used to tow vehicles.
A Towtruck in TLAD (caption=Rear quarter view)
GTA V
There are two different Tow Trucks featuring in GTA V. The regular Towtruck looks the same as it did in The Lost and Damned. It always spawns in its beater form, with rusty paintjob and slightly dilapidated bodywork. This Tow Truck is capable of being customized in Los Santos Customs like any other vehicle, as well as capable of being stored in any garage owned by the player. It is capable of lifting and towing any vehicle it hooks to, including transport trucks and attached trailers, although these will require all available engine upgrades and a flat surface to make any progress with large vehicles. It is also capable of creating a chain and staying attached to other vehicles even if the player is not in it, meaning they can create large chains of tow trucks strung together without them de-spawning. These trucks can be found spawning in Paleto Bay coming in off the northern section of the highway, or in tow. For the first time in the series, the amber lights on the Towtruck's roof can be activated by tapping the horn button.
The second variant is the Large Tow Truck, which is larger than the regular Towtruck and has a more modern appearance. The Large Tow Truck is significantly less common than the regular Towtruck.
Tow truck in GTA V.(Rear quarter view)
Performance
Despite being a tow truck, the Tow Truck in GTA San Andreas is very fast, but has a tad understeer. It is perfect for off-road, because of its soft suspensions, great grip, and powerful V8 engine. It is also a durable vehicle, and can even survive a collision with a Rhino, which normally destroys weaker vehicles. This can be especially useful during the Los Santos Riots, as it can take a large number of bullets and survive close up explosions. It has similar handling to the Sadler, but has a stronger engine and higher top speed. Its overall performance is tied that of the Yosemite.
The HD Universe rendition of the Towtruck is considerably inferior in performance, possessing average acceleration (owed largely to its light weight) and top speed, but possesses poor steering which requires the aid of brakes to corner sharply. Its rear wheel drive configuration and slightly overpowered engine also results in the Towtruck suffering from minor sliding after tight turns.
GTA V Overview
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Gallery
 Tow Truck photo. Note that the driver looks significantly similar to that of Niko Bellic.  A pre-release screenshot of the Tow Truck in GTA V.  Engine close-up in GTA V. |
Locations
GTA 2
- The vehicle is only available in the game's multiplayer modes, as it cannot be found in any districts in Anywhere City or any single-player missions.
GTA San Andreas
- Inside the Angel Pine Junkyard.
- Usually seen driving around Ocean Docks and its vicinity.
- Usually seen driving around at the LVA Freight Depot, Las Venturas.
GTA The Lost and Damned
- Usually driving around Bohan.
- Spawns all around Alderney, but appears most often in Berchem, Normandy, Leftwood, Alderney City, or Westdyke.
- Sometimes seen driving around Northwood or North Holland.
- Spawns more frequently if the player is driving a Slamvan.
- It can be seen driving around Beechwood City.
GTA V
- Spawns outside Beeker's Garage in Paleto Bay. It can sometimes be found with a unique black and green colour scheme.
- Can also be spotted on highways.
- Sometimes spawns on the beach down the road from the Sandy Shores Tattoo Parlor next to Marina Drive, though a Rat-Loader may be found instead.
Glitches
- On the PC, Xbox, and Mobile versions of GTA San Andreas, the towing cable and hook may sometimes disappear from the towing arm, especially when losing a towed car due to high speed and sharp turning. It will still be capable of towing vehicles without a visible hook, though.
- In GTA San Andreas, towing a Dozer and turning the Tow Truck sharply in any direction will throw the two vehicles in opposite directions with great force. Also, if towing a Packer with some vehicles on its back, the vehicles may sometimes be thrown into the air with great force, and the Packer may catch on fire and explode. Similar glitches may also occur if towing a line of multiple Tow Trucks. The same applies to the Tractor.
- In GTA V, towing a vehicle and storing the Tow Truck in the protagonist's personal garage will cause the vehicle being towed to enter the garage with the Tow Truck. However, the vehicle will remain attached to the Towtruck and may damage other vehicles in the garage.
- The Towtruck could originally be obtained in GTA Online via the use of a glitch, but this has now been patched.
Trivia
- The default radio stations for the Tow Truck are:
- GTA San Andreas: K-DST.
- The Lost and Damned: Liberty Rock Radio 97.8.
- Grand Theft Auto V: Rebel Radio.
- Oddly, in GTA San Andreas, the Tow Truck shares the same horn with the Super GT.
- The Towtruck in GTA V and TLAD shares its truck bed with the Bobcat but with a different bumper and tail lights and modified bed sides. This is a reference to the Chevrolet stepside trucks (which the Bobcat in GTA IV is based on) which kept the same basic bed design well into the 80s.
- Unlike most vehicles, if a Clown horn is installed on the Tow Truck in GTA V and the player activates the horn, it will repeat the horn until the button is released.
- In GTA V in the custom shops the tow truck does not demonstrate any horns after the clown one.
See Also
- Large Tow Truck - A larger variant of the same vehicle.