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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Police Prison Bus}}
 
{{Infobox vehicles
  
{{Infobox vehicles
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| name = Prison Bus
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| name = Police Prison Bus
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| aka = Prison Bus <small>(TLAD)</small><br>Police Prison Bus <small>(GTA V)</small><br><code>PBUS</code> <small>(GTA V; Internal name)</small>
 
| manufacturer = [[Vapid]]
  
| manufacturer = [[Vapid]]
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| front_image = PolicePrisonBus-GTAV-Front.png
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| front_image = PolicePrisonBus-GTAV-front.png
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| rear_image = PolicePrisonBus-GTAV-Rear.png
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| rear_image = PolicePrisonBus-GTAV-rear.png
 
| image_size = 300
  
| image_size = 300
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| caption = A Police Prison Bus in [[Grand Theft Auto V|GTA V]].
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| caption = A '''Police Prison Bus''' in ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''.
 
| vehicle_type = Law enforcement vehicle
  
| vehicle_type = Law enforcement vehicle
 
| vehicle_class = Emergency
  
| vehicle_class = Emergency
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| appearances = ''[[The Lost and Damned]]''<br>''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''<br>''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''
  
| appearances = ''[[The Lost and Damned]]''<br>''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''<br>''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''
 
| related = [[Yankee]]<br>[[Benson]]<br>[[Scrap Truck]]<br>[[Large Tow Truck]]
  
| related = [[Yankee]]<br>[[Benson]]<br>[[Scrap Truck]]<br>[[Large Tow Truck]]
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|price = $550,000 <small>([[Grand Theft Auto Online|Online]])</small><br><small>([[Warstock Cache & Carry|warstock-cache-and-carry.com]])</small>}}
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{{quote|Can't decide whether to be a bus driver or a prison guard? Well, now you can be both. All the futility of repeatedly driving the same route in one of the most cumbersome vehicles ever designed, with the authority to increase prison sentences with very little accountability.|[[Warstock Cache & Carry]] webpage.}}
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{{Wikipedia|Prisoner transport vehicle}}
   
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The [[Vapid]] '''Prison Bus''' is a bus featuring in ''[[The Lost and Damned]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''. The vehicle is known as '''Police Prison Bus''' in GTA V.
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The [[Vapid]] '''Prison Bus''' is a bus featuring in ''[[The Lost and Damned]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''. The vehicle is known as '''Police Prison Bus''' in GTA V.
   
 
==Design==
  
==Design==
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===The Lost and Damned===
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===''The Lost and Damned''===
 
The Prison Bus is very different to the normal [[Bus]] as it is shorter, faster, and heavily armored for prison inmate [[File:Pbus_livery.png|thumb]]transportation and protection for the [[Alderney State Correctional Facility]]. The bus' design is comparable to that of a typical American [[School Bus|school bus]], but features barred windows intended to keep transported inmates inside. Being based on the [[Yankee]] although lacking any badging, the cowl (hood) design is based on the [[wp:International Harvester S-Series|International Harvester S-Series]], although lacking its distinctive power bulge. The headlights and grille bear a loose resemblance to the [[wp:Chevrolet Kodiak|Chevrolet Kodiak]]. As for the bus body, the design is loosely based on the [[wp:Blue Bird Corporation|Blue Bird]] CV200 body.
  
The Prison Bus is very different to the normal [[Bus]] as it is shorter, faster, and heavily armored for prison inmate [[File:Pbus_livery.png|thumb]]transportation and protection for the [[Alderney State Correctional Facility]]. The bus' design is comparable to that of a typical American [[School Bus|school bus]], but features barred windows intended to keep transported inmates inside. Being based on the [[Yankee]] although lacking any badging, the cowl (hood) design is based on the [[wp:International Harvester S-Series|International Harvester S-Series]], although lacking its distinctive power bulge. The headlights and grille bear a loose resemblance to the [[wp:Chevrolet Kodiak|Chevrolet Kodiak]]. As for the bus body, the design is loosely based on the [[wp:Blue Bird Corporation|Blue Bird]] CV200 body.
   
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===Grand Theft Auto V===
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===''Grand Theft Auto V''===
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The Police Prison Bus shares its design from TLAD. However, the bus now is blue in color and bears the livery ofĀ [[Bolingbroke Penitentiary|Bolingbroke Penitentiary State Prison]].Ā 
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The Police Prison Bus shares its design from TLAD. However, the bus now is blue in color and bears the livery ofĀ [[Bolingbroke Penitentiary|Bolingbroke Penitentiary State Prison]]. It comes with a white pattern in the roof and looks cleaner, compared to the TLAD version.Ā 
   
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===Current Design Gallery===
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{{Vehicle Design Gallery
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| Front_quarter_imagename = PrisonBus-GTAV-front.png
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| Top_view_imagename = PrisonBus-GTAV-Top.jpg
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| Rear_quarter_imagename = PrisonBus-GTAV-rear.png
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| Front_view_imagename = PrisonBus-GTAV-Front.jpg
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| Side_view_imagename = PrisonBus-GTAV-Side.jpg
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| Rear_view_imagename = PrisonBus-GTAV-Rear.jpg
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| Engine_bay_imagename = PrisonBus-GTAV-Engine.jpg
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| Underside_view_imagename = PrisonBus-GTAV-Underside.jpg
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| Inside_view_imagename = PrisonBus-GTAV-Inside.jpg
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| Badge_texture_imagename = PrisonBus-GTAV-Detail.jpg
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| Damage_view_imagename = PrisonBus-GTAV-Open.jpg
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| Dashboard_view_imagename = Prison Bus interior.png
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}}
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===Version History Gallery===
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{{Vehicle Design History Gallery
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| GTAIV_EFLC_Front_imagename = PrisonBus-TLAD-front.jpg
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| GTAIV_EFLC_Rear_imagename = PrisonBus-TLAD-rear.jpg
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}}
 
==Performance==
  
==Performance==
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===''The Lost and Damned''===
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The Prison Bus performs much better than the Bus due to its shorter wheelbase and lighter construction. It has moderately good suspension and steering for a vehicle of its class, but given it is an armored vehicle, it suffers from poor acceleration, although it can achieve considerably good top speeds. Its still heavy weight also allows for the ability to push aside smaller vehicles with ease. Also, the Prison Bus is 4WD, which makes it a good performer off-road and on rough, uneven terrain.
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The Prison Bus performs much better than the Bus due to its shorter wheelbase and lighter construction. It has moderately good suspension and steering for a vehicle of its class, but given it is an armored vehicle, it suffers from poor acceleration, although it can achieve considerably good top speeds. Its still heavy weight also allows for the ability to push aside smaller vehicles with ease. Also, the Prison Bus is AWD, which makes it a good performer off-road and on rough, uneven terrain.
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The Prison Bus is powered by a modeled twin-cam straight 4 with a turbocharger, however, the sound is more similar to a V8.
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===''Grand Theft Auto V''===
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In GTA V, the Prison Bus loses almost all of their properties seen in TLAD, behaving like a standard bus; slow, heavy and not equipped with AWD, but it makes for the weight and the armor. However, it can tip over to the side at high speeds, making fast cornering considerably dangerous. Overall, the prison bus has a high top speed for a bus, in its class, but has poor braking, and average handling. The Prison Bus's high price of 550,000 in GTA Online could be considered 'not worth it', since it cannot seat as many as the normal [[Dashound ]] and [[Bus]].Ā 
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The Prison Bus is powered by the same modeled twin-cam straight 4 with a turbocharger featured in TLAD, however, the sound is more similar to a straight 6.
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====GTA V Overview====
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{{GTA V Vehicle Stats
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|0-62mph/ 0-100km/h time defined =
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|Top speed defined = 90 / 145 <small>(Handling.dat)</small>
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|Engine defined =
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|Drivetrain defined = RWD <small>(Handling.dat)</small>
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|Gears defined = 4 <small>(Handling.dat)</small>
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|Mass defined = 9000 / 19842 <small>(Handling.dat)</small>
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|0-62mph/ 0-100km/h time observed =
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|Top speed observed =
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|Engine observed = {{H:title|Front engine, rear wheel drive|FR}} Inline-6 <small>(Sound)</small><br>{{H:title|Double Overhead Camshaft|DOHC}} Turbocharged Inline-4 <small>(In-game model)</small>
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|Drivetrain observed = RWD
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|Gears observed = 4
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}}
   
 
==Availability==
  
==Availability==
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===The Lost and Damned===
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===''The Lost and Damned''===
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In single player, the Prison Bus appears in the mission "[[Off Route]]" where [[Johnny Klebitz|Johnny]] must hijack it full of inmates, lose a three-star wanted level and then drive it down to [[Acter Industrial Park]], after which it is pushed into the ocean when the inmates have disembarked; during the mission, this bus is depicted to be impervious to damage. The bus also can be seen in the mission "[[Get Lost]]" when the player must break into the Alderney State Correctional Facility and then when he is breaking out.
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In single player, the Prison Bus appears in the mission "[[Off Route]]" where [[Johnny Klebitz|Johnny]] must hijack it full of inmates, during the mission, this bus is depicted to be impervious to damage. The bus also can be seen in the mission "[[Get Lost]]" when the player must break into the Alderney State Correctional Facility and then when he is breaking out.
   
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There are two ways to obtain this vehicle; In [[Off Route]] the player must park the bus at a [[safehouse]] parking lot (The GTA IV Ones or the clubhouse), move a safe distance away, and then kill themselves.
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There are two ways to obtain this vehicle; In [[Off Route]], the player must park the bus at a [[safehouse]] parking lot (The GTA IV ones or the [[Lost MC Clubhouse|clubhouse]]), move a safe distance away, and then kill themselves.
   
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The second way is to save a Prison Bus in [[Get Lost]]; however, requires complicated methods:
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The second way is to save a Prison Bus in [[Get Lost]]. However, it is a bit complex and the only condition is that the Prison Bus hasn't to be destroyed during the ambush. When the player have to exit the facility, this is the following process:
   
 
*Leave the bike before exiting the gate.
  
*Leave the bike before exiting the gate.
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*Find a powerful vehicle, such a SUV, while keeping the camera where the bus is parked.
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*Find a nearest heavy vehicle, such a SUV, while keeping the camera where the bus is parked.
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*Push it out of the gate.
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*Push the bus out of the gate.
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*Take the bike and leave it only when all vehicles are out. (Re-entering receives 3 stars).
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*Take the bike and leave the area only when all vehicles are out. (Entering again will cause a wanted level of 3 stars).
 
*Keep pushing the bus to the [[Lost MC Clubhouse]] (is recommended to push with the rear of the vehicle, to avoid damage). Always switch between the bike and the vehicle, because the bus vanishes when you're too far or if the bike is too far away or is severely damaged, the mission fails.
  
*Keep pushing the bus to the [[Lost MC Clubhouse]] (is recommended to push with the rear of the vehicle, to avoid damage). Always switch between the bike and the vehicle, because the bus vanishes when you're too far or if the bike is too far away or is severely damaged, the mission fails.
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*Once arrived at the club, place the bus in the parking lot, put the vehicle out of here, take the bike and finish the mission.
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*Once arrived at the club, place the bus in the parking lot, put the vehicle out of there, take the bike and finish the mission.
   
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Once the player finish the game and takes the control, drive to the clubhouse. If the method is worked; the Prison Bus are parked, available to drive.
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Once the player finish the game and takes the control, drive to the clubhouse. If the method is worked; the Prison Bus should be parked, available to drive.
   
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In [[Multiplayer in The Lost and Damned|multiplayer]], players can [[Races in GTA IV|race]] the prison buses when the vehicle class is selected as "Trucks". Players tends to use this vehicle mostly because the decent speed, compared to other available trucks. In fact, seems to be equally good in all terms, such good ramming force, good handling and excellent durability, although it is prone to roll easily if being rammed by another truck or does a sharp turn.
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In multiplayer, players can race the prison buses.
  
   
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===''Grand Theft Auto V''===
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Located in the central courtyard of theĀ [[Bolingbroke Penitentiary]]. If a player enters the prison through the front gate and continues straight down the road leading directly through the buildings, they will eventually run up against an immobile, locked gate through which several prison buses can be seen. The only ways to obtain them are to circle around the prison until reaching a gap between two prison buildings leading to the courtyard.
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The only spawn point of the vehicle is the central courtyard of theĀ [[Bolingbroke Penitentiary]]. If a player enters the prison through the front gate and continues straight down the road leading directly through the buildings, they will eventually run up against an immobile, locked gate through which several prison buses can be seen. The only ways to obtain them are to circle around the prison until reaching a gap between two prison buildings leading to the courtyard. Obtaining it is highly dangerous, due to the [[Wanted Level in GTA V|four stars wanted level]] acquired when trespassing the prison. Alternatively, it is possible to use a [[Cargobob]] to lift the vehicle and take it to a safe area; if the player is quick enough, he will get only a two stars wanted level.
   
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In [[Father/Son]], when reaching the [[Gerald Desmond Bridge|port city bridge]] one will come from the opposite side of the bridge, you must use the [[Sentinel]] as a barricade as it will not stop by putting the car in front of it, then get in, drive-by the Sentinel until you loose the mission and you will appear riding It.
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In [[Father/Son]], when reaching the [[Gerald Desmond Bridge|port city bridge]] one will come from the opposite side of the bridge. To obtain it, you must use the [[Sentinel]] as a barricade as it will not stop by putting the car in front of it, then get in, drive-by the Sentinel until you lose the mission and you will appear riding it.
   
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In [[Grand Theft Auto Online|GTA Online]], another Prison Bus is featured during a mission for [[Lester Crest|Lester]] in which the player(s) must stop the bus and rescue a prisoner on board, but it cannot be kept after the mission is complete.
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In [[Grand Theft Auto Online|GTA Online]], another Prison Bus is featured during a [[Bust Out|mission]] for [[Lester Crest|Lester]] in which the player(s) must stop the bus and rescue a prisoner on board, but it cannot be kept after the mission is complete.
   
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In the [[Heists Update]], the player is now able to purchase the Prison Bus for $550,000 through the [[Warstock Cache & Carry]] website, but they have to complete [[The Prison Break]] in order to unlock the bus.
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==Gallery==
  
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<gallery>
  
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==Prominent Appearances in Missions==
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PrisonBus-TLAD-front.jpg|The Prison Bus in TLAD<br><small>([[:Image:PrisonBus-TLAD-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]])</small>.
  
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===''The Lost and Damned''===
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PolicePrisonBus-GTAV-Front.png|The Police Prison Bus in GTA V<br><small>([[:Image:PolicePrisonBus-GTAV-Rear.png|Rear quarter view]])</small>.
  
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* In The Lost and Damned, [[Thomas Stubbs]] sends [[Johnny Klebitz]] to [[Off Route|rescue many prisoners]] and take them to a few [[Dinghy|boats]] in order to set them free, however, the Prison Bus is thrown in the water.
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Prison Bus 2.jpg|The Police Prison Bus on [[Rockstar Social Club]].
  
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=== ''Grand Theft Auto Online''===
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* In [[Grand Theft Auto Online|GTA Online]], up to four players are sent by [[Lester Crest|Lester]] to [[Bust Out|rescue]] [[Gustavo Mota]], who is held in a Prison Bus. The player(s) have to intercept the Bus and take Gustavo to [[Lester's Warehouse]] in [[Murrieta Heights]].
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* In a [[The Prison Break|heist]] in GTA Online, four players are required to use a Prison Bus twice, in one of the [[Prison Break - Bus|preparation missions]], two players steal a Prison Bus and take it to a scrapyard in order to get inside the [[Bolingbroke Penitentiary]], when all the other setups are completed, the final part of the mission requires a player to steal and destroy another Prison Bus which is going to the penitentiary, while the stolen Prison Bus is ready to get inside the pen, after getting in the pen, two players disguised as a cop and a prisoner respectively, start shooting at the prison guards and the [[NOOSE]] team in order to rescue [[Maxim Rashkovsky]].
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==Image Gallery==
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<gallery position="center">
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PolicePrisonBus-GTAV-Front.png|The Police Prison Bus in GTA V <small>([[:Image:PolicePrisonBus-GTAV-Rear.png|Rear quarter view]])</small>.
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PrisonBus-GTAV-RSC.jpg|The Police Prison Bus on [[Rockstar Social Club]].
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GTAV-Heists-Update10.jpg|The Prison Bus in the [[Heists Update]] trailer.
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
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==Locations==
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[[File:GTA V - How to get the Prison Bus|thumb|right|220px|Easiest way to obtain and store a Police Prison Bus in GTA V.]]
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===''The Lost and Damned''===
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* Only found during [[Off Route]], doesn't spawn outside this mission.
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===''Grand Theft Auto V''===
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* Found parked in numerous spots in the [[Bolingbroke Penitentiary|Bolingbroke Pentitentiary]].
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===''Grand Theft Auto Online''===
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* Can be purchased on [[Warstock Cache & Carry]] for [[$]]550,000, after completing [[The Prison Break]].
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*The Prison Bus, along with the [[Annihilator]], are the only police vehicles with a radio in single player.
  
 
*Although the [[TLAD]] rendition is a law enforcement vehicle, passing properly in a [[Tollbooth]] will result in a payment for passing. Ignoring it doesn't give the player a wanted level.
  
*Although the [[TLAD]] rendition is a law enforcement vehicle, passing properly in a [[Tollbooth]] will result in a payment for passing. Ignoring it doesn't give the player a wanted level.
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*In TLAD, the roof lights are not modeled correctly, looking like "tinted windows", showing the driver in a certain angle. However, in GTA V, due to being usable at night, these are correctly modeled
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*In GTA V, the prison bus features [[Gruppe 6]] logo on the sides, just near the front of the front wheels.[[File:Prison.jpg|thumb|The Gruppe Sechs logo on the prison bus in GTA V.]]
  
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*The Prison Bus, along with the [[Annihilator]], are the only police vehicles with a radio in single player.
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*In the missionĀ [[Father/Son]]; Once you reach the bridge, you'll see a wandering prison bus.
  
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===''Grand Theft Auto V''===
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*In TLAD, the roof lights are not modeled correctly, looking like "tinted windows", showing the driver in a certain angle. However, in GTA V, due to being usable at night, these are correctly modeled.
  
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*In GTA V, the prison bus features [[Gruppe 6]] logo on the sides, just near the front of the front wheels ([[Prison Bus#Current Design Gallery|see detail in design gallery]]).
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* During the [[Prison Break - Bus]] for the [[Heists Update]], the Police Prison Bus is simply called "Prison Bus".
   
 
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Can't decide whether to be a bus driver or a prison guard? Well, now you can be both. All the futility of repeatedly driving the same route in one of the most cumbersome vehicles ever designed, with the authority to increase prison sentences with very little accountability.
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Wikipedia has an article on: Prisoner transport vehicle

The Vapid Prison Bus is a bus featuring in The Lost and Damned, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. The vehicle is known as Police Prison Bus in GTA V.

Design

The Lost and Damned

The Prison Bus is very different to the normal Bus as it is shorter, faster, and heavily armored for prison inmate

File:Pbus livery.png

transportation and protection for the Alderney State Correctional Facility. The bus' design is comparable to that of a typical American school bus, but features barred windows intended to keep transported inmates inside. Being based on the Yankee although lacking any badging, the cowl (hood) design is based on the International Harvester S-Series, although lacking its distinctive power bulge. The headlights and grille bear a loose resemblance to the Chevrolet Kodiak. As for the bus body, the design is loosely based on the Blue Bird CV200 body.

Grand Theft Auto V

The Police Prison Bus shares its design from TLAD. However, the bus now is blue in color and bears the livery of Bolingbroke Penitentiary State Prison. It comes with a white pattern in the roof and looks cleaner, compared to the TLAD version. 

Current Design Gallery

Template:Vehicle Design Gallery

Version History Gallery

Performance

The Lost and Damned

The Prison Bus performs much better than the Bus due to its shorter wheelbase and lighter construction. It has moderately good suspension and steering for a vehicle of its class, but given it is an armored vehicle, it suffers from poor acceleration, although it can achieve considerably good top speeds. Its still heavy weight also allows for the ability to push aside smaller vehicles with ease. Also, the Prison Bus is AWD, which makes it a good performer off-road and on rough, uneven terrain.

The Prison Bus is powered by a modeled twin-cam straight 4 with a turbocharger, however, the sound is more similar to a V8.

Grand Theft Auto V

In GTA V, the Prison Bus loses almost all of their properties seen in TLAD, behaving like a standard bus; slow, heavy and not equipped with AWD, but it makes for the weight and the armor. However, it can tip over to the side at high speeds, making fast cornering considerably dangerous. Overall, the prison bus has a high top speed for a bus, in its class, but has poor braking, and average handling. The Prison Bus's high price of 550,000 in GTA Online could be considered 'not worth it', since it cannot seat as many as the normal Dashound and Bus. 

The Prison Bus is powered by the same modeled twin-cam straight 4 with a turbocharger featured in TLAD, however, the sound is more similar to a straight 6.

GTA V Overview

Template:GTA V Vehicle Stats

Availability

The Lost and Damned

In single player, the Prison Bus appears in the mission "Off Route" where Johnny must hijack it full of inmates, during the mission, this bus is depicted to be impervious to damage. The bus also can be seen in the mission "Get Lost" when the player must break into the Alderney State Correctional Facility and then when he is breaking out.

There are two ways to obtain this vehicle; In Off Route, the player must park the bus at a safehouse parking lot (The GTA IV ones or the clubhouse), move a safe distance away, and then kill themselves.

The second way is to save a Prison Bus in Get Lost. However, it is a bit complex and the only condition is that the Prison Bus hasn't to be destroyed during the ambush. When the player have to exit the facility, this is the following process:

  • Leave the bike before exiting the gate.
  • Find a nearest heavy vehicle, such a SUV, while keeping the camera where the bus is parked.
  • Push the bus out of the gate.
  • Take the bike and leave the area only when all vehicles are out. (Entering again will cause a wanted level of 3 stars).
  • Keep pushing the bus to the Lost MC Clubhouse (is recommended to push with the rear of the vehicle, to avoid damage). Always switch between the bike and the vehicle, because the bus vanishes when you're too far or if the bike is too far away or is severely damaged, the mission fails.
  • Once arrived at the club, place the bus in the parking lot, put the vehicle out of there, take the bike and finish the mission.

Once the player finish the game and takes the control, drive to the clubhouse. If the method is worked; the Prison Bus should be parked, available to drive.

In multiplayer, players can race the prison buses when the vehicle class is selected as "Trucks". Players tends to use this vehicle mostly because the decent speed, compared to other available trucks. In fact, seems to be equally good in all terms, such good ramming force, good handling and excellent durability, although it is prone to roll easily if being rammed by another truck or does a sharp turn.

Grand Theft Auto V

The only spawn point of the vehicle is the central courtyard of the Bolingbroke Penitentiary. If a player enters the prison through the front gate and continues straight down the road leading directly through the buildings, they will eventually run up against an immobile, locked gate through which several prison buses can be seen. The only ways to obtain them are to circle around the prison until reaching a gap between two prison buildings leading to the courtyard. Obtaining it is highly dangerous, due to the four stars wanted level acquired when trespassing the prison. Alternatively, it is possible to use a Cargobob to lift the vehicle and take it to a safe area; if the player is quick enough, he will get only a two stars wanted level.

In Father/Son, when reaching the port city bridge one will come from the opposite side of the bridge. To obtain it, you must use the Sentinel as a barricade as it will not stop by putting the car in front of it, then get in, drive-by the Sentinel until you lose the mission and you will appear riding it.

In GTA Online, another Prison Bus is featured during a mission for Lester in which the player(s) must stop the bus and rescue a prisoner on board, but it cannot be kept after the mission is complete.

In the Heists Update, the player is now able to purchase the Prison Bus for $550,000 through the Warstock Cache & Carry website, but they have to complete The Prison Break in order to unlock the bus.

Prominent Appearances in Missions

The Lost and Damned

Grand Theft Auto Online

  • In GTA Online, up to four players are sent by Lester to rescue Gustavo Mota, who is held in a Prison Bus. The player(s) have to intercept the Bus and take Gustavo to Lester's Warehouse in Murrieta Heights.
  • In a heist in GTA Online, four players are required to use a Prison Bus twice, in one of the preparation missions, two players steal a Prison Bus and take it to a scrapyard in order to get inside the Bolingbroke Penitentiary, when all the other setups are completed, the final part of the mission requires a player to steal and destroy another Prison Bus which is going to the penitentiary, while the stolen Prison Bus is ready to get inside the pen, after getting in the pen, two players disguised as a cop and a prisoner respectively, start shooting at the prison guards and the NOOSE team in order to rescue Maxim Rashkovsky.

Image Gallery

Locations

GTA_V_-_How_to_get_the_Prison_Bus

GTA V - How to get the Prison Bus

Easiest way to obtain and store a Police Prison Bus in GTA V.

The Lost and Damned

  • Only found during Off Route, doesn't spawn outside this mission.

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto Online

Trivia

The Lost of Damned

  • Although the TLAD rendition is a law enforcement vehicle, passing properly in a Tollbooth will result in a payment for passing. Ignoring it doesn't give the player a wanted level.
  • In TLAD, the roof lights are not modeled correctly, looking like "tinted windows", showing the driver in a certain angle. However, in GTA V, due to being usable at night, these are correctly modeled
  • The Prison Bus, along with the Annihilator, are the only police vehicles with a radio in single player.

Grand Theft Auto V

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[ v • e ]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
[ v • e ]Vehicles in Grand Theft Auto V
SuperAdder | Bullet | Cheetah | Entity XF | Infernus | Osiris | T20 | Turismo R | Vacca | Voltic | Zentorno
Sports9F (Cabrio) | Alpha | Banshee | Blista Compact (Go Go Monkey Blista) | Buffalo (S (Sprunk)) | Carbonizzare | Comet | Coquette | Elegy RH8 | Feltzer | Furore GT | Fusilade | Futo | Jester (Racecar) | Massacro (Racecar) | Penumbra | Rapid GT (Convertible) | Schwartzer | Sultan | Surano
MuscleBlade | Buccaneer | Chino | Coquette BlackFin | Dominator (Pisswasser) | Dukes (Duke O'Death) | Gauntlet (Redwood) | Hotknife | Phoenix | Picador | Rat-Loader (Rat-Truck) | Ruiner | Sabre Turbo | Slamvan | Stallion (Burger Shot) | Vigero | Virgo | Voodoo
Sports ClassicsCoquette Classic | JB 700 | Manana | Monroe | Peyote | Pigalle | Roosevelt | Stinger | Stirling GT | Tornado (Beater | Mariachi) | Z-Type
SedansAsea (North Yankton) | Asterope | Emperor (Beater | North Yankton) | Fugitive | Glendale | Ingot | Intruder | Premier | Primo | Regina | Schafter | Stanier | Stratum | Super Diamond | Surge | Tailgater | Warrener | Washington (Romero Hearse | Stretch)
CompactsBlista | Dilettante (Security) | Issi | Panto | Prairie | Rhapsody
CoupesCognoscenti Cabrio | Exemplar | F620 | Felon (GT) | Jackal | Oracle (XS) | Sentinel (XS) | Windsor | Zion (Cabrio)
SUVsBaller | BeeJay XL | Cavalcade | Dubsta | FQ 2 | Granger | Gresley | Habanero | Huntley S | Landstalker | Mesa (North Yankton) | Patriot | Radius | Rocoto | Seminole | Serrano
VansBison (The Mighty Bush | McGill-Olsen) | Bobcat XL | Boxville (Utility | Humane Labs | Taco Van) | Burrito (Bugstars | Civilian | McGill Olsen | North Yankton | Gang) | Camper | Journey | Minivan | Pony (SOTW) | Rumpo (Deludamol | Paradise) | Speedo (Clown Van) | Surfer (Beater) | Youga
Utility
VehiclesAirtug | Caddy (Civilian) | Docktug | Fieldmaster (North Yankton) | Forklift | Lawn Mower | Ripley | Sadler (North Yankton) | Scrap Truck | Towtruck (Yankee-based variant) | Tractor | Utility Truck (AWP | Contender-based)
TrailersArmy Trailer (Civilian | Extended) | Boat Trailer (Large) | Prop Trailer | Trailer (Rake | Small (Utility | Generator) | Flatbed | Logs | Articulated (Container | Commercial | Big Goods | Fame or Shame) | Dock | Car carrier (Pack Man)| Tanker (RON | Army))
CommercialBenson | Biff | Hauler | Mule | Packer | Phantom | Pounder | Stockade (Bobcat Security)
IndustrialCutter | Dock Handler | Dozer | Dump | Flatbed | Mixer | Rubble | Tipper
ServiceBus (Airport) | Dashound | Rental Shuttle Bus (Tourbus) | Taxi | Trashmaster
EmergencyAmbulance | FIB (Buffalo) | Fire Truck | Lifeguard | Park Ranger | Police Bike | Police Cruiser (Interceptor | Buffalo) | Police Rancher | Police Riot | Police Roadcruiser | Police Prison Bus | Police Transporter | Sheriff Cruiser | Sheriff SUV | Unmarked Cruiser
MilitaryBarracks (Semi) | Crusader | Rhino Tank
MotorcyclesAkuma | Bagger | Bati 801 (RR) | Carbon RS | Daemon | Double T | Faggio | Hakuchou | Hexer | Innovation | Nemesis | PCJ-600 | Ruffian | Sanchez (Livery) | Sovereign | Thrust | Vader | Vindicator
HelicoptersBuzzard (Attack Chopper) | Cargobob (Jetsam | TPI) | Frogger (FIB/TPI) | Maverick | Police Maverick (Air Ambulance) | Skylift | Swift (Deluxe)
PlanesAtomic Blimp | Besra | Cargo Plane | Cuban 800 | Dodo | Duster | Jet | Luxor (Deluxe) | Mallard | Mammatus | Miljet | P-996 LAZER | Shamal | Titan | Velum | Vestra | Xero Blimp
BoatsDinghy ((2-seater)) | Jetmax | Kraken | Marquis | Police Predator | Seashark (Lifeguard) | Speeder | Squalo | Submersible | Suntrap | Toro | Tropic
Off-RoadBifta | Blazer (Hot Rod | Lifeguard) | Bodhi | Brawler | Dubsta 6x6 | Dune Buggy (Space Docker) | Duneloader | Injection | Kalahari | Liberator | Marshall | Mesa | Rancher XL (North Yankton) | Rebel (Rusty) | Sandking XL (SWB)
CyclesBMX | Cruiser | Endurex Race Bike | Fixter | Scorcher | Tri-Cycles Race Bike | Whippet Race Bike
TrainsCable Car | Freight Train (Freight Car | Freight Container 1 | Freight Container 2 | Freight Grain | Tanker Car) | Metrotrain
Static (Non-Controllable)Daisy Lee | Dignity | Octopus | Olifantus | Ocean Motion | Scrap Handler | SS Bulker | The Sea Urchin | UFOs
Beta VehiclesAdmiral | Autogyro | Baletrailer | Bobcat | Casco | Cavalcade FXT | Chavos | Combine Harvester | CS2000 | Digger | DF8-90 | Esperanto | Feroci | FIB ("Old" variant) | Frogger (with FIB livery) | Freeway | Furzen | Graintrailer | Hakumai | Hellfury | Horse | Hunter | Kart | Lokus | Majestic |Marbelle | Merit | Mule (Ramp-door) | Mr Tasty | Napalm | Pinnacle | PMP 600 | Police Fugitive | Presidente | Previon | RC Bandito | Sabre | Scamp | Seinove | Skimmer | Skivvy | Solair | Squaddie | Steed | Speedo variants | Unknown Stockade variant | SuperGT | SXR | Trawler | Trial | Unknown high-wing plane | Unknown private jet | Uranus | Vulkan | Wayfarer | Willard | Winky | Yankee
Vehicles in GTA V (Category) | Vehicle Brands | Vehicles by type | Special Vehicles | Beta Vehicles | Manufacturers | Vehicle classes | Vehicle Features

DLC Content Vehicles
Added as part of the following GTA Online content updates:
Ill-Gotten Gains Part 2 | Ill-Gotten Gains Part 1 | Heists | Festive Surprise | The Last Team Standing Update | The San Andreas Flight School Update | The Independence Day Special | The "I'm Not a Hipster" Update | The High Life Update | The Business Update | The Valentine's Day Massacre Special | Beach Bum Update

Other Vehicles
Enhanced Version | Special/Collector's Edition and Pre-Order Bonus | Social Club
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