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[[Image:Roman's Taxi (GTA4) (front).jpg|thumb|250px|Roman's Taxi, with [[Niko Bellic|Niko]] and [[Roman Bellic]] as occupants.]] | [[Image:Roman's Taxi (GTA4) (front).jpg|thumb|250px|Roman's Taxi, with [[Niko Bellic|Niko]] and [[Roman Bellic]] as occupants.]] | ||
'''Roman's Taxi''' is a taxi in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] owned by [[Roman Bellic]] | '''Roman's Taxi''' is a taxi in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] owned by [[Roman Bellic]] | ||
[[ | == Description == | ||
=== Design and performance === | |||
Roman's Taxi is based on the near-identical [[Albany]] [[Esperanto]] - due to the Albany badging, many people thought that it was actually called the [http://www.gta4.net/vehicles/index_old.php ''Albany'']. Roman's Taxis are not driven on the streets by civilians, but by Roman's taxi drivers. The car is distinguishable from the Esperanto by its minor alterations -- red or yellow taxi [[wp:Automotive_lighting#Taxi_displays|emergency lights]] affixed to the front and back, taxi registration number on the trunk, advertising on the rear bumper and rear window, and a custom red interior. | |||
Roman's Taxi is the first vehicle that the player drives in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. | By default, Roman's Taxi is dark gray with a discolored gray driver's side front fender, but the player can respray it to a number of colors. However, the player may also end up with the same black-with-gray body color at some point of repeated respraying. | ||
Aside its many cosmetic differences, Roman's Taxi is otherwise similar in performance as the Esperanto. | |||
=== Use as a taxi === | |||
[[Niko Bellic|Niko]] can call Roman to send a taxi to pick him up, after gaining his favour. The [[Mohammad|taxi driver]] is notoriously short-tempered, with the taxi rides peppered with insults hurled Niko's way for being a freeloader. After unlocking the [[Middle Park East Safehouse|Algonquin safehouse]] (at which point Roman's business appears to have become highly successful), Roman's taxis are replaced by a fleet of grey [[Cavalcade]]s, with the same disgruntled driver as before. After this, the car is no longer available, unless the player has saved one at a safehouse. | |||
=== Prominent appearances === | |||
Roman's Taxi is the first vehicle that the player drives in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], and was prominently featured in many pre-release materials, with the car initially featuring an all-black body color. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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Image:Roman's Taxi (GTA4) (rear).jpg|Rear quarter view of '''Roman's Taxi'''. | Image:Roman's Taxi (GTA4) (rear).jpg|Rear quarter view of '''Roman's Taxi'''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Vehicles in GTA IV]] | [[Category:Vehicles in GTA IV]] | ||
[[Category:Vehicles]] | [[Category:Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:Public Transport Vehicles]] | [[Category:Public Transport Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:Taxicabs]] | [[Category:Taxicabs]] | ||