Sentinel

A Sentinel in GTA III (Rear quarter view).

The Sentinel is a luxury sedan introduced in Grand Theft Auto III. Originally appearing as a four-door car, the Sentinel assumes the design of a two-door coupe in Grand Theft Auto IV.

To date, the Sentinel has appeared in the following games:

• Grand Theft Auto III
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• Grand Theft Auto Advance
• Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
• Grand Theft Auto IV

Design

GTA III — GTA Vice City Stories

The Sentinel resembles a 1996-2003 BMW 5 Series sedan (specifically the 528i) in GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories. Whilst, in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories it resembles a BMW 7 Series E23, as well as a BMW 7 Series E32 in GTA San Andreas.

GTA IV

The Sentinel in GTA IV is manufactured by Übermacht and modeled after the BMW 3 Series E46 coupe, most likely the 2001-2006 M3, due to the bumper design. The tail lights seem inspired by the older E36 3 Series.

After collecting all thirty cars for Stevie he agrees to purchase cars from Niko Bellic, with the Sentinel fetching $2,500.

Performance

GTA III — GTA Vice City Stories

The Sentinel handles well, with its rear-drive layout sometimes leading to over steer. The Sentinel has a V6 engine in all of the GTA III Era games. It is generally found throughout the business districts of all the cities. However, some can be seen driving in the general suburbs, and sometimes in the wealthy parts of town.

GTA IV

The Sentinel in GTA IV, in its newer design as a modern sports coupe, reaches a top speed of 192mph - not far from the fastest vehicle in the game. It reaches 60mph in 6.5 seconds which is above average and also reaches its top speed fairly quickly as well. It is the best choice in the Modern category in a multiplayer race. The suspension is rather soft and it tends to roll when going round tighter bends at high speed. The handling is superior to many vehicles, but at high speeds, it loses a lot of grip and spins out of control very easily.

Locations

GTA III

• Saint Mark's, Portland Island - Parked outside Marco's Bistro.
• In the Staunton Island LCPD HQ parking lot.
• Torrington, Staunton Island - Parked outside Kenji's Casino.
• Francis International Airport, Shoreside Vale - In the parking lot.

GTA Vice City

• The Sentinel is fairly common throughout Eastern Vice City.
• In the mission Hit The Courier, the main target is driving a unique, black Sentinel. The player can snipe the driver to obtain it, as the doors are locked.

GTA San Andreas

• Can be found behind Roboi's Food Mart store
• Inside one of the Vinewood studios. (sometimes locked)

GTA Liberty City Stories

• Harwood, Portland Island - Spawns inside the Capital Autos showroom after completing three levels of Car Salesman.

GTA Vice City Stories

• Can be mostly found near the Vice Point Mall or Escobar International Airport areas.
• Several Sentinels can be found at the Washington Beach car park.

GTA IV

• Can be found almost anywhere, as it's a common car in Liberty City.
• The STD version can be mostly found in Westdyke, Alderney. Sometimes it can be found in Little Italy, Algonquin.
• It will almost always be found parked at the Francis International Airport tower, in single player and multiplayer.

Modifications (GTA San Andreas)

• Color (exterior)
• Exhaust (four varieties)
• Spoilers (four varieties)
• Wheels (ten varieties)
• Nitro (all)
• Bass Boost
• Hydraulics

Trivia

• The Sentinel plays the following radio stations by default when entered:
  • Bounce FM in GTA San Andreas.
  • Liberty City Hardcore in GTA IV.

Gallery

• A Sentinel in GTA Vice City (Rear quarter view).

  A Sentinel in GTA Vice City (Rear quarter view).

• A Sentinel in GTA San Andreas; front view (Rear view).

  A Sentinel in GTA San Andreas; front view (Rear view).

• A Sentinel in GTA Liberty City Stories.

  A Sentinel in GTA Liberty City Stories.

• A Sentinel in GTA Vice City Stories.

  A Sentinel in GTA Vice City Stories.

• A Sentinel in GTA IV (Rear quarter view).

  A Sentinel in GTA IV (Rear quarter view).

See also

• Mafia Sentinel, a variation of the Sentinel from GTA III and known as the Leone Sentinel in GTA Liberty City Stories.
• Sentinel XS, a sportier variant of the Sentinel comparable to the Mafia Sentinel.
• Oracle, GTA IV's continuation of the four-door luxury sedan that was seen in previous games.