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[[Image:Biff (GTA4) (dump truck 1) (front).jpg|thumb|right| | [[Image:Biff (GTA4) (dump truck 1) (front).jpg|thumb|right|300px|A dump truck variant of the Biff.]] | ||
The ''[[HVY]]'' '''Biff''' is a large truck featured in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. | The ''[[HVY]]'' '''Biff''' is a large truck featured in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
=== Design === | === Design === | ||
Closely resembling a [[wp:Kenworth|Kenworth T800]], the Biff is a truck used in construction and industries commonly encountered in industrial districts in the game. The Biff is available in different configurations in flat-bed form, or two different types of dump truck, with some being filled with gravel. | Closely resembling a [[wp:Kenworth|Kenworth T800]], the Biff is a conventional cab truck used in construction and industries commonly encountered in industrial districts in the game. The Biff is available in different configurations in flat-bed form, or two different types of dump truck, with some being filled with gravel. | ||
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=== Performance === | === Performance === | ||
Due to its size, the Biff is slow due to its weight, but is more than capable of ramming traffic without sustaining too much damage itself. Its size is exploited during [[Derrick McReary]]'s "[[Tunnel of Death]]" mission, when two such trucks are used to block a section of the [[Booth Tunnel]] from both sides. | Due to its size, the Biff is slow due to its weight, but is more than capable of ramming traffic without sustaining too much damage itself. Its size is exploited during [[Derrick McReary]]'s "[[Tunnel of Death]]" mission, when two such trucks are used to block a section of the [[Booth Tunnel]] from both sides. | ||
== Trivia== | |||
* After collecting all thirty cars for [[Stevie]] he agrees to purchase cars from [[Niko Bellic]], with the Biff fetching $4,000. | |||
* The default radio station of the Biff is [[San Juan Sounds]]. | |||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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*The Biff can usually be found driving round [[Acter Industrial Park]] in [[Alderney]]. | *The Biff can usually be found driving round [[Acter Industrial Park]] in [[Alderney]]. | ||
*A Biff can be seen blocking a street near the construction site where [[Ivan Bytchkov|Ivan]] tries to escape in the mission [[Ivan The Not So Terrible]]. It has no driver, so the player is able to easily take it. | *A Biff can be seen blocking a street near the construction site where [[Ivan Bytchkov|Ivan]] tries to escape in the mission [[Ivan The Not So Terrible]]. It has no driver, so the player is able to easily take it. | ||
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Revision as of 15:54, 22 November 2009
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The HVY Biff is a large truck featured in Grand Theft Auto IV.
Description
Design
Closely resembling a Kenworth T800, the Biff is a conventional cab truck used in construction and industries commonly encountered in industrial districts in the game. The Biff is available in different configurations in flat-bed form, or two different types of dump truck, with some being filled with gravel.
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Rear quarter view, with a different dump truck bed.
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Front quarter view of a flat bed variant.
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Performance
Due to its size, the Biff is slow due to its weight, but is more than capable of ramming traffic without sustaining too much damage itself. Its size is exploited during Derrick McReary's "Tunnel of Death" mission, when two such trucks are used to block a section of the Booth Tunnel from both sides.
Trivia
- After collecting all thirty cars for Stevie he agrees to purchase cars from Niko Bellic, with the Biff fetching $4,000.
- The default radio station of the Biff is San Juan Sounds.
Locations
- Two Biffs can be found in a construction site near Gainer Street, South Bohan, Bohan.
- The Biff can usually be found driving round Acter Industrial Park in Alderney.
- A Biff can be seen blocking a street near the construction site where Ivan tries to escape in the mission Ivan The Not So Terrible. It has no driver, so the player is able to easily take it.