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The Hellenbach as depicted in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

The Hellenbach is a muscle car featured in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. It is notable for it's use as the official gang car of the Triads.

Description

The Hellenbach is a well performing, yet common vehicle. Available in a wide variety of colors, all models feature a hood scoop. The Triads use the vehicle as their official gang car during the events of Grand theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, with several modifications. The Triad variant features a light purple/lavender paintjob, with a white stripe running the length of the vehicle, as well as blue neon underglow visible only at night. Prominent silver bumpers and sideskirts are also added, which can be seen clearly when viewing the vehicle at the auto merchant in BOABO. Top speed is also increased slightly, apparently as a result of a nitrous oxide modification (this can be heard during initial acceleration, which creates sounds similar to those of Grand Theft Auto IV's Sultan RS). This variant is frequently seen patrolling Triad territory in Algonquin and Broker, containing one or two Triad gangsters armed with Micro SMG's. The vehicle apparently replaces the Triad's custom red Intruder seen in Grand Theft Auto IV, which takes place during the year before Chinatown Wars.

Performance

The Hellenbach boasts impressive preformance, with high speed and above average acceleration. It's cornering abilities are quite good and it can get around sharp turns easily. Its durability is slightly below the average, making it a poor choice for vehicular combat. The Triad variant is slightly faster than the standard model.

Locations

The standard Hellenbach is a relatively common sight in traffic around Liberty City. The Triad variant is seen very frequently patrolling Triad territory in Dukes and Broker (centered around Cerveza Heights) and Algonquin (centered in Chinatown). A Triad Hellenbach also spawns in front of Zhou Ming's apartment in Steinway(even after the completion of his missions), and there are three spots around a shoreside Triad warehous in Fishmarket North in which they may also appear, though it is uncommon for all 3 to appear at once. Stealing a Triad Hellenbach will provoke an armed response from the gang members inside, despite Huang Lee's membership in the gang.

Trivia

File:Hellenbach.jpg

A papercraft model of the Triad Hellenbach, available for download on the Rockstar Games Social Club website.

The name is a play on the phrase "From hell and back", a phrase used to denote the reliability of a vehicle by its owner.
Under the "Chinatown Wars" section of the Rockstar Games Social Club website, members may download a prinatble papercraft model of the Triad variant of the Hellenbach. When assembled, this model of the vehicle bears a strong resemblance to the 2006-present Shelby Mustang GT by Ford.

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 [[Image:HellenbachGTACW.png|thumb|right|200px|The Hellenbach as depicted in [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]]]
-The '''Hellenbach''' is a vehicle in [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]. There are neon lights attached to the bottom of the Hellenbach, which light up at night. A purple and white stripe variant is used by the [[Algonquin Triads]] as a gang car.
+The '''Hellenbach''' is a muscle car featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]. It is notable for it's use as the official gang car of the [[Algonquin Triads|Triads]].
 ==Description==
-The Hellenbach is a pretty good car. Its neon lights are a white colour and it is understandable why it is a gang car. It is used by the [[Algonquin Triads]] for driving around their turf ([[Cerveza Heights]] and [[Chinatown]]).
+The Hellenbach is a well performing, yet common vehicle. Available in a wide variety of colors, all models feature a hood scoop. The [[Algonquin Triads|Triads]] use the vehicle as their official gang car during the events of Grand theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, with several modifications. The Triad variant features a light purple/lavender paintjob, with a white stripe running the length of the vehicle, as well as blue neon underglow visible only at night. Prominent silver bumpers and sideskirts are also added, which can be seen clearly when viewing the vehicle at the auto merchant in [[BOABO]]. Top speed is also increased slightly, apparently as a result of a nitrous oxide modification (this can be heard during initial acceleration, which creates sounds similar to those of [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'s [[Sultan RS]]). This variant is frequently seen patrolling Triad territory in [[Algonquin]] and [[Broker]], containing one or two Triad gangsters armed with [[Micro SMG]]'s. The vehicle apparently replaces the Triad's custom red [[Intruder]] seen in Grand Theft Auto IV, which takes place during the year before Chinatown Wars.
 ==Performance==
-The Hellenbach has a good top speed and the acceleration is pretty good also. It's cornering abilities are good and it can get around sharp turns quite easily. Its durability is slightly below the average, so it is not the best choice in a gun fight.
+The Hellenbach boasts impressive preformance, with high speed and above average acceleration. It's cornering abilities are quite good and it can get around sharp turns easily. Its durability is slightly below the average, making it a poor choice for vehicular combat. The Triad variant is slightly faster than the standard model.
+==Locations==
+The standard Hellenbach is a relatively common sight in traffic around Liberty City. The Triad variant is seen very frequently patrolling Triad territory in Dukes and Broker (centered around [[Cerveza Heights]]) and Algonquin (centered in [[Chinatown]]). A Triad Hellenbach also spawns in front of [[Zhou Ming]]'s apartment in [[Steinway]](even after the completion of his missions), and there are three spots around a shoreside Triad warehous in [[Fishmarket North]] in which they may also appear, though it is uncommon for all 3 to appear at once. Stealing a Triad Hellenbach will provoke an armed response from the gang members inside, despite [[Huang Lee]]'s membership in the gang.
 ==Trivia==
-*The name comes from the phrase "From Hell and back", which most people say about the reliability of their old beaters.
+[[Image:Hellenbach.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A papercraft model of the Triad Hellenbach, available for download on the Rockstar Games Social Club website.]]
+*The name is a play on the phrase "From hell and back", a phrase used to denote the reliability of a vehicle by its owner.
+*Under the "Chinatown Wars" section of the [[Rockstar Games Social Club]] website, members may download a prinatble papercraft model of the Triad variant of the Hellenbach. When assembled, this model of the vehicle bears a strong resemblance to the 2006-present Shelby Mustang GT by Ford.
 ==See Also==