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The Monstrosity is touted to be a monster truck sized SUV with an extraordinarily low MPG rating. (GTA III ads claim it only gets 3 miles to the gallon). | The Monstrosity is touted to be a monster truck sized SUV with an extraordinarily low MPG rating. (GTA III ads claim it only gets 3 miles to the gallon). | ||
It remains to be seen whether the Monstrosity will make an appearance in future GTA games | It remains to be seen whether the Monstrosity will make an appearance in future GTA games. The advertisement for the Monstrosity differed in the [[United States of America|American]] and European handbooks; the American advertisement uses an image of the [[Landstalker]] from GTA III as the "Monstrosity", whereas the European advertisement depicts a monster truck based on a 1999-2004 [[wikipedia:Ford Super Duty|Ford F-250]] regular cab. The [[Monster]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] presumably is the closest in size and description to the European-depicted Monstrosity. However, the body of the monstrosity would likely resemble a full size SUV (with third rows of seating) rather than a pickup truck cab (whose cramped passenger space is only for convenience rather than comfort). | ||
Interestingly, the SUV craze and the race to build the biggest vehicles was initiated by the Ford and | Interestingly, the SUV craze and the race to build the biggest vehicles was initiated by the Ford and General Motors, with the Ford Excursion and Chevrolet Suburban/GMC Yukon XL, respectively. However, Japanese automakers such as Toyota and Nissan have also produced full-sized SUVs.The popularity of the Maibatsu Monstrosity, could be more likely based on success of the [[wp:Toyota Land Cruiser|Toyota Land Cruiser]]. The name "Monstrosity" could be a reference to the [[wp:Mitsubishi Pajero|Mitsubishi Montero]]. | ||
Though it is not seen in any of the games, it is a focal point of radio ads, with many deriding it for its size, fuel consumption, the propensity for children to become lost in the back seat, and danger to pedestrians, as well as to the environment. For instance in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], a caller to the Conservative talk show [[The Richard Bastion Show]] on the radio station [[WKTT]] says that that America has a buffoon for a president, and that Americans drive incredibly large, polluting Maibatsu Monstrosities that destroy the environment, to which Bastion replies "I know! It's great!" | Though it is not seen in any of the games, it is a focal point of radio ads, with many deriding it for its size, fuel consumption, the propensity for children to become lost in the back seat, and danger to pedestrians, as well as to the environment. For instance in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], a caller to the Conservative talk show [[The Richard Bastion Show]] on the radio station [[WKTT]] says that that America has a buffoon for a president, and that Americans drive incredibly large, polluting Maibatsu Monstrosities that destroy the environment, to which Bastion replies "I know! It's great!" | ||