Ranger
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A Ranger in GTA London 1969 and GTA London 1961.
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A police Ranger in GTA San Andreas (Rear quarter view).
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A Ranger may refer to two distinct off-road vehicles in the GTA series. The Ranger name was first used in Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 and Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961 for a civilian 4x4, while Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas reintroduces the Ranger name for a rural police vehicle.
Design
GTA London
The London renditions of the Ranger, with a top-down profile similar to a Land Rover 109" Series II, are essentially 4x4s comparable to Grand Theft Auto 1's 4x4 and Repair Van, representing the era's and setting's off-road vehicle. Despite its use by civilians, the Ranger only appears with a green body and a white roof. Like the Repair Van, it also features a front-lid mounted spare tire, similar to a Land Rover. The Ranger grants the player an average sum of money when exported.
GTA San Andreas
In GTA San Andreas, the Ranger is depicted as police-issued Ranchers that are outfitted with sirens, light bars, radio antennas, and a criminal-hold in the back. The Ranger is primarily native in rural San Andreas, where its rough terrain merits its presence. A peculiarity of the Ranger is that smoke will emerge from the center of the vehicle after sustaining heavy damaged instead of its engine in the front. Its right headlight also does not light up completely (it only glows).
Performance
GTA London
GTA London's Ranger is a somewhat lumbering vehicle, with average top speed but below-average acceleration, bulky weight, poor brakes and poor handling. However, the Ranger does have one of the fastest maximum reversing speed, on par with the Beagle 3.
GTA San Andreas
GTA San Andreas's Ranger handles almost the same as the original Rancher. It is only slightly faster, and has slightly larger ground clearance. It is a great off-road vehicle and can drive on rocks. Despite this, because of weight and little traction, it isn't the best vehicle for hill climbing. Doing so will often cause it to tip over, falling down the mountain.