Securicar

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The Securicar that appeared on GTA III, GTA: Vice City and GTA: Liberty City Stories.
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Like GTA: San Andreas, the Securicar in GTA IV assumes a more realistic appearance.

The Securicar is a truck featured on Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, and Grand Theft Auto IV.

Description

The Securicar is essentially nothing more then an armoured truck, and is used to transport money; and on some missions to transport people. Unlike in real life, the trucks are not bulletproof, nor do the driver(s) carry guns. The truck is not generally recommended for anything other than regular street driving; as the uneven weight of the armor tends to flip the truck over even minor curves or hills.

It can usually be found driving around the streets of all the games, but it is much harder to find an unlocked one in GTA Vice City (a Securicar spawns in front of a bank in GTA Vice City, but it's locked most of the time and it unlocks randomly) than any of the other games, however, the Securicar in Vice City is a lot harder to flip over than the versions in all other GTA III era games. In GTA Vice City, GTA Liberty City Stories, and GTA Vice City Stories the Securicar has "Gruppe Sechs" ("group six") on the side, a German language pun on both the infamous European security company Group 4, and the phrase 'group sex'. In GTA IV, the name is changed to "Gruppe 6" but the vehicle still features "Gruppe Sechs" in much smaller print on various surfaces.

In GTA IV, it can be blown up for a great deal of money, which will spawn around the destroyed truck. But by doing that, will cause the player to earn 2 stars. If the player does not want to get a wanted level, he can destroy the Securicar with a bomb from Patrick McReary's friendship bonus, or damage it enough while in the car to cause it to flame. The GTA IV, the Securicar is manufactured by Brute. After collecting all thirty cars for Stevie he agrees to purchase cars from Niko Bellic, with the Securicar fetching $4,000.

Performance

In GTA III, the Securicar is surprisingly fast, but it can easly tip over if turning even at moderate speeds. It is a rare vehicle (despite making its appearance as three Securicars during a bank robbery cutscene), and it is found in Staunton Island only. It does not have a logo, until GTA LCS, circa 1998.

In GTA VC, the Securicar, again makes its appearance, now even harder to find. On rare occasions, it can be found in Ocean Docks during daytime. its handling remains the same, as well in GTA VCS.

In GTA IV, the Securicar makes its appearance once more, now with its newer and better design. its handling and acceleration has been greatly changed and now it will no longer tip over when turning through corners. it also has no problem dealing with gunshots and vehicle damage, but it is not explosion or fire proof so can be destroyed by a single grenade or RPG explosion. A tougher version of the Securicar is the NOOSE Enforcer which is all but invulnerable to gunshots. The cars similarity to the Police Stockade could be explained by the badging on the Securicar that says "Stockade 8000cc", implying that the Securicar is based on a regular truck by Brute, called the Brute Stockade.

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