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{{Infobox vehicle | |||
| name = Washington | |||
| front_image = Washington-GTAVC-front.jpg | |||
| image_size = 300 | |||
| caption = A Washington in GTA Vice City | |||
| rear_image = Washington-GTAVC-rear.jpg | |||
| vehicle_type = Civilian car | |||
| body_style = 4-door sedan | |||
| capacity = 4 | |||
| manufacturer = Albany <small>(GTA IV)</small> | |||
| appearances = GTA Vice City<br>GTA San Andreas<br>GTA Vice City Stories<br>GTA IV | |||
}} | |||
The '''Washington''' is a 4-door sedan found in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. It can be found fairly widely throughout cities and in mostly the | The '''Washington''' is a 4-door sedan found in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. It can be found fairly widely throughout cities and in mostly the residential area in GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas, and is available in many colors throughout the games except gray and white, which are reserved for the [[FBI Washington]] in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories, respectively. | ||
The name is mostly always meant to be a parody of a full-size luxury [[wp:Lincoln (automobile)|Lincoln]] sedan ([[wp:Abraham Lincoln|Abraham Lincoln]] and [[wp:George Washington|George Washington]] having both been Presidents of the United States). | The name is mostly always meant to be a parody of a full-size luxury [[wp:Lincoln (automobile)|Lincoln]] sedan ([[wp:Abraham Lincoln|Abraham Lincoln]] and [[wp:George Washington|George Washington]] having both been Presidents of the United States). | ||
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==Performance== | ==Performance== | ||
====GTA Vice City — GTA Vice City Stories==== | ====GTA Vice City — GTA Vice City Stories==== | ||
Pre-GTA IV | Pre-GTA IV Washingtons are generally regarded as having only moderate performance, being RWD, it is largely attributed to its bulky design. Its longer wheelbase and weight, often results in understeer and poor cornering, while its size may also be a factor in its moderate acceleration, and its top speed is also estimated to be moderate. Nevertheless, its superior size and weight allows the Washington to ram aside other sedans more easily. | ||
====GTA IV==== | ====GTA IV==== | ||
The Washington in GTA IV is powered by a V8, coupled to a five-speed gearbox in a RWD layout. Acceleration is good, but due to the bulk of the vehicle it leaves much to be desired. Top speed is also good, but again due to the | The Washington in GTA IV is powered by a V8, coupled to a five-speed gearbox in a RWD layout. Acceleration is good, but due to the bulk of the vehicle it leaves much to be desired. Top speed is also good, but again due to the Washingtons weight, is limited: 135 km/h (84 mph). Braking is very good, and ABS is standard across the line up. The suspension is very soft, designed to flatten out bumps in a road; not high speed cornering, leaving the Washington fishtailing and spinning out of control when cornering at speed. Accident deformation is superb, making the Washington ideal for ramming vehicles. The engine build quality is also above average, and will sustain multiple impacts before failing. | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
===GTA Vice City=== | ===GTA Vice City=== | ||
The [[FBI Washington]] is a specialized version of this vehicle (only appearing in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories), and is the only version of the Washington in GTA Vice City that sports a | The [[FBI Washington]] is a specialized version of this vehicle (only appearing in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories), and is the only version of the Washington in GTA Vice City that sports a dark gray paint job. Its acceleration is quite impressive, which becomes useful for catching up to distant criminals when on a [[Vigilante]] mission. In GTA Vice City Stories the car is much more harder to get however because stealing it from the FBI is more challenging rather then finding one. Also the FBI Washington can be the same color as a regular one as there are white regular Washingtons. | ||
Similarly, two uniquely black Washingtons may be seen driven by the [[GIGN and DGSE|French]] in GTA Vice City during "[[All Hands On Deck]]" in GTA Vice City. While it is possible to reach the cars and enter them, it is impossible to drive them during the mission (as the mission immediately ends and the car is lost). It is possible to push one of them to where the mission would start as an alternative, jump in, leading to mission failure which warps the player back to the nearby mission trigger with the car hopefully waiting there. | Similarly, two uniquely black Washingtons may be seen driven by the [[GIGN and DGSE|French]] in GTA Vice City during "[[All Hands On Deck]]" in GTA Vice City. While it is possible to reach the cars and enter them, it is impossible to drive them during the mission (as the mission immediately ends and the car is lost). It is possible to push one of them to where the mission would start as an alternative, jump in, leading to mission failure which warps the player back to the nearby mission trigger with the car hopefully waiting there. | ||