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Zirconium is an automotive company in the HD Universe.

Overview

The company name may allude to the production of expensive-looking but low-quality vehicles, as the element zirconium is used to make cheap diamond substitutes. The Zirconium Building in Liberty City is modeled after the Chrysler Building, although Chrysler's analogue in the GTA IV Era appears to be Schyster. The logo is similar to the Renault logo although this may be coincidental as the two companies share no other similarities.

The only Zirconium vehicle seen in the game is the Stratum, which resembles a 1994-1997 Honda Accord station wagon. Although this would suggest that the company is based on Honda, Dinka already manufactures a lot of Honda-inspired designs in their vehicles, suggesting that they are the GTA IV analogue of Honda; the construction of the Zirconium Building also predates Japan's rise to prominence as an automaker, and it seems unlikely that a Japanese manufacturer would found such an expensive headquarters in another country. The Zirconium name may be a reference to the Ford marque Mercury, as both share the names of elements, however the only Mercury analogue seen in the game is the Solair, produced by Willard. The Stratum may be a captive import, leaving the inspiration for Zirconium a mystery until more cars are seen with their branding. It is possible that this is a reference to Diamond-Star Motors, a joint venture between the Chrysler Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation.

It is also possible that the company is entirely fictional, being retroactively named after the Zirconium Building - which was named so in accordance to the pattern of place names named after the periodic table of elements in Algonquin.

Vehicles

Vehicle	Style	Based on	Appears in				Variants
Vehicle	Style	Based on	GTA IV	TLAD	TBOGT	GTA V	Variants
Journey	Class A Motorhome	Unknown	No	No	No	Yes
Stratum	Station Wagon	1994-1997 Honda Accord	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Trivia

In GTA IV's audio files, this manufacturer is misspelled as "Zireonium" and is mispronounced by the police as "Zireoenium".^[1]

References

↑ pc\audio\Sfx\POLICE_SCANNER\MANUFACTURER\MAN_ZIREONIUM

Vehicle Brands (Category)

[1] \audio\Sfx\POLICE_SCANNER\MANUFACTURER\MAN_ZIREONIUM

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-[[Image:Zirconium.jpg|right|[[Zirconium]]]]
+[[File:Zirconium-GTAIV-logo.jpg|right|[[Zirconium]] logo.]]
-Zirconium is an automotive company in GTA IV, which may be based on Chrysler (the Chrysler Building in the game is called the Zirconium Building) along with Schyster that produces vehicles such as:
+'''Zirconium''' is an automotive company in the [[HD Universe]].
-*[[Stratum]]
+==Overview==
+The company name may allude to the production of expensive-looking but low-quality vehicles, as the element zirconium is used to make cheap [[wp:diamond simulant|diamond substitutes]]. The [[Zirconium Building]] in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] is modeled after the [[:wp:Chrysler Building|Chrysler Building]], although [[wp:Chrysler|Chrysler]]'s analogue in the [[GTA IV Era]] appears to be [[Schyster]]. The logo is similar to the [[wp:Renault|Renault]] logo although this may be coincidental as the two companies share no other similarities.
+The only Zirconium vehicle seen in the game is the [[Stratum]], which resembles a 1994-1997 Honda Accord station wagon. Although this would suggest that the company is based on Honda, [[Dinka]] already manufactures a lot of Honda-inspired designs in their vehicles, suggesting that they are the GTA IV analogue of Honda; the construction of the Zirconium Building also predates Japan's rise to prominence as an automaker, and it seems unlikely that a Japanese manufacturer would found such an expensive headquarters in another country. The Zirconium name may be a reference to the Ford marque [[:wp:Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]], as both share the names of elements, however the only Mercury analogue seen in the game is the [[Solair]], produced by [[Willard (manufacturer)|Willard]]. The Stratum may be a [[:wp:captive import|captive import]], leaving the inspiration for Zirconium a mystery until more cars are seen with their branding. It is possible that this is a reference to [[:wp:Diamond-Star Motors|Diamond-Star Motors]], a joint venture between the Chrysler Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation.
+It is also possible that the company is entirely fictional, being retroactively named after the [[Zirconium Building]] - which was named so in accordance to the pattern of place names named after the periodic table of elements in [[Algonquin]].
+==Vehicles==
+{| class="wikitable sortable"  border="1"
+|-
+!  rowspan="2" width="100"|Vehicle
+!  rowspan="2" width="100"|Style
+!  rowspan="2" width="250"|Based on <!--Main inspiration(s) only-->
+!  class="unsortable" colspan="4" width="200"|Appears in
+!  rowspan="2" width="100"|Variants
+|-
+! width="50"|[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]
+! width="50"|[[The Lost and Damned|TLAD]]
+! width="50"|[[The Ballad of Gay Tony|TBOGT]]
+! width="50"|[[Grand Theft Auto V|GTA V]]
+|-
+|-
+| [[Journey]]
+| Class A Motorhome
+| Unknown
+| No
+| No
+| No
+| Yes
+|
+|-
+| [[Stratum]]
+| Station Wagon
+| [[:wp:Honda Accord#Fifth generation (1994–1997)|1994-1997 Honda Accord]]
+| Yes
+| Yes
+| Yes
+| Yes
+|
+|-
+|}
+==Trivia==
+*In GTA IV's audio files, this manufacturer is misspelled as "Zireonium" and is mispronounced by the police as "Zireoenium".<ref>pc\audio\Sfx\POLICE_SCANNER\MANUFACTURER\MAN_ZIREONIUM</ref>
+==References==
+<div class="references-small">
+<references/>
+</div>
 {{vehicle brands}}
 {{Vehicles}}
+[[Category:Vehicle Brands]]
+[[Category:Vehicles]]
+[[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]]
+[[Category:Businesses in The Lost and Damned]]
+[[Category:Businesses in The Ballad of Gay Tony]]
+[[Category:Businesses in GTA V]]