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[[ | [[File:Zirconium-GTAIV-logo.jpg|right|[[Zirconium]] logo.]] | ||
Zirconium is an automotive company in GTA IV, | '''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 [[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== | |||
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[[Category:Vehicle Brands]] | |||
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[[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]] | |||