Albany

Albany logo type 1

Albany logo type 2

Albany is an automotive company in the HD Universe. It is a luxury automaker, based on Cadillac. Albany, along with Vapid, is one of the largest manufacturers in the HD Universe. After its appearance in pre-release screenshots, Roman's Taxi was often mistakenly identified as the "Albany" due to the prominent badge on the front, however it is in fact an Esperanto, built by Albany.

Albany has two logos that are widely used, a silver "A" with a crown within, and a crowned rectangular emblem. The first one is used on older models (with the exception of the Cavalcade and Cavalcade FXT) and the second is used on much more modern models.

Vehicles

Vehicle	Style	Based on	Appears in				Variants
Vehicle	Style	Based on	GTA IV	TLAD	TBOGT	GTA V	Variants
Alpha	Sports Car	2004—2009 Cadillac XLR	No	No	No	Yes ^[1]
Buccaneer	Coupe	1970—1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1963-1965 Buick Riviera (GTA V)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cavalcade	SUV	2002—2006 Cadillac Escalade 2007—2014 Cadillac Escalade (GTA V)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cavalcade FXT	Pickup Truck	2002—2006 Cadillac Escalade EXT	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Emperor	Sedan	1977—1984 Cadillac DeVille	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Esperanto	Sedan	1982—1986 Pontiac Bonneville	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[2]	Roman's Taxi^[3] North Yankton State Patrol car
Manana	Coupe	1975 Buick LeSabre	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Presidente	Sports Sedan	2003—2007 Cadillac CTS	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Police Stinger^[4]
Primo	Sedan	1992—2004 Cadillac Seville	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Roosevelt	Sedan	1928 Cadillac Series 341A	No	No	No	Yes ^[5]
Romero	Hearse	2003—2011 Lincoln Town Car hearse	Yes	No	No	Yes
Washington	Sedan	2003—2011 Lincoln Town Car	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Notes

↑ Released as part of the Business Update.
↑ Appears only as an unobtainable police vehicle in the GTA V Prologue.
↑ Appears only in GTA IV and The Lost and Damned.
↑ Appears only in The Ballad of Gay Tony in online multiplayer.
↑ Released as part of the Valentine's Day Massacre Special.

Trivia

The old logo is vaguely similar to the trademark of the real-life manufacturer Maserati, however it's probably a coincidence since the two companies have nothing else in common.
The name Albany is likely a nod to the capital city of Liberty's real life counterpart, New York.

Vehicle Brands (Category)

[Business_Update-1] Released as part of the Business Update.

[Ludendorff-2] Appears only as an unobtainable police vehicle in the GTA V Prologue.

[Roman's_Taxi-3] Appears only in GTA IV and The Lost and Damned.

[TBOGT-4] Appears only in The Ballad of Gay Tony in online multiplayer.

[Valentine's_Day_Massacre-5] Released as part of the Valentine's Day Massacre Special.

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