Cavalcade FXT

Vehicle
Cavalcade FXT
A Cavalcade FXT in GTA IV..
A Cavalcade FXT in GTA IV..
(Rear quarter view)
A Cavalcade FXT in GTA IV..
Appearance(s) GTA IV
GTA Chinatown Wars
Vehicle type Civilian truck
Body style 4-door SUT/pickup truck
Capacity 4 (driver and 3 passengers)
Manufacturer Albany (GTA IV)
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The Albany Cavalcade FXT is an extended wheelbase, 4-door pick-up truck version of the Cavalcade SUV, in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Description

Design

The Cavalcade having been based on the second generation Cadillac Escalade obviously suggests that the Cavalcade FXT is based on the second generation Escalade EXT, the pickup variant of the Escalade. Naturally, it shares the Albany brand with the Cavalcade. Unlike the Escalade EXT, the FXT lacks the distinct upper body bed cladding but it may come with roll bars, a bed cover, or just a plain bed. Also the horn on the FXT is different than the SUV version for unknown reasons. The FXT is considerably harder to find than the SUV version, only spawning in wealthy areas.

In GTA Chinatown Wars, the Cavalcade FXT exists in two forms, a regular variant as well as a Russian Mafia variant, available only in a bright yellow-orange shade, and featuring roof-mounted lights and yellow neon underglows.

Performance

The Cavalcade FXT shares its high-displacement V8, 5 speed gearbox and AWD system with the Cavalcade SUV, and retains much of the same performance, including the top speed (87 mph - 140 km/h), though its acceleration is slightly poorer (despite the two vehicles weighing the same); the difference is reversed in GTA Chinatown Wars.

Handling and braking are consistent with regular Cavalcade and very good, keeping stopping distances short and maintaining stability in turns. Off-road, the same can be said of the FXT as of the Cavalcade, making it one of few vehicles able to climb steep grades and medium sized rocks. Accident deformation is also very good, and the vehicle will sustain multiple frontal impacts before failing.

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Trivia

  • Upon completion of all 30 of Stevie's Car Thefts, a Cavalcade FXT may be sold at his garage for $5,500, $1,500 less than a Cavalcade.
  • When entered, by default the Cavalcade FXT plays The Vibe 98.8.
  • In the PlayStation 3 version of GTA IV, the front brake disks feature no calipers, yet the rear wheels appear to have red ones.