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{{Infobox | {{Infobox vehicle | ||
| name = Phoenix | | name = Phoenix | ||
| front_image = Phoenix-GTAVC-front.jpg | | front_image = Phoenix-GTAVC-front.jpg | ||
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| body_style = 2-door coupe | | body_style = 2-door coupe | ||
| capacity = 2 (driver and 1 passenger) | | capacity = 2 (driver and 1 passenger) | ||
| | | game_1 = GTA Vice City | ||
| game_2 = GTA San Andreas | |||
| game_3 = GTA Vice City Stories | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Phoenix''' is a two-door muscle car that appears in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. | The '''Phoenix''' is a two-door muscle car that appears in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
The Phoenix is based on the [[wp:Pontiac Firebird#Second generation (1970-1981)|1979-1981 Pontiac Firebird]] but the round taillights are similar to [[wp:Chevrolet Camaro (second generation)|1970-1973 Chevrolet Camaros]]. It has varied slightly throughout the games, with a rear deck lid blackout panel in GTA San Andreas, and a thinner stripe in GTA Vice City Stories. | The Phoenix is based on the [[:wp:Pontiac Firebird#Second generation (1970-1981)|1979-1981 Pontiac Firebird]] but the round taillights are similar to [[:wp:Chevrolet Camaro (second generation)|1970-1973 Chevrolet Camaros]]. It has varied slightly throughout the games, with a rear deck lid blackout panel in GTA San Andreas, and a thinner stripe in GTA Vice City Stories. | ||
The Phoenix is one of the fastest cars in the game, and has excellent torque, and handling. The Phoenix drives and sounds as if powered by a large V8 engine, and also features a large airscoop for the carburetor. It can also be modified in [[TransFender]] in GTA San Andreas. Like most muscle cars, it has a two person capacity. | The Phoenix is one of the fastest cars in the game, and has excellent torque, and handling. The Phoenix drives and sounds as if powered by a large V8 engine, and also features a large airscoop for the carburetor. It can also be modified in [[TransFender]] in GTA San Andreas. Like most muscle cars, it has a two person capacity. | ||
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== Trivia== | == Trivia== | ||
* Its name is misspelled ''"Pheonix"'' in GTA Vice City's internal files. This may have been a beta name. | * Its name is misspelled ''"Pheonix"'' in GTA Vice City's internal files. This may have been a beta name. | ||
* The Phoenix name clearly alludes to the Pontiac Firebird name by its relation in mythology. The [[wp:Phoenix (mythology)|phoenix]] is a [[wp:Firebird#Folklore|firebird]], a mythological bird in multiple folklore. | * The Phoenix name clearly alludes to the Pontiac Firebird name by its relation in mythology. The [[:wp:Phoenix (mythology)|phoenix]] is a [[:wp:Firebird#Folklore|firebird]], a mythological bird in multiple folklore. | ||
** Strangely, Pontiac has actually sold a compact car called the [[wp:Pontiac Phoenix|Phoenix]] from 1977 to 1984. | ** Strangely, Pontiac has actually sold a compact car called the [[:wp:Pontiac Phoenix|Phoenix]] from 1977 to 1984. | ||
* In GTA Vice City, the butterflies in the hood scoop open when accelerating; in GTA San Andreas, however, they are stationary, and in GTA Vice City Stories the butterflies are eliminated altogether. It is also noteworthy that the GTA San Andreas version of the Phoenix is the only one with three-dimensional butterflies in the scoop; those in GTA Vice City are 2 dimensional sprites (flat), despite the fact that they moved. | * In GTA Vice City, the butterflies in the hood scoop open when accelerating; in GTA San Andreas, however, they are stationary, and in GTA Vice City Stories the butterflies are eliminated altogether. It is also noteworthy that the GTA San Andreas version of the Phoenix is the only one with three-dimensional butterflies in the scoop; those in GTA Vice City are 2 dimensional sprites (flat), despite the fact that they moved. | ||
* In GTA San Andreas, the default radio station in the Phoenix is [[Playback FM]]. | * In GTA San Andreas, the default radio station in the Phoenix is [[Playback FM]]. | ||