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Ever since the Sentinel's introduction in [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]], a sportier variant has been present in every GTA game, excluding [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]]. In GTA Vice City Stories, the Sentinel XS is the preferred gang car of the [[Mendez Cartel]]. The Sentinel XS's main visual distinction from the regular Sentinel is its spoiler and rear window grilles; performance-wise, the car is faster than the regular Sentinel. The Sentinel XS in GTA Vice City and Vice City Stories are suggestively based on the [[wp:BMW M5|BMW M5]], although the car, like regular Sentinels, is still visually similar to the [[wp:BMW 7 Series (E23)|E23 7 Series BMW]], which was not been used in the M5 series. In GTA Vice City Stories, the Sentinel XS is not given the same aesthetic modification as the game's Sentinel, resulting in the car appearing more distinctive in the game.
Ever since the Sentinel's introduction in [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]], a sportier variant has been present in every GTA game, excluding [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]]. In GTA Vice City Stories, the Sentinel XS is the preferred gang car of the [[Mendez Cartel]]. The Sentinel XS's main visual distinction from the regular Sentinel is its spoiler and rear window grilles; performance-wise, the car is faster than the regular Sentinel. The Sentinel XS in GTA Vice City and Vice City Stories are suggestively based on the [[wp:BMW M5|BMW M5]], although the car, like regular Sentinels, is still visually similar to the [[wp:BMW 7 Series (E23)|E23 7 Series BMW]], which was not been used in the M5 series. In GTA Vice City Stories, the Sentinel XS is not given the same aesthetic modification as the game's Sentinel, resulting in the car appearing more distinctive in the game.


GTA IV features an updated Sentinel XS, however it is no longer considered a distinct vehicle — it handles identically to the Sentinel, and the game refers to the car simply as "Sentinel" when entered. In a nod to the [[Mafia Sentinel]] of [[GTA III]] and [[GTA Liberty City Stories]] it serves as one of two cars (the other being the [[PMP 600]]) that are usually driven by the [[The Commission|Mafia]]. Its visual differences include "XS" badging, and a rear spoiler sporting "STD" decals. STD stands for "Sentinel Tuning Division", likely a play on Subaru's STi marque and BMW's in-house tuning division, BMW M, but also a reference to the acronym for "sexually transmitted disease". The features of the GTA IV Sentinel XS emulate the [[wp:BMW M3#M3 GTR|BMW M3 GTR]].
GTA IV features an updated Sentinel XS, however it is no longer considered a distinct vehicle — it handles with more rigity as its suspension has been hardend so it corners sharper and drifts are now easier to the Sentinel, and the game refers to the car simply as "Sentinel" when entered. In a nod to the [[Mafia Sentinel]] of [[GTA III]] and [[GTA Liberty City Stories]] it serves as one of two cars (the other being the [[PMP 600]]) that are usually driven by the [[The Commission|Mafia]]. Its visual differences include "XS" badging, and a rear spoiler sporting "STD" decals. STD stands for "Sentinel Tuning Division", likely a play on Subaru's STi marque and BMW's in-house tuning division, BMW M, but also a reference to the acronym for "sexually transmitted disease". The features of the GTA IV Sentinel XS emulate the [[wp:BMW M3#M3 GTR|BMW M3 GTR]].


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