Sentinel: Difference between revisions

| body_style= 4-door sedan ([[GTA III Era]])<br>2-door sedan (GTA IV)<br>2-door convertible sports car (GTA V)

| capacity= 4 (GTA III Era)<br>2 (GTA IV - present)

| manufacturer= [[Übermacht]] (GTA IV - present)

The '''Sentinel''' is a luxury sedan introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. Originally appearing as a four-door car, the Sentinel assumes the design of a sporty two-door coupe from [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] onwards.

===GTA III — GTA Vice City Stories===

The Sentinel resembles a [[wp:BMW 5 Series (E39)|1996-2003 BMW 5 Series]] sedan (most likely a 528i, based on the power and size) in GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories. In GTA Vice City it resembles a lengthened [[wp:BMW 7 Series (E23)|BMW 7 Series E23]], and in GTA Vice City Stories it looks more like a [[wp:BMW 6 Series (E24)|E24 BMW 6-series]] because of the forward-tilted headlights and grill. In GTA San Andreas, it resembles a [[wp:BMW 7 Series (E32)|BMW 7 Series E32]]. However, several significant cosmetic changes may be noted between the latter three games, particularly with regards to the frontal and rear fascias; even the GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories renditions are significantly different from each other, as the GTA Vice City Stories Sentinel appears less like its high performance counterpart, the [[Sentinel XS]], which had not received the same degree of changes.

The GTA Advance rendition does not appear to have a clear source of inspiration for its design, but retains its slender 4-door sedan. While the car isn't generally associated with any gang, the GTA Advance rendition is an exception, serving a gang car for an unspecified mafia in the game, taking over the role of the [[Mafia Sentinel]], the mafia variant of the Sentinel.

===GTA IV===

[[File:Sentinel-GTAIV-front.jpg|thumb|300px|A Sentinel in GTA IV (<small>[[:File:Sentinel-GTAIV-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>).]]

The Sentinel in GTA IV is manufactured by [[Übermacht]] and is modeled after the [[wp:BMW 3 Series (E46)|BMW 3 Series E46]] coupe, most likely the [[wp:BMW M3#E46 M3|2001-2006 M3]], considering the bumper design. The tail lights seem to be inspired by the older [[wp:BMW 3 Series (E36)|E36 3 Series]].

Also visible are minuscule STD badges in front of the doors, near the sideskirts and front wheel wells. STD stands for "Sentinel Tuning Division", likely a play on Subaru's STi marque (odd because this vehicle, or the [[#Sentinel "XS"]], does not at all resemble a Subaru) and BMW's in-house tuning division, BMW M, but also a reference to the acronym for "sexually transmitted disease".

Being a modern sports coupe, the GTA IV Sentinel reaches a superb top speed of 192mph - not far from the fastest vehicles in the game. It has above-average acceleration, reaching 60mph in 6.5 seconds, and reaching its top speed fairly quickly as well. The Sentinel's suspension is rather soft, and it tends to roll when going around tight bends at high speed; the rear of the car also tends to bounce about when traveling on uneven roads. Its handling is above average, but at high speeds it loses a lot of grip and easily spins out of control due to the lack of weight in the rear. But if controlled right, its speed and grip can be combined to produce almost-professional like drifts that can be used to slide into sharp turns and back alleyways to evade the police without difficulty. Nonetheless, it is arguably the best choice in the [[Races in GTA IV|Modern]] category in multiplayer racing.

* [[Harwood]], [[Portland]]; spawns inside the [[Capital Autos]] showroom after completing three levels of [[Car Salesman]].

:'''Regular Sentinel'''

*Spawns around [[The Exchange]], [[Middle Park]], [[The Triangle]] and [[Little Italy]] in Algonquin.

*Spawn around [[Westdyke]], [[Alderney]].

*Spawn around [[Hove Beach]], [[Outlook]], and [[Downtown Broker|Downtown]] in [[Broker]].

*Spawns in the parking lot next to the control tower at [[Francis International Airport in GTA IV Era|Francis International Airport]] in [[Dukes]].

*Found behind the Laundromat in [[Hove Beach]], Broker, after the mission [[Hung Out to Dry]] for [[Vladimir Glebov]]. It can be found here after the mission is completed.

:'''Sentinel "XS"'''

* The Sentinel XS will appear in all the places where the standard Sentinel does, but is significantly rarer.

* Appears more commonly if the player is driving a [[Sultan RS]].

* As it serves as a gang car for the Mafia, the Sentinel XS will often appear in [[Little Italy]], [[Chinatown, Algonquin|Chinatown]] and [[Westdyke]].

* Seen driven by [[Ancelotti Family|Ancelotti Members]] in [[She's a Keeper]]; however, you must stay in your [[Vincent|Car]] to avoid mission failure.