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[[~~Image~~:ECola.png|thumb|The eCola logo in GTA IV.]]

[[File:ECola-GTAIV-logo.png|thumb|The eCola logo in GTA IV.]]

'''eCola''' is a brand of sugary carbonated beverage launched in [[1886]] featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]], [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], and [[Grand Theft Auto V]]. Its color and logo implies that eCola is a caricature of [[:wp:Coca-Cola|Coca-Cola]].

~~'''~~eCola~~''' is a brand of sugary carbonated beverage featured in~~ [[~~Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories~~]], [[~~Grand Theft Auto IV~~]] and ~~[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]; its color and logo implying it is a caricature~~ of ~~[[wp:Coca-Cola|Coca-Cola]]~~.

The major ingredient of eCola was [[drugs|cocaine]] until [[1903]] when it was replaced with massive amounts of corn sugar and caffeine after gaining pressure from the public. However after this change the health of eCola consumers deteriorated even further.

== Description ==

The eCola name first appears in GTA Vice City Stories in the form of red non-interactive [[Vending Machines|vending machines]] scattered throughout [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. In GTA IV, however, eCola vending machines, like those of [[Sprunk]], may be used by the player to replenish their health~~; the~~ player can also purchase eCola background for their upgraded phone via [[Vipluxuryringtones.com]]. Because it competes with Sprunk in the soft drink market, eCola and Sprunk machines can often be found together. In GTA ~~Vice City Stories~~, [[Yankee]] trucks may appear with an all-red eCola livery, complete with eCola logos on the sides.

The eCola name first appears in GTA Vice City Stories in the form of red non-interactive [[Vending Machines|vending machines]] scattered throughout [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. In GTA IV, however, eCola vending machines, like those of [[Sprunk]], may be used by the player to replenish their health - however, they only dispense [[Orang-O-Tang]]. The player can also purchase an eCola background for their upgraded [[Mobile Phone|phone]] via [[Vipluxuryringtones.com]]. Because it competes with Sprunk in the soft drink market, eCola and Sprunk machines can often be found together. In GTA, [[Yankee]] trucks may appear with an all-red eCola livery, complete with eCola logos on the sides.

The eCola name is a play on the [[wp:Escherichia coli|''ecoli'' bacteria]] and possibly the [[wp:Ebola|Ebola virus]]; the company's slogan even states the drink is "Deliciously infectious!".

The eCola name is a play on the [[:wp:Escherichia coli|''ecoli'' bacteria]] and possibly the [[:wp:Ebola|Ebola virus]]; the company's slogan even states the drink is "''Deliciously infectious!''". The name also sounds like "[[:wp:Ricola|Ricola]]", a brand of cough drops.

== Gallery ==

~~<center>~~

File:eCola-GTAVCS-vendingmachine.jpg|Two eCola [[Vending Machines|vending machines]] in GTA Vice City Stories.

~~Ecola_VCS~~.jpg|~~The player standing next to an~~ eCola vending ~~machine~~ in GTA Vice City Stories.

File:Vendingmachine-GTAIV-eCola.jpg|Two eCola vending machines in GTA IV.

~~Vending machine (GTA4) (~~eCola).jpg|Two eCola [[~~Vending Machines|vending machines~~]] in GTA IV.

File:ECola-GTAIV-store.jpg|A store in [[East Holland]], [[Algonquin]] with eCola awnings, in GTA IV.

E-~~Cola~~.png|An eCola billboard advertising in GTA IV.

File:ECola-GTAIV-poster.png|An eCola billboard advertising in GTA IV.

Yankee-GTACW.png|An eCola Yankee in GTA Chinatown Wars.

File:ECola-GTAIV-bottles.jpg|Bottles of ECola as seen in an [[TW@|Internet cafe]].

File:eCola-GTAIV-PortTudor-exterior.jpg|An eCola office in Port Tudor, Alderney, GTA IV.

File:Yankee-GTACW.png|An eCola Yankee in GTA Chinatown Wars.

File:ECola-GTAV.jpg|An eCola advertisement seen in the first GTA V trailer.

File:ECola-GTAV-products.jpg|eCola products inside an [[LTD]] filling station, GTA V.

File:ECola-GTAV-vendingmachine.jpg|An eCola vending machine inside an LTD filling station, GTA V.

</gallery>

~~</center>~~

== Trivia ==

* In the animated series [[wp:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Space Balls]], the villains planned an infectious soda that was also called eCola, which was a soda mixed with ecoli and ebola.

== See also ==

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* [[The Zaibatsu Corporation|Cocofizz]], a similar beverage advertised by the Zaibatsu Corporation in GTA 2.

~~[[Category:Businesses]]~~

[[Category:In-Game Products]]

[[Category:Businesses in GTA Vice City Stories]]

[[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]]

[[Category:Businesses in The Lost and Damned]]

[[Category:Businesses in The Ballad of Gay Tony]]

[[Category:Businesses in GTA Chinatown Wars]]

[[Category:Businesses in GTA V]]

[[Category:Businesses in Alderney]]

[[Category:Businesses in Blaine County]]

[[Category:Businesses in Liberty City in GTA IV Era]]

[[Category:Businesses in Los Santos in GTA V]]

[[Category:Businesses in Vice City in GTA III Era]]

[[Category:Food]]

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-[[Image:ECola.png|thumb|The eCola logo in GTA IV.]]
+{{lowercase title}}
+[[File:ECola-GTAIV-logo.png|thumb|The eCola logo in GTA IV.]]
+'''eCola''' is a brand of sugary carbonated beverage launched in [[1886]] featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]], [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], and [[Grand Theft Auto V]]. Its color and logo implies that eCola is a caricature of [[:wp:Coca-Cola|Coca-Cola]].
-'''eCola''' is a brand of sugary carbonated beverage featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]], [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]; its color and logo implying it is a caricature of [[wp:Coca-Cola|Coca-Cola]].
+The major ingredient of eCola was [[drugs|cocaine]] until [[1903]] when it was replaced with massive amounts of corn sugar and caffeine after gaining pressure from the public. However after this change the health of eCola consumers deteriorated even further.
 == Description ==
-The eCola name first appears in GTA Vice City Stories in the form of red non-interactive [[Vending Machines|vending machines]] scattered throughout [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. In GTA IV, however, eCola vending machines, like those of [[Sprunk]], may be used by the player to replenish their health; the player can also purchase eCola background for their upgraded phone via [[Vipluxuryringtones.com]]. Because it competes with Sprunk in the soft drink market, eCola and Sprunk machines can often be found together. In GTA Vice City Stories, [[Yankee]] trucks may appear with an all-red eCola livery, complete with eCola logos on the sides.
+The eCola name first appears in GTA Vice City Stories in the form of red non-interactive [[Vending Machines|vending machines]] scattered throughout [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. In GTA IV, however, eCola vending machines, like those of [[Sprunk]], may be used by the player to replenish their health - however, they only dispense [[Orang-O-Tang]]. The player can also purchase an eCola background for their upgraded [[Mobile Phone|phone]] via [[Vipluxuryringtones.com]]. Because it competes with Sprunk in the soft drink market, eCola and Sprunk machines can often be found together. In GTA, [[Yankee]] trucks may appear with an all-red eCola livery, complete with eCola logos on the sides.
-The eCola name is a play on the [[wp:Escherichia coli|''ecoli'' bacteria]] and possibly the [[wp:Ebola|Ebola virus]]; the company's slogan even states the drink is "Deliciously infectious!".
+The eCola name is a play on the [[:wp:Escherichia coli|''ecoli'' bacteria]] and possibly the [[:wp:Ebola|Ebola virus]]; the company's slogan even states the drink is "''Deliciously infectious!''". The name also sounds like "[[:wp:Ricola|Ricola]]", a brand of cough drops.
 == Gallery ==
-<center>
+<gallery width="auto" perrow="4" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="120">
-<gallery>
+File:eCola-GTAVCS-vendingmachine.jpg|Two eCola [[Vending Machines|vending machines]] in GTA Vice City Stories.
-Ecola_VCS.jpg|The player standing next to an eCola vending machine in GTA Vice City Stories.
+File:Vendingmachine-GTAIV-eCola.jpg|Two eCola vending machines in GTA IV.
-Vending machine (GTA4) (eCola).jpg|Two eCola [[Vending Machines|vending machines]] in GTA IV.
+File:ECola-GTAIV-store.jpg|A store in [[East Holland]], [[Algonquin]] with eCola awnings, in GTA IV.
-E-Cola.png|An eCola billboard advertising in GTA IV.
+File:ECola-GTAIV-poster.png|An eCola billboard advertising in GTA IV.
-Yankee-GTACW.png|An eCola Yankee in GTA Chinatown Wars.
+File:ECola-GTAIV-bottles.jpg|Bottles of ECola as seen in an [[TW@|Internet cafe]].
+File:eCola-GTAIV-PortTudor-exterior.jpg|An eCola office in Port Tudor, Alderney, GTA IV.
+File:Yankee-GTACW.png|An eCola Yankee in GTA Chinatown Wars.
+File:ECola-GTAV.jpg|An eCola advertisement seen in the first GTA V trailer.
+File:ECola-GTAV-products.jpg|eCola products inside an [[LTD]] filling station, GTA V.
+File:ECola-GTAV-vendingmachine.jpg|An eCola vending machine inside an LTD filling station, GTA V.
 </gallery>
-</center>
+== Trivia ==
+* In the animated series [[wp:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Space Balls]], the villains planned an infectious soda that was also called eCola, which was a soda mixed with ecoli and ebola.
 == See also ==
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 * [[The Zaibatsu Corporation|Cocofizz]], a similar beverage advertised by the Zaibatsu Corporation in GTA 2.
-[[Category:Businesses]]
 [[Category:In-Game Products]]
 [[Category:Businesses in GTA Vice City Stories]]
 [[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]]
+[[Category:Businesses in The Lost and Damned]]
+[[Category:Businesses in The Ballad of Gay Tony]]
 [[Category:Businesses in GTA Chinatown Wars]]
+[[Category:Businesses in GTA V]]
+[[Category:Businesses in Alderney]]
+[[Category:Businesses in Blaine County]]
+[[Category:Businesses in Liberty City in GTA IV Era]]
+[[Category:Businesses in Los Santos in GTA V]]
+[[Category:Businesses in Vice City in GTA III Era]]
 [[Category:Food]]