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The Stretch, as depicted in Grand Theft Auto III.

The Stretch is a four-door stretch limousine featured in all of the Grand Theft Auto games so far.

Overview

The Stretch comes in somewhat limited color varieties: in Grand Theft Auto III, it is available in only black, grey and white; in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, it is only available in white, with the exception of a pink variety used by Candy Suxxx and the black variety used by Avery Carrington, both of which are unavailable to the player; while in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, it is available in black and white, but can be modified and painted any colour. The Stretch is only used in a few missions. It is usually found in the more affluent areas in each city, such as Starfish Island in Vice City; Calton Heights, Juniper Hill, Paradiso, and Palisades in San Fierro; Mulholland, Richman, and Rodeo in Los Santos; and The Strip and Prickle Pine in Las Venturas. Despite being a limousine, it is a 4 door, meaning it is only capable of carrying 4 passengers.

Design

The Stretch's design varies slightly in each game, being modelled after the most common American limousuine of the period; in GTA III, the Stretch resembles a third generation Lincoln Town Car. In GTA: Vice City, it resembles a seventh generation Cadillac DeVille limousuine, in GTA: San Andreas, it resembles the second generation Lincoln Town Car. In GTA IV, it resembles a 2002 Lincoln Towncar limousine with lights resembling a Mercedes-Benz and is a limo version of the Admiral in GTA IV manufactured by Albany.

Performance

Being a large, multi-passenger vehicle with an extended drive axle due to its length, this vehicle is slow and lumbering despite its powerful V8 and rear-wheel drivetrain. It's length makes it difficult to maneuver through tight spaces and around corners at high speed, and it's suspension is too soft, contributing to body roll. Its ability to absorb damage is not particularly impressive either, making the Stretch more of a specific-use vehicle, or a status-grabber, and a generally poor choice for use as primary transportation.

Locations

GTA 2

It can only be found in the Residential District.

GTA III

Can be found driving around throughout Staunton Island and parts of Shoreside Vale.

GTA: Vice City

Parked on the opposite side of the stairs from the Infernus at Vercetti Estate in Vice City.

Variants

Love Fist - The band Love Fist use this customized, shorter version of the Stretch. This vehicle sounds and feels supercharged, with improved acceleration, speed, and handling.

Gallery

Grand Theft Auto 2 rendition

Grand Theft Auto 2 rendition
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas rendition

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas rendition
Grand Theft Auto IV rendition

Grand Theft Auto IV rendition

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-===Overview===
+[[Image:GTA3Stretch.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The Stretch, as depicted in [[Grand Theft Auto III]].]]
-The '''Stretch''' has been around since the original [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, and has been included in every Grand Theft Auto game since. It is basically Grand Theft Auto's version of the limousine. The Stretch comes in somewhat limited color varieties: in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], it is available in only black and white; in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], it is only available in only white, with the exception of a modified version used in 2 missions and the black version (unavailable to the player) used by [[Avery Carrington]]; while in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], it is available in only white, but can be modified. The Stretch is only used in a few missions; however when used, it has a very important purpose. It can be found driving on the streets, or parked in a certain spot.  It is usually discoverable in more affluent areas, such as [[Starfish Island]] in [[Vice City]]; [[Calton Heights]], [[Juniper Hill]], [[Paradiso]], and [[Palisades]] in [[San Fierro]]; [[Mulholland]], [[Richman]], and [[Rodeo]] in [[Los Santos]]; and [[The Strip]] and [[Prickle Pine]] in [[Las Venturas]].  Despite being a limousine, it is a 4 door, meaning it is only capable of carrying 4 passengers.
+The '''Stretch''' is a four-door stretch limousine featured in all of the [[Grand Theft Auto]] games so far.
+==Overview==
+The Stretch comes in somewhat limited color varieties: in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], it is available in only black, grey and white; in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], it is only available in white, with the exception of a pink variety used by [[Candy Suxxx]] and the black variety used by [[Avery Carrington]], both of which are unavailable to the player; while in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], it is available in black and white, but can be modified and painted any colour. The Stretch is only used in a few missions. It is usually found in the more affluent areas in each city, such as [[Starfish Island]] in [[Vice City]]; [[Calton Heights]], [[Juniper Hill]], [[Paradiso]], and [[Palisades]] in [[San Fierro]]; [[Mulholland]], [[Richman]], and [[Rodeo]] in [[Los Santos]]; and [[The Strip]] and [[Prickle Pine]] in [[Las Venturas]].  Despite being a limousine, it is a 4 door, meaning it is only capable of carrying 4 passengers.
 ===Design===
-While the Stretch is meant to emulate a more-or-less generic stretched limousine design, in Vice City, it resembles a an 80'sCadillac Deville limo, in [[San Andreas]], it resembles the 1992 Cadillac Deville limousine. In GTA IV, it resembles a 2002 Lincoln Towncar limosine with lights resembling a Mercedes-Benz and is a limo version of the Admiral in GTA IV manufactured by Albany.
+The Stretch's design varies slightly in each game, being modelled after the most common American limousuine of the period; in GTA III, the Stretch resembles a third generation [[Wikipedia:Lincoln_Town_Car#Third_generation|Lincoln Town Car]]. In GTA: Vice City, it resembles a seventh generation [[Wikipedia:Cadillac DeVille|Cadillac DeVille]] limousuine, in GTA: San Andreas, it resembles the second generation [[Wikipedia:Lincoln_Town_Car#Second_generation|Lincoln Town Car]]. In GTA IV, it resembles a 2002 Lincoln Towncar limousine with lights resembling a Mercedes-Benz and is a limo version of the Admiral in GTA IV manufactured by Albany.
 ===Performance===
-Being a large, multi-passenger vehicle with an extended drive axle due to its length, this vehicle is slow and lumbering despite its powerful V8 and rear-wheel drive. It is also difficult to maneuver through tight spaces and around corners at high speed.  Its ability to absorb damage is also not particularly impressive, making the Stretch more of a specific-use vehicle, or status-grabber, and a generally poor choice for drive-bys or use as primary transportation.
+Being a large, multi-passenger vehicle with an extended drive axle due to its length, this vehicle is slow and lumbering despite its powerful V8 and rear-wheel drivetrain. It's length makes it difficult to maneuver through tight spaces and around corners at high speed, and it's suspension is too soft, contributing to body roll. Its ability to absorb damage is not particularly impressive either, making the Stretch more of a specific-use vehicle, or a status-grabber, and a generally poor choice for use as primary transportation.
-===Locations===
+==Locations==
-'''[[Grand Theft Auto 2]]'''
+'''[[GTA 2]]'''
 *It can only be found in the Residential District.
-'''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'''
+'''[[GTA III]]'''
+*Can be found driving around throughout [[Staunton Island]] and parts of [[Shoreside Vale]].
+'''[[GTA: Vice City]]'''
 *Parked on the opposite side of the stairs from the [[Infernus]] at [[Vercetti Estate]] in [[Vice City]].
-===Modifications (GTA:SA)===
+==Variants==
-*Color
+*[[Love Fist (vehicle)|Love Fist]] - The band [[Love Fist]] use this customized, shorter version of the Stretch. This vehicle sounds and feels supercharged, with improved acceleration, speed, and handling.
-*Nitro (2X only)
-*Wheels
-*Car Stereo
-*Hydraulics
-===Trivia===
-*The band [[Love Fist]] from Vice City use a custom brown, shorter version of the Stretch that can be snatched after the [[Psycho Killer]] mission.  This stretch sounds and feels supercharged, with improved acceleration, speed, and handling.  The player is required to use this vehicle in the Love Fist missions [[Psycho Killer]] and [[Publicity Tour]].
 ==Gallery==