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[[Image:Beamer-GTA2. | {{Infobox vehicle | ||
| name = Beamer | |||
| front_image = Beamer-GTA2.png | |||
| image_size = 140 | |||
| caption = (<small>[[:Image:Beamer-GTA2-ingame.jpg|In-game, with lights]]</small>)<br>A Beamer in [[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]] | |||
| vehicle_type = Civilian car | |||
| body_style = 2-door convertible | |||
| capacity = 4 (driver and 3 passengers) | |||
| game_1 = 2 | |||
}} | |||
The '''Beamer''' is a car featured in [[Grand Theft Auto 2]]. | |||
The | == Description == | ||
The Beamer is designed as a 2-door 2+2 convertible with the top up, being clearly based on a [[wp:BMW 507|BMW 507]], a late 1950s car ("Beamer" is also a British slang term for [[wp:BMW|BMWs]]). | |||
The Beamer's performance is fairly good, with good acceleration (although it struggles in lower gears), an above average top speed, as well as average cornering with an occasional tendency for minor oversteering, and excellent braking response. When [[Crusher|crushed]], the car awards the player a [[Flamethrower]] pickup. | |||
== Trivia == | |||
[[Image:Beamer-GTAIII-front.jpg|thumb|250px|left|An early iteration of the [[Sentinel]] in GTA III, then known as a "Beamer".]] | |||
* During development of [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]], the Beamer name, as indicated on [[Capital Autos]]'s website, was to be used for a four-door sedan before the car was renamed as the "[[Sentinel]]". | |||
== Locations == | |||
The Beamer appears exclusively within the [[Downtown District]] of [[Anywhere City]] in traffic as well as the following parked locations: | |||
* Southeast corner of the building with gardens, on the west of the Sunnyside asylum just east of the main gate. | |||
* Several blocks northwest from the Flotsam [[Garages in GTA 2|car shop]]. | |||
* At the Omnitron hospital's parking lot. | |||
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Revision as of 06:06, 21 November 2012
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(In-game, with lights) A Beamer in GTA 2. | |
Appearance(s) | GTA 2 |
Vehicle type | Civilian car |
Body style | 2-door convertible |
Capacity | 4 (driver and 3 passengers) |
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The Beamer is a car featured in Grand Theft Auto 2.
Description
The Beamer is designed as a 2-door 2+2 convertible with the top up, being clearly based on a BMW 507, a late 1950s car ("Beamer" is also a British slang term for BMWs).
The Beamer's performance is fairly good, with good acceleration (although it struggles in lower gears), an above average top speed, as well as average cornering with an occasional tendency for minor oversteering, and excellent braking response. When crushed, the car awards the player a Flamethrower pickup.
Trivia
- During development of GTA III, the Beamer name, as indicated on Capital Autos's website, was to be used for a four-door sedan before the car was renamed as the "Sentinel".
Locations
The Beamer appears exclusively within the Downtown District of Anywhere City in traffic as well as the following parked locations:
- Southeast corner of the building with gardens, on the west of the Sunnyside asylum just east of the main gate.
- Several blocks northwest from the Flotsam car shop.
- At the Omnitron hospital's parking lot.
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