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The Borgnine's name is a homage to [[wp:Ernest Borgnine|Ernest Borgnine]], who starred in the 1981 movie [[wp:Escape from New York|Escape from New York]] as a cab driver named "Cabbie" in a prison-converted Manhattan; in the movie, Cabbie also drives a [[wp:Checker Marathon|Checker Marathon]] from which the Cabbie taxi and Borgnine are based on. The Borgnine's bumpers are perhaps a nod to Cabbie's hazardous profession in the crime-infested prison. | The Borgnine's name is a homage to [[wp:Ernest Borgnine|Ernest Borgnine]], who starred in the 1981 movie [[wp:Escape from New York|Escape from New York]] as a cab driver named "Cabbie" in a prison-converted Manhattan; in the movie, Cabbie also drives a [[wp:Checker Marathon|Checker Marathon]] from which the Cabbie taxi and Borgnine are based on. The Borgnine's bumpers are perhaps a nod to Cabbie's hazardous profession in the crime-infested prison. | ||
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File:Borgnine-GTAIII-front.jpg|GTA III (<small>[[:File:Borgnine-GTAIII-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>). | File:Borgnine-GTAIII-front.jpg|GTA III (<small>[[:File:Borgnine-GTAIII-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>). | ||
File:Borgnine-GTAA.png|GTA Advance. | File:Borgnine-GTAA.png|GTA Advance. | ||
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== Locations == | == Locations == | ||
Revision as of 10:15, 3 November 2011
- For the taxi company, see Borgnine Taxis.
The Borgnine is a bonus taxi available in Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto Advance. It is available to the player only after a mandatory requirement of 100 nonconsecutive completed taxi fares in GTA III, or 50 in GTA Advance.
Description
The Borgnine in GTA III is a modified Cabbie with a red body and bloody spikes on the front and rear bumpers, while the GTA Advance rendition retains some of the qualities of the GTA III rendition, lacking the spike bumpers and serving as the only other taxi other than the game's Taxi. The Borgnine's handling is far superior to that of the car it's based on.
The Borgnine's name is a homage to Ernest Borgnine, who starred in the 1981 movie Escape from New York as a cab driver named "Cabbie" in a prison-converted Manhattan; in the movie, Cabbie also drives a Checker Marathon from which the Cabbie taxi and Borgnine are based on. The Borgnine's bumpers are perhaps a nod to Cabbie's hazardous profession in the crime-infested prison.
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GTA III (Rear quarter view).
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GTA Advance.
Locations
- GTA III
- Harwood, Portland - At the Borgnine Taxis company, upon completing 100 nonconsecutive taxi fares.
- GTA Advance
- Red Light District, Portland - At the Hideout, upon completing 50 nonconsecutive taxi fares.
See also
- Bickle '76, similar bonus taxi in GTA Liberty City Stories
- Cabbie
- Zebra Cab, a similar bonus vehicle in GTA Vice City.
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