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Image:Ranger (GTAL).png|A Ranger in [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969|GTA London 1969]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961|GTA London 1961]].
Image:Ranger (GTAL).png|A Ranger in [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969|GTA London 1969]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961|GTA London 1961]].
Image:Ranger (GTASA) (front).jpg|A police Ranger in GTA San Andreas (<small>[[:File:Ranger (GTASA) (rear).jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>).
Image:Ranger (GTASA) (front).jpg|A police Ranger in GTA San Andreas (<small>[[:Image:Ranger (GTASA) (rear).jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>).
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Revision as of 15:50, 29 September 2009

The Ranger may refer to two distinct off-road vehicles in the GTA series. The Ranger name was first used in Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 and Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961 for a civilian 4x4, while Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas reintroduces the Ranger name for a rural police vehicle.

Design

GTA London

The London renditions of the Ranger, with a top-down profile similar to a Land Rover 109" Series II, are essentially 4x4s comparable to Grand Theft Auto 1's 4x4 and Repair Van, representing the era's and setting's off-road vehicle. Despite its use by civilians, the Ranger only appears with a green body and a white roof. Like the Repair Van, it also features a front-lid mounted spare tire, similar to a Land Rover.

GTA San Andreas

In GTA San Andreas, the Ranger is depicted as police-issued Ranchers that are outfitted with sirens, light bars, radio antennas, and a criminal-hold in the back. The Ranger is primarily native in rural San Andreas, where its rough terrain merits its presence. A peculiarity of the Ranger is that smoke will emerge from the center of the vehicle after sustaining heavy damaged instead of its engine in the front.

Performance

GTA San Andreas's Ranger handles almost the same as the original Rancher. It is only slightly faster, and has slightly larger ground clearance. It is a great off-road vehicle and can drive on rocks. Despite this, because of weight and little traction, it isn't the best vehicle for hill climbing. Doing so will often cause it to tip over, falling down the mountain.

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