Royal Stretch

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A Royal Stretch in GTA London 1969.

The Royal Stretch is an exclusive limousine featured in Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969, serving as a replacement of the Limousine in Grand Theft Auto 1.

Description

Despite its association with the British royal family it is meant to transport, the Royal Stretch appears as frequently as the Limousine has in GTA 1, effectively used as the limousine archetype in the game. Similar to the the Limousine, the Royal Stretch's performance is underwhelming due to its size and weight, as well as poor top speed and acceleration and poor cornering. The car's colour is also limited to black.

The Royal Stretch is evidently based on a Rolls-Royce Phantom from the 1950s and 1960s, which, during the late-1960s, was a preferable choice as the British royal family's state limousine. However, limited details of the Royal Stretch means the car could be assumed to be based on any of three Rolls-Royce Phantoms manufactured during the 1960s or earlier, including the Phantom IV (1950–1956; 18 produced), Phantom V (1959–1968; 516 produced) and Phantom VI (1968-1991; 374 produced).

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