Securicar

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A Securicar in GTA III (Rear quarter view).

The Securicar is an armored truck first introduced in Grand Theft Auto III, serving as the successor to the G4 Bank Van from Grand Theft Auto 2.

To date, the vehicle has been featured in the following games:

Description

The Securicar is an armored truck, used to transport money, and on some missions, people. Unlike in real life, the trucks are not bulletproof, nor do the driver(s) carry guns.

GTA III — GTA Vice City Stories

The Securicar was initially designed with a heavy, robust truck-based body that is painted an overall dark blue. This design stuck for GTA Vice City, GTA Liberty City Stories, and GTA Vice City Stories, but in GTA San Andreas, it featured a radically different, somewhat smaller design adapted from an existing truck chassis.

The Securicar can be found (albeit rarely) driving around the streets in all the games, however it is particularly rare in GTA Vice City (although a Securicar spawns in front of a bank in Little Havana, it is extremely rare that one will find it unlocked).

GTA IV

In GTA IV, the Securicar, manufactured by Brute, is a larger vehicle with a realistic design, similar in shape to the GTA San Andreas rendition. The truck chassis is based on either a 1990s model International 4000 series or 1990s model GMC TopKick. It shares its basic chassis with the NOOSE Enforcer and Police Stockade; note the "Stockade 8000cc" badging on all three vehicles.

This version of the Securicar will spawn a large amount of cash around it if blown up, but doing so with weapons will immediately attract a 2-star wanted level, regardless of where it is done. To avoid this, the player can use one of the car-bombs supplied by Patrick McReary (this is his friendship bonus) to blow up the car, or damage it enough while driving it that it will burst into flames and explode.

After collecting all thirty cars for Stevie he agrees to purchase cars from Niko Bellic, with the Securicar fetching $4,000.

Performance

GTA III — GTA Vice City Stories

The truck is not generally recommended for anything other than regular street driving, as the uneven weight of the armor tends to flip the truck over even minor curves or hills. The Securicar in Vice City is the version least prone to flipping over in this era.

As the GTA San Andreas rendition assumes a completely different body design, the vehicle's performance differs slightly, but remains very undesirable. With its heavy weight, the Securicar's steering and braking fares poorly, in addition to a softer suspension which reduces stability when negotiating uneven turns. The vehicle does, however, have a slightly above-average top speed.

GTA IV

In GTA IV, the Securicar's handling and acceleration have been greatly enhanced, and it will no longer tip over when turning through corners. It is highly resistant to gunfire and everyday vehicle damage, but it is not explosion- or fire-proof, and so can be destroyed by a single grenade or RPG explosion.

The NOOSE Enforcer is a stronger variant of the Securicar; it lacks the Securicar's bulletproof side windows, but is equipped with a bulletproof windscreen.

References to Group 4 Securicor

The Securicar in its entirety may be a reference to two real-life security companies, which, coincidentally, would merge years after the introduction of the Securicar in the GTA series.

The name of the Securicar may be a pun on Securicor, a British security company that merged with Belgium-based security company Group 4 Falck in 2004 to form the infamous Group 4 Securicor (now known simply as G4S). Renditions of the Securicar in GTA III, GTA Vice City, GTA Liberty City Stories and GTA Vice City Stories have "Gruppe Sechs" ("group six") logos on the side, a German language pun on both the Group 4 company, and the term "group sex". In GTA IV, the fleet markings render the company name as "Gruppe 6", but the vehicle still features "Gruppe Sechs" decals in much smaller print on various surfaces. The GTA San Andreas rendition, however, substitutes all Gruppe Sechs markings with other security company brand names.

Locations

GTA Vice City

GTA San Andreas

GTA IV

  • Sometimes found parked to the south of the cemetery under the Algonquin Bridge in Colony Island. The Securicar is most often found driven on the streets in industrial areas, like BOABO in Broker and the industrial zone of Dukes.

Trivia

  • The Securicar plays the following radio stations by default when entered:
  • The Securicar in GTA IV has no radio.

Gallery

See also



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