Stinger

The Stinger is a sports car which originally debuted in the original Grand Theft Auto, and recurred in the form of different designs. To date, the Stinger has appeared in the following game:

• Grand Theft Auto 1
• Grand Theft Auto 2
• Grand Theft Auto III
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
• Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Description

In GTA 1 it's based on the 1968-1972 Chevrolet Corvette (the name is a reference to the Corvette Stingray). In GTA 2 it's based on the 1963 Corvette Split-Window. It can only be found in the Industrial District of Anywhere City, and gives the ElectroFingers power-up when crushed. Both iterations of handle great, respond well, and stick to the road.

• A Stinger in GTA 1.

  A Stinger in GTA 1.

• A Stinger in GTA 2 (In-game with lights).

  A Stinger in GTA 2 (In-game with lights).

In GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories, the Stinger appears in hard-top and convertible form. Its performance is better than most vehicles, but is the least powerful of all the 2-door sports cars, with little tendency to drift. Its Yakuza variant, the Yakuza Stinger, handles better and is all-wheel-drive, as opposed to the stock cars, which are rear-drive. The Stinger in both games resembles a Porsche Boxster or a Toyota MR2 Spyder.

• A Stinger in GTA III (Rear quarter view, top down).

  A Stinger in GTA III (Rear quarter view, top down).

• A Stinger in GTA Liberty City Stories.

  A Stinger in GTA Liberty City Stories.

In GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories, it resembles a 1968-1973 Ferrari Daytona Spyder, an apparent homage to Sonny Crockett's Ferrari Daytona Spyder replica, yet another one of Vice City's references to Miami Vice.

• A Stinger in GTA Vice City (Rear quarter view).

  A Stinger in GTA Vice City (Rear quarter view).

• A Stinger in GTA Vice City Stories (Rear quarter view).

  A Stinger in GTA Vice City Stories (Rear quarter view).

Locations

GTA 1

• Appears in traffic in all three cities: Liberty City in GTA 1, San Andreas and Vice City.

GTA 2

• Only appears in traffic in the Residential District.

GTA III

• Parked by a mansion garage in Cedar Grove, Shoreside Vale.

GTA Liberty City Stories

• No spawn points but it can be seen driven around Staunton Island and Shoreside Vale when the player is driving a sports car.

GTA Vice City Stories

• Spawns at a parking space in Downtown near the police station.
• Parked in the InterGlobal Films studio in Prawn Island.
• Spawns in Ocean Drive, along a row of parked cars in Ocean Beach.
• Parked by a mansion in Starfish Island.
• Behind the Malibu Club on the beach island.

Trivia

The GTA Vice City rendition of the Stinger made an appearance in Manhunt 2.

See also

• Stinger Z29