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{{double image|right|Stinger (GTA1).png|180|Stinger (GTA3) (front).jpg|300|A Speeder in GTA 1.|A Stinger in GTA III (<small>[[:Image:Stinger (GTA3) (rear).jpg|Rear quarter view, top down]]</small>).|}} | |||
The '''Stinger''' is a sports car which originally debuted in the [[Grand Theft Auto 1|original Grand Theft Auto]], and recurred in the form of different designs. To date, the Stinger has appeared in the following games: | The '''Stinger''' is a sports car which originally debuted in the [[Grand Theft Auto 1|original Grand Theft Auto]], and recurred in the form of different designs. To date, the Stinger has appeared in the following games: | ||
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In GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories, it resembles a 1968-1973 [[wp:Ferrari Daytona|Ferrari Daytona]] Spyder, an apparent homage to [http://www.autofiends.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ferraridaytona.jpg Sonny Crockett's Ferrari Daytona Spyder replica], yet another one of Vice City's references to Miami Vice. | In GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories, it resembles a 1968-1973 [[wp:Ferrari Daytona|Ferrari Daytona]] Spyder, an apparent homage to [http://www.autofiends.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ferraridaytona.jpg Sonny Crockett's Ferrari Daytona Spyder replica], yet another one of Vice City's references to Miami Vice. | ||
A working name given to the Stinger in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] is "[[Shark]]", as evidenced in the "official" website for [[Capital Autos]] [http://www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto3/flash/capitalAutos/]. | |||
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Shark.jpg|The "Shark" an early version of the Stinger. | Shark.jpg|The "Shark" an early version of the Stinger. | ||
Stinger (GTAVC) (front).jpg|GTA Vice City (<small>[[:Image:Stinger (GTAVC) (rear).jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>). | Stinger (GTAVC) (front).jpg|GTA Vice City (<small>[[:Image:Stinger (GTAVC) (rear).jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>). | ||
Stinger (GTALCS) (front).jpg|GTA Liberty City Stories (<small>[[:Image:Stinger (GTALCS) (rear).jpg|Rear quarter view, top up]]</small>). | Stinger (GTALCS) (front).jpg|GTA Liberty City Stories (<small>[[:Image:Stinger (GTALCS) (rear).jpg|Rear quarter view, top up]]</small>). | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | [[File:Yellow_Stinger.jpg|thumb|275px|The yellow Stinger in a pre-release screenshot for GTA Liberty City Stories.]] | ||
* In the [[Beta Releases#Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|beta version of GTA Liberty City Stories]], there was a yellow Stinger supposedly reserved for use by the [[Sicilian Mafia]]. | |||
* The GTA Vice City rendition of the Stinger made an appearance in [[Manhunt|Manhunt 2]]. | * The GTA Vice City rendition of the Stinger made an appearance in [[Manhunt|Manhunt 2]]. | ||
== Locations == | == Locations == |
Revision as of 12:54, 14 January 2010
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 games:
- 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
GTA 1 — GTA 2
In GTA 1, the Stinger 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.
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GTA 1.
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GTA 2 (In-game with lights).
GTA III — GTA Vice City Stories
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.
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 working name given to the Stinger in Grand Theft Auto III is "Shark", as evidenced in the "official" website for Capital Autos [1].
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The "Shark" an early version of the Stinger.
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GTA Vice City (Rear quarter view).
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GTA Liberty City Stories (Rear quarter view, top up).
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GTA Vice City Stories (Rear quarter view).
Trivia
- In the beta version of GTA Liberty City Stories, there was a yellow Stinger supposedly reserved for use by the Sicilian Mafia.
- The GTA Vice City rendition of the Stinger made an appearance in Manhunt 2.
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
- Driven around Staunton Island and Shoreside Vale.
- Parked in a backlot car park on the southwestern most block in Bedford Point, Staunton Island.
- Parked by a mansion garage in Cedar Grove, Shoreside Vale.
- GTA Liberty City Stories
- Driven around Staunton Island and Shoreside Vale.
- Parked at a driveway of the second easternmost house (next to the future Cartel mansion), Cedar Grove, Shoreside Vale.
- 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.
See also
- Stinger Z29, a sports car in GTA 1.
- Police Stinger, a police car in The Ballad of Gay Tony bearing no similarities with any earlier Stinger.
- Yakuza Stinger, the Yakuza version of the stinger