Washington



The Washington is a 4-door sedan found in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and Grand Theft Auto IV. It is available in many colors throughout the games except black in GTA Vice City, which is reserved for only the FBI Washington. However, the Xbox version of the game spawns the cars only in white. It can be found fairly widely throughout cities in GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas.

Design
In GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas, the Washington bears a similarity to a sixth generation Lincoln Continental, with the rear more alike a Lincoln Mark VII. In GTA IV, the Washington is a clone of the current Lincoln Town Car L or the lengthened version of the regular town car, while the headlights and grille have a slight resemblance to a 2008-present Ford Taurus. The GTA IV version is one of the cars Stevie requests for his Car Theft missions.

GTA IV
The Washington in GTA:IV is powered by a V8, coupled to a 5 speed gearbox in a RWD layout. Acceleration is good, but due to the bulk of the vehicle it leaves much to be desired. Top speed is also good, but again due to the Washington's weight, is limited. Braking is very good, and ABS is standard across the line up. The suspension is very soft, designed to flatten out bumps in a road; not high speed cornering, leaving the Washington fishtailing and spinning out of control when cornering at speed. Accident deformation is superb, making the Washington ideal for ramming vehicles. The engine build quality is also above average, and will sustain multiple impacts before failing.

Door Ajar chime
In GTA:IV, the Washington will make an audible "door ajar" dinging noise if the player exits the vehicle but leaves the door open. It can be heard clearly in quiet areas with the volume turned up.

Locations
GTA San Andreas
 * Driven by Mike Toreno in the mission Vertical Bird
 * Toreno's ranch (save point) in Tierra Robada.

GTA Vice City Stories
 * Occasionally found in the parking lot of Vice Point Mall in Vice Point, Vice City.
 * Found in the parking lot behind Lance Vance's hotel in Downtown, Vice City.
 * Found at the car park on the left side of Hyman Memorial Stadium
 * Spawns regularly around Ocean Beach, Little Havana, and Escobar International
 * It's found regularly at the car park near the VIP terminal at Escobar International.

 GTA IV
 * Usually found around Algonquin and Alderney
 * It rarely spawns at Broker, Dukes, or Bohan.

Variants
The FBI Washington is a specialized version of this vehicle (only appearing in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories), and is the only version of the Washington in GTA Vice City that sports a black paint job. Its acceleration is quite impressive, which becomes useful for catching up to distant criminals when on a vigilante mission.

In GTA IV, a special wagon version of the Washington is used for the game's rendition of the Romero hearse.

Modifications (GTA San Andreas)

 * Color
 * Exhausts
 * Nitro (all)
 * Spoilers
 * Wheels
 * Car Stereo
 * Hydraulics