Bobcat

The Bobcat is a continually recurring range of two-door pick-up trucks first introduced in Grand Theft Auto III and featured in nearly every game since then, with the only exception being Grand Theft Auto Advance. It is manufactured by Vapid in the HD Universe.

3D Universe
The Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories renditions resembles a with  influences, while the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories renditions are based on the.

They are available in a one tone body color, or two for the GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas and GTA Vice City Stories renditions. While similar to earlier renditions, the GTA San Andreas, GTA Liberty City Stories and GTA Vice City Stories renditions also sport lower ground clearance. The GTA III rendition has a 3D modeling glitch where the passenger's side headlight is rounded, but the other one is longer and rectangular.

Certain Bobcats in GTA San Andreas may feature Sprunk cans or a spare wheel in the back, and the Bobcat can be also upgraded at TransFender, with changeable wheels, exhausts, etc. Along with the GTA Vice City rendition of the Moonbeam, the game's Bobcat is one of the earliest vehicles in the series to features its name printed on its body (on the tailgate). The Bobcat is used as a gang car by the Trailer Park Mafia in GTA Vice City Stories.

Grand Theft Auto IV
In Grand Theft Auto IV, the Bobcat is now a full-size step side pickup truck, rather than a compact. It mostly resembles a slightly altered with the headlamps similar to the older.

Bobcats can be seen with optional grille guards, or a roll bar with or without four lights on top, and on rare occurrences, with both. Bobcats may also, very rarely, come with an additional bed cover. The Bobcat will never be found without boxes in the compartment.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
The Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Bobcat is similar to the GTA IV one in terms of appearance, with several minor tweaks and a permanent roll bar.

3D Universe
Pre-GTA IV Bobcats have a V6 engine, with the only exception being the 4-cylinder in San Andreas and Vice City Stories. The Bobcat is fairly slow, but has high torque and strong, stiff suspension. However, the low power and heavy weight means it takes a long time and a straight and clear road for the Bobcat to achieve maximum speed. It is rear-wheel drive and handles well on rough terrain, so it can be used for mild off-roading, but is inferior to the Patriot in this respect. Some versions are four wheel drive. In GTA San Andreas, like the Sadler, the four cylinder engine is mounted transversely, which is impossible to drive the rear wheels without driving the front as well.

In GTA San Andreas the Bobcat together with the Sadler is the third most durable vehicle in the game, as seen in the stats.

Grand Theft Auto IV
The truck has a very powerful 550 cubic inch (9.0L) V10 engine, according to the badges. Despite having "SUPER 4X4" written on the side, the Bobcat is purely rear wheel drive, or they may have the 4WD disabled.

In terms of performance, the Bobcat is capable of rapid acceleration and a slow top speed. The vehicle does not turn sharply, but can powerslide around corners with enough use of the emergency brake. Off road, the Bobcat suffers from lack of 4WD, low ground clearance, and extremely poor wheel articulation. Also, the engine is somewhat overpowering, resulting in undesired wheel-spin in soft sand. The truck should not be considered a heavy duty vehicle for off road use. The Bobcat also has a 5-speed manual transmission, as indicated by a third pedal to the left, if looked at closely enough. Damage is average, and because of the roll bar, it will not have much roof damage in rollovers. The Bobcat shares the same engine and horn sound as the Rancher.

The engine model appears to be a single-overhead cam V8, which contradicts the badging which state the engine mounted is a 9.0L V10.

Modifications (GTA: San Andreas)
The Bobcat can be modified at TransFenders.

The Transfender in Las Venturas charges 20% more for every modification except colors.

Special Variants

 * In Grand Theft Auto III, the player can acquire a bulletproof, fireproof and explosion-proof Bobcat from "Evidence Dash". This can be achieved by pinning the truck at an obstacle and carjacking it while it remains stationary or slow-moving. (Note: The doors of the Bobcat are locked, even after all six packages are dropped, making carjacking the vehicle impossible) If the player is required to destroy the evidence by destroying the truck, the player can do so by going to a safehouse garage, ramming the truck until it catches fire, park and leave the truck in the garage and wait for it to explode (thereby completing the mission). Once the player reopens the garage door, the truck is fully repaired.


 * In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the player can acquire a black-and-red Bobcat during "Autocide", when the player is required to kill two targets (Marcus Hammond and Franco Carter) in the parked Bobcat. The easiest way to obtain the truck is by killing the driver using a sniper rifle from afar (which forces the passenger to exit the truck instead of gaining control of the truck himself), gaining access to the truck.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

 * Phnom Penh 86 - Two spawn behind Mendez Mansion in Prawn Island.
 * Autocide - One of the six Tommy's targets, Marcus Hammond, flees in a unique black and pink Bobcat that is obtainable.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

 * The Introduction - CJ tries to steal a parked and locked Bobcat in Liberty City
 * Deconstruction - Two Bobcats are parked beside the portables and explosives during the mission.
 * Stowaway - The Andromada lands at the Abandoned Airstrip escorted by three unique black Bobcats. Oddly, in a later cutscene, the Bobcats become white, and after the cutscenes, black again.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

 * Sayonara Sindaccos - Some Sindacco members use Bobcats to chase Toni.
 * Love & Bullets - Some hitmen attempt to kill Love in a black Bobcat.
 * Panlantic Land Grab - The target drives a white-and-brown Bobcat during this mission. It can be obtained.
 * Bringing the House Down - A Bobcat appears in the tunnel. It has a unique white color.
 * It also appears in some secondary missions such as 9mm Mayhem, Car Salesman, AWOL Angel.

Grand Theft Auto IV

 * Hostile Negotiation - Provided as a getaway vehicle for Niko and Roman.
 * The Snow Storm - Spawns near the Old Hospital, possibly owned by one of the gang members involved in the deal.

Notable Owners

 * Avery Carrington (seen only during the mission Panlantic Land Grab)
 * CIA (seen in the mission Stowaway)
 * Marcus Hammond
 * Marty Jay Williams
 * Mary-Beth Maybell (possibly)
 * Phil Bacerra
 * Zhou Ming

Grand Theft Auto III

 * Marco's Bistro, Saint Mark's, Portland
 * AMCo. Petroleum Company Petrol Station, Harwood, Portland
 * Capital Autos, Harwood, Portland
 * Beach, Portland Beach, Portland
 * Liberty City Memorial Stadium parking lot, Belleville Park, Staunton Island
 * Carson General Hospital, Rockford, Staunton Island
 * Staunton View picnic area, Cedar Grove, Shoreside Vale

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

 * Often seen driving around in Viceport and at Escobar International Airport.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
It is the most common pickup truck in the game, appearing almost everywhere.
 * In the parking lot under the Mulholland Intersection in Downtown Los Santos.
 * Usually found beside the Mass Grave in Bone County, between Area 69 and Verdant Meadows.
 * Common in Red County, Flint County, Tierra Robada and Bone County.
 * Three unique Black one's in Stowaway.
 * Parked in a trailer park in Los Santos Inlet, Flint County.
 * Parked in Bone County, near Las Brujas town and Area 69.
 * Spawns in place of the Mr. Whoopee at the rest stop in Las Payasadas in the Xbox version. In the PC version, both the Mr. Whoopee and the Bobcat may spawn at the same time.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

 * Capital Autos, Harwood, Portland
 * Parking lot, Portland Harbor, Portland
 * Liberty Tree parking lot, Bedford Point, Staunton Island
 * East of the Liberty Tree parking lot on the roadside, Bedford Point, Staunton Island
 * In the waters north of the ferry terminal Rockford, Staunton Island

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

 * To the west of Pay 'n' Spray on an area which is on the map green but where little cabins are located, Little Haiti.
 * Near Marty Jay Williams' trailer next to the Sunshine Autos building site, Little Havana. Appears in a constant peach and white body color. It is available from the beginning of the game until after the mission D.I.V.O.R.C.E..
 * Next to another trailer in the trailer park, near Marty Jay Williams' trailer. (PSP version only)
 * On the Washington Mall building site, Ocean Beach
 * To the east of the future Bunch of Tools hardware store in the parking lot, Washington Beach.
 * Next to the place where the player can complete the road races (on the fairground), Vice Point.

Grand Theft Auto IV

 * When the player has escaped the old factory in the mission Hostile Negotiation, Niko and Roman escape in a Bobcat. It can be kept after the mission.
 * Found parked on top of the parking lot near Francis International Airport, as part of Stevie's Car Thefts.
 * Often spawns around North Holland and East Holland, Algonquin.
 * Usually driving around East Hook in Broker.
 * One is by the old hospital in The Snow Storm.
 * Spawns in Beachgate, Broker.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

 * In a back alley on the eastern edge of Willis, Dukes. Activates "Riding Shotgun" sub-mission.

Grand Theft Auto IV

 * The Bobcat sells for $2,500 at S&M Auto Sales after completion of Stevie's Car Thefts.

General

 * The default radio stations for the Bobcat are:
 * GTA Vice City + GTA Vice City Stories: V-Rock.
 * GTA San Andreas: Radio X.
 * GTA IV: San Juan Sounds.
 * The  is an American mammal in the cat family.
 * There was a real vehicle produced by  called the .
 * The name Bobcat may also be a reference to Bobcat EMEA, an excavator manufacturer.

Grand Theft Auto III

 * During development of GTA III, the Bobcat originally had a roll cage.
 * At one point during development of GTA III, the Bobcat sometimes came in a gold color.
 * As seen in the E3 Trailer, the Bobcat had a generic metal texture for the bed, before it was changed to the default body material of the bodywork. The texture still exists.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

 * A visual glitch is present in the Bobcat. If the player goes to any Transfenders mod shop and choose any exhaust pipe mod option, the custom exhaust pipes will be incorrectly placed inside the rear bumper.
 * Curiously, most Bobcats in San Andreas are driven by a pedestrian resembling Bishop (who was played by Tupac Shakur) from the movie Juice.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

 * There is a visual glitch in the game; After visiting a Pay 'n' Spray in a Bobcat, the tailgate will appear open.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

 * Under the "Chinatown Wars" section of the Rockstar Games Social Club website, members may download a printable paper-craft model of the game's Bobcat. The vehicle's design is more alike that of GTA IV than GTA Chinatown Wars.

Grand Theft Auto IV

 * If the player attempts to hop on to the rear cargo/freight compartment while the vehicle is still in motion, the player would most likely lose their balance and result in a bad fall on to the ground. However if the player happens to be stuck in the cargo/freight compartment, their health will get gradually reduced and eventually become wasted.
 * The Bobcat is used twice as a getaway vehicle in Hostile Negotiation and The Snow Storm, chronologically.

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