Washington

"Is there a more iconic town car than the Washington? Own a piece of livery history! (Just don't loiter for too long at traffic lights or someone will get in the back and ask you to take them to the airport)"

- Southern San Andreas Super Autos description.

The Washington is a range of executive sedans found in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto V. It is manufactured by Albany in the HD Universe.

3D Universe
Depictions of the Washington in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is primarily based on the, while also sharing styling elements with American full-size sedans, such as the , , and.

The Washington features a generally boxy yet contemporary design, resulting in the car being one of the newest cars at the time of Vice City's 1980s settings. For GTA San Andreas, the car remains largely similar, except for a 90's facelift, with the exception of wider headlight clusters, a modified front grille and rear light clusters that light up as a whole at night or during braking. While similar to the GTA Vice City rendition, the GTA Vice City Stories Washington sports additional side trims derived from the FBI Washington, implying the FBI Washington's vehicle model was used in place of the original Washington model from GTA Vice City.

The car normally spawns in a variety of single body colors. The Vice City Stories version of the Washington also spawns in white, which is not available in GTA Vice City.

Grand Theft Auto IV
In Grand Theft Auto IV, the Albany Washington is based on the, with a few cues from the. It features "Executive" badging, akin to the Executive Series trimmed Town Cars, and its wheels are also very similar to those found on 1998-2002 Executive Series Town Cars.

The overall design of the car is way less boxy than the 3D Universe renditions, having a rounded front bumper with a grilled section on the center, a black trim at the bottom and a license plate. The upper area of the car features the main grille and a set of wide headlights with small turn signals. An Albany ornament can be seen on the front of the hood.

The side have a similar profile to the 3D Universe iterations, having fender flares and chrome lines passing through the doors, along with black sections at the bottom. The greenhouse area features black, plastic-like trim around the windows, as well as rounded mirror wings near the A-pillars and "Executive" badges on the rearmost pillars. A small aerial mount can be seen on the passenger side, on the top part of the trunk.

The rear of the car bears an Albany badge on the end of the trunk, while the rear end has an inset area containing the license plate and silver lettering displaying the car's name, embossed on the passenger side. The outer edges of the car has large tail light clusters, each one consisting of large red outer lights and small, vertical inner lights, with black trim around the whole clusters. The rear bumper follows a similar profile to the front one, with a black detail at the bottom and two mouldings for the twin exhaust pipes.

The Washington can spawn in a variety of single colors on the body. It uses a set of rims consisting of a large dish with various small spokes around it.

The Washington is equipped with a GPS system with a female voice, but only if the player leaves the "selected cars" (default) option in the audio menu. It will also 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.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
In Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, the overall design of the Washington remains unchanged from GTA IV. The "Washington" badge on the rear of the vehicle in GTA IV is removed, as well as the aerial mount on the trunk. The LED strips along the inset of its taillight clusters are more clearly defined when its lights are turned on.

In the enhanced version, the vehicle's interior is the Police/Taxi archetype used in vehicles such as the Fugitive and Premier, as well other vehicles analogous to the real-life Panther platform such as the Stanier-based Police Cruiser and Taxi. The Washington's interior is distinguished by additional wood (or wood veneer) paneling on the doors, furthering its Town Car references.

Again, the Washington can spawn in a variety of single body colors, and retains its wheel design.

3D Universe
Pre-Grand Theft Auto IV Washingtons are generally regarded as having only moderate performance, having an inline-6 engine coupled to a 5-speed gearbox in a front engine, rear wheel drive configuration, which is largely attributed to its bulky design. Its longer wheelbase and weight often results in under-steer and poor cornering, while its size may also be a factor in its moderate acceleration, and its top speed is also estimated to be moderate. So getting it to top speed and good acceleration takes longer than sports cars. Nevertheless, its superior size and weight allows the Washington to ram aside other sedans more easily.

Grand Theft Auto IV
The Grand Theft Auto IV rendition of the Washington performs largely the same as cars like the Admiral and the PMP 600. Acceleration is slightly below average and top speed is slightly below average, but makes up for its braking, which is very good. The suspension is very soft, designed to flatten out bumps in a road, not for 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 direct impacts before smoking, or being set ablaze.

The car appears to be powered by a V8 engine, coupled to a 5-speed gearbox in a front engine, rear-wheel drive layout. It uses the same low-revving, smooth engine sound from luxury cars such as the Cognoscenti, the PMP 600 and the Admiral.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
The Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online Washington performs largely the same as the GTA IV rendition, aside from a slightly higher top speed and slightly better handling. The car is, however, prone to damage, as it cannot sustain too much gunfire or crashes. Still, the Washington performs much like average sedans like the Stanier.

Again, the car appears to be powered by a V8 engine, coupled to a 5-speed gearbox in a front engine, rear-wheel drive layout. Its engine sound is generally low-revving and smooth, appearing to be similar, if not identical, to most standard sedans.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
It can only be modified at TransFender.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Two unique black Washingtons may be seen driven by the French during the mission All Hands On Deck!, in GTA: Vice City. While it is possible to reach the cars and enter them, it is impossible to drive them (as the mission immediately ends and the car is lost). It is also impossible to push the cars to a garage as an alternative, as the player is only given a brief window of time before Juan Cortez is killed, leading to mission failure which warps the player back to the nearby mission trigger with the cars vanished. This variant is often confused as the FBI version, but closer inspections reveals that the details are completely different.

Grand Theft Auto IV
A Washington is requested as part of Stevie's Car Thefts. Unlike most vehicles in the side mission, the Washington appears with a black body color that is not unique, as many black Washingtons can be seen around Algonquin. The car will still spawn in the same location until is delivered.

Scientists
In the enhanced version of the game, a white Washington alongside a white Burrito may spawn at the Satellite Relay Station with several scientists inspecting the area. These vehicles replace the FIB Buffalo and FIB Granger that spawned in the same location in the original release of the game, not obtainable in the enhanced version.

The vehicles only spawn at this location between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm and appear in both GTA V and GTA Online.

This version cannot be recreated in Los Santos Customs as it sports a Classic Pure White primary and pearl color File Data:, and can spawn with any of the available extras (coffee cup holders, cigarette holder, etc).

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

 * All Hands On Deck! - The first Frenchs to attack Cortez's yatch come into two unique black Washingtons.
 * Sunshine Autos Import Garage - The Washington is one of the 24 vehicles wanted by Sunshine Autos for its import garage. Placed on the second list.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

 * The Introduction - CJ steals a Washington stopped waiting at traffic lights in Liberty City.
 * Badlands - If CJ doesn't manage to kill the witness quickly, he will enter a Washington and flee down the Chiliad. The car has a license plate reading "ASSMAN".
 * Photo Opportunity - Toreno appears with his brown Washington in Angel Pine.
 * Outrider - Jizzy calls CJ to ask him to meet T-Bone Mendez in Toreno's brown Washington at the filling station in Easter Basin.
 * Ice Cold Killa - A brown Washington identical to Toreno's can be seen at CJ's garage at the beginning of the cutscene.
 * You've Had Your Chips and Architectural Espionage - After Carl returns to the casino, Guppy leaves the garage with a green Washington.
 * Vertical Bird - Toreno drives CJ to The Panopticon, where he finishes the rest on his own.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

 * Robbery - Designed as the vehicle to carry the briefcase in the "Briefcase Courier" type of the mission, based on the land.

Grand Theft Auto IV

 * The Washington is used during the chase scene in To Live and Die in Alderney, whilst evading the FIB's cars.
 * Stevie's Car Thefts - The Washington is one of the 30 vehicles wanted by the Stevie's Car Thefts in the side-mission of the same name.

Notable Owners

 * DGSE
 * Mike Toreno
 * Guppy
 * Frankie Gallo
 * Wei Cheng

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

 * Can be seen around the airport and Downtown.
 * Normally can appear around Washington Beach and Ocean Beach.
 * Seen occasionally around the North Point Mall in Vice Point.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

 * Spawns next to the Mike Toreno's Ranch (save point) in Tierra Robada.
 * Spawns around Easter Basin in San Fierro
 * Spawns in Market and Rodeo in Los Santos
 * Spawns in Whitewood Estates, Redsands West and Redsands East in Las Venturas.

Grand Theft Auto: 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 in Downtown
 * Spawns regularly around Ocean Beach, Little Havana, and Escobar International Airport
 * Can be found regularly at the car park near the VIP terminal at Escobar International Airport.

Grand Theft Auto IV + Episodes from Liberty City

 * Usually in central Algonquin, Outlook in Broker, and also in Alderney.
 * Rarely spawns at Broker, Dukes, or Bohan.
 * Parked on Franklin Street in Steinway, in the opposite side of the Steinway Park, only when requested in the Stevie's Car Thefts sidemission.
 * Commonly spawns when driving a Stretch or Turismo around Broker, Dukes, and Bohan.
 * Spawns when driving a Super GT around Francis International Airport.
 * Often spawns when the player loads a game at the Middle Park East Safehouse.
 * Spawns in Berchem.

Grand Theft Auto V

 * Seen driving around randomly in Los Santos and along the western coast of Blaine County to Paleto Bay.
 * Can be found in a random encounter in which the player has to untie a wedding groom from a telephone pole, after dropping the groom and his friend off, a unique colored Washington can be found near the player which is available to be taken.
 * A white Washington and Burrito can be found parked next to the satellites in the Grand Senora Desert with FIB agents and scientists between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm (Xbox One/PlayStation 4/PC).

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * Can be purchased from $15,000 from Southern San Andreas Super Autos.
 * Enhanced version only
 * Can be found at the same location in the Grand Senora Desert.
 * Can be requested by a VIP (and any bodyguards of the organization) for free from the Interaction Menu > VIP Vehicles. It will always spawn in matte black and will spawn near the player where there is enough space.

General

 * In all its appearances, the Washington plays the following radio stations by default when entered:
 * GTA San Andreas: WCTR or K-DST by Mike Toreno.
 * GTA Vice City Stories: Paradise FM.
 * GTA IV: The Journey.
 * EFLC: Self-Actualization FM.
 * GTA V: West Coast Talk Radio Or Blaine County Radio
 * The Washington's name is likely a reference to, as the car is an executive vehicle, and to , the first President of the United States. The vehicle's similarities to the Lincoln Town Car is a reference to , the 16th President of the United States.
 * The Washington is one of the four cars to be named after a US President, the other three being the Jefferson, the Monroe and the Roosevelt.
 * The Washington is one of the four cars to be named after a US President, the other three being the Jefferson, the Monroe and the Roosevelt.

3D Universe

 * According to the GTA Vice City official website, the Washington is imported from the United Kingdom.
 * In GTA San Andreas, a randomly colored Washington spawns in Mike Toreno's Ranch. However, in cutscenes, it is seen in a pale red color.
 * In the mission Badlands in GTA San Andreas, the number plate of the snitch's Washington reads "Assman". This is a reference to the television sitcom, Seinfeld, which was popular in the 1990s at the time the game is set.
 * In GTA Vice City Stories, the Washington shares the same engine and horn with the Sentinel XS.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online

 * The car's Southern San Andreas Super Autos description references the Lincoln Town Car's popularity with businesses such as airport taxi and limo services.
 * Strangely, even though the GTA V Stretch is based on the Washington, it is not made by the same manufacturer, as the Stretch is a Dundreary vehicle, whilst the Washington is an Albany vehicle.
 * This is due to reused assets from the original GTA IV model, which is based upon the Dundreary Admiral.
 * Applying a window tint will also affect the vehicle’s headlamps, following the chosen tint level. This is also seen on its hearse variant.

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