The Jetmax (formerly known as Cuban Jetmax) is a cigarette boat available in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. It is manufactured by Grotti in GTA IV and Shitzu in GTA V and GTA Online.
Design
3D Universe
In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, the Jetmax appears to be inspired by the Fountain 32 Fever, albeit incorporating a large V8 engine similar to flat-bottom race boats.
The Jetmax assumes an aerodynamic design with very aggressive lines, featuring a long hull that extends far past the small cockpit and grey/silver trim, as well as side intakes beside the cockpit area that help feed the massive engine. On the same cockpit, there are a small front windscreen that shields the driver and passengers, a pair of bucket seats on the front and an unusable rear bench. Towards the stern area, there is the large back-mounted supercharged engine, connecting dual exhaust pipes and jet-only propulsion. In GTA San Andreas, the boat is given a "Jetmax II" designation at the back of its hull (similar to what has been done with the Squalo), and also has a few additional details, including docking cleats along the gunwales/sides and an additional pair of air intakes atop the bow/forward section.
In GTA Vice City, the boat is affiliated with the Cubans and appears in a two-tone colour, being a yellow primary colour in the form of wide stripes on the sides of the hull and the top of the bow, also partially surrounding the cockpit, as well as a red secondary colour for most of the body. In GTA San Andreas, it spawns in a dark grey primary colour with a light grey secondary colour, while in GTA Vice City Stories, it spawns in a white primary colour with a small variety of secondary colours, being either blue or light grey.
Grand Theft Auto IV
In Grand Theft Auto IV and its episodes, the Jetmax is seemingly based on a Chris Craft Stinger 260, given the similar windscreen design and overall shape.
The Jetmax assumes a more conventional design compared to the 3D Universe iterations, being shorter and having simplified lines and features, though still having a sleek design. The central ridge and depressed lines along the sides have been removed in favour of a flat, clean hull with silver/chrome rails running along the forward hull towards the windscreen, and a pair of headlights mounted in the bow above the waterline. The bow is also much sharper, and this is emphasised by the two-tone paintwork.
The cockpit area has been made much larger and the windscreen is divided down the middle and is slightly angled, while the dashboard is far more detailed and features numerous dials, a GPS screen displaying most of Liberty City, and a small compass. Although the bucket seats remain, they have small rollbar loops on top, while the bench wraps along the edge of the cockpit to a much greater extent.
On the stern area, the exposed engine is gone and has been replaced by a completely enclosed engine bay with two prominent air intakes mounted on top, while two radio antennas are mounted on either side and a large swim step spans most of the transom. The engines drive a pair of propellers mounted below.
The Jetmax comes in a variety of two-tone colours, where the primary one is applied in the form of stripes running through the hull, part of the gunwales, the top of the bow and the portions around the cockpit, on the engine bay and part of the stern, while the secondary one is applied to most of the boat's body, the rollbar loops of the bucket seats and the frame on the dashboard.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
In Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the Jetmax retains a similar appearance to the GTA IV rendition, albeit with a simplistic windscreen and different colour schemes. It may also have a spoiler as an extra.
Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
In Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, the design of the Jetmax remains the same as in GTA IV, although the headlights on the bow can be toggled on and off, similar to the headlights of a regular car. In the enhanced version, the interior has been restored to meet the first person dashboard standards, being analogue "Truck" dials also used on other boats.
The boat retains the same colour distribution as before, but new colour schemes were added.
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Performance
3D Universe
The Jetmax is one of the fastest boats in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, but in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, the Jetski beats its speed. Acceleration is impressive due to the powerful V8 engine, surpassing other basic boats and is very comparable to that of the Squalo. Handling may be problematic, as the high engine output and the large bodywork barely allow the boat to turn to a side, therefore limiting it to straight racing. Resistance is average.
All renditions use a mid-revving engine sound shared with other boats, with the GTA San Andreas iteration being seemingly lower-pitched, also shared with other boats in the same game.
3D Universe Overview
| Acceleration (0-60mph / 0-100km/h) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh / knots) |
Engine (Inboard / Outboard) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 118 / 190 / 103 | Petrol | 3000 / 6614 |
| N/A | N/A | Single SOHC V8 (In-game model) | Cannot be observed |
Grand Theft Auto IV
Although the Jetmax has conventional inboard engines with Z-drive propellers, it is still the fastest boat. Again, its acceleration is higher than other boats, including the Squalo, but the handling is slightly inferior to the aforementioned boat. Compared to its 3D Universe counterpart, however, the boat has lower top speed in favour of better handling.
The boat uses a high-revving and high-pitched engine sound also shared with other speedboats.
GTA IV Overview
| Acceleration (0-60mph / 0-100km/h) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh / knots) |
Engine (Inboard / Outboard) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 46 / 75 / 40 | N/A | 5000 / 11023 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | Twin inboard engines | Cannot be observed |
Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
The Jetmax is still one of the fastest boats, having better acceleration and top speed. Due to the revised water physics, the Jetmax may experience some reduction of speed while sorting out waves, although it can still remain stable and rarely gets flipped.
The Jetmax uses a generally low-revving sound that is derived from cars such as the Bullet and the Tornado.
GTA V/GTA Online Overview
| Acceleration (0-60mph / 0-100km/h) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh / knots) |
Engine (Inboard / Outboard) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
Fuel Tank Size (litres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 84 / 135 / 73 | N/A | 2000 / 4409 | 10 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | Twin inboard engines | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
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Speed | 83.333328% | ||
| Acceleration | 100% | |||
| Traction | 26% | |||
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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Grand Theft Auto V
Prominent Appearances in Missions
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Supply & Demand - Cubans chase Tommy and Lance on two Jetmaxes after they reach the yacht.
- Naval Engagement - Rico and Tommy use the boat to interrupt a drug deal between the Haitians and Streetwannabes. It gets destroyed by two Haitians on a Dinghy.
- Bombs Away! - Tommy destroys a fleet of Cuban boats, which includes the Jetmax in the middle of the convoy with a RC Baron equipped with bombs.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- The Colonel's Coke - Gonzalez uses a Jetmax that Victor needs to protect against the attackers.
- Steal the Deal - Victor steals a Jetmax stashed with drugs from Gonzalez' men for Diaz. The other Jetmaxes can be seen patrolling the area and chase Victor after he takes control of the target boat.
Grand Theft Auto IV
- Buoys Ahoy - Dimitri's goons are seen escaping in a Jetmax, while Niko and Bernie pursues them in a Tropic.
The Ballad of Gay Tony
Locations
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Docked at the Boatyard after it has been purchased. Activates "Checkpoint Charlie" when entered.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Found in Bayside Marina by Boat School after all gold medals are achieved.
- Docked at the pier in Rockshore West, Las Venturas.
- On the water east of Sobell Rail Yards, Las Venturas.
- On the water southeast of Rockshore East, Las Venturas.
- Docked at the pier in Palisades, San Fierro.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Docked at the pier at Ocean Beach.
Grand Theft Auto IV
- Can be obtained with a cheat code (938-555-0100).
- Usually found parked next to a Reefer, next to a ramp, near the Hickey Bridge.
- Found commonly in the waters of Liberty City.
Grand Theft Auto V
- Can be found in a cave at the north of Palmer-Taylor Power Station, near two Seasharks.
- Can be bought on the DockTease website for $299,000.
Grand Theft Auto Online
- Can sometimes be seen near beaches, such as the one near the Chumash Bunker.
- Can be bought on the DockTease website for $299,000.
Trivia
General
- The Jetmax is featured in Max Payne 3, another Rockstar game. It is seen during the fifth chapter of the game, "Alive if Not Exactly Well".
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- During the development of GTA Vice City, the Cuban Jetmax was originally called the Cupboat.
Grand Theft Auto IV
- In GTA IV, the default radio station in the Jetmax is The Vibe 98.8.
- The Jetmax is referred by police radio chatter as a Grotti boat in GTA IV.
Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
- Despite being manufactured by Shitzu in GTA V, in GTA Online, if the player selects the Jetmax in a sea race, it will say that it is manufactured by Ocelot.
