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For the similar vehicle in 3D Universe, see Coach.
The Brute Dashound is a coach featured in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. It was also meant to be featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, but it was cut for unknown reasons.
Design
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
The Dashound was originally a vehicle meant to appear in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. however, it was removed for unknown reasons. It is found in the files as "dach.txd", where it had GTA III truck wheels, different lights and a California number plate.
Basically, it is like a variant of the Bus, labeled with the same name and probably has a similar performance to that of the Bus, given the vehicle has no physical changes over the Bus.
Grand Theft Auto V
The Dashound makes an official appearance in Grand Theft Auto V, where it is depicted as a large, blue and white coach based on the real life MCI Renaissance E series bus, while "Dashound" is a parody of Greyhound Lines.
The design of the coach retains the design of the modernised Coach seen in the beta of GTA IV, where it appears on TV, wherein it shares the same rear design, rear lights, headlamps, front windshield design, side marker lights and triple-axle design. The Dashound, however, has a smaller wheelbase and shorter rear overhang, and lacks the black-out side windows found on the GTA IV coach. Unlike the Bus, it is rounded and has a more modern appearance, though it is still boxy on the sides and has just one door on the right, where passengers enter to sit. The vehicle has three axles, compared to the two axles seen on the Bus. The vehicle's name, as well as a picture of a dachshund, are on the sides of the coach. The coach also has a red and blue front bumper.
Current Design Gallery
Front quarter view
Top view
Rear quarter view
Front view
Side view
Rear view
Engine view
Underside view
Inside view
Other modelling
Performance
Grand Theft Auto V
Being a large vehicle, its speed leaves much to be desired, and, with its heavy weight and rear engine, it also leaves a slow acceleration time of 0 to 60 in more than 12 seconds. Its top speed is better than the ordinary bus. The powerful inline 4-modeled engine makes a large engine sound, sounding even louder than the Bus'. However, on the down side, its large height makes it prone to tipping over, even on the slightest of corners, so care must be taken when approaching corners, slowing down is advised to make a safe corner. If it does tip over, it can be nearly impossible to get back onto its wheels, the only way possible is to use props and land relief as a 'grip', wheel-spinning on a prop will result on the coach pulling itself onto its wheels. The player can also stand on top of a moving Dashound without the risk of falling off.[1]
GTA V Overview
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
Fuel Tank Size (litres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 62 / 100 | 4 | N/A | RWD | 8500 / 18739 | 120 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | 4 | RR DOHC Turbocharged Inline 4 (In-game model) | AWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
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Locations
Grand Theft Auto V
- Often found driving around Los Santos International Airport and on the Great Ocean Highway and eastern highways.
- Commonly found parked near the entrance of the Hill Valley Church on West Eclipse Boulevard, Pacific Bluffs.
- Sometimes seen parked on the street in Vespucci Beach.
- Sometimes found parked in the coach stands at the Vinewood Bowl.
- Regularly seen pulling into the parking lot of the RON service station on Route 68 just east of its junction with Route 1. Tends to spawn if the station is approached from the east.
Grand Theft Auto Online
- Can be bought for $525,000 from Warstock Cache & Carry.
Trivia
General
- The Dashound's name may be one of several puns; one is "das Hund" which is literally "The Dog" in German, which people have referred to riding Greyhound as "Riding The Dog". The other is the common mispronouncing of "Dachshund" as "Dash-hound".
- On Rockstar Games Social Club, the vehicle is spelled "Dashhound" instead of Dashound. "Dashhound" is an obvious reference to "Dash Hound", as explained above.
- It is very similar to the Coach, which has only appeared in the 3D Universe games, with the exception of GTA IV's beta.
Grand Theft Auto V
- The Dashound has its own station in Textile City near Simmet Alley. However, instead of the station being used by Dashound coaches, it is used as a bus station for the buses of Los Santos. This station is also encountered in the mission The Bus Assassination.
- There is a glitch where if one steals an occupied Dashound, then leaving it far away from the driver, exiting and walk away, another driver will respawn on the vehicle and drive like nothing happened. Also, there is a glitch where the vehicle's wheels will move themselves from side to side, even with no driver. This also applies to the Bus and the Airport Bus.
- Close inspection reveals that the Dashound dog is showing its penis.
- The horn was altered in the enhanced version of the game, where it is much higher in pitch.
- The horn sounds very similar to the Bus' horn in GTA IV.
- The Dashound's taillights are similar to those of the Bus in GTA San Andreas.
- Like transit buses, most Dashounds found driving around (not parked) will have a small number of passengers besides the driver. The driver will exit the bus if he parks it, but as with the transit buses, passengers will neither embark nor disembark, even if the bus is stolen, nor will they interfere with the player (unlike the driver, who will often fight back).
See Also
References
- ↑ File data:
vehicles.meta: FLAG_PEDS_CAN_STAND_ON_TOP