The FBI Car (written as Fbi Car in-game) is a law enforcement car driven by FBI agents in Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto Advance.
Design[]
Grand Theft Auto III[]
In Grand Theft Auto III, the FBI Car's body is identical to the civilian Kuruma, but is painted exclusively in black and has tinted windows and a dashboard-mounted blue light and siren. There is a slightly different variant of the FBI Car present at roadblocks, with its body color is in a lighter shade (most likely gray) than the FBI Car used in pursuits. In the Xbox and mobile version of GTA III, the FBI Car features an air intake on the hood, most likely hinting that the superior performance comes from a supercharged engine. Each vehicle carries four agents in contrast to the Police car, which only carries two officers. There are also FBI car roadblocks, replacing the Enforcer in that capacity.
Like any law enforcement vehicle, the player may activate the Vigilante side mission while in an FBI Car.
Grand Theft Auto Advance[]
The FBI Car in Grand Theft Auto Advance is distinguished by its black body color, but features two red strobe lights mounted in the front and back of the interior, and is distinct in design from both the Police Car and the Taxi.
Performance[]
Grand Theft Auto III[]
In Grand Theft Auto III, the FBI Car is considerably faster than the standard Kuruma, but has inferior handling due to a slightly higher ground clearance which, far from an improvement, only serves to make the vehicle less stable. This raised ground clearance makes the FBI car more prone to rollovers, but makes the vehicle more suitable of off-road driving. Compared to the Police car, the FBI car is faster but has less stability and durability.
GTA III Overview[]
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 118 / 190 | 5 | Petrol | AWD | 1500 / 3307 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Cannot be observed |
Grand Theft Auto Advance[]
The FBI Car's performance in Grand Theft Auto Advance is superior to the Police Car, possessing a slightly higher top speed second only to the F1.
Gallery[]
Design[]
Images[]
Lighter FBI Car used in roadblocks (Rear quarter view).
Locations[]
Grand Theft Auto III[]
- Seen when the player has a five-star wanted level.
- Can be obtained after finishing the Export/Import law enforcement list at the Portland Docks.
Grand Theft Auto Advance[]
- At the Wichita Gardens LCPD Station, Shoreside Vale.
- Seen when the player has a five-star wanted level.
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Grand Theft Auto III[]
- A Drop in the Ocean – Some FBI cars try to catch the package after Claude gets on the land.
- Import/Export – The FBI Car is one of the 23 vehicles wanted for the Portland Island portion of the Import/Export side mission.
Rewards[]
Grand Theft Auto Advance[]
Specifications[]
Model[]
| Model name | Texture name | Handling name | Text label name | In-game name | Swankness | Flags | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA III | fbicar
|
fbicar
|
FBICAR
|
FBICAR
|
Fbi Car | N/A |
|
Traffic Default Colors[]
| GTA III | PrimaryPrimaryPrimary color (1) | SecondarySecondarySecondary color (2) |
|---|---|---|
| 71 Grey 2 | 73 Grey 4 |
Trivia[]
Grand Theft Auto III[]
- Unlike other FBI cars that follow, the FBI Car is the only law enforcement vehicle in Grand Theft Auto III that can be resprayed.
- Unlike other law enforcement vehicles, prostitutes will enter the vehicle when it's stopped. Street criminals may also attempt to car-jack it if you get too close to them.
- The FBI Cars that are dispatched after the player are a darker shade of black than FBI Cars that appear in roadblocks, have been resprayed, or obtained at the docks.
- The FBI Car's siren is higher pitched, and the horn will also sound when the secondary siren sound is activated.
- Although the FBI Car does not appear in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, its
handling.cfgline still appears in both games (assumed to be used by the FBI Washington and FBI Cruiser, respectively). - The mobile model is bugged, missing the high quality license plate while still retaining all the other enhanced parts from the Xbox version.
- In Manhunt 2, the Watchdog Kuruma driven by The Watchdogs resembles the FBI Car, also sharing the same wheel textures.
See Also[]
- Kuruma – The civilian version.
- Special Agent Car – Grand Theft Auto 2 equivalent.
- FBI Washington – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories equivalent.
- FBI Cruiser – Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories equivalent.
- FIB Buffalo – Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto V equivalent.