For other uses, see Freeway.
“The signature bike of Mitch Baker and his crew. Approach with extreme caution.”
— GTA Vice City Website
The Freeway is a motorcycle that appears in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
Design[]
The Freeway resembles a classic Harley-Davidson panhead motorcycle in all its appearances, as it is the basis for the Angel. It has a long wheelbase, rather heavy weight and larger tires than other bikes.
The Freeway had minor detail changes through the games, where the following differences can be seen:
- The Grand Theft Auto: Vice City rendition is the initial design, with twin long exhaust tubes on both sides, small leather seat and thin front suspension forks.
- The Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas rendition had extra details on the front end, where it sports two turning lights and wider suspension forks, a leather seat running over the rear section of the vehicle, a larger fuel tank and shock absorbers for the rear swingarm. This rendition only sports twin exhaust tubes on the right side.
- The Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories renditions appear to be still based on the initial design from GTA Vice City, except that both lack the twin exhaust tubes on the left side. Also, in GTA Vice City Stories, the Freeway only spawns in a black paint job that cannot be changed, even with a Pay 'n' Spray. That is because the Freeway does not have its colors defined in the game files.
Performance[]
The Freeway is the second and third fastest bike in GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas, respectively. Due to its heavy weight, it is not suitable for stunts or off-roading, but its speed makes it an enjoyable bike for ordinary street-cruising. Its handling and acceleration are below average. It has a very wide turning circle, which can give trouble when parking, or running from the cops. And its acceleration is marginal, but not impressive.
All in all, this is the best cruiser of all the bikes, but should never be put in a position when high speed and tight handling are needed.
Overview[]
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 118 / 190 | 4 | Petrol | RWD | 800 / 1764 |
| N/A | N/A | 4 | V-Twin (In-game model) | RWD | Cannot be observed |
Gallery[]
Design[]
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Images[]
Screenshot of a Freeway in GTA Vice City.
Variants[]
AvengerGrand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories |
 (Rear quarter view) |
The Avenger is a modified Freeway used by the Avenging Angels. It comes in a permanent red with yellow/gold outlines and the Avenging Angels logos on it. |
Special Variants[]
- In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, there is a faster version of the Freeway available in the mission The Bum Deal, along with a higher horsepower Ventoso and WinterGreen. The three of them are available to take and save during the mission. The Freeway in this mission, along with the other motorbikes, features unique handling, which makes it capable of handling sharp turns much better.
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City[]
- The Party - After leaving Rafael's, an NPC parks a Freeway just across the street. The player can use it to complete the mission and keep it if desired.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
- Mike Toreno - The Da Nang Boys are escorting the van using two Freeways, at the airport.
- Cop Wheels - When approaching the V-Rock Hotel, a Motor Officer is preparing to mount his bike to chase down three Bikers on Freeways.
- Exports and Imports - The Freeway is one of the 30 vehicles wanted for the side-mission. Placed on the third list.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
- Booby Prize - In the end, Wayne Fotheringay, riding his Freeway, takes Maria Latore to a party after she refuses to go back with Toni.
- Overdose of Trouble - Some bikers of Fotheringay's gang are seen at Greasy Joe's riding Freeways.
- Morgue Party Resurrection - After delivering the first corpse, a Freeway spawns inside the hangar so the player doesn't need to waste time looking for another vehicle to get the second corpse.
- Bike Salesman submission.
- Car-azy Car Give Away - The motorcycle is one of the sixteen vehicles wanted by Love Media for their Car-azy Car Give Away.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories[]
- The Bum Deal - Two Freeways and a WinterGreen are seen in front of the White Stallionz Bar. These bikes have more horsepower than their regular counterparts.
- Civil Asset Forfeiture Impound - The Freeway is one of the 32 vehicles wanted by the Civil Asset Forfeiture Impound in the side-mission of the same name. Placed on the second list.
Locations[]
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City[]
- Two by a wall south of the North Point Mall in Vice Point.
- Usually spawns in Ocean Beach.
- Spawns under a corner of the Mercedes Cortez' apartment's helipad, but it is unobtainable. [1]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
- Usually found in Fort Carson, Bone County.
- Spawns randomly in The Panopticon, Red County (parked).
- Found in the Xoomer gas station in Flint County, near the RS Haul depot.
- Parked outside Hippy Shopper in Queens, San Fierro (starts a courier mission).
- Sometimes spawns between King's and Queens, San Fierro.
- Parked outside Bike School in Blackfield, Las Venturas after achieving all bronze in the school.
- Found parked at most truck-stops and gas stations throughout Tierra Robada, Bone County, Whetstone, Flint County and Red County.
- Sometimes, one is parked near a trailer and a shed that are located to the north of Hunter Quarry in Bone County. However, a Burrito may spawn in its place instead.
- Spawns regularly on the roads and highways of the aforementioned regions.
- Spawns regularly around The Strip, Las Venturas.
- Spawns sometimes in the affluent areas of each city, such as Richman, Paradiso and Prickle Pine.
- Spawns in front of a low-rise building in the southern part of Temple, Los Santos. (only when wanted for export).
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
- In the parking lot east of Carson General Hospital in Rockford, Staunton Island.
- In the parking lot behind the Staunton Island Safehouse in Newport, Staunton Island.
- Beside Papa's 12 Inch and a public phone booth in Belleville Park Staunton Island.
- In the parking lot at Francis International Airport in Shoreside Vale.
- Usually spawns in traffic around the city.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories[]
- Outside The Greasy Chopper in Downtown, Vice City.
- Two can be found outside The White Stallionz in Little Haiti, Vice City.
- Parked at the unnamed hotel in Ocean Beach.
Radio Stations[]
The Freeway (3D Universe) has the following default radio station(s):
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Freeway plays K-DST.
- In Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, the Freeway plays Flashback FM.
- In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, the Freeway plays VCFL.
Trivia[]
- In GTA Vice City and GTA Liberty City Stories, the Freeway has a car horn, emitting the same sound as the Bobcat. In GTA San Andreas a different horn was featured.
- The pre-release image of the Freeway in GTA Liberty City Stories has a license plate of the state of Florida, like in GTA Vice City.
- In GTA San Andreas, if one were to look at the back of the license plate on the Freeway, the generic vehicle textures are visible.
- In GTA San Andreas, the Freeway has exhaust smokes on both sides but only the right side has exhaust pipes.