Template:Infobox vehiclesThe Hotring Racer is a race car featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Description
The Hotring Racer is evidently a Stock car racing vehicle, distinguished by the rather unique design and paint schemes with fictional business ads. They resemble stock cars of the mid-1980s.
In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, they are used in the "Hotring" side mission, while in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, they are used in the "8-Track" side mission.
Design
3D Universe
The Hotring Racer comes in three different versions, although in both Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, only one is available to the player as a reward, while the other two are only available by using cheats or glitching them out of the stadium. The three Hotring Racers differ in performance and design.
- The first variant ("
hotring
") vaguely resembles the 9th generation Ford Thunderbird. - The second variant ("
hotrina
") resembles a 1985 Chevrolet Camaro and Buick Skyhawk (front), and a 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier (rear). - The third variant ("
hotrinb
") resembles a 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass (front), and a 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo (rear).
The "hotring" in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City lacked a roll cage and netting, unlike the "hotrina" and "hotrinb." This inconsistency was partially fixed in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which added netting to the vehicle.
Depending of the version and the game, each variation will have the following sponsors:
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Variant 1 | Variant 2 | Variant 3 | Variant 1 | Variant 2 | Variant 3 |
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Version History Gallery
Performance
3D Universe
The Hotring Racers in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City are fast vehicles, almost on par with most sport cars in the game, like the Infernus or the Cheetah. The top speed and the acceleration are impressive and the grip is very good. Its resistance may not be one of the best, but is still a strong vehicle. The vehicle's handling is average, but at higher speeds, it will suffer from understeer, though not as severe.
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the three Hotring Racers share the same performance characteristics. They are the second fastest cars in the game in terms of top speed and boast rapid acceleration and good handling, although they are prone to fishtailing at high speeds. Hotring Racers are rear-wheel drive, and allow drifting.
3D Universe Overview
Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
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N/A | 137 / 220 | 5 | Petrol | RWD | 1600 / 3527 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | RWD | Cannot be observed |
Image Gallery
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Locations
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Hotring
- Spawns at the second floor of Sunshine Autos building, once the fourth import side-quest has been completed. Players can break through the store windows to exit.
- Hotrina
- Enter GETTHEREAMAZINGLYFAST (PC version cheat)
- Input R1, Circle, R2, Right, L1, L2, X, X, Square, R1 (PS2 version cheat)
- Hotrinb
- Enter GETTHEREVERYFASTINDEED (PC version cheat)
- Input R2, L1, Circle, Right, L1, R1, Right, Up, Circle, R2 (PS2 version cheat)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Hotring
- Spawns outside the Los Santos Forum parking area once the "8-Track" event is completed.
- Hotrina
- Enter VROCKPOKEY or PDNEJOH (PC version cheat)
- Input R1, Circle, R2, Right, L1, L2, X, X, Square, R1 (PS2 version cheat)
- Hotrinb
- Enter VPJTQWV for the hotrinb variant. (PC version cheat)
- Input R2, L1, Circle, Right, L1, R1, Right, Up, Circle, R2 (PS2 version cheat)
Trivia
General
- The default radio stations for the three Hotring Racers in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas are:
- In Grand Theft Auto IV, the Hotring Racers make a cameo appearance in a television commercial for the Patriot 500 racing event. The commercial takes place in the 3D Universe rendition of San Andreas at the Los Santos International Airport. Carl Johnson is seen driving Hotring Racers on the airport runway.
- In GTA Online, the Drift Tampa has a livery named Hotring, while the Hotring Sabre appears as a spiritual successor.