The Taxi is a four-door, sedan-based taxicab featured in almost every title in the Grand Theft Auto series. It is manufactured by Vapid in the HD Universe.
Description[]
Distinguishable by its yellow livery and a bright "TAXI" sign mounted on the roof, the Taxi is often one of the most common vehicles on the road. At least one type or variant of taxi appears in all Grand Theft Auto series; the London Cab serves as the main taxi in both Grand Theft Auto: London games, and the Cabbie in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
Functionality[]
Taxis provide a means of transport for both pedestrians and, in numerous GTA titles, the player; in all HD Universe games, the player can hail NPC-driven taxis and use them to take taxi rides to destinations, which is often a quicker alternative to driving themselves.
The player can also be used to trigger taxi driver-based missions, also appearing in almost every GTA title.
Taxi companies[]
The Taxi's appearance across the entire GTA series has seen various different taxi firms & companies operating them:
- Borgnine Taxis (GTA III, GTA Advance, GTA Liberty City Stories; Borgnine)
- Downtown Cab Co (GTA V and GTA Online)
- Express Car Service (GTA IV; Roman's Taxi)
- Kaufman Cabs (GTA Vice City)
- L.C.C. Taxis (GTA IV and EFLC)
- Mean Street Taxis (GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories)
- Sunnyside Taxis (GTA San Andreas)
- Vice City Cabs (GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories)
Design[]
2D Universe[]
In Grand Theft Auto, there are three versions of the Taxi, each one seen in each of the three main cities:
- The Liberty City version is based on the Portsmouth.
- The San Andreas version is based on the Vulture.
- The Vice City version is based on the Flamer.
The Taxi in Grand Theft Auto 2 is similar to a rounded Checker Taxi, with the checkered stripe crossing the roof longitudinally.
3D Universe[]
- In Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, the Taxi resembles a cross between a fourth generation Chevrolet Caprice and a 1992-1997 Ford Crown Victoria. It may have two types of TAXI signs; a traditional one with the writing on the sides, and a modern one with orange lights on the sides and the writing facing forwards. It is seen in a yellow primary color for the main body, with shades of grey secondary colors for the bumper. The rare version with no roof sign also has unique chrome trim around the wheel wells, grille and headlights/taillights.
- In GTA Liberty City Stories, it may appear with yellow, black, or grey secondary colors for the bumpers.
- In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, the Taxi is a Ford LTD look-alike. It is only seen with the traditional TAXI sign and spawns in a yellow primary color for the main body, with shades of grey secondary colors for the bumpers. In GTA Vice City Stories, it may appear with yellow, black, or grey secondary colors for the bumpers.
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Taxi is based on the Premier, designed after the 4th generation Chevrolet Caprice with a boxy style. It is only seen with the traditional TAXI sign with the writing on the sides, and it spawns in a yellow primary color for the main body and bumpers.
- The Taxi in Grand Theft Auto Advance has little indication of which car it is based on, but is generally boxier in design when compared to the police vehicle of the game. It is only seen in a yellow color.
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
The Taxi in Grand Theft Auto IV is built by Vapid and is based on the later-named Stanier, which is influenced strongly by the first generation Crown Victoria and the second generation Mercury Grand Marquis, with frontal design cues more similar to a 1998–2011 Crown Victoria. This chassis also provides the basis for the LCPD Police and NOOSE Cruisers. The same rim design is shared among these vehicles. Vapid Taxis are seen in a yellow primary color for the main body, with yellow, black, or grey secondary colors for the bumpers, similar to the GTA Liberty City Stories rendition and earlier New York Crown Victoria taxicabs.
The Taxi is operated by L.C.C. Taxis, whose scheme is inspired by older generation NYC Taxis (with the minivan version bearing the same markings).
The Taxi can appear with 3 different roof signs; both modern and classic versions of the icon "taxi" sign with amber lights aside the "TAXI" display sign, as well as a rooftop advertisement board, itself spawning with three possible combinations of commercials; "WTF" and "Banging Trash Can Lids for an Hour", and "Conjoined Twins", "The Science Of Crime", or Weazel News. All taxi signs can be detached in collisions.
The Taxi also features a medallion screwed on the front grille, similar to a real practice by New York City Taxi to denote vehicles which are licensed to pick up passengers; they also have a red beacon light on the front grille and rear trunk. A set of push bars comes as standard for both models, with the frontal ones reused from their law enforcement counterparts. This Taxi, as well as the Merit variant, Roman's taxi and the Cabby, carry the registration insignia LC2708.
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
The Taxi in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online is based on a second generation reimagination of the Stanier (despite no civilian model of this generation model existing), which is in turn based on the 1998–2011 Crown Victoria.
The Taxi is operated by the Downtown Cab Co. taxi company, appearing with a yellow primary color and blue secondary color (inspired by the scheme of the Checker Cab Company, Los Angeles), and uses a set of circular hubcaps and medium-profile tires with standard tread pattern (different to those of the Stanier-based police cars in the same game). It has a small "Police Interceptor" name plate on the right rear above the taillights like most Crown Vic taxis, which are police versions of the car. Similar to its GTA IV equivalents, the Taxi will appear with regular taxi lights or variants with rooftop advertisements for "Caca", "Le Chien", "Vanilla Unicorn", or "Die Already 4", which can also detach in collisions. It also bears orange beacon lights on both ends.
In Grand Theft Auto Online, players must have at least one dollar on hand to call the taxi company, even though the cost of the trip will be deducted from the player's bank account after the trip. Additionally, if the player does not have enough cash on hand to pay for the trip when it concludes, they will receive a two-star wanted level and the cost will not be deducted from the bank account.
Performance[]
2D Universe[]
Early renditions of the Taxi are generally undesirable due to their mediocre performance. While differing between cities and partially based on muscle vehicles, the taxis featured in the first Grand Theft Auto's are generally slow, but compensate with good steering. In Grand Theft Auto 2 the opposite is the case, with moderate speed but sluggish controls, inferior to the Taxi Xpress. The renditions in both games have moderate crash endurance.
3D Universe[]
Although the appearance of the Taxi between Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories varies drastically, the performance of the Taxi in these games may be described as all-round average. With moderate speed, moderate acceleration, light construction, moderate endurance, capable steering, and stable cornering (all traits which are helpful during Taxi Driver missions), the Taxi is generally an acceptable vehicle to drive. The vehicle is also front wheel drive, reducing the chances of tailspin when cornering, and allowing the vehicle to perform 180-degree turns backwards or forwards with ease.
The GTA III rendition of the Taxi possesses almost identical handling properties to that of the Kuruma. However, the Taxi does not suffer from the stiff suspension and heavy kerb weight the Kuruma has.
3D Universe Overview[]
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 112 / 180 | 5 | Petrol | FWD | 1450 / 3197 |
| N/A | N/A | 5 | N/A | FWD | Cannot be observed |
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
The Vapid Stanier-based Taxi's acceleration is good, and the top speed is above average. Its braking and suspension are very good, identical to that of the Police Cruiser; ABS is standard, and the suspension easily handles cornering and smooths out the bumpy roads of Liberty City. Crash deformation is good, and the vehicle can sustain multiple frontal impacts before failing.
The Vapid model uses a relatively low-revving sound also found on the Emperor, the Police Cruiser and the NOOSE Cruiser.
GTA IV Overview[]
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engines | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 84 / 135 | 5 | N/A | RWD | 1900 / 4189 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | 5 | FR Inline-4 (In-game model) | RWD | Cannot be observed |
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
The Taxi in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online is powered by an 8-cylinder engine, coupled to 5 speed gearbox and powering the rear wheels. Like the Police Cruiser, acceleration is good, engine durability is very good, top speed is above average, and braking is acceptable. Despite being quick on flat roads, the vehicle would struggle to climb even the slightest hill climb, most dominantly the hilly roads around Vinewood Hills. The engine of the Taxi will emit a knocking noise whilst the vehicle is idle and when the player releases the throttle after revving the engine, demonstrating how real-world taxis are generally worn down from constantly being in use.
Strangely, despite sharing the same platform and chassis as the Police Cruiser and Unmarked Cruiser, the engine sound is slightly lower in tone, making it sound much less powerful than the aforementioned versions of the car.
GTA V and Online 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 | 89 / 143 | 5 | N/A | RWD | 1400 / 3086 | 65 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 8.1 Seconds | 101 / 163 | 5 | FR DOHC Inline-4 (In-game model) | RWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
Rockstar Games Social Club[]
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
Modifications[]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
The Taxi is one of only a handful of public vehicles that could be customized at a modification workshop; specially, at TransFender.
The modification options (see Transfender article for pricing) of the vehicle include:
| Type | Upgrade | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Color | Car Color 1 (64 different colors) | $ 150 |
| Hood | Fury Scoop | $ 150 |
| Champ Scoop | $ 100 | |
| Exhausts | Medium Exhaust | $ 200 |
| Twin Exhaust | $ 300 | |
| Nitro | 2x Nitrous | $ 200 |
| 5x Nitrous | $ 500 | |
| 10x Nitrous | $ 1000 | |
| Spoilers | Win | $ 550 |
| Alpha | $ 250 | |
| Wheels | Import | $ 820 |
| Atomic | $ 770 | |
| Ahab | $ 1000 | |
| Virtual | $ 620 | |
| Access | $ 1140 | |
| Off Road Wheel | $ 1000 | |
| Mega | $ 1030 | |
| Grove | $ 1230 | |
| Twist | $ 1200 | |
| Wires | $ 1560 | |
| Car Stereo | Bass Boost | $ 100 |
| Hydraulics | Hydraulics | $ 1500 |
Modifications[]
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
The Taxi cannot be modified, but can be repaired. In Grand Theft Auto Online, however, the vehicle has access to explosives.
| Category | Modification | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosives | Ignition Bomb | $5,000 | |
| Remote Bomb | $7,500 | ||
Gallery[]
2D Universe[]
3D Universe[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
Grand Theft Auto V[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
GTA+ Promotional Images[]
Design[]
Detailing
Detailing
Version History[]
Grand Theft Auto IV (Stanier-based)
(Rear quarter view)
Special Variants[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- A variant of the Taxi dubbed Taxi Custom as of the Los Santos Drug Wars update is available as an Arena War reward. It comes pre-modified with a custom matte black and red paint job, Classic Rod lowrider wheels with whitewall tires, bulletproof tires, race brakes, race transmission, EMS upgrade level 3, armor upgrade 80% and turbo tuning. It always spawns with the traditional taxi light, although closer inspection indicate it has both the classic taxi light and the modern one at once.
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
As previously mentioned, the Taxi can be used to perform Taxi Driver missions in almost every game the vehicle appears in.
Grand Theft Auto[]
- During mission Gangsta Bang - Phone 1, the protagonist has to use a Taxi to pick up Crazy Jimmy right after his bank job, and take him to a safehouse.
- In mission Gangsta Bang - Phone 4, the player has to get two Taxis for a bank job, and deliver them to New Guernsey docks.
- During the mission Gangsta Bang - Taxi, the protagonist is tasked to pick up Bubby's wife, Skye, and take her and her 'personal trainer' to a hotel.
- In the mission Heist Almighty - Porka Turbo, the player again has to use a Taxi as a getaway car for Crazy Jimmy's bank job.
- During the mission Mandarin Mayhem - Phone 6: Mission 1, the protagonist has to use a Taxi as a trap car for Uncle Fu's disloyal employee.
- In the mission Rasta Blasta - Phone 14, the player has to get a Taxi, and pick up Brother Marcus' mother before she is killed by another driver.
Grand Theft Auto III[]
- Cutting the Grass - Curly Bob takes a Taxi at Luigi's Sex Club 7 to go to the docks and meet Catalina and Miguel.
- Import/Export - The Taxi is one of the 16 vehicles wanted for the Shoreside Vale portion of the Import/Export side mission.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City[]
- Cannon Fodder - A Taxi arrives with three Cubans to help Tommy and Rico attack the drug factory.
- The Job - The group drive to the bank with a Taxi, that can be used after to escape from police too.
- V.I.P. - The player has to use their Kaufman Cab to hit a rival Taxi until its passenger gets out and enters their cab.
- Friendly Rivalry - Three normal Taxis around the city have to be destroyed.
- Cabmaggedon - Six rival Taxis will try to destroy the player's Kaufman Cab by ramming into it.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
- In the Beginning - Carl is inside of a Taxi before he is stopped by Tenpenny.
- Snail Trail - After exiting Market Station, one of the targets takes a Taxi to go to the pier.
- Driving School - The Taxi is used in one test (Spin and Go).
- Saint Mark's Bistro - Carl takes a Taxi to Marco's Bistro in Portland, Liberty City.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories[]
- Truck Stop - A Taxi and a Cabbie can be seen at the Beachcomber Hotel to pick up two men who will assist in hijacking the truck.
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
- Bull in a China Shop - A Taxi always appears on the left side of the player when starting the mission, and is intentionally provided when the player learns how to hail a cab. It seems to drive slowly so the player can read the instructions on the top left corner at time.
- Taxis tend to spawn in missions involving car chases. Some examples are Search and Delete, Meltdown and Smackdown.
- One may appear in the mission Hating the Haters, when picking up Bernie Crane during the chase.
The Lost and Damned[]
- Marta Full of Grace - Vapid Taxis spawns on the area and stops abruptly in the zone, offering some degree of protection to Johnny.
The Ballad of Gay Tony[]
- Bang Bang - One may appear near the area where the target crane is. It is scripted to trigger the alarm once the crane is destroyed.
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- The Union Depository Contract/Finale - Taxis may be seen during the cutscene in which the LSPD and the NOOSE arrive to the Union Depository.
- Payphone Hit: The Tech Entrepreneur - The client's preferred assassination method requires the player pick up a Downtown Cab Co. taxi to collect the client from a hotel.
- Taxi Work - the player is provided a Taxi, license plate C4BCO, when initiating Taxi Work by visiting Downtown Cab Co. The Taxi cannot be re-entered once Taxi Work is cancelled. Players can also use their own purchased/owned Taxi to complete said missions (see Locations).
Locations[]
Grand Theft Auto 2[]
Grand Theft Auto III[]
- Parked in an alley north-west from the entrance of Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club, Saint Mark's, Portland.
- Commonly parked in Newport Multistory Car Park, Newport, Staunton Island.
- Parked in the parking lot of Francis International Airport, Shoreside Vale.
- Two parked in front of the terminal of Francis International Airport, Shoreside Vale.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City[]
- Occasionally spawns in the parking lot next to the North Point Mall (Cabbies will also spawn here).
- Spawns occasionally in the parking lot near the Washington Mall.
Grand Theft Auto Advance[]
- Parked in Newport, west from King Courtney's yellow boat.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
- Always spawns around and in the main cities and sometimes in some parts of the state, as the Taxi is one of the most seen Public Service vehicle.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
- At the Mean Street Taxis depot.
- Occasionally spawns at the top level of the Newport Multistory Car Park.
- Frequently spawns in front of the Francis International Airport. When on the road headed there, instead of turning right towards the parking lot, continue going straight towards the roundabout. It should be parked next to a Freeway beside some steps, though it may not always spawn.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories[]
- Sometimes spawns in the North Point Mall parking garage.
- Rarely spawns behind the Hyman Memorial Stadium.
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
Both
- Reflecting real New York's abundance of taxicabs, Taxis are the most commonly spawning vehicles in Liberty City, and are particularly common in Downtown Broker, Francis International Airport, and throughout Algonquin, especially The Triangle and Star Junction where Taxis make up the majority of road traffic. Taxis are less common in peripheral, industrial, and suburban areas of the city; notably, taxis will rarely spawn in eastern Dukes and northern Alderney and never spawn in Acter Industrial Park (Alderney), and in parts of Bohan.
- Can be found parked in an alley near Manganese Street and Burlesque in Star Junction, Algonquin.
Grand Theft Auto V[]
Taxis are not as common as previous appearances, but can still be found around the city:
- Will drive up to the player's location should they call Downtown Cab Co., provided they are able to send a taxi to the player's current location.
- Can be found at the Downtown Cab Co. depot, parked in the front lot. If Franklin has purchased the property, he is able to enter them without gaining police attention.
- Taxis can be found with moderate frequency around most areas of Los Santos, particularly the Downtown areas.
- Often found parked in spaces available in front of the Oriental Theater.
- Frequently seen around the Los Santos International Airport district, where they can often be seen pulling away from the curb outside the terminal buildings with newly arrived passengers.
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
Taxis do not spawn on the streets in GTA Online, similar to ambient cars such as the Boxville as well as patrolling Police Cruisers.
- Like in GTA V, the player can call Downtown Cab Co. on their phone to request a Taxi. If the player has money in their pocket and not banked, the Taxi will pull up near the player's current location, provided they can be reached.
- As of the Arena War update, can be unlocked as a Pegasus vehicle after reaching Sponsorship Tier 25 in Arena War (enhanced version only).
- It will be labeled Taxi Custom on the Pegasus order list, but is otherwise a standard Taxi with visual and performance customization.
- As of The Diamond Casino Heist update, Eddie Toh can provide a Taxi as a switch vehicle for the eponymous heist.
- As of The Contract update, taxis can spawn[1] parked at Downtown Cab Co. in East Vinewood when another "seed" Taxi is within 400 yards. A seed taxi can be a player-owned Arena War variant, a stolen Taxi, or one obtained during a Payphone Hit.
- Available from Warstock Cache & Carry for $650,000, or $487,500 after completing ten fares in a row during Taxi Work.
Rewards[]
Grand Theft Auto 2[]
- When crushed in the Downtown District, the Taxi will give a Double Damage powerup.
Radio Stations[]
- In Grand Theft Auto, the Taxi plays Head Radio.
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Taxi plays CSR 103.9.
- In Grand Theft Auto IV, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Vapid Taxi uses the "Talk Radio" group which can play:
- In Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Vapid Taxi uses the "Talk Radio" group which can play:
- In Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Vapid Taxi uses the "Talk Radio" group which can play:
- In Grand Theft Auto V and Online, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Taxi uses the "Left-Talk" group which can play:
- West Coast Talk Radio (Only when in Los Santos County.)
- Any other random station when in Blaine County.
Trivia[]
General[]
- When the player steals a Taxi and enters it for the first time, $11 - $24 will be added to the player's wallet. This applies to GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas and GTA IV.
- In the 3D Universe, the Taxi's engine sound is similar to that of SUVs and pickup trucks (excluding GTA San Andreas where it sounds more like higher end cars).
- In GTA III and GTA Vice City, Taxis may very rarely spawn without their roof lights. The roof will still glow as if there was a light there when Taxi missions are activated. In these cases, saving the car in a garage will not fix it.
- In GTA Vice City, GTA Liberty City Stories and GTA Vice City Stories, if the player is wasted or busted during a mission, a Taxi comes up to the hospital or police station, and the player is prompted to get inside it. It then takes the player to the place where he received the mission.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City[]
- Taxis have white spots on the windshield due to an error in applying the vehicle's reflection map.
- Near the Escobar International Airport, a billboard stating "Take a vacation in Liberty City" can be found, showing a Taxi from Grand Theft Auto III. It is quite odd, because GTA III's Taxi is a 1990s car model, but GTA Vice City takes place in 1986.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
- In the mobile version, after completing the Taxi side mission, when CJ tries to jack an occupied Taxi, the carjack icon will have the standard car icon. But, when CJ exits the Taxi and re-enter it again, the carjack icon will have the lowrider car icon. The same also applies to the Cabbie.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories[]
- In the PlayStation Portable version, the sign of the Taxi has its lettering on the sides, while in the PlayStation 2 version the sign is facing forwards.
- Even though the Taxi spawns with a permanent body color of yellow, it can be turned into a fully black vehicle by making use of the EC Black Conversion trick featured in the mission In the Air Tonight.
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
- During the Vladimir Glebov trailer, the Vapid Taxi appears with a black paintjob.
- All variants of the taxi, as well as the Cabby, have screens that show the destination for the player; however, they will despawn if the player is not inside the car.
- Most of the taxi drivers in GTA IV are Greek. A taxi driver may say "I'm Greek, you know" when held at gunpoint. They also can be heard cursing traffic in front of them with the Greek phrase "malaka", which is slang for numerous derogatory remarks.
- If the player takes a taxi ride in GTA IV and shoots outside the car, the driver will stop the car, make a comment and then run away, leaving Niko in the back seat of the stationary vehicle. This will also happen if the LCPD are chasing the player.
- When Niko takes an NPC out of the backseat of a cab, they may sometimes say, "That's my wife's car, take it!" or tell Niko it's their car.
- The Taxi based on the first generation Stanier has a brief cameo in the ingame movie for Grand Theft Auto V Meltdown which appears during the intro to the film along with the Police Patrol and Cabby. The same vehicles also appear on Jimmy's laptop as his desktop background.
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
- A warning message reading "Driver carries a fire arm [sic] and will use it in defense" is printed on either side of the vehicle. However, the drivers are not armed.
- When entering a cab as a passenger, the character may say one of the lines they normally say while carjacking someone.
- If the player jumps around or the rear doors are blocked, the player may ride in the front passenger seat next to the driver. Note that the cab driver still looks back as though the player was in one of the rear seats when the location is chosen, if the location is chosen again or changed, or if the cab is stopped by the player with the start/stop option.
- While riding as a passenger in a Taxi:
- If the player takes multiple trips with the same cab driver and rushes each one, the protagonist may start yelling out of anger to go. The protagonist also yells if the GPS location is chosen again or changed.
- If the point of view camera is on the hood view and aimed at the windshield when the driver finishes the trip, then the next time the player enters (before getting busted or wasted), the unchanged view of the dash should stay even after the location is chosen.
- It is possible for the driver to become "stuck" behind an automatic gate due to approaching it from the wrong side. The driver will stay waiting for the gate to open until the player tells the driver to hurry up, or leaves the cab.
- The player can bail out of a moving taxi, skipping out on paying the driver his fee. This will likely result in a one star wanted level. The driver can respond to this; "Really?".
- If the player doesn't tell the driver to hurry, the cab driver will drive much slower than other NPCs (especially on highways).
- If the player obtains a wanted level, the driver will pull over, and the player will exit. Attempts to get back in as a passenger will result in the player carjacking the cab driver.
- If the player is spotted by members of a gang that are hostile towards them (i.e. if Trevor is spotted by members of The Lost MC), they will not confront or attack the player. Instead, they will flee as if they were scared.
- If passing a random encounter involving a hitchhiker, the player can tell the cab driver to stop, allowing the hitchhiker to enter.
- If the player replays a mission while riding in a Taxi, they will no longer be riding in the cab upon returning to the replay point.
- If the player does not have enough money to pay the ride he will gain a wanted level and the taxi driver will likely swear at the player.
- Another Taxi model may have been scrapped during development, as the existing model uses the handling ID
TAXI2.
Oversights[]
Grand Theft Auto[]
- In Grand Theft Auto V, when switching to Franklin, he may be seen being dropped off by a Taxi in front of his house while saying goodbye to a young woman in the back seat. The taxi is missing a roof sign and sometimes has no license plate text. It can be obtained by killing the driver and attempting to open the locked door, which will cause the Taxi to respawn next to Franklin's home the next time he's there, with the doors no longer locked.
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- On its Social Club listing, the Taxi is marked as un-purchasable, even though it's available from Warstock Cache & Carry since the Los Santos Drug Wars update.
References[]
- ↑
A spawned Taxi in free mode
See Also[]
- Taxi (disambiguation) - all relevant articles on Taxis, including taxi models, missions and other functionality.
Other Taxis and Taxi variants:
- London Cab - A British taxicab appearing in Grand Theft Auto: London.
- Taxi Xpress - A variant of the Taxi appearing in Grand Theft Auto 2.
- Cabbie - An older taxicab appearing in the 3D Universe and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
- Borgnine - A special variant of the Cabbie in Grand Theft Auto III.
- Kaufman Cab - A variant of the Cabbie operated by Kaufman Cabs, appearing in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
- Zebra Cab - A special variant of the Cabbie appearing in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
- Bickle'76 - A special taxi featured in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
- Cabby - A Minivan-based taxicab featured in Grand Theft Auto IV.
- Roman's Taxi - A variant of the Esperanto used by Roman Bellic taxi company, appearing in Grand Theft Auto IV and The Lost and Damned.
Civilian versions of the Taxis:
- Portsmouth, Vulture and Flamer - In Grand Theft Auto.
- Premier - In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
- Stanier - The civilian version of the GTA IV's Taxi, which appears in Grand Theft Auto V.
Vehicles appearing with taxi-themed livery and customization options: