The Taxi is a four-door taxicab appearing in Grand Theft Auto and Grand Theft Auto 2
The Taxi goes on to appear in the 3D Universe and HD Universe. It is one of the only vehicles to appear in almost every title in the Grand Theft Auto series. The Taxi does not appear in Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 or Grand Theft Auto: London 1961: instead, fittingly, the London Cab takes its place.
Design[]
Grand Theft Auto[]
The Taxi in Grand Theft Auto is depicted as a four-door sedan with taxi liveries and accessories. There are three versions of the Taxi, each one seen in each of the three main cities:
- The Liberty City version is a variant of the Portsmouth.
- The San Andreas version is a variant of the Vulture.
- The Vice City version is a variant of the Flamer.
Grand Theft Auto 2[]
The Taxi in Grand Theft Auto 2 assumes the design of a classic checker taxi, with a checkered stripe crossing the roof longitudinally.
Performance[]
The Taxi's performance in the 2D Universe is 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 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.
Gallery[]
Images[]
Ray Larabie's original design for the Taxi.
Locations[]
Grand Theft Auto[]
- Fairly common around all cities.[vaguevagueThe information near this tag is too vague, and requires clarification.]
Grand Theft Auto 2[]
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Grand Theft Auto[]
- Gangsta Bang - Phone 1 – The player has to use a Taxi to pick up Crazy Jimmy right after his bank job, and take him to a safehouse.
- Gangsta Bang - Phone 4 – The player has to get two Taxis for a bank job, and deliver them to New Guernsey docks.
- Gangsta Bang - Taxi – The player is tasked to pick up Bubby's wife, Skye, and take her and her 'personal trainer' to a hotel.
- Heist Almighty - Porka Turbo – The player again has to use a Taxi as a getaway car for Crazy Jimmy's bank job.
- Mandarin Mayhem - Phone 6: Mission 1 – The player has to use a Taxi as a trap car for Uncle Fu's disloyal employee.
- 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 2[]
The Taxi can be used to activate the Taxi Driving activity. Once the player enters a Taxi, fares will occasionally enter the passenger seats at random. If the player begins driving, they will begin to earn money until they stop driving, and the fare exits the cab.
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.
See Also[]
- Taxi – All relevant articles on taxis, including taxi models, missions and other functionality.
- Portsmouth, Vulture and Flamer – Civilian variants of the Taxi in Grand Theft Auto.
- Taxi Xpress – A customized taxi appearing in Grand Theft Auto 2.