It is not currently available in online play due to a litany of bugs it can cause, not limited to breaking the game for other players. There are people who have hacked it into game and abuse these bugs.
This is a violation of rule 1... Don't be an Asshole...
so it was removed.
The Vapid Towtruck is a tow truck featured in Grand Theft Auto V.
Design
Grand Theft Auto V
The Towtruck's design is
derived from the Yankee from Grand Theft Auto IV, using an identical cabin design, flat bumper and front lights. However, it uses a different grille design, a flat hood, visible door hinges, fuel tanks with side steps below the cabin, marker lights and trumpet horns on the roof, no circular mirrors on the
sides and small box-shaped tanks behind the cabin. The rear section uses a large bed with square tail lights on the outer sides, a black bumper on the lower side and small mudguards below. The same bed mounts a large towing rig with dual crane arms and two functioning amber lights on top, which can be activated with the horn (similar to its smaller counterpart).
The Towtruck is fitted with a CB radio,
and occasional trucker chatter can be heard regardless of whether the main radio is turned on or off. The chatter will only play if playing as Trevor and in Blaine County.
The truck always spawns with a rusty appearance and may spawn either in a white or red color for the cabin and the bed, and uses
industrial wheels seen in vehicles like the Phantom and the Mule.
Towtrucks are operated by Casey's Highway Clearance.
Current Design Gallery
Front Quarter View
Top View
Rear Quarter View
Front View
Side View
Rear View
Engine View
Underside View
Inside View
Performance
Grand Theft Auto V
Vehicle
The Towtruck's performance is average considering its weight, size and purpose. The truck is capable of reaching great top speeds, but due to its
weight, it is sluggish and unresponsive when accelerated. Its long wheelbase and chassis results in it having a large turning radius, but thanks to its weight, it is very stable when cornering and maneuvering at high speeds. Additionally, it can easily ram smaller cars off the road, and its durability is remarkable. Overall, it performs similarly to its scrap and salvage equivalent, but has higher top speed
and acceleration.
The vehicle is powered by a large twin-cam 4-cylinder engine that is fitted with a large turbocharger to the left of the engine bay, which is laid longitudinally, in a front engine, rear wheel drive configuration and coupled to a 4-speed gearbox. The engine sound is shared with most light trucks and its scrap and salvage equivalent, being smooth and high-revving.
Features
The Towtruck shares its towing capability with the smaller towtruck, which
can be completed by reversing the truck up to a vehicle and setting the crane height to the vehicle being towed (or driving a car into the hook), until a clunk noise is heard to register the attachment. However, due to the raised bed and much larger crane, it is able to tow much larger vehicles, and drive with seemingly no issue. The crane's arm can be raised and lowered similar to its smaller counterpart, albeit on a much larger scale to compensate for the raised bed.
The Towtruck can
tow an indefinite amount of tow-trucks, with the mass of each having minimal effect. It seems the mass of a tow-truck being towed by another tow-truck has no impact to the performance of the towing vehicle, due to it being a tow-truck. Of equivalent mass, the Rhino Tank cannot be pulled at all. The more Towtrucks that are towed, the more likely one will disconnect from the chain.
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| 65 / 105
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Observed
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| FR (rear 4) DOHC Turbocharged Inline 4 (In-game model)
| RWD (rear 4)
| Cannot be observed
| Cannot be observed
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Image Gallery
Grand Theft Auto V
Unique paint scheme Towtruck that spawns in
Grass Roots for Franklin.
Prominent Appearances in Missions
Grand Theft Auto V
- The truck is featured for one of the main heists. First, appears in a
setup, which is stolen from its owner to let it prepared. Later, in the heist itself, is used by Franklin to ram the armored
van.
- It is prominently used in a series of Strangers and Freaks
side missions encountered by Franklin, hosted by Tonya. In the first mission, the
player learns about towing mechanics and the tow hitch controls.
- It is also used in the side mission, Grass Roots, playing as Franklin. Note that comes in a unique paint scheme.
- In Scouting the
Port after Trevor takes the briefcase and leaves the restricted area, a Tow Truck can be seen parked outside. This Tow Truck has a unique license plate that reads "5T3ALM3" (STEALME). It can be saved and stored at Floyd's Apartment.
Locations
Grand Theft Auto V
- A Towtruck reliably spawns parked outside in front of the Los Santos Customs garage located off of Greenwich Parkway near San Andreas
Interstate 5 (La Puerta Freeway) between La Puerta and Vespucci Beach, behind Los Santos International Airport (LSIA).
- After purchasing the LSPD Auto Impound (as Franklin), a Towtruck appears ready for the
towing side missions.
- A Towtruck intermittently spawns inside an open barnhouse on the left hand side of Dignity Village (a homeless encampment accessed through railroad underpass) located off of Route 1 (Great Ocean Highway) in Mount Chiliad (more precisely, across from Ray-n-May's Up-n-Atom Burger Shakes & Hamburgers Diner restaurant next
to Procopio Truck Stop).
- It will often times spawn a couple feet across away from the Zancudo River parked at Ortega's trailer home.
- Can also be spotted on the road being driven
on highways.
- Sometimes spawns off the side of the road on the northern end of Sandy Shores.
Trivia
Grand Theft Auto V
- The default radio station for the Towtruck is
Rebel Radio.
- Strangely, both the Towtruck and its small variant share the same mass, even though this vehicle is much larger.
See Also
- Tow Truck - Slamvan-based counterpart.
- Yankee - A box-truck appearing in the Grand Theft Auto series, which the Towtruck is based on.
- Scrap Truck - Scrap and salvage equivalent using the same 10-wheeler chassis and cabin.
References
- ↑ //www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4HRFAjx9T0
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Where do tow trucks spawn in GTA V Online?
A Towtruck reliably spawns parked outside in front of the Los Santos Customs garage located off of Greenwich Parkway near San Andreas Interstate 5 (La Puerta Freeway) between La Puerta and Vespucci Beach, behind Los Santos International Airport (LSIA).
How do you get a tow truck on GTA 5?
Getting the tow truck in GTA 5
The best way to go about riding in a tow truck is to buy the LSPD Auto Impound in GTA 5 as Franklin. After having purchased the property, the player, as Franklin, can take on a bunch of towing side missions.
What vehicles can tow in GTA Online?
Small/Medium/Large vehicles.
Bison..
Bobcat XL..
Sadler..
Nightshark..
Technical Custom..
Insurgent Pick-Up Custom..
Half-track..
Chernobog (After the SA Super Sport Series update).
What is the tow truck called in GTA?
The Vapid Tow Truck (Small) is a Utility vehicle featured in the Story Mode of Grand Theft Auto V. This vehicle also appears in Grand Theft Auto IV and GTA San Andreas.