

How are we gonna look driving around in this thing, Cole?" and "What's wrong with a good old-fashioned black-and-white?" and "Fine, but if the Skipper sees us driving around in this, we're dead." Surprisingly enough, Stefan Bekowsky will never make any such comments, possibly due to him being a Traffic detective. They will say phrases like "You gotta be kidding me! We're driving this?" and "Great. Additionally, Ralph Dunn, Roy Earle, Rusty Galloway, and Herschel Biggs will complain if you enter a vehicle that they feel is below their station, such as a truck or ambulance. It is not obligatory to use the vehicle provided by the game however, only police vehicles are equipped with radios for receiving dispatches. The different vehicles used at each desk are owned by the partners you work with this is confirmed by Roy Earle when he claims that the Cadillac Series 62 Convertible is his own and that "you can't be seen slumming it in a Nash if you're in Vice" (referring to the Nash Super 600 owned by Rusty Galloway). The brown Chrysler Town and Country seen in the intro cutscene is most likely Phelps' personal vehicle. This is similar to the basic concept of Rockstar 's Grand Theft Auto games, except no penalty is incurred for "stealing" a vehicle in this way in L.A. Driving 5 will unlock the Achievement/Trophy "Auto Enthusiast", driving 40 will unlock "Auto Collector", and driving all 95 will unlock "Auto Fanatic".īeing a police officer, Phelps can commandeer any car that is on the street for the necessary practice of law at the player's discretion.

There are a total of 95 vehicles in the game, all of which are based on actual period models. Vehicles are invaluable to Cole Phelps during his investigations, who uses them to travel quickly between locations and to chase criminals in high-speed pursuits.

They are used as the primary means of transportation while moving through the city of Los Angeles.

The car - the symbol of freedom and vitality." ― Herschel Biggs A new type of city, based not on the man, but on the automobile.
