The Roadtrain is a semi-trailer truck in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Design
The Roadtrain is designed as a large rugged semi-truck, being the largest, heaviest and most powerful among the game's three semi trucks (the other two being the Tanker and Linerunner), and comes complete with a large frontal bullbar, a bug catcher over the radiator grille, and twin stoke pipe air intakes. The truck is further distinguished by its two-tone body color.
The design of the truck itself is presumably based on heavy duty "prime movers" tractor units in Australia, which tend to be used to haul road trains (consisting of two or more articulated trailers) to remote parts of the country. Australian prime mover models such as the Macks (Black Thunder, Titan), and Western Stars such as the 4964 Heritage may be sources of inspiration for the Roadtrain.
Performance
The performance of the Roadtrain is impressive, possessing a relatively high top speed (especially in straightaways and downhill travel), as well as excellent torque for improved hill climbing and acceleration, and responsive steering and brakes. The weight distribution, wide length and width of the truck make it more stable than the Tanker or Linerunner, although high speed encounters with bumps may still flip the vehicle. Moreover, the heavy construction of the Roadtrain makes it very durable.
Performance Overview
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 75 / 120 | 5 | Diesel | RWD | 5000 / 11023 |
| N/A | N/A | 5 | N/A | RWD (rear 4) | Cannot be observed |
Gallery
PlayStation 2 version of the Roadtrain, with double wheels on the rear axles.
Locations
- The Roadtrain is exclusive to the 'POPCYCLE_GROUP_DESERT_FOLK' in cargrp.dat, hence it is found almost exclusively in Tierra Robada and Bone County.
- The Flint Intersection uses the 'POPCYCLE_GROUP_DESERT_FOLK' instead of 'POPCYCLE_GROUP_FARMERS' unlike the rest of Red County and Whetstone, hence Roadtrains spawn here.
- Some Roadtrains may 'spill over' from the desert into the northern boundary of Red County, especially along the bridges connecting the two.
- Found near the freight dock at Easter Basin, San Fierro.
- Found in the Angel Pine Sawmill at Angel Pine, Whetstone.
Radio Stations
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Roadtrain plays K-Rose.
Specifications
Model
| Model name | Texture name | Handling name | Text label name | In-game name | Swankness | Flags | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA San Andreas | rdtrain
|
rdtrain
|
RDTRAIN
|
RDTRAIN
|
Roadtrain | N/A |
|
Traffic Default Colors
| GTA San Andreas | PrimaryPrimaryPrimary color (1) | SecondarySecondarySecondary color (2) | TertiaryTertiaryTertiary color (3) | QuaternaryQuaternaryQuaternary color (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Pewter Gray Poly | 76 Titanium Frost Poly | 0 Black | 0 Black | |
| 24 Steel Gray Poly | 77 Sandalwood Frost Poly | 0 Black | 0 Black | |
| 63 Clear Crystal Blue Frost Poly | 78 Wild Strawberry Poly | 0 Black | 0 Black | |
| 42 Garnet Red Poly | 76 Titanium Frost Poly | 0 Black | 0 Black | |
| 54 Nautical Blue Poly | 77 Sandalwood Frost Poly | 0 Black | 0 Black | |
| 39 Diamond Blue Poly | 78 Wild Strawberry Poly | 0 Black | 0 Black | |
| 11 Concord Blue Poly | 76 Titanium Frost Poly | 0 Black | 0 Black | |
| 62 Brt.Currant Red Poly | 77 Sandalwood Frost Poly | 0 Black | 0 Black |
Trivia
- A road train in real life is a truck commonly used in large countries such as the United States and Australia. Due to the vast size of the countries they operate in, some road trains are required to pull between two and seven trailers of varying length.
- On the original PS2 version of GTA San Andreas, the Roadtrain had double rear wheels, however when the player skids or does burnouts with the vehicle, it will only leave single tire skid marks.
- On subsequent releases of the game on PC and Xbox, the Roadtrain has been modified so it only has single rear wheels.
- In the beta, there was going to be a green 'artict3' styled trailer intended to be pulled by the Roadtrain. This unused trailer can be found in the game files, and it can be spawned with mods. However, using modifications to make it usable won't work as the trailer itself cannot be attached to any truck.
See Also
- Juggernaut – Grand Theft Auto equivalent.
- Truck Cab and Truck Cab SX – Grand Theft Auto 2 equivalents.
- Linerunner – 3D Universe equivalent.
- Tanker – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas equivalent.
- Phantom – Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto V equivalent.