The Hellenbach GT is a high performance muscle car exclusive in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
Design[]
The Hellenbach GT is a two-door coupe that mainly resembles a 1967-1970 Mercury Cougar, except for minor differences like the single headlights and added turn signals, and the sides are closer to a 1968–1970 AMC AMX. While its body design may occasionally include single-tone body colors, the Hellenbach GT may also appear with the hood of a different color.
Performance[]
Despite its small size, the Hellenbach GT is capable of high speeds and handles well, thanks to its large displacement, supercharged V8 that gives high horsepower. The Hellenbach has a rather high top speed for a muscle car. It also has quite stable and controllable handling, without as much fishtailing as the contemporary Stallion or Phobos VT, two other American-styled muscle cars.
Overview[]
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 112 / 180 | 4 | Petrol | RWD | 1400 / 3086 |
| N/A | N/A | 4 | N/A | RWD | Cannot be observed |
Special Variants[]
- There are three renditions of the vehicle with special colors in the race Low Rider Rumble (white, brilliant red and sky blue). In addition, these renditions are also fire-proof, pop-proof and tip-proof. In order to obtain one of them, the player must go through an intricate process. A Firetruck should be brought to the start of the race. The player should then jack another car in order to actually start the race. Once it is started, just wait in the designated race vehicle until the three cars complete two laps of the race. After that, double drive the Firetruck and the race vehicle (so as not to fail the race) all the way to the body of water that is located in the vicinity of the Harwood Ferry Terminal, while pushing the wanted Hellenbach with the Firetruck. Once the water is reached, just push the Hellenbach into the water in order to fail the race. Afterwards, just push the Hellenbach out of the water and store it in a garage. A video showing the obtaining process for such a Hellenbach GT can be found here.
Gallery[]
Locations[]
- The car can be obtained by completing level 4 of the Car Salesman side mission, after which it will spawn within the Capital Autos car showroom.
- In Cedar Grove, Shoreside Vale, one can be found outside the garage of a house. Nearby is a V8 Ghost.
- Can be acquired via a glitch when saving a Sanchez in a garage sometimes.[ref?]
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
- Snuff - During this mission a Sindacco high-ranking member owned a Hellenbach GT. Toni killed the Sindacco and the car was eventually given to Toni by JD as a deposit for his debts.
- Car-azy Car Give Away - The car is one of the sixteen vehicles wanted by Love Media for their Car-azy Car Give Away.
Trivia[]
- Hellenbach means "Bright Creek" in German.
- The default radio station for the Hellenbach GT is Flashback FM.
- The engine and horn is shared with the Banshee.
- Despite its internal name being 'SHELBY', it bears no resemblance to any real-life Shelby.
See Also[]
- Hellenbach - A Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars car with a similar name.
- Unnamed GTA VI first generation Mercury Cougar-inspired car – A car also resembling a first generation Mercury Cougar due to appear in Grand Theft Auto VI.