The Rio is a catamaran sailboat in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. It was meant to appear in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, but was cut from the final game, with only its handling data remaining in the game files.
Design[]
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City & Vice City Stories[]
The Rio strongly resembles a Prout Snowgoose 37, given the similar shape of the cabin quarters, the positioning of the bermuda rig/sail mast (though lacking a headsail) and the rear rudders.
The vessel is easily distinguished by its multihull design, where the front/bow area features a flat deck with a long anchor in the center, while tall hand rails surround the front and sides of the vessel. In the middle section of the deck, there are the cabin quarters with numerous opaque windows, various hatches on top and a bermuda rig similar to the Marquis, while an unusable door can be seen next to the control panel of the captain's area. The rear/stern area mainly consists of the twin rudders that are also shaped as the bow and a single outboard engine in the center, along with a right-mounted fan/anemometer on the right. Small keels and fins can be seen on the underside of the hull.
The Rio can spawn with a small canopy on top of the control deck, and it is assigned a primary color for most of the body and a secondary color for the lower portions of the hull and part of the cabin quarters, where the windows are located. The Rio only spawns in an all-white color.
Performance[]
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City & Vice City Stories[]
The size of the Rio, together with its dependence on a small motor, makes steering difficult and contributes to its slow speed, in a similar way to the performance of the Marquis. These shortcomings are downplayed in the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories rendition, with better maneuverability. Due to its wide profile, the Rio struggles to navigate down small rivers.
3D Universe Overview[]
| Acceleration (0-60mph / 0-100km/h) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh / knots) |
Engine (Inboard / Outboard) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 118 / 190 / 103 | Petrol | 3000 / 6614 (GTA Vice City & GTA San Andreas)
5000 / 11023 (GTA Vice City Stories) |
| N/A | N/A | Single outboard engine | Cannot be observed |
Gallery[]
Design[]
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Grand Theft Auto Vice City[]
- Phnom Penh '86 - One spawns south of Leaf Links, only during the mission.
- All Hands On Deck! - The French use this boat to attack on water and block the path of the yacht.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories[]
- The Mugshot Longshot - Vic must photograph Jerry Martinez and a DEA Agent on a Rio.
- Civil Asset Forfeiture Impound - The Rio is one of the 32 vehicles wanted by the Civil Asset Forfeiture Impound in the side mission of the same name. Placed on the fourth and final list.
Locations[]
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City[]
- One is located at the Ocean Bay Marina in Ocean Beach, close to Juan Cortez's yacht, Vice City.
- It can occasionally be found on the waterways of Vice City, especially in the Ocean Beach area.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories[]
- One is located at the pier at the north of Starfish Island, Vice City. It only appears here after passing From Zero to Hero.
- Another one is docked at the pier at the V.I.P. Terminal at Escobar International Airport, Vice City. It also appears here only after passing From Zero to Hero.
- It can occasionally be found on the waterways of Vice City, especially in the Ocean Beach area.
Trivia[]
- Río means "River" in Spanish and Portuguese.
See Also[]
- Marquis – another sailing yacht appearing across the Grand Theft Auto series.
- Unnamed GTA VI catamaran yacht – another catamaran yacht due to appear in Grand Theft Auto VI.