The Maibatsu Monstrosity is a sport utility vehicle (SUV) that is mentioned in Manhunt, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto IV and referenced in Grand Theft Auto Online.
Design[]
The Monstrosity is claimed to be a large SUV with an extremely spacious interior but has an extremely low MPG rating, with advertisements claiming it "only gets 3 miles to the gallon", and uses up fuel.
The advertisement for the Monstrosity differs in the American and European handbooks for Grand Theft Auto III - The American and Australian versions advertise a early development version of a red Landstalker, whereas the European advertisement depicts an Tamiya Juggernaut based on a 1999-2004 Ford Super Duty F-250 regular cab with "Maibatsu Monstrosity" crudely painted on the side. The advertisement for the Monstrosity is a jab at the SUV craze of the early 2000s.
Though it is not seen in any of the games, it is referenced several times on talk radio shows. For instance, in Grand Theft Auto III, a caller on Chatterbox FM was stopped by the police while driving in her teal Monstrosity recklessly to get to the hospital.
In Manhunt, a member of The Hoods claims he have recently bought the Maibatsu Monstrosity with a leather interior and every supplementary.[1] Other members of the Hoods may also comment on the vehicle. [2]
HD Universe[]
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In Grand Theft Auto IV, a caller to the Conservative talk show The Richard Bastion Show on the radio station WKTT says that Americans drive incredibly large, polluting Maibatsu Monstrosities that destroy the environment, to which Bastion replies "I know! It's great!". During Public Liberty Radio's Intelligent Agenda, the Monstrosity is mentioned briefly.
Gallery[]
(Rear quarter view)
Trivia[]
- Despite the European version of the car being a Monster Truck, the advertisement still refers to it as a SUV.
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