In Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, the Police Cruiser returns with a modernized and lighter appearance than the GTA IV rendition, based on a 1998-2011 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. The lack of its light bar makes it resemble real-life 1992 - 1997 NYPD Ford Crown Victoria slick-tops. This version lacks the lighting effects, yet still retains the siren in its usual form. While the version is only accessible with the use of mods or through the result of a spawning glitch, the model removes the external light-bar on the roof. The vehicle also has a slick-top counterpart. The sequences only appears in the Nintendo DS version of the game, as in other versions, the busted cutscenes are different. The Police Cruiser does not appear as an obtainable nor controllable car in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (as the Police Patrol is the only police car in the game), but does occasionally surface as an aesthetic element of ' busted' sequences, when a pre-rendered depiction of a modified Police Cruiser may be seen.

The Police Cruiser's chassis is also shared with Vapid's NOOSE Cruiser and Taxi.

It shares its livery design with that used on the Police Patrol (based on that of the NYPD with its decals almost identical to those of the New York Police Department's vehicle). The front and back seat are separated by a plexiglass partition, similar to taxi cabs. The dashboard instrument cluster consists of a tachometer, speedometer, fuel gauge and temperature gauge.

Much of the design is also inspired by the seventh generation Chevrolet Impala SS, particularly in the headlight design, grille structure and some of the side profile. The first generation Police Cruiser is heavily based on the 1992-1997 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, though some aspects such as the grille more closely resemble the 1998-2011 model. When entering, the Police Cruiser gives a Combat Shotgun in Grand Theft Auto IV or Pump Shotgun in Grand Theft Auto V. The Police Cruiser is based on the Vapid Stanier, the first and second-generations in GTA IV and GTA V, respectively. The Police Cruiser is one of the two main police cars used by the Liberty City Police Department in Grand Theft Auto IV and by the Los Santos Police Department in Grand Theft Auto V.

7.1 Grand Theft Auto CTW, Grand Theft Auto V, and Grand Theft Auto Online.

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