The open bed variant of the Vapid Yankee is a large truck featured in The Lost and Damned.
Influence
The open bed variant of the Yankee assumes the design of an 1980s International Harvester S-Series/1980s GMC Topkick.
Performance
The open bed variant of the Yankee is drastically different over its box truck counterpart. Because of its decreased weight, the engine output is much higher, giving it better acceleration and top speed. Its handling becomes nimble and responsive, while retaining its capacity to ram small vehicles and sorting out uneven terrains. While it is still a bad choice for off-roading, traction loss is less noticeable, given its lighter build and the rather unusual AWD layout. All these improvements makes the Yankee one of the fastest industrial trucks in the game, and can be used to perform burnouts and "donuts". Despite this, the open bed Yankee suffers from an only disadvantage: this vehicle cannot steer under braking pressure, evidenced by the wheel locking during the braking sequence. The bed of the truck can be used to carry a small vehicle such as a Rhapsody, but the limitations regarding vehicle transportation mean that the truck would become extremely slower and unstable with the vehicle constantly pushing around, damaging the bed walls most of the time.
The Yankee is powered by a twin cam Inline-4 engine, which sounds to be somewhat similar to a high-revving diesel engine, creating a significantly smooth sound similar to the Mule and the Securicar. The engine is coupled to a 5-speed gearbox in a front engine, all wheel drive layout. Both variants have a mass difference of 7,000 kilograms and a speed difference of ~15.5 mph (25 km/h).
Overview
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engines | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 81 / 130 | 5 | N/A | AWD 50% FWD 50% RWD |
4000 / 8818 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | 5 | FR DOHC Inline-4 (In-game model) | AWD | Cannot be observed |
Gallery
Design
Locations
- The open bed Yankee does not spawn outside the mission "Liberty City Choppers" and disappears upon completion of it. The player is thus required to intentionally fail the mission by killing the accompanying Jim Fitzgerald or killing themselves after parking the truck at a safehouse parking lot. If this trick is performed while the truck is full of bikes, they will remain in it. However, they won't be interactive.
- In multiplayer, the Yankee is available in the Club Business, during which it is used to transport two Nightblades around the city, and is instructed to be stolen.
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay
- Liberty City Choppers - Used as a transport for a load of motorcycles
Oversights
- The Yankee lacks reverse lights.
- The caps of the side fuel tanks are rendered as marker lights. Therefore, if the truck's engine is on, they will be activated as well.
Radio Stations
- In The Lost and Damned, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Yankee uses the "Classic Rock" group which can play Liberty Rock Radio.