The Stretch is a stretch limousine featured in every game in the 3D Universe and HD Universe of the Grand Theft Auto series, excluding Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars .
The Stretch is a stretch limousine featured in every game in the and of the , excluding . It is manufactured by Dundreary in GTA IV and Albany in GTA V. However, the name Dundreary Stretch writing is still present on the GTA V rendition.
The Stretch's design varies in each game, often being the stretched version of the game's executive sedans (namely the Sentinel, Admiral and Washington), with styling similar to common American limousines of the respective time periods.
*In GTA III and GTA: Liberty City Stories, the Stretch contains the styling reminiscent to a third generation Lincoln Town Car, and headlights resembling the BMW 7-series E38. They are only available in dark grey, light grey and white. *In GTA: Vice City and GTA: Vice City Stories, the Stretch resembles a 1980–1991 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham limousine with some styling cues from the 1981-1989 Lincoln Towncar. In GTA Vice City, it is available in four shades of white, while in GTA Vice City Stories, it is available in white, gray, dark gray, and red colors. *In GTA: San Andreas, the Stretch resembles the second generation Lincoln Town Car, albeit with headlights, front grille and tail-lights of a Cadillac Fleetwood and DeVille respectively. It is available only in white, but can be modified and painted with any color in a TransFender workshop; note, however, that only the upper portion of the Stretch can be given a custom color. *In , its inspiration is uncertain due to the lack of detail, but resembles a 1981-1989 generation Lincoln Town Car. For some reason, the Stretch in GTA Advance has a truck horn.
In Grand Theft Auto IV, it is essentially the limousine variant of the Dundreary Admiral, which is based on the Mercury Grand Marquis. It now features five pillars, with decorative lights on each center pillar, and holds a luxury interior. On the rear, a sports aerial can be seen mounted on the trunk of the vehicle. It bears a TV inside, depicting images of the beta version of the Sultan RS and a vague image of a boat at sea, possibly that of the Dinghy. Because of the use of bloom effects, the latter will appear too bright for one to identify, unless they view it through the Stretch's tinted windscreens, or through inspection of internal files.
GTA IVs Stretch also features durable windows (particularly side windows) unlike most other cars in the game - they can withstand a significant amount of gunfire before shattering. The Stretch comes in numerous tones of white of black. The vehicle will make an audible door ajar sound if a door is open. It can be heard clearly in quiet areas with the volume turned up.
The Stretch is equipped with a GPS system with a female voice, but only if the player leaves the "selected cars" (default) option in the audio menu.
In Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online, it is the limo variant of the Albany Washington, which is based on the Lincoln Town Car. The car appears with an unknown dark window tint applied by default.
The rear interior of the vehicle retains the design of the original interior in GTA IV and is not changed in the enhanced version of GTA V. The television screen from GTA IV is removed.
