HPV-1000

The HPV-1000 is a police motorcycle in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Design

The HPV-1000 is a police motorcycle ridden by San Andreas Police Department police bikers, having a siren and flashing emergency lights. The bike is depicted with a white/grey color with black boxes on the sides and the rear, having the San Andreas Police Department markings.

The HPV-1000 assumes a unique model that is not shared by another motorcycle, and bears resemblance to a police Kawasaki Kz1000.

Performance

Powered by a four-cylinder engine, the HPV-1000 has average acceleration, but is considerably faster than most bikes (only below higher end models such as the FCR-900, PCJ-600 and NRG-500), although the player can fall off easily if they have minimal "bike skill".

It is one of the few bikes which have off/on-road tires, which means that its main advantage over other bikes is its versatility; while some bikes (Sanchez, Quadbike) out-perform it off-road, and others (FCR-900, Freeway) surpass it while street racing, it is still considerably good at both. With this characteristic, the HPV-1000 is capable of tackling the toughest of hills and roadways and is also very agile, though at higher speeds, one might have to resort to brake-turning.

If the Rhino or Hunter is not yet available, this bike is a good choice for completing the Vigilante side mission – mainly because the player can fire a submachine gun straight ahead or on both sides, allowing them to take out the opponent easily. Although its siren is no longer effective in prompting oncoming vehicles to move out of the way, its compact motorcycle design allows it to navigate around traffic far better than full-sized cars.

Overall, the HPV-1000 is a well balanced vehicle to use, as well as one of the few bikes available from the start of the game.

Overview

Gallery

The HPV-1000 in the The Definitive Edition (front).

The HPV-1000 in the Definitive Edition (rear).

An early version of the HPV-1000, note the different markings.

Another early version of the HPV-1000, note the LSPD markings and different SAPD logo.

Locations

• Found patrolling the streets in the main cities in San Andreas (Los Santos, San Fierro, and Las Venturas mostly).
• Found with full immune in the mission Small Town Bank and Reuniting the Families.
• Commonly spawn chasing the player at a wanted level of one and two stars. The officer will shoot at the player even if they only have one star, and sometimes even after losing the star.
• Spawning on the road almost every time after saving the game at the Doherty Garage or The Four Dragons Casino.
• They spawn quite quickly; if the player kills the riders at a red stop light, another one will spawn and one can get around 6 HPVs in a short time.
• Sometimes spawns in northern tip of Red County, along with LVPD police cars – this happens because Las Venturas emergency services jurisdiction zone overlaps to northern part of Red County. Also LVFD firefighters and Las Venturas paramedics will also respond in this area. This is defined by the file map.zon and can be seen in this image.

Prominent Appearances in Gameplay

• Small Town Bank – CJ and Catalina steal and then try to flee using two motorcycles.
• Reuniting the Families – Two appear chasing the gang's Greenwood.
• Cop Wheels – Carl needs to steal four HPV-1000s in various places around Las Venturas for the Caligula heist and needs to deliver them to a moving Packer. During the mission, no HPV-1000s appear in traffic, forcing CJ to jack the scripted bikes.
• Breaking the Bank at Caligula's – Two of the four bikes from the previous mission can be seen escorting the Securicar out of the casino. They only appear in a cutscene and cannot be obtained.

Trivia

• The HPV might stand for "Highway Patrol Vehicle", though it is also possibly a reference to human papillomavirus, which is one of the most common STDs.
• In a beta version of the game, there was "911" written on the rear, and "SAPD" was replaced with "POLICE". In another beta version, there was a LSPD HPV-1000, implying that there would be a city-specific version of each HPV-1000, rather than a state-wide version.
• The HPV-1000's emergency lights do not flash from the specified red and blue lights. Instead, they will flash from the front turning lights.
• The engine sound is actually that of a Honda CB750; this is also used for the PCJ-600, albeit in a higher pitch.^[1]
• Civilian vehicles will not move aside if the player is driving an HPV-1000 with the sirens on, unlike any other emergency vehicles.
• If a pedestrian pushes an officer off the bike, a police officer on foot will steal the bike while they are fighting.
• The player cannot invade the impound lot without a wanted level when driving the HPV-1000.
• In The Definitive Edition, the rear right box incorrectly says "SA" instead of "SAPD".

See Also

• VCPD Wintergreen – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories equivalent.
• Police Bike – The Ballad of Gay Tony and Grand Theft Auto V equivalent.

References

Navigation