Taxi

The Vapid Taxi is a Service vehicle featured in Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online.

The Taxi is a variant of the standard Stanier base model.

This vehicle also appears in GTA 6, GTA Online, Grand Theft Auto IV, GTA San Andreas, GTA Vice City, GTA 3, GTA Vice City Stories and GTA Liberty City Stories.

How to get the Taxi in GTA 5 Story Mode:

In GTA V Story Mode, the Taxi can only be found and stolen (see the spawn locations in the "Appearances" section below). It is not available for purchase.

The Taxis are operated by the Downtown Cab Co. taxi company, appearing in a yellow and blue scheme.

A Taxi can be called at any time to come to the player's current location, and can be used to fast travel across the map by skipping the trip.

How to get the Taxi in GTA Online:

The Taxi can be obtained in GTA Online as a Bonus Reward, or it can be purchased for a price of $650,000.

The Taxi is stored as a Pegasus Vehicle. It cannot be customized.

Once acquired, you can request the delivery of the Taxi from the Pegasus Concierge, Phone.

How to unlock the Taxi Trade Price?

A trade price of $487,500 (Discounted)* can be unlocked for the Taxi.

NB: In GTA Online, after being exclusively an Arena War reward, the Taxi was made available for purchase on January 19, 2023.

*The discounted Trade Price for the Taxi can be unlocked by completing 10 fares in a row during Taxi Work.

A special Red variant of the Taxi, called "Taxi Custom", can be unlocked in GTA Online as Pegasus Vehicle after December 11, 2018 as an exclusive reward when reaching Sponsorship Tier 25 in Arena War. It comes with pre-installed performance upgrades, making the red Taxi faster than the regular one.

Both versions of the Taxi can be used to play the Taxi Work side mission in GTA Online.

GTA Online: New Fast Travel Service (PS5 / Xbox Series X|S)

On January 19, 2023, Rockstar implemented a new Fast Travel service in GTA Online, that allows players to instantly travel around the map.

This new feature is exclusive to players on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

The GTA Online Fast Travel service works similarly to Story Mode, by simply entering a Taxi Cab and skipping the ride to teleport to the chosen location.

However, unlike single-player, in GTA Online you can't skip the trip to any specific waypoint: you can only fast travel to a list of 10 fixed destinations across the map, called "points of interest".

Skipping the Taxi trip costs $1,000 for regular players, while it's free for GTA+ members. There is also a 48-minute cooldown between Trip Skips, which is lowered to only 5 minutes for GTA+ members.

Vapid Taxi in Real Life:

The design of the Vapid Taxi is based on a real life Ford Crown Victoria.

Vapid Taxi Top Speed:

The actual top speed of the Taxi in GTA V is 102.50 mph (164.96 km/h), as it's been accurately tested in-game by Broughy1322.

Can you sell the Taxi in GTA Online?

No, you cannot sell the Taxi. Unfortunately in GTA Online it's not possible to sell Special Vehicles, Pegasus, or Facility Vehicles.

Taxi: GTA V Vehicle Info

Vehicle Class Service
Manufacturer Vapid
Vehicle Features Has Variants
Acquisition Bonus Reward, Warstock Cache & Carry
How To Unlock Reach Sponsorship Tier 25 in Arena War
Base Model

Stanier

$10,000
GTA Online Price $650,000
Trade Price $487,500 (Discounted)*
Storage Location Pegasus Vehicle
Delivery Method Pegasus Concierge, Phone
Pegasus Category Services
Modifications Cannot be modified
Variant / Liveries
- Variant Standard Taxi
- Variant Taxi Custom (Red)Arena War Reward
Sell Cannot be sold
Race Availability Transform Races Only
Top Speed (Game Files) 88.86 mph (143.00 km/h)
Based on (Real Life) Ford Crown Victoria

Seats 4
Mass / Weight 1,400 KG
Drive Train RWD
Gears 5

Taxi: Actual Performance

The actual Top Speed & Lap Time have been accurately tested by Broughy with the vehicle fully upgraded.

Top Speed 102.50 mph (164.96 km/h)
Lap Time 1:15.776
Bulletproof No

Explosive Resistance

Amount of explosives required to destroy the Taxi, with 100% armor, and occupied by a player:

Explosive Weapon	Amount
Homing Launcher / Oppressor Missiles / Jet Missiles	1
RPG / Grenades / Sticky Bomb / MOC Cannon	1
Explosive Rounds (Heavy Sniper Mk II)	2
Tank Cannon (Rhino / APC)	1
Anti-Aircraft Trailer Dual 20mm Flak	1

Taxi: GTA V Statistics

Speed

76.73
Acceleration

50.00
Braking

30.00
Handling

77.27
Overall 58.50

Note: The above statistics are coming from the Rockstar official website.

Taxi: GTA V Appearances

Game Edition GTA Online, GTA V Story Mode
DLC / Title Update 1.01 Game Launch
Release Date September 17, 2013
Platforms PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Taxi Spawn Locations in Grand Theft Auto V
Where to find the Taxi in GTA Online and GTA V Story Mode:
Story Mode:
- Downtown Cab Co.
- Los Santos
- Oriental Theater
- Los Santos International Airport
- Downtown Los Santos
- Taxi Side Missions
Appearances in Story Missions:
- Taxi Work
- Payphone Hits
- Taxi Driver (Side Mission)
Appearances in GTA Online:
- Taxi Work
- Payphone Hits
Similar Vehicles

Stanier

Model ID taxi
Default Radio Stations East Los FM, West Coast Talk Radio (WCTR)
Notes NB: In GTA Online, after being exclusively an Arena War reward, the Taxi was made available for purchase on January 19, 2023.

*The discounted Trade Price for the Taxi can be unlocked by completing 10 fares in a row during Taxi Work.