| Start | Steal any car, bike, boat or aircraft on the street, or take one from a mission or showroom |
|---|---|
| Opens after | Available from the start; some special vehicles unlock through side missions and collectibles |
| Needed for 100% | Nothing directly, but many side missions need a specific vehicle |
| Rewards | Double vehicle strength once you reach 100%, plus free special vehicles from certain missions |
Vice City has more than 200 vehicle entries, from cheap hatchbacks and golf carts to helicopters, boats and RC toys. Most you simply steal off the street, but several side missions require one particular vehicle, and a few special models only appear as rewards. This page sorts the vehicles by type and lists the ones worth knowing.
Vehicle categories
These are the groups the game uses, with the vehicles in each.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Sports | Banshee, Cheetah, Comet, Deluxo, Infernus, Stinger |
| 4WD and utility | BF Injection, Bobcat, Landstalker, Mesa Grande, Rancher, Sandking, Walton |
| Four-door cars | Admiral, Glendale, Greenwood, Oceanic, Perennial, Regina, Sentinel, Sentinel XS, Stretch, Washington |
| Two-door cars | Blista Compact, Cuban Hermes, Esperanto, Hermes, Idaho, Manana, Phoenix, Sabre, Sabre Turbo, Stallion, Virgo, Voodoo |
| Vans | Burrito, Gang Burrito, Moonbeam, Mr Whoopee, Pony, Rumpo, Securicar, Top Fun |
| Industrial trucks | Benson, Boxville, Flatbed, Mule, Linerunner, Packer, Spand Express, Yankee |
| Public service | Bus, Cabbie, Coach, Kaufman Cab, Taxi, Trashmaster, Zebra Cab |
| Government and emergency | Ambulance, Barracks OL, Enforcer, FBI Rancher, FBI Washington, Firetruck, Patriot, Police, Rhino, VCPD Cheetah |
| Miscellaneous | Baggage Handler, two Bloodring Bangers, Caddy, three Hotring Racers, Love Fist, Romero’s Hearse |
| Aircraft | Aeroplane, Hunter, Maverick, Police Maverick, Sea Sparrow, Skimmer, Sparrow, VCN Maverick |
| Motorcycles | Angel, Faggio, Freeway, PCJ 600, Pizza Boy, Sanchez |
| Boats | Coast Guard, Cuban Jetmax, Dinghy, Marquis, Predator, Reefer, Rio, Speeder, Squalo, Tropic |
| RC vehicles | RC Baron, RC Bandit, RC Goblin, RC Raider |
Vehicles the side missions use
Many side missions put you in a fixed vehicle. Knowing which one saves a trip to find the right ride.
| Vehicle | Used for |
|---|---|
| Hotring Racer | The Hotring stadium race, in Stadium Events |
| Bloodring Banger | The Bloodring demolition derby, in Stadium Events |
| Stallion | Cone Crazy, in Vehicle Challenges |
| PCJ 600 | PCJ Playground, in Vehicle Challenges |
| Sanchez | Trial by Dirt and Dirtring |
| Landstalker | Test Track |
| Sparrow | The four courses in Chopper Checkpoints |
| Top Fun van | The three RC missions, with the RC Bandit, RC Baron and RC Raider |
| Ambulance, Firetruck, police vehicle, Pizza Boy bike, Taxi | The service missions: Paramedic, Firefighter, Vigilante, Pizza Boy and Taxi Driver |
Bikes, boats and aircraft
Motorcycles turn corners quickly and slip through alleys, and the story uses them often: the Sanchez dirt bike chases a thief in Guardian Angels, and a PCJ 600 carries Tommy in several missions. Boats are used on water-only jobs, like the Speeder in Stunt Boat Challenge. Aircraft include the Maverick helicopter Tommy flies in Loose Ends and the Sparrow used for Martha’s Mug Shot and the chopper courses.
Special and reward vehicles
A handful of vehicles are only available in special ways. Finish Bloodring once and both Bloodring Bangers, the Glendale and Oceanic versions, park at the south side of the stadium entrance. Collect 80 hidden packages and a Sea Sparrow appears behind the Vercetti Estate. Hit 100% and every vehicle Tommy drives takes double damage to destroy, as the completion rewards explain.
The Love Fist limo and Romero’s Hearse are also part of the game’s vehicle list, and the cheats page has codes that spawn them, along with the Rhino tank, the Caddy golf cart and the Trashmaster.
