Cheetah

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The Testarossa-esque Cheetah.

The Cheetah closely resembles a Ferrari Testarossa, with each game's version following the design of the corresponding era. For example, in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, it resmebles a mid-80s Testarossa, and in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, an early-90s Testarossa. The Cheetah has appeared in all GTA games since Grand Theft Auto III.

Acceleration and speed are slightly inferior to other sports cars in the game, but handling and braking are far superior to all others. The car is mid-engine, rear-drive, and sounds as though powered by a V8. One note to this: in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the Cheetah's engine is apparently in the front of the car. When the hood is removed, there appears to be an engine beneath, and smoke/flames emanate from the front of the car after damage. This is in stark contrast to the design of the Testarossa in general, which has the engine placed behind the passenger compartment, just in front of the rear axle (mid-engine). However, in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the design is more faithful to the real-life counterpart, with the engine being evidently placed at the rear of the chassis.

Locations

Grand Theft Auto III

• Cartel Mansion in Cedar Grove, Shoreside Vale, Liberty City.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

• Parking area near Colonel Cortez's yacht in Ocean Beach, Vice City.
• Outside hotel near The Well Stacked Pizza store in Downtown, Vice City.
• North of Ricardo Diaz's Mansion, Starfish Island, Vice City.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

• Spawns in Rodeo, Los Santos.
• Spawns in The Strip, Las Venturas.
• Spawns in Old Venturas Strip, Las Venturas.
• Importable from Easter Basin (San Fierro) after completing export lists. Import cost: $84,000 (Thursday only)

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

• Donald Love's Mansion/Cartel Mansion in Cedar Grove, Shoreside Vale, Liberty City.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

• Most northerly road on Starfish Island, Vice City.
• Diaz's Mansion on Starfish Island, Vice City.

Modifications (GTA:SA)

• Color
• Exhausts
• Nitro (all)
• Spoliers
• Side skirts
• Wheels
• Hydraulics

VCPD Cheetah

The VCPD Cheetah is an undercover Cheetah used by the Vice City Police Department (VCPD) in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. It is used by two undercover agents who chase you upon attaining a 3 star wanted level. It is exactly the same as a regular Cheetah, albeit with the addition of a flashing light and siren.

The two undercover agents that pursue you parody Crockett and Tubbs from 80's drama Miami Vice, which Vice City itself also takes a lot of inspiration from.

From Grand Theft Wiki, a Wikia wiki.