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A Blade in GTA San Andreas (Rear quarter view).

The Blade is a two-door open top lowrider available only in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Description

The Blade may be found on any Mexican gang's turf, and is driven by said gang members, especially the San Fierro Rifa. It can occasionally be seen driven by non-gang affiliated civilians. If the car is equipped with hydraulics, it can be used in lowrider competitions. Being a lowrider, its exterior and interior can be modified at Loco Low Co..

Design

The Blade combines elements of the 1965 and 1968 Chevrolet Impalas. The rear of the car resembles that of the 1963 Impala, with convex areas around the taillights rather than concave. Its headlight design is similar to a 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass (which may be the origin of the Blade's name — see also the Sabre). The Blade has no side rear-view mirrors.

While normally appearing with only an open top, the car can be modified at Loco Low Co. to feature a hard top or a convertible top, although the latter is permanently lowered.

Performance

Acceleration and speed are quite impressive, and the brakes and slick handling serve the vehicle well. Although cornering is also excellent, the one major drawback of the Blade is its major oversteer, which makes e-braking turns absolutely futile, and driving at high speeds a challenge due to the potential loss of control at the slightest disturbance. The Blade is capable of withstanding significant impact damage due to its strong frame and overall construction; it does not fare as well against explosive damage, however.

Modifications

File:Blade (GTASA) (side).jpg

Side view of a Blade modified at Loco Low Co. to feature a hard "vinyl top".

Loco Low Co.

Locations

Parked in front of the garage of a house east of the El Corona Safehouse in El Corona, Los Santos.
Can be found driven around in San Fierro Rifa gang turfs like Doherty, Garcia and Battery Point, all in San Fierro.

Trivia

A flame-proof Blade can be found during the mission "High Stakes, Low Rider".
The default radio station of the Blade is Radio Los Santos.

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 == Description ==
-The Blade may be found in any Mexican gang turf and driven by said gang members, especially that of the [[San Fierro Rifa]], and can also occasionally be seen driven by non-gang affiliated civilians. One special feature about this car is that the hydraulics upgrade allows the player to use the vehicle in lowrider competitions. As a lowrider, it's exterior and interior can be completely modified at the [[Loco Low Co.]] chop shop garage to improve its looks.
+The Blade may be found on any Mexican gang's turf, and is driven by said gang members, especially the [[San Fierro Rifa]].  It can occasionally be seen driven by non-gang affiliated civilians. If the car is equipped with hydraulics, it can be used in lowrider competitions.  Being a lowrider, its exterior and interior can be modified at [[Loco Low Co.]].
 === Design ===
-The Blade resembles a 1965 or 1968 [[wp:Chevrolet Impala#1965-1970|Chevrolet Impala]] (or both - the back might be a mix of the two; the back also may have a similarity to that of a 1963 [[wp:Chevrolet Impala#1961-1964|Impala]], but instead of being concave the area around the lights is convex) and has a headlight design similar to a 1967 [[wp:Oldsmobile Cutlass#Second-Generation Intermediate - 1964-1967|Oldsmobile Cutlass]] (and along with the [[Sabre]], it might be the origin of the name). For some reason it has no side rear-view mirrors.
+The Blade combines elements of the 1965 and 1968 [[wp:Chevrolet Impala#1965-1970|Chevrolet Impala]]s.  The rear of the car resembles that of the 1963 [[wp:Chevrolet Impala#1961-1964|Impala]], with convex areas around the taillights rather than concave.  Its headlight design is similar to a 1967 [[wp:Oldsmobile Cutlass#Second-Generation Intermediate - 1964-1967|Oldsmobile Cutlass]] (which may be the origin of the Blade's name — see also the [[Sabre]]). The Blade has no side rear-view mirrors.
-While normally appearing with only an open top, the car can be modified in Loco Low Co. to feature a hard top or a convertible top, the latter being down.
+While normally appearing with only an open top, the car can be modified at Loco Low Co. to feature a hard top or a convertible top, although the latter is permanently lowered.
 === Performance ===
-Acceleration and speed are quite impressive, the brakes and slick handling serve the vehicle well. The one major drawback, however, is although the cornering is excellent for such a large car, this car suffers from major oversteer, making use of the E-brake around corners absolutely futile, and driving at high speeds a challenge due to the ability to lose control of the vehicle at the slightest disturbance. The Blade is, however, capable of withstanding significant damage due to a strong frame and overall construction. It doesn't withstand against explosions well, however.
+Acceleration and speed are quite impressive, and the brakes and slick handling serve the vehicle well.  Although cornering is also excellent, the one major drawback of the Blade is its major oversteer, which makes e-braking turns absolutely futile, and driving at high speeds a challenge due to the potential loss of control at the slightest disturbance.  The Blade is capable of withstanding significant impact damage due to its strong frame and overall construction; it does not fare as well against explosive damage, however.
 ==Modifications==