Special Vehicles in GTA IV

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Unique vehicles is not something new to GTA IV. Unique vehicles can sometimes get very hard to get as they are either mission related or they just appear as a one-time-only. Warning: do not repair unique colored vehicles, it will be resprayed with normal colors and you will never be able to revert back to the unique color. Many of Stevie's (if not all) car theft's are also very unique.


Cars

Roman's Taxi

The Roman's Taxi is a Black Esperanto with emergency light. This may be the first special car you can get. The car is easy to get, but after the depot is burned down, the cars is no longer available as it gets replaced by a fleet of grey Cavalcade.

Merit

In the mission First Date you are given lustered silver Merit. You can save it when the mission is completed.

Laundromat

The Laundromat is a laundry van that only appears in two mission. The most easiest way to obtain it will mission Hung Out to Dry. It can be found in the back of the laundromat, stealing it, however, will result in mission failure. It's second appearance is in the mission Meltdown where it is used in a scripted sequence. This one can also be stolen, and if you are good at driving a van in a chase, you can complete the mission without failing it.

Marbelle

A Sky blue Marbelle appears in the first cutscene during the mission Clean Getaway. Later in the story, when Vladimir tries to escape from Niko he drives the sky blue Marbelle again in the mission Uncle Vlad. When he reach the Humbolt River, he leaves the car and make a run for it. This is chance to take it and store it if you want to.

Blista Compact

A pure white Blista Compact can be stolen in the mission Clean Getaway. Also this is the modified variant of the Blista Compact which is normally red. To keep the car, drive it to your safehouse parking space and then commit suicide, which will result in mission failure, but the car will get stored anyway.

Ruiner

Ivan Bytchkov owns a black and yellow Ruiner which can stolen during the mission Ivan The Not So Terrible. When Ivan crashes his car into the truck, he will make a run for it, don't go after him just yet. First, take the car to the end of the block to the south and park it where your will eventually get to Ivan where you will have yo choose his fate.

Virgo

A red and black appears in the mission Concrete Jungle. it can be taken and saved at your safehouse.

Stallion

A black-green Stallion with luster effect appears in the mission Escuela of the Streets where you have to follow it to the warehouse in Bohan. After the second cutscene, you can take it to your nearby safehouse and store it.

Feltzer

Gracie Ancelotti owns a special pink Feltzer that can be acquired after the mission I'll Take Her.... However, you must be a little quick to get it, otherwise, the driver will drive off and disappear.

Coquette

A lustered black Coquette appears in the mission Payback. To obtain it, simply follow the goons until they stop at the building. Another Coquette with a special paintjob can also be acquired that is not mission related or anything else. Simply, if you got a Coquette, drive it to a nearby Pay'n'Spray and respray it until it comes with a white and red special paintjob.

Infernus

A gold Infernus is one of the cars you have to steal for Stevie. It is a unique gold colour. Like many of Stevies cars, they re-spawn after a while. It is located at Montauk Ave. Downtown, Broker, but only if you got text message from Stevie. Also, after you completed the mission Buoys Ahoy, Bernie Crane will call you to collect Bryce Dawkins special orange Infernus as a gift. Like many other cars, the Infernus comes in two different variants (with and without Spoilers).

Banshee

A Banshee with yellow stripe and a orange paintjob is requested by stevie. A maroon red Banshee with a white stripe can be acquired in the mission Final Destination. A blue Banshee with grayer color is requested by Brucie's Exotic Exports.

Romero

A Romero appears in the mission Undertaker. This is the only time it appears in the entire game. To obtain it, steal it when the mission is done, but you have to be fast, otherwise the driver will away and disappear. The Romero will appear on the street, but only if you are already driving one.

DF8-90

A lustered black/silver DF8-90 appears in the Mission Crime and Punishment in the driveway at Mikhail Faustin's house. You can save it if you want to. It will come in three variants.

Comet

A bright yellow Comet is given to player as a racing car in the mission No. 1. After completing the mission, Brucie allows the players to keep the Comet.

Patriot

Two lustered silver Patriot appears in the mission Photo Shoot.

Bikes

Hellfury

  • In the mission Ruff Rider, there is a rich red Hellfury that can be obtained after you kill the enemy. Normal Helfurys have a metallic red, but this one is a glossy red with no metallic added to it. After you kill Jason, finish the mission, and then park it at your safehouse.

Aircraft

Maverick

There are three unique variants of the Maverick:

  • One in the mission Dust Off and Paper Trail. In Dust Off, this requires a mission failure to obtain the chopper. It's recommended to save it in Paper Trail, because you can fly it to your safehouse after you beat the mission.
  • Another one appears in Babysitting it is solid black with no white stripes on the top of the body. You need to capsize Derrick's boat, and after it starts flying away, ram it into a bulding, and then push it to your safehouse after it hits the ground.

Note: There can't be anyone in the chopper after it crashes. Otherwise, it won't save.

  • Another one appears in A Revenger's Tragedy, where Dimitri flies it. After you crash on Happiness Island, steal the chopper and fly it to your safehouse.