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Vice City shipped with 109 vehicles in 2002 — almost double GTA III's 66. The catalog introduced motorcycles and helicopters to the series for the first time, plus several iconic cars that would define the GTA "rare car" tradition for the rest of the 3D era. Below: the canonical icons.
The flagship sports car. Yellow, Lamborghini Countach silhouette, top-tier acceleration, defining the "luxury Vice City driving experience." The Cheetah is the most-photographed Vice City car — every promotional screenshot, almost every loading-screen still, includes it.
Spawns: Vice Point Mall parking and Ocean Beach at predictable intervals.
The fastest Vice City car. White, mid-engine. Spawns rarely on Starfish Island near the Vercetti Estate. The Infernus is the speed-king of Vice City and remains the series's "fastest sports car" for the entire 3D era.
The two-seat convertible sports car. Lower-slung than the Cheetah, with a different Ferrari-inspired silhouette. Spawns at predictable spots in Vice Point and Ocean Beach. The Stinger is the best-handling Vice City car — top speed marginally below the Cheetah but cornering significantly tighter.
The Vice City limousine. White, long-wheelbase, completely impractical for any actual gameplay. The Stretch is iconic for being terrible — slow, wide, hard to park — but its visual identity is core to Vice City's "luxury and excess" tone.
The Hyman Memorial Stadium demolition derby car. Iconic blue paint with rally-style numbers. Spawns only via the cheat (TRAVELINSTYLE) or as the Hyman Stadium event prize. The Bloodring Banger is one of the only "event-only" vehicles in Vice City and is heavily used for fan-made compilation videos.
The Hyman Stadium NASCAR-style stock car. Yellow with sponsor decals. Spawns rarely. Top speed approaches the Infernus but the handling is twitchy. The Hotring Racer is a fan favorite for "rare car" hunters who collect every Vice City vehicle.
Vice City's first motorcycle. The series's first proper motorcycle ever. Honda CBR-inspired silhouette, fast, agile, easy to lose your bike at speed. The PCJ-600 (and the entire motorcycle category) debut in Vice City and become a series fixture.
The Italian-style scooter. Vespa-inspired. Slow, comically small, somehow always available. The Faggio's name aged badly in 2025/2026 ("faggio" is the Italian word for beech tree, but the modern English connotation is a slur Rockstar didn't anticipate would become a problem); the Definitive Edition retained the original name. A frequent fan-discussion topic but the vehicle itself is iconic.
The first armed helicopter in the GTA series. Mounted machine gun, amphibious — can land on water and operate as a boat-helicopter hybrid. Spawns at the Vercetti Estate after Tommy takes it over. The Sea Sparrow's introduction is one of Vice City's first big "wow" moments for a 2002 player.
The seaplane. Floats on water, flies in air, serves as both a transit option and the only flyable airplane in the game. Spawns at the airport south of Viceport. The Skimmer is iconic for being playable air content — Vice City was the first GTA where you could actually fly meaningfully.
The Cuban gang's lowrider. Modified white Hermes with Cuban-flag colors. Tommy takes one over via the Cuban gang missions; it spawns in Little Havana after the relevant mission unlocks. The Cuban Hermes is one of several gang-affiliated vehicles in Vice City.
The standard utility helicopter. Spawns at the Hyman Memorial Stadium parking lot and several rooftops. The Maverick becomes the series's go-to chopper for the next two decades.
PANZER cheatVice City's vehicle catalog established conventions that persist:
The Cheetah specifically returns in every later GTA, including a confirmed appearance in GTA 6 marketing screenshots.
For per-vehicle entries, see the Vice City vehicles database.