Cabbie

The Cabbie is one of the two taxis featured in GTA III era games (See: Taxi), although the original design from this taxi is taken from GTA 1. It is inspired by 1974-1981 Checker Cabs.

In Grand Theft Auto III, the Cabbie has a series of black and white squares running in a line from the front to the rear of the car.

In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, it is the most common taxi. Vice City also features an operational taxi service, taking a formerly wasted or busted player to the last mission trigger.

In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, the cabbie is back again, being virtually the same as the previous ones.

Trivia

 * Completing the Kaufman Cabs asset in GTA Vice City unlocks the special Zebra Cab - a souped-up Cabbie.

From Grand Theft Wiki, a Wikia wiki.