Alpha

"Blending modern performance and design with the classic luxury styling of a stately car, the Alpha is sleek, sexy and handles so well you'll forget you're driving it. Which could be a problem at 150 mph..."

- Legendary Motorsport description.

The Alpha is a sport coupé featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto V, and Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Business Update. It is manufactured by Albany in the HD Universe.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Resembling a (a North American captive import of the  with slight styling differences), the Alpha is designed with a sporty and modern body design, implying the vehicle is one of the newest models in its time, but the curves make the Alpha resemble the. Perhaps coincidentally, the rear end of the Alpha resembles that of an, as well as the name. The vehicle is also depicted with a rather large body compared to the Super GT (despite the fact that the main real life inspirations for the Alpha and Super GT are related).

The Alpha features rounded lights, two doors and a black strip on the rear trunk lid/hatch, as well as a fuel cap on the passenger side. The vehicle spawns in a variety of primary colors on the body.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
In Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, the Alpha resembles the concept, with a few cues from other models including the  and. The headlights are pointed in the opposite direction than modern Cadillac vehicles. The rear fascia, most notably the taillights, are inspired by the  and the entire rear fascia in general slightly resembles the.

The Alpha assumes a similar two-door layout from its previous iteration, but leans more towards a luxury approach and having a slightly enlarged body. The front bumper is rather curved and has a set of three intakes, with the middle one being slightly narrower and bearing a chrome finish around, while the upper area has a large grille with an horizontal element and also having a chrome finish around both halves, with a circular section on the center bearing the Albany logo. The sections beside the grille house a set of modern headlights, consisting of circular units in a vertical positioning and modern LED-like strips at the bottom. The hood is relatively simple and has two body lines starting from the grille and reaching towards the A-pillars of the cabin, with three additional smoother lines.

On the sides, the car assumes a rather basic design, where it features silver/chrome strips on the front fenders bearing the Albany badging, as well as discreet exit vents between the front arches and the doors, creating a slightly concave formation passing through the doors. The doors themselves also have chrome strips aligned with the ones on the fenders and chrome horizontal door handles, while the rear portion is defines by body lines that become sharper as they approach to the rear end, creating upper surfaces next to the trunk area. The greenhouse area makes use of silver/chrome trim around the side windows and black separations separating the door windows and the rear-quarter windows, as well as small mirror wings near the A-pillars. The trunk lid appears to be similar to the hood, having two body lines connected to the roof lines of the cabin and three additional smoother lines.

The rear of the car is distinguished by the third brake light on the trunk lid and the tail lights on the outer edges, each one having large red main/turning lights and smaller brake/reverse lights. The section below the trunk lid is occupied by a silver/chrome strip, an inset portion holding the license plate and the Albany badging on the passenger side. The rear bumper is relatively simple and houses an exit vent on the center and two rectangular exhaust tips beside it. In the enhanced version, the car shares the same interior as the 9F and the Rapid GT.

Most of its bodywork and the interior stitching are painted with the primary color, while the bottom part of the rear bumper and the circular portion where the front badge is located are painted with the secondary color (always set to black in the case of examples found on streets). Its wheels sport a unique rim design, being 5-spoke split rims with a wider end.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
The Alpha is powered by what sounds like an underpowered V8, combined with a five-speed gearbox. The stiff suspension, combined with ineffective street tires cause the Alpha to fishtail wildly when under hard throttle or exiting a corner. The Alpha's flimsy construction makes it a poor choice for police chases and evading rival gangs. The car is also a two-door, so only one gang member can ride with CJ. Top speed is mediocre for a sports car, placed even lower than the Euros, the slowest of the super cars. An excellent driver, however, can trounce even the almighty Infernus in street races. The Alpha is chosen as the player's car for the San Fierro Fastlane street race, which to many gamers, is the most difficult race in the game. The Alpha's drifting personality and poor construction make the uphill sections treacherous, catching the lead Uranus a chore, and even when successful in doing so, keeping the car in one piece for the remainder of the race is a nightmare. Overall, the Alpha is a poor choice for new drivers and an excellent choice for expert drivers looking for a challenge.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
The Alpha is powered by a single-cam V8, assumed by the engine cover. The website further supports the apparent V8, stating it is a 4.3 liter V8 pushing 500hp. The vehicle's top speed is high, with decent acceleration but below-average launch speed due to a combination of high weight, rear wheel drive, and a high-power engine producing wheel-spin from a standing start. Braking is very good despite the car's weight. Handling is smooth, with a slight tendency to oversteer when cornering at high speeds that can be countered fairly easily. The car's overall performance is very good, making it a fun car to drive. In races, it is outclassed by other cars in the sports category.

The engine sound is relatively low-revving, similar to the Jackal and the Police Cruiser.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
The Alpha can only be modified at TransFender.


 * The Transfender in Las Venturas charges 20% more for each modification except colors.

GTA Online: Import/Export
3 heavily modified variants of the Alpha may appear in Vehicle Cargo source missions. Each variant has a unique license plate number, colour combination and different set of bodywork modifications.

Business DLC Saloon Modded
Pre-modified variants of the Alpha can be seen driving around Los Santos randomly. The following two sets may spawn only in story mode. The vehicles appear in set color sets with the same modifications.

See Scenario Locations for spawn locations.

Los Santos Customs Modded Single Player
Like the randomly spawning modified Alphas, two sets of Alphas may spawn outside Los Santos Customs, pre-modified. These again only spawn in single player. The vehicles appear in set color sets with the same modifications. They will not spawn with any of the default extra components. These variants are named "LS_CUSTOMS_MODDED_SP" and use the exact same modifications and colors as the Business DLC Saloon Modded sets.

See Scenario Locations for spawn locations.

Epsilon Modded
A modified variant occasionally spawns at the Epsilon Building in the north side gated area during evening hours, however it pointedly does not have the signature Epsilon 'baby blue' color scheme, instead it sports a metallic Light Blue paintjob for both primary and secondary colors with a blue wheel color that is not found in the color list to match.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

 * The Alpha is used in the mission Zeroing In for Cesar Vialpando, as part of the Wang Cars asset strand. Carl must follow the driver of a Uranus in the Alpha for it to be put in the Wang Cars showroom. Carl performs a PIT maneuver on the car, forcing the driver to leave the car. Carl then hops into the Uranus and takes it back to the garage in Doherty.
 * The Alpha is used in a race which can be accessed behind the Wang Cars showroom, just near the Pay 'n' Spray. The race, named "San Fierro Fast lane", pits Carl against three other racers to race around the northeastern area of San Fierro.

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * Vehicle Cargo
 * This vehicle may be selected randomly as a standard-class target source vehicle from SecuroServ during Vehicle Cargo missions with one of three variations: V1S1ONRY, L0NG80Y and R31GN.
 * This vehicle is classed as a Standard-Range vehicle.
 * Alpha "V1S10NRY" is part of the 4-vehicle "Molten Metal" Vehicle Cargo Collection.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

 * Spawns around Los Santos and Las Venturas, especially around the richer areas.
 * Spawns on the strip in Las Venturas.
 * Sometimes spawns in Prickle Pine in Las Venturas.
 * Sometimes spawns in Vinewood, Los Santos.
 * Spawns around Paradiso in San Fierro.

Grand Theft Auto V

 * Original Version
 * Available in every garage for all the protagonists.
 * Enhanced Version
 * Spawns around Los Santos, especially in the richer areas such as Rockford Hills.
 * May sometimes be found in Vespucci Beach.

The Alpha is part of four, " ", " ", " " and " ". The first allows heavily modified Alphas, among many other modified cars to spawn outside Los Santos Customs, as well at other locations, and the second and third are strictly for the Alpha to spawn in specific locations. The fourth model set allows a baby-blue Alpha to spawn outside the Epsilon Building.
 * Scenarios (enhanced version)

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * Can be purchased from Legendary Motorsport for $150,000.

General

 * When entered, the default radio station in the Alpha is:
 * GTA San Andreas: Radio X.
 * GTA V: Radio Los Santos, The Lab or West Coast Classics.
 * Alpha is the first letter of the alphabet and is often used to show the dominance of something or someone, therefore expressing the vehicle's quality.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

 * The Alpha will not appear if the "Traffic is Fast Cars" cheat is enabled, even though the Alpha is, indeed, a very fast vehicle.
 * It could be possible that the Alpha used in the mission Zeroing In belongs to Zero as it is parked outside the garage after the cutscene and is the possible mode of transport for Zero from his shop to the garage.
 * Sometimes, the Alpha reaches very high speed (225 km/h+), especially in Las Venturas and San Fierro, due to a common bug that makes vehicles in cities outside of Los Santos to be way faster than normal: this also happens with Infernus, ZR-350, and Euros.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online

 * The car resembles a, which rides on GM's Alpha platform, hence why the name Alpha was likely used for this car.
 * Interestingly, the Alpha is badged with the old Albany logo, which is a silver crown.
 * Another car, the Roosevelt, is much older than the Alpha but uses the new logo.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online

 * The engine hitbox seems to be located at the back of the vehicle despite the actual engine being at the front. This results in certain oddities such as damage smoke being emitted from the mid-rear of the vehicle and shooting the trunk setting fire to the engine.
 * The Alpha is displayed as a Benefactor vehicle when:
 * Entering any Los Santos Customs or other mod shop.
 * When wanted, by the police scanner.
 * There is a black smudge near the right exhaust. This is more noticeable when putting a different secondary color other than black.

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