Blista Compact

The Blista Compact is a two-door hatchback available in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and Grand Theft Auto IV. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars features a car similar to the Blista Compact, simply named the Blista. In GTA IV, the Blista Compact is manufactured by Dinka.

The Blista Compact is a separate car to the Blista minivan seen in Grand Theft Auto III, and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, although the hatchback implicitly takes its name from the minivan.

Description
The Blista Compact is a common car in the games it appears in, and is generally considered to be a satisfactory car, particularly useful for quick getaways and general evasive purposes. Its above-average speed, acceleration and handling make it a useful car in almost any situation.

Design
Unlike many other vehicles, the Blista Compact's design has remained almost exactly the same in all its appearances, apart from different engine sounds and minor cosmetic differences.

Like its design influence, the first generation Honda CR-X, the Blista Compact sports a hatchback design and a very small curb weight; in fact, the Blista Compact is easily the smallest and lightest passenger car in GTA Vice City (the Uranus is lighter in GTA IV).

The car has a two-tone paint job in GTA Vice City, with an always-black bottom half, but in later games was remodeled to feature a variety of colors in all-over and two-tone styles. In GTA IV, the Blista Compact may spawn with any combination of optional features, including a spoiler (body colored or matte black), sunroof, ground effects, twin exhaust pipes, or a body colored windshield banner. There are several burnt-out wreck versions of the Blista Compact.

Performance in GTA III Era
Since its introduction in GTA Vice City, the Blista Compact has usually been an impressive small sports car, capable of outrunning more rare and more expensive performance cars. In GTA Vice City Stories, however, the Blista Compact is slightly slower, and suffers from moderate oversteer. Blista Compacts all use front wheel drive, except in GTA Vice City Stories. This could be due to the fact that it is based on a 1984 model in GTA Vice City Stories, rather than a 1986 model.

Performance in GTA IV
In GTA IV, the Blista Compact is a true driver's car. It is powered by a high revving, twin cam 1.4L four-cylinder engine in an FF drivetrain layout, giving it a top speed of 150 mph (241 km/h). Thus makes the Blista Compact the seventh-fastest car in GTA IV. The smooth 5-speed transmission and light weight (weighing as much as an Air Tug at 1400kg, but being beaten out by the Uranus) means it accelerates from 0-100km/h in 7.4 seconds, also tying it with the Cognoscenti. The stiff suspension gives it taut handling, and paired with the fast acceleration and top speed, makes this little car fun to drive. Braking is relatively good, partly due to the light weight, but ABS is unavailable due to its age. Its turning radius is at 35 degrees. Due to its small wheels, stiff suspension, weight and small wheels, the ride is that you'd expect in a sports car. It is very firm but still somewhat settled, and in the world of GTA, can rollover from obstructions easily. The body is relatively resistant to collisions, and for its size and age the engine is durable, however it still cannot sustain much gunfire or collisions before the engine dies out or the car catches fire. All in all, the Blista Compact is one of the best two door vehicles in the game due to its performance, fun to drive nature, and accessibility. It is also very easy to park due to its high maneuverability.

In GTA IV, the Blista Compact is worth $1,500 at Stevie's garage, where Niko can bring the vehicle after completing all of his missions.

Modifications (GTA San Andreas)

 * Color (2 areas)
 * Hood
 * Vents
 * Exhausts
 * Nitro (all)
 * Roof
 * Spoilers
 * Side Skirts
 * Wheels
 * Car Stereo
 * Hydraulics

Notable owners

 * Jimmy (GTA IV) used to own a silver Blista Compact in GTA IV until it was stolen by Niko.
 * Jeff gives Niko a randomly coloured Blista Compact (with his dead wife's body laying in the rear seat) in his second random encounter. Jeff tells Niko to dump it in the river.
 * Vladimir Glebov once owned the Blista Compact that Niko stole from Jimmy in Clean Getaway.

Trivia

 * A Blista Compact can be found in Rockstar North's Manhunt.
 * In GTA IV half-built Blista Compacts appears as undrivable prop in few garages such as Brucie's Garage, Stevie's Garage, and inside an Auto workshop just north of the Sprunk Warehouse in Bohan.
 * There is also a glitch present with the Blista Compact, where you cannot shoot through the back window to kill the driver or passenger.
 * The Blista Compact is one of the four cars in GTA IV referred to by name, as a "silver Blista" during Clean Getaway, the others being the "shitty beige Willard" from It's Your Call, Gracie Ancelotti's pink Feltzer and the Romero used in Undertaker.
 * In GTA IV there it is a wrecked undrivable version of the Blista Compact without engine,seats,and with dented body
 * A car similar to the Blista Compact is shown in the trailer for Grand Theft Auto V
 * In GTA IV, on the back of the Blista Compact, there is a sign that says "Invariable Valve Timing".
 * Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is the only game from the GTA IV Era that indicates the hatchback as a "Blista", and not "Blista Compact".

Locations
GTA Vice City
 * While it isn't parked anywhere the Blista Compact can easily be found around Washington Beach and Downtown.

GTA San Andreas
 * Next to one of the radar towers at Easter Bay International Airport in San Fierro (only when wanted for export)
 * Usually seen in San Fierro and Las Venturas regions. Very frequently found in all of Los Santos.

GTA Vice City Stories
 * Parked by Sunshine Autos in Little Havana.
 * Found at the parking lot by the Hyman Memorial Stadium.
 * Parked at the Car Park, next to the Chunder Wheel, Vice Point.

GTA IV
 * A white Blista Compact is always found in front of the Comrades Bar at the beginning of the mission Ivan The Not So Terrible. This is most likely Jimmy's car from the previous mission for Vlad. It can be moved to the player's parking space just across the street, and the mission can be completed with another car.
 * Spawn all around Broker, but mostly Hove Beach, East Hook and BOABO.
 * Spawn around Chinatown, Algonquin.
 * Spawn around Bohan Industrial and Chase Point, Bohan
 * Spawn around Acter, Acter Industrial Park and Tudor, Alderney.
 * Spawn around Westdyke.
 * Spawn in traffic in Multiplayer.
 * Spawns when driving another 2-door.
 * Spawns at night while driving a beater Sabre or a Marbelle.

GTA Chinatown Wars
 * In the Rusty Schit Salvage yard in Northwood.
 * Spawns quite commonly in traffic.

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