Beta Vehicles in GTA IV

This article lists cut vehicles and vehicle changes in Grand Theft Auto IV, The Ballad of Gay Tony and The Lost and Damned.

These vehicles and/or their changes may be found in the files, in screenshots, or via audio. For example, handling codes, models, or other forms of coding may remain in the files, or audio of vehicles and their names can also be found.

Name Changes
Numerous vehicles' names were changed through development.

Beta Vehicles

 * Desperado
 * Previon
 * Majestic
 * Bullock
 * Barony
 * Fighter
 * Hunter
 * Biff (variant)
 * Admiral (variant)
 * Coach
 * Dodo
 * Andromada
 * S.W.A.T.
 * Robin
 * Police Boxville
 * EXT
 * Ice Cream Truck
 * Trawler

Spawnable Vehicles

 * Brickade
 * Schafter

Vehicle Changes

 * The Stockade and Enforcer both had an openable side-door. The side door is seen opened in a beta screenshot of the Enforcer, and is also separate in the models' hierarchies.
 * The Enforcer appeared to have a different livery, bearing Liberty City Police Department text on the sides and emblems on the doors, as seen in a beta screenshot.
 * The Merit originally had different headlights, as seen during the Things Will Be Different game trailer.

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 * The Faggio's mirrors would have originally been an extra component, spawning randomly instead of permanently, however a mis-spelling of the part's name causes them to remain permanent.
 * Vehicles had more intense reflections.Beta_Reflection.jpeg
 * There were meant to be flyable planes and jets, however, according to a Q&A by Rockstar Games, they were cut because the map was too small.
 * There was a helicopter with only two propellers and a design which looked just like the Police Maverick but with no LCPD logos on the side. This could have been an earlier version of the Police Maverick or Maverick, although it is unlikely because the design is not similar in any way.
 * The Coach from the 2D and 3D games was supposed to appear, but was cut for unknown reasons. It can be seen on the Higgins Helitours commercial on in-game TV. Its design was reused for Grand Theft Auto V's Dashound.
 * The handling of the Dodo, Andromada, and S.W.A.T. from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas can be found inside the game files.
 * A new jet, called the Fighter, was supposed to appear, but was removed. Only its handling remains.
 * The Previon and Majestic from GTA: San Andreas both have unused police scanner audio referring to them.
 * Unused police scanner audio suggests that the Buffalo was already planned to be in the main game.
 * On "I'm Rich" an unnamed SUV (possibly a beta Landstalker) and a private jet resembling the Shamal can be seen, but are absent from the actual game.
 * Eight choppers from The Lost and Damned were already planned to be in the game. They still exist in the game files.
 * The Tow Truck from The Lost and Damned was cut. There is a photo in which Niko seems to be driving a Tow Truck, which suggests that the vehicle was already planned to be in the main game.
 * The Elegant from GTA San Andreas was cut.
 * The Police Cruiser sported a different set of tires and/or wheels, as seen during one of the trailers. They appear to be much higher profile.
 * What appears to be a NOOSE Boxville can be seen during the official Grand Theft Auto IV trailer, in the background. It is likely another police vehicle, likely the Enforcer, behind a parked Boxville, however, it remains unknown.
 * As seen in the first trailer, ferries were supposed to be featured in the game, but were cut.

The Lost and Damned

 * An "admiral2" and "biff2" exist within the game files.
 * Mentions of the Rhino exist, although it is absent from the final game.
 * Based on the beta models found in the files of the original game, the Daemon, Diabolus, Hexer, and Nightblade had their names written on them.
 * The Angel had side panniers.

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 * The Skylift originally resembled its real life counterpart, the Sikorsky S-64 "Skycrane", more closely. This can be seen in the first trailer.
 * A large armored truck, the Brickade, exists within the game files, but is unused.
 * A vehicle named Robin was also cut; only its handling remains.
 * There's an unused unmodified version of the second generation Schafter in the game files, which lacks the side skirts, custom bumpers, two twin exhausts, and standard rims and comes with a stock grille.