The Flash almost looked like a lifted SUV in early development.
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The Flash almost looked like a lifted SUV in early development.

A beta version of the Flash reportedly had much higher ground clearance, a single left-side muffler, and reused sports car wheels from GTA: Vice City — making it look far less sporty and proportionate than the final compact hatchback.

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Final GTA:SA Flash from the front: low, sporty hatchback — nothing like the awkward beta with its jacked-up stance.
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Final GTA:SA Flash from the front: low, sporty hatchback — nothing like the awkward beta with its jacked-up stance.

Definitive Edition front view keeps the final design, no trace of those Vice City wheels or single-side muffler from beta.
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Definitive Edition front view keeps the final design, no trace of those Vice City wheels or single-side muffler from beta.

Rear of the final version: dual exhaust, squat body — beta only had that lone left muffler sticking out.
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Rear of the final version: dual exhaust, squat body — beta only had that lone left muffler sticking out.

Fully modded front still sits low and mean; beta could never pull off these proportions.
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Fully modded front still sits low and mean; beta could never pull off these proportions.

Paintjob 1 on the final body: this sleek, ground-hugging look the tall beta could only dream of.
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Paintjob 1 on the final body: this sleek, ground-hugging look the tall beta could only dream of.

Paintjob 2 rides on that same final chassis — not the mismatched beta riding on borrowed Vice City rims.
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Paintjob 2 rides on that same final chassis — not the mismatched beta riding on borrowed Vice City rims.

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