Discover the best cars in Mafia: Definitive Edition, categorized by early, mid, and late game, plus race cars. Find real-world model inspirations for each in-game vehicle.
This guide details the best vehicles available throughout Mafia: Definitive Edition, categorized by when they become accessible in the game. It also provides real-world inspirations for many of the in-game car models.
Early Game Cars:
- Lassiter V16 Charon: A hearse with a roll bar but no roof. Its heavy weight is useful in chases. Features a coffin in the back. One can be found in front of the church in "The Priest."
- Schubert Extra Six
- Bolt V8: Includes Coupe and Fordor variants with hard tops.
Mid Game Cars:
- Silver Fletcher: A fast hard-top car, considered one of the best to save.
- Guardian Terraplane
- Thor 810 Sedan FWD
- Ulver
Late Game Cars:
- Lassiter V16 Fordor or Police: Fast, hard-top, and heavy.
- Bruno Speedster 851: Seats one, no top, making it vulnerable to rollovers and bullets.
- Celeste Marque 500: A good roadster, similar to the Bruno but with a soft top.
- Caesar 8C Mostro: No top.
- Trautenberg J: No top.
- Thor 812
Race Cars (FR/FRE):
- HotRod: Fast with good handling, also used as a taxi.
- Luciferion FWD: Fast with good handling, also used as a taxi.
- Crazy Horse: The fastest car, but wheels too easily, good for stunts.
- Black Metal 4WD: An armored car.
- Masseur Taxi: A good taxi.
Real-World Car Model Names:
The following are the real-world inspirations for the in-game vehicles:
- Bolt Ace: 1920-1925 Ford Model T
- Bolt Ace Runabout: Ford Model T Runabout (1924, 1923)
- Bolt Ace Coupe: Pontiac Coupe (1926), similar to 1929 Ford Model A Sport Coupe, 1926 Chevrolet Superior Series V Utility Coupe, 1926 Ajax Light Six 2 Door Sedan
- Bolt Ace Tudor: Ford Model T Tudor (1925, 1923)
- Bolt Ace Touring: Ford Model T Touring (1925, 1924, 1923)
- Bolt Ace Fordor: Ford Model T Fordor (1925)
- Bolt Ace Pickup: Ford Model T Pickup (1925, 1923)
- Bolt Model B:
- Bolt Model B Roadster: Ford Model A Roadster (1929, 1930, 1931)
- Bolt Model B Cabriolet: Ford Model A Cabriolet (1931)
- Bolt Model B Coupe: Chevrolet Coupe (1929, 1930)
- Bolt Model B Tudor: Ford Model A Tudor (1931)
- Bolt Model B Forder: Ford Model A Town Sedan (1929, 1930, 1931), similar to 1931 Dodge Fordor, 1926 Chevrolet Series V Superior
- Bolt Model B Pickup: Ford Model A Pickup (1931)
- Bolt Truck / Bolt Truck Covered: Ford AA truck (1930)
- Bolt Model B Delivery: Ford Model A Delivery (1930-1931)
- Bolt Ambulance: 1930-1931 Ford Model A Delivery
- Bolt Firetruck: Ford Model AA Firetruck (1928-1931), similar to 1931 Chevrolet Firetruck
- Bolt Hearse: Ford Model A Panel Body Hearse (1930-1931)
- Bolt V8: Ford V8 (Model 18 in 1932, Model 40 in 1933 & 1934)
- Bolt V8 Roadster: 1934 Ford Model 40 760 Cabriolet, with the roof of a 1934 Hudson Terraplane
- Bolt V8 Coupe: 1932 Ford Model A Coupe
- Bolt V8 Tudor: 1934 Ford Model 40 740 Victoria
- Bolt V8 Touring: 1933 Ford Phaeton
- Bolt V8 Fordor: 1934 Ford Fordor, similar to 1933 Chevrolet Eagle
- Schubert Six: 1931 Chevrolet Series AE Independence
- Schubert Extra Six: 1936-8 Chevrolet HB Master, with the grill of a 1936 Chevrolet DA Master, DC Standard
- Falconer: 1929 Willys Overland Whippet sedan
- Crusader Chromium Streak Tudor: 1936 Pontiac Silver-Streak Tudor
- Crusader Chromium Streak Fordor: 1936 Pontiac Silver-Streak Fordor (The Pontiac Deluxe had a straight-8 engine and was called the Silver-Streak because it had strips of stainless steel attached lengthwise on the engine hood.)
- Guardian Terraplane: 1934-5 Hudson (Terraplane?)
- Thor 810: 1936 Cord 810
- Thor 812: 1937 Cord 812
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