Because GTA San Andreas (which introduced official car customization) was still a PlayStation 2 exclusive or freshly ported to PC in 2005, modders took matters into their own hands. They injected this massive tuner subculture directly into the PC version of Vice City , resulting in the "Extreme Tuning 2005" edition. Key Features of the Extreme Tuning Mod

The goal was to push the limits of how low the car could go, sometimes requiring players to hover their cars over surfaces or drive them at high speeds over ramps to test the physics.

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Extreme Tuning 2005 became the budget alternative to EA's offering. It allowed you to drift through Little Havana with a massive carbon fiber wing on a Testarossa while listening to "Self Control" by Laura Branigan. That juxtaposition—1986 music with 2005 tuner culture—was utterly unique.

Date: November 2005