Left 4 Dead, by itself, comes loaded with a ton of objects for building beautiful urban, rural, and semi-rural environments. Collapsed fire escapes, destroyed concrete pillars, bails of hay, dead cows, and a plethora of objects that feel like they came right out of 1975. The vehicles are no different in this regard: they fit the theme perfectly. The newest of these vehicles is, according to filename properties, a 1995 sedan.

The first stage of Sprawling Terror takes place in an upper-middle-class neighborhood and, quite simply, the game’s shipped vehicles simply will not do in attempting to represent this atmosphere. So we sat down and began thinking about what types of vehicles we would like to see instead. A ton of ideas were thrown out originally, but we had to narrow the scope down some. A lot of the game’s default vehicles will be included throughout, but five new vehicles were slated to be created based on real-world models: A Volkswagen New Beetle, a Lexus RX, Hummer H3, Honda Odyssey, and Ford Focus. Basically a modest collection of the most generic vehicles we could think of.

Below is the final low-poly model of the “New Beetle”, before textures have been applied.

The wireframe is included just for flair. Keep an eye out for this one in garages and driveways throughout the campaign; just remember to keep your distance so you don’t accidentally set off the car alarm!