Scrapped Vehicles is a page dedicated to documenting every vehicle design or idea that was scrapped during the development of every Twisted Metal game, be it actual in-game models or just concept art. This list does not include early designs of vehicles that made the cut.
The list is currently incomplete.
Twisted Metal (1995)[]
Predator Car. Shown in Sweet Tour and the Dark Past documentary.
Futuristic Bike. Shown in Sweet Tour mode.
Limousine. Part of an old collection of Twisted Metal wallpapers from PlayStation Underground, which featured concept art.
Twisted Metal 2[]
Sweet Tooth-themed Helicopter Boss. Shown in Sweet Tour.
Bus concept.
Firetruck concept. From the Sweet Tour mode.
Golf cart concept with Sweet Tooth on it.
Golf cart concept shown in Sweet Tour.
Twisted Metal III[]
Twisted Metal: Black[]
Pickup (November 1999). Shown in Sweet Tour. Later used for Harbor City.
![A cross between the pickup design and a tow truck design (March 2000).[1]](/wiki/File:TMBPickupTowTruckArt.png "TMBPickupTowTruckArt.png (2.37 MB)")
![Limousine (February 2000).[1]](/wiki/File:TMBLimoConcept.png "TMBLimoConcept.png (1.82 MB)")
Limousine (February 2000).[1]
![Rolls Royce. Seems to be wedding-themed (February 2000).[1]](/wiki/File:RollsRoyce.png "RollsRoyce.png (2.07 MB)")
Rolls Royce. Seems to be wedding-themed (February 2000).[1]
![Another Rolls Royce design (March 2000).[1]](/wiki/File:RollsRoyce2.png "RollsRoyce2.png (2 MB)")
Another Rolls Royce design (March 2000).[1]
![Bus. Shown in Sweet Tour (November[?] 1999).](/wiki/File:TMBBus.png "TMBBus.png (118 KB)")
Bus. Shown in Sweet Tour (November[?] 1999).
Another bus design. Shown in Sweet Tour.
USA Tank. Shown in Sweet Tour
Thumper (February 2000).
Twisted Metal: Small Brawl[]
Grasshopper. Turned into Warthog later on.
Twisted Metal: Harbor City[]
Old Pickup. Originally a concept art from Black.
Twisted Metal: Harbor City or Head-On (Unclear)[]
These concepts were posted to Art Wanted in March 2004 by artist Donald Yatomi (concept artist for Head-On, Harbor City, and 2012). The date suggests that they were created either for Harbor City or Head-On, but it's unclear which one.
![AMC Pacer.[2]](/wiki/File:AMCPacer.jpg "AMCPacer.jpg (60 KB)")
AMC Pacer.[2]
![John Deere Tractor.[3] Also shown in Sweet Tour.](/wiki/File:JohnDeereTractor.jpg "JohnDeereTractor.jpg (59 KB)")
John Deere Tractor.[3] Also shown in Sweet Tour.
![Limousine Boss.[4] Also shown in Sweet Tour.](/wiki/File:LimousineBoss.jpg "LimousineBoss.jpg (54 KB)")
Limousine Boss.[4] Also shown in Sweet Tour.
![Meter Maid Interceptor.[5] Also shown in Sweet Tour.](/wiki/File:MeterMaidInterceptor.jpg "MeterMaidInterceptor.jpg (53 KB)")
Meter Maid Interceptor.[5] Also shown in Sweet Tour.
Twisted Metal PS3[]
![Parade Float. Was supposed to work like Juggernaut, with different players controlling different parts of the vehicle.[6]](/wiki/File:TM2012ParadeFloat.png "TM2012ParadeFloat.png (1.16 MB)")
Parade Float. Was supposed to work like Juggernaut, with different players controlling different parts of the vehicle.[6]
![Tanker. Unused vehicle found in the game's files.[7]](/wiki/File:TM2012Tanker.png "TM2012Tanker.png (1.56 MB)")
Tanker. Unused vehicle found in the game's files.[7]
![Unused boss.[8]](/wiki/File:TM2012UnusedBoss.png "TM2012UnusedBoss.png (451 KB)")
Unused boss.[8]
![Method of defeating the unused boss.[9]](/wiki/File:TM2012UnusedBoss2.png "TM2012UnusedBoss2.png (88 KB)")
Method of defeating the unused boss.[9]
![Unused "Bagger" boss. Parts of its idea were later used for the Carnival of Carnage.[10]](/wiki/File:TM2012BaggerBossConcept.jpg "TM2012BaggerBossConcept.jpg (3.39 MB)")
Unused "Bagger" boss. Parts of its idea were later used for the Carnival of Carnage.[10]
Unknown[]
It's currently unknown which games these vehicle designs belonged to.
![White Widow. First posted by artist Donald Yatomi on Art Wanted on June 29th 2005. Also shown in Sweet Tour. According to Yatomi: "I believe it was an early concept pitch for Twisted Metal. Between PSP and PS3"[11] [12] [13]](/wiki/File:WhiteWidow.jpg "WhiteWidow.jpg (329 KB)")
![Phantom Tank. Posted to Art Wanted in May 2005 by artist Donald Yatomi.[14] Also shown in Sweet Tour.](/wiki/File:PhantomTank.jpg "PhantomTank.jpg (62 KB)")
Phantom Tank. Posted to Art Wanted in May 2005 by artist Donald Yatomi.[14] Also shown in Sweet Tour.
![Contra-Rotating Propeller Attachment. Posted to Art Wanted in January 2005 by artist Donald Yatomi (Head-On, Harbor City, 2012).[15]](/wiki/File:RotorAttachment.jpg "RotorAttachment.jpg (70 KB)")
Contra-Rotating Propeller Attachment. Posted to Art Wanted in January 2005 by artist Donald Yatomi (Head-On, Harbor City, 2012).[15]
Another version of the previous concept. Shown in Sweet Tour.
Police truck. From the Art of Twisted Metal Booklet.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.artstation.com/artwork/rAeDVa
- ↑ https://artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?id=75966
- ↑ https://artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?id=75967
- ↑ https://www.artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?id=75965
- ↑ https://www.artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?id=75963
- ↑ https://x.com/davidscottjaffe/status/1252742490815229953
- ↑ https://youtu.be/QZglGGohUwc?si=7xBTR0loOTxDtkR2&t=528
- ↑ https://www.weststudio.com/project/twisted-metal
- ↑ https://conceptartworld.com/news/twisted-metal-concept-art-by-tyler-west/
- ↑ https://www.artstation.com/artwork/3o39kB
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/donaldyatomiart/p/CswSvCNRizT/
- ↑ https://www.artstation.com/artwork/NybOqd
- ↑ https://artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?id=208336
- ↑ https://artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?id=196043
- ↑ https://artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?id=155801