This really isn't just for the hotknife but by using this cheat you will see it around on the streets more often the cheat is:
up,L1,R1,Up,Right,Up,X,L2,X,L1
Basicly the cheat makes rare and fast cars appear more frequently and one of those cars is the hotknife.
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