Upgrades are categorized by quality (Rookie, Pro, Super, Elite, Ultimate). Some parts also shift your car's handling toward Race , Drift , Off-Road , or Road .

For the first time in the series, you can swap entire engines into older cars to keep them competitive against modern supercars.

Safehouses are your save points and hubs. Driving through a Gas Station will instantly repair your car's damage (limited to three repairs per night). Car Customization and Tuning

Above Heat Level 3, police units become significantly faster and more durable. Avoid head-on collisions and use sharp turns to break their line of sight.

is an open-world racing game set in the neon-soaked Palm City , where the gameplay is split between legal daytime racing and high-stakes illegal street racing at night. Getting Started: The Day/Night Cycle