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• 2006 Era

Successfully complete the "Ransom" mission in the 1978 Era to unlock the 2006 Era.

• Andec Racer

Win the Jersey Racetrack race in 1978 on hard.

• Atlus Racer

Complete the Game.

• Bodysnatcher mode

This cheat is unlocked once you get 666 miles on your odometer. Once toggled on in the "cheat" screen you can become any pedestrian by simply melee attacking them.

• Bonsai Racer

Win the La Guardia race in 1978 on Medium.

• Brooklyn Racer

Win the Jersey Racetrack race in 1978 on Medium.

• Cheat codes excluding driving distance codes

At the start menu, enter one of the following codes:

Code	Effect
All Vehicles	CARSHOW
All Weapons	GUNRANGE
Invincibility	IRONMAN
Infinite Ammo	GUNBELT
Infinite Nitro	ZOOMZOOM
Indestuctable Cars	ROLLBAR
Free Garage	TOOLEDUP
Weak Cop Cars	KEYSTONE

• Collecting Stars

Collect the scattered golden stars throughout the map to unlock the following rewards.

Effect - Code

Double Ammunition - Capacity Collect 30 Stars
Double Car Durability - Collect 40 Stars
Free Vehicle Upgrades - Collect 50 Stars
Health Increase - Collect 10 Stars
Nitrous Increase - Collect 20 Stars

Note: Everything resets once you get to the 2006 era and collecting another 50 Stars will unlock the same attributes. (There are 100 total in the game)

• Completion bonuses

Successfully complete the game to unlock the Atlus Racer, Negotiator, Ram Raider, and the "Then & Now (Era) Change" option.

• Customize car

In the 1977 Era, go out of your safe house, then turn right. Then keep on straight until you find an alley way. In it you can find a place where you can customize your car with new wheels, body kit, side skirts, front, bumper, etc. Note: It is not available in the 2006 Era.

• DRIV3R reference

Go outside the building where you got shot by the corrupt policeman in the "Kidnap" mission in the 1978 Era. Use a gun to zoom in on the contents of the yellow dumpsters to see thrown away copies of DRIV3R.

• Driver references

Driver posters are visible on the walls of the 1978 safe house. Graffiti reading "Tanner Lives" can be seen on the walls of the 2006 safe house. Driver strategy guides are found on a magazine rack in police headquarters.

• Easy money

On your third mission where Ray asks you to collect $1,500 and deliver the money to his Auto Shop in La Guardia, enter the La Guardia Circuit Race. Win first place under any difficulty setting. Upon completion of the race, the Circuit will close and you will not be able to race again. Save the game (provided that the autosave feature is turned off) and restart the mission. The La Guardia Circuit Race will then be re-opened, but you will retain the money you won from the last race. Repeat this to continue earning as much money as desired. Once you have the money you need, return to Ray's Auto Shop and to the green marker to make upgrades to your cars. This makes it easier to win the La Guardia Races. To complete the mission and continue the game, have at least $1,500 and go to the yellow marker at Ray's Auto Shop at the start of the mission.

• Far Out (900 miles)

Permanent 'drugged' effect. Text message displayed: Far out cheat unlocked.

• Free Garage

The player can unlock the free garage by maxing out his cash counter at $99,999. Once this is filled it will unlock the free garage.

• Free parts and mods

Go to a garage and start a race. Before selecting the difficulty, go to your garage. Customize and repair all the cars your money will allow. Exit the garage and start the race. Once the race has begun, restart it. Your money will be returned, but all the mods and parts will remain. Note: The car you accept the race in cannot be modded for free. Also, the more money you have, the less you will have to repeat this trick.

• Hot Rod

Win the Driver GP Long Island Race in 2006.

• Invincibility

At the pause menu go to cheats and enter password steelman.

• Negotiator

You will see that another cheat about the negotiator vehicle being unlocked when you beat the game. If anyone wants to know the negotiator vehicle is the vehicle that Bishop is in when you face of to kill him. Yes that big tank thing. I beat it by entering the cheat for all weapons and invincible cars and just place a few rpgs in him, its quite easy.

• Negotiator Vehicle

Complete the Game.

• Night Night mode

Reach 700 miles on your odometer. This mode makes it night always.

• Prison Transport Bus

During the Jail Break mission, you must drive a prison transport to the prison. When you get there, a gate will open Stop in the way of the gate so that it cannot close, and do not completely enter. There should be a gray school bus to your left marked "Prison Transport System" on the side. Get into it, drive to the garage, and store it. Quickly get back to the prison and into the transport. The mission will continue as usual, but you ,ust break through the rest of the three gates yourself. They are easy to break; just drive through them. Note: This vehicle is only available once.

• Programmer references

Look on the newspapers blowing around the streets, taxi signs, the safe house dart board, and the safe house refrigerator door to see photos of the development team.

The Reflections logo can be seen as graffiti on some walls.

The Atari logo can be seen on a neon signs at Times Square.

• Ram Raider

Complete the Game.

• Raven Racer

Win the Driver GP Long Island Race in 1978.

• Real vehicle names

Most of the vehicles in the game are based on actual vehicles. The following is a list of the vehicles in the game from both eras and the name of their closest real-life counterpart. Note: All race vehicles in the game are modified versions of the standard models they are based on, and may not have a real-life counterpart.

1978 Era 2-Door

Fairwiew: Lincoln Towncar
Grand Valley: Chevy Bel Air
Rhapsody: AMC Gremlin / Honda Civic Hatchback
Rosalita: 74' Oldsmobile Delta 88
1978 Era 4-Door Sedan

Chauffeur: Lincoln Continental Limousine
Pangea: Pontiac Bonneville Wagon
Regina: Chevrolet Caprice Classic / 76' Oldmobile Delta 88 Royale
Zartex: Dodge 440 Police
1978 Era Commercial

Boldius: Peterbuilt Cab
City Bus: International Blue Bird
Courier: UPS truck
Delivery Van: Ford Econoline 350
Tow Truck: Ford F-350
1978 Era Muscle

Andec: Dodge Charger / 1967 Buick Skylark
Brooklyn: Ford Mustang GT350
Cerrano: 1970 Ford Mustang GT500
Cerva: 76' Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1978 Era Sports

Bonsai: 70' Nissan Skyline
Hot Rod: Ford Lowboy
Melizzano: Lamborgini Muira
Raven: Lotus Esprit / Vector W12
San Marino: Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
1978 Era Utility

Land Roamer: Ford Bronco
Boltus: Ford F150
Woody: 55' Ford 150
2006 Era 2-Door Sedan

Krammer: Dodge Neon
Miyagi: Ford Focus
2006 Era 4-Door Sedan

Atlas: Chrysler 300C
Colonna: Honda Accord
Prestige: Chrysler Sebring / Dodge Intrepid
Torrex: Ford Crown Victoria
2006 Era Commercial

Negotiator: APC
Refuse Truck: MACK truck
Saxon: Frieghtliner C120
School Bus: International Bluebird
2006 Era Motorcycle

Antilli VO3: Ducati Supersport 1000DS
2006 Era Sports

BX-9: Aston Martin DB9 Coupe
MX 2000: Masda RX-7
Teramo: Dodge Viper GTS-R / TVR Tuscan Speed-6
Zenda: Bugatti Veyron
2006 Era Utility

Indiana: Lexus RX300 / Volkswagen Touareg
Montara: Cadillac Escalade
Olympic: Chevy Suburban

• San Marino Racer

Win the Hunts points race in 1978 in first on Hard.

• Shortest Day mode

Reach 800 miles on your odometer. This mode makes a day last only 24 seconds.

• Stuntman reference

Stuntman posters are visible on the walls of the 1978 safe house.

• Then & Now (Era) Change Option

Complete the Game.

• Unlock Body Snatcher (666 miles)

Switch character skins cheat. Text message displayed: Body snatcher cheat unlocked, melee attack a pedestrian to activate.

• Unlock Night Night (700 miles)

Changes the time of day to be constantly night time. Text message displayed: Night night cheat unlocked.

• Unlock Shortest Day (800 miles)

Day and night cycle is speeded up; 1 second is 1 hour in the game. Text message displayed: Shortest day cheat unlocked.

• Weapons

Successfully complete the indicated mission to unlock the corresponding weapon:

Aust PUP: Gauntlet mission
Blaine: Home Wrecker mission
F70: Tailgate mission
Gangster: Tailgate mission
Grenade Launcher: Kidnap mission
L15: Jail Break mission
RPG: Shell Shock mission
Service 9: Last Chance mission
SF10: Guardian Angel mission