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• Catch freeway racer

When you see a red target far away on the map, enable the "No damage" and "Unlimited nitro" cheats to reach them quickly. Turn off both cheats when you are about to race him to keep your reputation and money intact.

• Change sound of the CHP police car

Purchase a California Highway Patrol police car. Get the car you want it to sound like. Drive it out of the garage, then go back in and select the CHP police car. Exit the garage and the CHP police car should sound like the car that you just drove.

• Cheap Starts

Remember - this game is all about illegal street racing. Gassing it on "Go" will leave your opponents in the dust, and jumping the gun is allowed here without your opponents knowing what hit them. While waiting for green, do a burnout by flooring the gas while engaging the E-brake. Watch the countdown and release the E-brake early while there are three or four bars left in the countdown timer. With this technique, you’ll smoke your opponents off of the line each and every time.

• Cheats

Collect the hidden Rockstar barrels to unlock the corresponding cheat option. Enabling a cheat will stop your progress in Career mode and disable the earning of money and reputation from races.

Unlimited Nitro: 10 barrels
Never Damage Out: 20 barrels
Unlimited Special Abilities: 30 barrels
Top Down View: 40 barrels
No Police: 50 barrels
No Fines: 60 barrels

• Customization Unlocks

Do the amount of races required (DO NOT NEED TO WIN) for EACH of the vehicle class types to unlock their particalar customization upgrades. Tuners, Muscles, Luxury, Exotics, and Superbikes are the vehicle class types.

Unlockable	How to Unlock
Blowers	Do 45 races with a specific vehicle class.
Car Headlights or Motorcycle Bowls	Do 36 races with a specific vehicle class.
Car Spoilers or Motorcycle Tails	Do 18 races with a specific vehicle class.
Car Stereos or Motorcycle Tanks	Do 27 races with a specific vehicle class.
Exhausts	Do 45 races with a specific vehicle class.
Front Bumpers	Do 9 races with a specific vehicle class.
Front Seats	Do 27 races with a specific vehicle class.
Hoods	Do 36 races with a specific vehicle class.
Intercoolers	Do 45 races with a specific vehicle class.
Post Gauges	Do 27 races with a specific vehicle class.
Rear Bumpers	Do 18 races with a specific vehicle class.
Skirts	Do 9 races with a specific vehicle class.
Steering Wheels	Do 27 races with a specific vehicle class.
Taillights	Do 36 races with a specific vehicle class.
Widebody Kits	Do 45 races with a specific vehicle class.

• Drive with open doors

In the garage, modify your car. Go to the "Doors" selection to preview the door opening. Once it opens all the way, back out and then quickly X as soon as the menu appears. Your doors should now be stuck wide open. They will close if you select some options, mainly the "Doors" modifications. When you leave the garage, your doors should still be stuck open, and you can drive around with them in this position.

• Easy Highway Battle Wins

You can challenge various highway battlers to quick races by flashing them with your high beams when you’re on the freeway. Racers with red markers are considered the hardest, though you can smoke ‘em easily with this easy trick. Before starting a highway battle, build up lots of speed from behind the opponent. As you pass, flash your lights to start the race. You’ll blast by the opponent before he even thinks about accelerating, giving you an awesome advantage and an almost surefire win in the short race.

• Easy rank and money

Go to Arcade mode. Set the AI setting to "Easy". Set the traffic to "None". Disable power-ups. To earn money; make sure you do not finish in last place.

• Everything is free

Successfully complete Career mode.

• Finding collectibles without police interference

To search through malls or other places without cops being called in to investigate, go to any garage and select any vehicle for a test drive.

• Get rid of police

Use the following trick to get rid of the police when doing a race. Finish the race, then enable the "No police" cheat, then turn it off again. The police will disappear and will not have any effect on anything you do afterward.

• Hydraulics and air bags

To unlock hydraulics and air bags, you must join the Rockstar Social Club, link to your Gamertag, then complete four of the twelve "Driving Test" achievements listed on the website. Doing so will unlock hydraulics/air bags for your Gamertag, even if you totally restart the game. If you already have four of them completed, just joining the Rockstar Social Club and linking your Gamertag will unlock your hydraulics and air bags.

• Infinite Nitrous

To unlock the infinite nitrous cheat, which can’t be used in career mode or other REP-earning missions, find ten Rockstar collectibles strewn around the game.

• Karol Garage partner mission

Earn the "Idol" rank (33,500 Reputation).

• Rank Unlocks

Unlockable	How to Unlock
Group 2 Vehicles	Gain "Student Driver" Rank By Earning 2,000 Reputation
Group 3 Vehicles	Gain "Racer" Rank By Earning 8,060 Reputation
Group 4 Vehicles	Gain "Champion" Rank By Earning 16,500 Reputation
Karol Garage Partner Mission	Gain "Idol" Rank By Earning 33,500 Reputation
Level 1 Performance Upgrades For Group 1 Vehicles	Gain "Navigator" Rank By Earning 800 Reputation
Level 1 Performance Upgrades For Group 2 Vehicles	Gain "Driver" Rank By Earning 5,600 Reputation
Level 1 Performance Upgrades For Group 3 Vehicles	Gain "Elite Racer" Rank By Earning 13,700 Reputation
Level 1 Performance Upgrades For Group 4 Vehicles	Gain "Savant" Rank By Earning 22,760 Reputation
Level 2 Performance Upgrades For Group 1 Vehicles	Gain "Rookie" Rank By Earning 3,610 Reputation
Level 2 Performance Upgrades For Group 2 Vehicles	Gain "Veteran" Rank By Earning 10,760 Reputation
Level 2 Performance Upgrades For Group 3 Vehicles	Gain "Legend" Rank By Earning 19,540 Reputation
Level 2 Performance Upgrades For Group 4 Vehicles	Gain "Hero" Rank By Earning 26,160 Reputation

• South Central DLC Trophies

Complete each condition to get the allotted Trophies. There are 8 Bronze Trophies and 2 Silver Trophies.

Trophy	How to unlock
Been there, Done That ( Silver points )	Finish the South Central career
Big Ballin' ( Bronze points )	Win 10 races in an SUV
Brother Time ( Bronze points )	Complete the 3 missions for the South Central time trial
Easier than the Hills ( Bronze points )	Complete the South Central tournament
Goin' South ( Bronze points )	Meet the South Central Mechanic
GOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!!!! ( Silver points )	Finish all South Central Goal Attacks
Low Ballin' ( Bronze points )	Win 10 races in a Low Rider
Money for nothing ( Bronze points )	Complete the South Central Wager Mission
Sign Here ( Bronze points )	Complete 10 deliveries in South Central
South Central Test Drive ( Bronze points )	Take 1 South Central vehicle out for a test drive

• Trophies

Complete the following tasks to unlock PlayStation3 trophy rewards.

Trophy	How to unlock
Anger Management ( Bronze )	Unlock Level 3 Agro.
Competitive Glory ( Silver )	Win each of the 4 tournaments at least one time.
Crossing the Line ( Bronze )	Finish 50 races online.
Destroyer of Worlds ( Silver )	Successfully destroy 15 opponent vehicles using the Payback vehicle at the Beaches garage.
Everyone's a Critic ( Bronze )	Rate 25 rides online.
Father Time ( Bronze )	Completely unlock a time trial by completing all 3 missions.
Getting Off the Bench ( Bronze )	Enter an online cruise and join a proposed race.
Go on Green ( Bronze )	Win 15 Red Light Races.
Have Car, Will Travel ( Silver )	Drive a total of 5,000 miles, including any miles driven online or offline.
Hear me Roar! ( Bronze )	Unlock Level 3 Roar.
Here for a Pickup ( Silver )	Successfully deliver 15 vehicles out of the Hollywood garage.
How Exotic ( Silver )	Beat the Exotic Champ.
In the Lap of... ( Silver )	Beat the Luxury Champ.
It's How You Play The Game ( Silver )	Finish 300 offline races. Winning is not required.
Jordan Jumpman ( Bronze )	Spend more than 10 minutes in the air. Brought to you by jordan brand.
Just Get A Motorcycle ( Silver )	In a car, drive a cumulative total of 50 miles on 2 wheels.
Master Thief ( Silver )	Steal 80 flags while playing Capture the Flag or other battle matches.
Mild Dedication ( Bronze )	In Goal Attack, complete every goal for one race.
Name that Tuner ( Silver )	Beat the Tuner Champ.
Neither Bird nor Plane ( Bronze )	Travel 1020 feet in a single jump.
Out On Bail ( Bronze )	Evade the police successfully when they are in pursuit.
Paparazzi ( Bronze )	Save 16 photos to your photo album.
Postman ( Silver )	Deliver 100 flags in Capture the Flag or other battle matches.
Rags To Riches ( Silver )	Have $1 million dollars in the bank while playing in Los Angeles.
Ranking Up ( Silver )	Win 20 Tiered Matches online.
Retire the Master ( Silver )	Beat the City Champ.
Saving Los Angeles ( Bronze )	Enter the Race Editor, create a race, and then save it.
Set To Stun ( Bronze )	Unlock Level 3 EMP.
Streaker ( Bronze )	Win 5 races in a row offline.
T-Mobile myFaves ( Bronze )	Join an online game with 5 of your friends. Stay Connected with MyFaves from T-Mobile.
The Basics ( Bronze )	Complete one of the missions you receive in the mission log.
The Completist! ( Platinum )	Unlock the Platinum trophy by unlocking all other trophies.
The Winner ( Silver )	Win 180 offline races.
True Dedication ( Gold )	All Goal attacks must be unlocked and every goal for every race completed.
Turn in the Work ( Bronze )	Submit a vehicle to Rate My Ride.
Two Wheels of Fury ( Silver )	Beat the Motorcycle Champ.
Uncle Time ( Bronze )	Finish the first mission for each of the 4 time trials.
Unicycle ( Silver )	Drive a cumulative total of 50 miles while doing a wheelie on a motorcycle.
Waldo's Still Missing ( Silver )	Find all the collectables in Los Angeles.
Wanted Man ( Bronze )	Pull over while the police are in 'pull over' mode, then drive away during the ticketing cutscene.
What's a Speed Limit? ( Bronze )	Win 15 dynamic freeway races.
Where in the World? ( Bronze )	Find half of the collectables in Los Angeles.
Who Made This? ( Bronze )	Enter a Race Editor Race online.
Winning With Less ( Bronze )	Win 10 races on a motorcycle.
World's Strongest ( Silver )	Beat the Muscle Champ.
Zoning Out ( Bronze )	Unlock Level 3 Zone.

• Wrong model number announced

While driving around in the Saleen S302, whenever the cops have a search going on for you listen closely. The police will refer to the S302 as the S281, from the previous model year of the Saleen Mustang.