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How to Unlock Cars and Cosmetic Items in Need for Speed Unbound

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With a game as large as Need for Speed Unbound, there is a lot to unlock as you race, explore, and outrun the cops. But the best thing about a title like this is the free things you can unlock just for playing. The question is, what do you need to do to achieve this? Well, we can explain how to unlock cars and cosmetic items in Need for Speed Unbound!

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How to Unlock Cars and Cosmetic Items in Need for Speed Unbound

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When it comes to unlocking some awesome stuff at the price of just playing, there are a couple of ways of doing so. The first and most in-your-face way is going to be by completing the weekly Qualifiers.

To get to a qualifier, you’ll need to complete the week of events leading up to it and then, of course, qualify when you actually play the Qualifier event on Saturday nights. Once done, the car listed as the reward will be added to your garage of vehicles to drive.

Related: Where to Find Gas Stations and How They Work in Need for Speed Unbound

If you don’t want to wait for those big car rewards, then you can actually unlock cars as well as cosmetic items for your vehicles and character by completing the various challenges that the game throws your way. Each challenge has its own parameters of what needs to be done in order to successfully complete it in order to obtain the reward associated with it.

From my experience, challenges aren’t too difficult to complete and most are either based on your progression or can be done quickly, such as taking out 5 cops. The cool thing about challenges is that you can track them so that you’re aware of your progress, as well as check out each different type of challenge offered currently.

Every Challenge Type in Need for Speed Unbound

Story – This has to do with your story progression.

Skill – This comes down to how well you perform.

Activities – This has to do with the Activities you’ve completed that are located around Lakeshore.

Collectibles – This one has to do with your progress in how many Collectibles you’ve found so far.

Well, that’s really all there is to know about how to unlock cars and cosmetic items in Need for Speed Unbound! If this helped you out, then be sure to check out some of our other helpful guides too, such as “All Events and How to Unlock Them in Need for Speed Unbound”.

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Nathaniel Litt
Hi! I'm Nathaniel; Star Wars nerd, musician, and active daydreamer. When it comes to gaming, I'll try anything at least once. My mains though are FPS, Action-Adventure, and Puzzle-Platformers.