THE ROAD TO SUCCESS

Your guide to Need For Speed’s toughest tracks

CITY ROUTE - THIRD SEGMENT

A commercial district with snaking s-bends, this segment starts with a straight where you should get your speed up by pushing the lower gears to their absolute limits. Mister X gets stuck in the district’s heavy traffic, so speed your way through it to leave him behind.

ALPINE ROUTE - SECOND SEGMENT

This tree-lined mountain pass opens with miles of asphalt spaghetti, so keep it in third and fourth gear, and ease off on the acceleration on the bad bends. Next, thread through the cars on the bridge in fifth before slowing down for the segment’s meandering tail end.

ALPINE ROUTE - THIRD SEGMENT

Sticking to the road is advised for this wintry segment, as its verges can be sheet ice. Limit yourself to third gear, except on the few short straights. If you’re trailing, look for Mister X spinning out on a bend and use this opportunity to take the lead and leave him out in the cold.

COASTAL ROUTE - SECOND SEGMENT

The hairpin bends on the initial stretch of this coastal mountain route are best taken in second gear, the subsequent rural straight allows you to get up to fifth and then it’s down to third for the tricky chicanes and fourth for the tunnel near the end of the segment.

COASTAL ROUTE - THIRD SEGMENT

A combination of mountains and forests that begins with a largely crooked cliff edge requiring hard acceleration in third gear with a few brief bursts into fourth. After the winding woodland road that follows is a long straight where you can put the pedal to the metal.