The garage

Six fictional cars. They differ in mass, wheelbase, power, throttle response and grip, and you can feel every one of those differences mid-slide. The Finch is yours immediately; the other five unlock by playing. Nothing here can be bought.

Open the 3D garage

The six cars

Finch

A short, upright hatch with moderate power and predictable transitions. It tells you what it is about to do.

Starter: available now

Mass: 1,050 kg
Wheelbase: 2.45 m
Drive: 6.4 kN

Meridian

A fastback coupe whose power arrives progressively, so throttle steering feels like a dial rather than a switch.

Unlocks at 300 credits

Mass: 1,250 kg
Wheelbase: 2.60 m
Drive: 8.4 kN

Brisk

A tiny open two-seater. It changes direction instantly and rewards tidy, precise transitions — and punishes lazy hands.

Unlocks at 900 credits

Mass: 900 kg
Wheelbase: 2.25 m
Drive: 6.6 kN

Longbow

A long-nosed grand tourer. Slow to rotate, slower to snap, and wonderfully steady once it is sideways through a long corner.

Unlocks at 1,600 credits

Mass: 1,420 kg
Wheelbase: 2.92 m
Drive: 9.6 kN

Foundry

A broad-shouldered saloon with instant torque. Too much throttle and it keeps rotating; measured inputs make it majestic.

Unlocks at 2,600 credits

Mass: 1,680 kg
Wheelbase: 2.84 m
Drive: 13.8 kN

Vector

A low mid-engined wedge with the most power and the least help. Faster in skilled hands, not automatically better.

Unlocks at 4,000 credits

Mass: 1,320 kg
Wheelbase: 2.66 m
Drive: 13.6 kN

Full specification

Every figure is the one the handling model uses
Car	Mass	Wheelbase	Front weight	Drive force	Throttle response	Grip F / R	Steering lock	Stability aid	Role
Finch	1,050 kg	2.45 m	53%	6.4 kN	200 ms	1.18 / 1.04	37°	55%	Starter — available immediately
Meridian	1,250 kg	2.60 m	52%	8.4 kN	280 ms	1.16 / 1.04	36°	40%	First earned alternative
Brisk	900 kg	2.25 m	50%	6.6 kN	140 ms	1.22 / 1.04	34°	28%	Rewards precise transitions
Longbow	1,420 kg	2.92 m	52%	9.6 kN	240 ms	1.14 / 1.02	38°	38%	Rewards commitment through long corners
Foundry	1,680 kg	2.84 m	55%	13.8 kN	120 ms	1.10 / 1.00	37°	26%	Requires measured throttle
Vector	1,320 kg	2.66 m	45%	13.6 kN	130 ms	1.24 / 1.10	34°	10%	Mastery option

How cars unlock

Cars unlock at lifetime totals of garage credits. Credits are earned by playing, are never spent, and have no monetary value.

Where credits come from
Source	Credits	How often
Academy lesson	100	Once per lesson
Challenge medal	100 / 250 / 500	Once per medal tier; improving pays the difference
Daily Run	100	First completion each UTC day
Quick Drift	Up to 30	Per run, scaled by score

Repeating something you have already been paid for pays nothing more, so there is no reward for grinding one event. A car assigned by a challenge or the Daily Run is lent to you even if it is locked, and all six are available in Local Duel.

Tuning

Each car has four sliders with five positions each. They change real handling values, with a tradeoff in each direction. This is a setup tool, not a car builder: you adjust how a car behaves, you do not assemble one from parts.

The four tuning sliders
Slider	Toward −2	Toward +2
Rear grip	Breaks away sooner, bigger angle, easier to spin	More traction on exit, harder to start a slide
Front bite	Gentler turn-in, pushes wide when rushed	Sharper turn-in, quicker to rotate
Steering lock	Quicker rack, less angle to catch big slides	More countersteer angle, slightly slower rack
Power delivery	Softer and smoother, easier to hold a steady slide	More force and sharper response, easier to over-rotate

Presets: Balanced (the designed default); Loose (slides early and wide. more angle, less margin); Planted (calmer and tidier. needs a firm initiation). Reset to default is always one press away. Tuning applies in Quick Drift, Free Drive and any-car challenges; fixed-car challenges, the Daily Run and duels use the default setup so results compare fairly. More in tuning basics.

Paint

8 colours per car. 4 are available from the start; the rest unlock at 4, 8, 14, 20 challenge medals. Paint is cosmetic only.

Which car should I drive?

Learn in the Finch. Move to the Meridian when you want more power with a gentle delivery. After that it depends on the track and on you: the comparison and reasoning are in six cars compared.