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DRIVER ABILITIES
Driver Abilities are acquired as you earn XP and unlock Driver Levels.
Nitrous
Gain a little extra somethin’ somethin’ that gives you a boost when you need it. Nitrous takes time to
refill, so don’t waste it.
XP Booster
Gain more ways to earn XP. Drifting, jumping, and hitting your car’s top speed all contribute to a bonus.
Max Nitrous
Add 50% more Nitrous for longer burns.
Drafting
Race like a pro with drafting. Tuck in close to another car to ride in its slipstream. Time it right and use
the extra energy to slingshot past.
Cop Eliminator XP
Outrun the cops, bust through roadblocks, and total cop cars to earn big XP bonuses.
Faster Nitrous Recharge
Like taking risks? If you do, you’ll be rewarded with significant increases in how fast your Nitrous
refills. Drive fast, narrowly miss other cars, drift around corners, take shortcuts, take out cop cars, and
evade roadblocks to help refill your Nitrous.
DRIVER PROFILE
The Driver Profile is your home for everything related to your progress. It shares your stats and
accomplishments with the rest of the
Need for Speed
The Run
community.
Icon, Background, and Motto
Select an icon, background, and motto to represent you as a driver. New icons and backgrounds can
be earned throughout the game.
Experience Points
You gain experience points (XP) regularly in the game. Lots of things contribute to XP, such as Driver
Abilities, unused Resets, beating Autolog Recommendations, and earning Medals from Challenges.
XP contributes to your Driver Level, and each Driver Level presents new rewards and unlocks.
CHALLENGE SERIES
Each Challenge Series contains a variety of themed challenges, which are unlocked by completing
sections of The Run.
You can win Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum medals in each Challenge of every Challenge Series.
To win medals you must beat time requirements, which get progressively harder for each medal.
Beating Challenges and earning medals can award XP, Profile items, and new cars for your Garage!
Your times for each completed Challenge will be posted on Autolog so you can compare your times
with those of you Friends.
