The player is then greeted by a man and a woman in a Pontiac GTO and Nissan Skyline GT-R VSpec (BNR34). The player then takes his custom Tier 1 Mazda RX-7 Type R (FD3S) trough the tunnel. A tunnel connecting to the city has opened at the Coal Harbor West district of Bayview. A stock BMW Z4 M Coupe (Tier 3) can be upgraded to compete with Tier 1 vehicles, but not with Tier S vehicles).Īfter easily defeating Caleb Reece, the final boss of NFS: Underground 2, the player recieves a text from an unknown number telling him that he should head for Port Lansing, a large city near Bayview (the city in NFS Underground 2). Vehicles can also be upgraded from one tier to another (max. The player is allowed to choose from 7 Tier 5 cars at the beginning, but more are unlocked as the player plays through the campaign mode. This is also the first game to include Hondas since NFS Shift 2: Unleashed. Players begin at Tier 5 and work their way up to Tier S.