Need for Speed: Unbound follows in its predecessorsโ footsteps by giving players a massive car garage to buy. However, you canโt buy cars right away in the game. Since the option is locked out, players eagerly await the opportunity to fill their garage with their favorite vehicles. If youโre one of those players, we have all the information you need to learn how to buy cars in the game.
(Updated on August 22, 2024 โ Updated links).
How to Buy Cars in Need for Speed: Unbound

The 30th installment in the franchise, Need for Speed: Unbound, takes place in the fictional city of Lakeshore. As usual, the game features a single-player story campaign and a multiplayer portion, Lakeshore Online, which is separate from it. In the game, you can customize your driver based on their physical attributes and style. More important, perhaps, is vehicle customization.
Like previous games, Need for Speed: Unbound features more than 140 cars you can earn as rewards or buy. The issue players encounter in the beginning, however, is that they cannot buy cars. You must unlock this option first before you can take advantage of it.
So, just how do we buy cars in the game? Well, without spoiling anything, weโll just tell you that you need to complete the prologue missions. Once the intro is over, youโll have the option to buy cars from Rydellโs Garage.
When you open up the garage shop, youโre instructed to use the cash from Tess to buy your new car in Need for Speed: Unbound. Youโll notice, though, that not all of the cars are unlocked. So, there is still some progress or other things you need to do in the story to unlock them all. Also, keep in mind your money. Many of these will be outside your price range. Just do some more missions, races, events, etc., to save up.
Once you buy your first car in Need for Speed: Unbound, you can customize it by adding effects and tags youโve unlocked. You can always still use your starter car, which is one of the following options:
- Dodge Charger R/T (1969)
- Lamborghini Golf GTI Clubsport (2016)
- Nissan Silvia Kโs (1998)
Still, buying your car is the first step to expanding your own garage. Just work through that initial opening, and you can get to the garage in no time.