Tasks vary between runs between time checkpoints, chasing other vehicles and perform death-defying stunts. Taking on the role of the Californian stuntman the player is first asked to jump from a dockside onto a ferryboat. Soon after events parody the movie Speed and the player must race along a twisty route of checkpoints, ensuring the speedometer never drops below fifty miles per hour. Every few missions the player is asked to put several new skills together and pass a midterm exam. Rewards in the crash course mode come in the form of unlocked vehicles and paint schemes.
Cruise is a simple tour of a chosen city.
Traffic, Cop and Pedestrian density can all be set. The time of day can be set between midday, morning, evening and night. Weather choices featured are clear, rain, cloudy. Fog has replaced the snow option from the first game. All entries in the list from the New Mini Cooper onwards have to be unlocked in the Crash Course and Race events.