Performance Parts

Performance Parts are customizable car parts available from the Customization section of the Safehouse and can modify a vehicle's performance capabilities in a variety of ways.

The player's ability to customize their vehicle's performance was added in patch 5.00 on November 16th, 2010.

Parts can be purchased from the Performance Parts section of the Safehouse, acquired from Lucky Draw card packs by completing events, purchasing Performance Part card packs or completing Treasure Hunts.

## Part Types

Performance Parts can be equipped to alter a vehicle's engine, forced induction, transmission, suspension, brakes and tires with each capable of altering the characteristics of a vehicle as well as improving its overall statistic performance.

## Characteristics

The characteristic altering aspects of a performance part is portrayed by the colour of the icon for the part:

* **Yellow** - Balanced, increases weight, less speed drop after jumps and/or crashes.
* **Blue** - Power parts focused on Acceleration, handling parts increases grip but slides if not on asphalt.
* **Red** - Lightweight, increases handling, handling parts tend to oversteer.
* **Green** - Increases stabilty, focused on Top Speed, highest boost on Overall, handling parts tend to understeer.

## Stage

Performance parts are divided into five main Stages; Street, Race, Pro, Ultra and Elite with each providing an increased margin of performance capabilities. Each stage is displayed by a star rating system and a background pattern with more stars alongside a different pattern representing a different stage;

* **Street** - Small increase in vehicle performance.
* **Race** - Medium increase in vehicle performance.
* **Pro** - Large increase in vehicle performance.
* **Ultra** - Excessive increase in vehicle performance.
* **Elite** - Maximum increase in vehicle performance.

## Rarity

The performance alterations of a part within a given stage can also differ depending on the Rarity of the part. Rarer parts offer an increase in performance compared to its common counterpart towards an aspect based on its colour. Rarity is divided into Improved, Sport, Tuned, Custom and Elite with each being represented by a different font colour;

* **Improved** - Standard performance part
* **Sport** - Slightly altered performance part
* **Tuned** - Moderately altered performance part
* **Custom** - Heavily altered performance part
* **Elite** - Excessively altered performance part

## Part Manufacturers

There are several fictional manufacturers that produce different stages of performance parts, with each offering a vehicle altering series of characteristics and part rarities.

### Street Stage

There are five Street Stage performance part manufacturers with four of them offering their parts of all rarities for a Cash price. They can be found within the Performance Shop section of the Safehouse.

### Race Stage

There are four Race Stage performance part manufacturers. They can be obtained from either the Lucky Draw at the end of each event, purchasing in Safehouse or by purchasing Silver, Gold or Platinum Performance Card Packs.

### Pro Stage

There are four Pro Stage performance part manufacturers. They can be obtained from either the Lucky Draw at the end of each event, purchasing in Safehouse or by purchasing Silver, Gold or Platinum Performance Card Packs.

### Ultra Stage

There are four Ultra Stage performance part manufacturers. They can be obtained from either the Lucky Draw at the end of each event, purchasing in Safehouse or by purchasing Silver, Gold or Platinum Performance Card Packs.

### Elite Stage

There are four Elite Stage performance part manufacturers, They can be obtained from either the Lucky Draw at the end of each event, purchasing in Safehouse or by purchasing Silver, Gold, Platinum or Diamond Performance Card Packs.