Moonlander

Rank | Moon Event Reward

**Moonlander** is one of the vehicles available in Hill Climb Racing 2. It is a unique vehicle which is obtainable only during the Moon Events.

## Overview

The Moonlander is an all-terrain vehicle with a large body and various supports for the wheels. It has built-in thrusters that can be upgraded to match the power of the Tuning part Thrusters. However, it does have the slowest top speed in the game, only going up to 50.86km/h (31.60mph or 14.13m/s) in normal mode, making it less reliable for winning races and even becomes an issue in Adventure. The Acceleration is powerful, and "boost" is default at max, but the speed of the boost can be upgraded. Using Afterburner or Coin Boost can slightly increase the top speed, but unfortunately Wheelie Boost doesn't, even at max level.

The Moonlander has the lowest distances in almost every map in adventure, due to its lack of parts and really low speed. This results it being unappealing to use in adventure outside novelty of owning the moonlander. Also, in cups, it is not recommended, due to the low speed. In Time Trials, the vehicle is good because of the Thrusters and impressive 50 second fuel duration.

The Moonlander features a B.R.A.I.N. module that turns the shape of the vehicle into one of four states, and has an additional fifth state:

* Blue (Speed form), which lifts the rear wheels after driving on a flat surface for a few seconds as fast as possible and increases speed by an estimated 50% once the B.R.A.I.N. is maxed. Will cause wheelies until B.R.A.I.N. is at least level 10. Can be activated before the start of a race, but decreases acceleration. Start Boost will fix this.
* Green (Climb form), which the middle wheel will come lose for all the wheels to stay in the ground and lead to a easier climbing. Can't be used on vertical slopes until B.R.A.I.N. and Grip are at least level 6. Useful for hilly maps.
* Yellow (Falling form), which extends the wheels a bit to absorb a hard landing (on a flat surface), which works similar to downforce. You should be careful, because if you land wrong, the Moonlander will tip over and may cause a driver down.
* Red-Pink (Brake form), which retracts the wheels a bit to brake better. If you don't have your B.R.A.I.N. highly upgraded and you press the brake button for more than 2 seconds the Moonlander will become unstable and may cause a driver down.
* A state of red flashing lights, which serves only as a warning when the vehicle is moving/falling extremely fast and it becomes unstable. This doesn't change the vehicle shape.

The Blue speed form is good for "racing" and "wheelies", as it locks in the speed, and it can stay stable and remain drivable on its back 2 wheels. The green climbing form is good for "adventure," as it can climb super steep hills, or even "walls" in this form.

The Moonlander is composed of 2 breakable parts: The camera and the cabin. The camera is decorational, and the cabin is somewhat tall, but keeps the driver safe from impacts and propels the vehicle significantly with its ejection function. The ejection function, however, has a single use. This basically is removing the cabin.

Moonlander and Hot Rod have the least parts in HCR2, only having 9 parts.

* Moonlander has neither Overcharged Turbo nor Heavyweight because of the shape of the vehicle.
* No Winter Tires because of its B.R.A.I.N.,
* No Rollcage because of its cabin,
* No Wings because of the vehicle's mechanics,
* No Fuel Boost because it wouldn't work that well,
* No Jump Shocks because of the wheel shape.
* And obviously, No Thrusters TUNING PART because it's already on the vehicle.

The amount of parts the vehicle lacks means that the vehicle power adds up only to 328.

\*The Fume Boost was added in the 1.51 update, and increased the Vehicle Power from 308 to 328.

**NOTE**: If you press and hold both pedals for 1 second before starting a race, then the Moonlander will change to a permanent speed form. This only works in races and is recommended for flat surfaces, not hilly ones. This feature is also very good for using Moonlander in Wheelie Events since the 2 back wheels shift in a Wheelie position if you are driving on them. IF you have both Thrusters and B.R.A.I.N. at max level, and if you hold both pedals before the count of 2 at the start of a race, then the wheels will unhook. The downside of this mode is that the driver will crash if they touch the ground. *However,* landing on oxygen tubes, Gloomvale logs, and the A.I. chip will not kill the driver, but only from small heights. This is recommended for use in a lunar race i.e. the Moon Time Attack Events.

Fun Fact: The only possible cups you can finish using the trick are: Downhill Trials and Cup In The Woods.

## Customization

*See* Vehicle Paints list *for pictures and more information.*

The Moonlander has 10 paints and 5 different wheels that can be obtained (VIP paint and wheels aren't included, VIP subscription required.) After obtained from the Moon Event, it has free white-yellow, green-yellow, and white-teal paints and one wheels Customization to start with.

## Trivia

* Moonlander consists of a fictional vehicle, as in Hill Climb Racing. Its differences from the first game are that it does not have arms, it contains a cabin, it has a BRAIN module, it is slow, the Thrusters provide thrust according to the direction it turns, it has a satellite and camera system and it has headlights. However, it has the word K.A.S.A. It is located under the cabin and this is a reference to the vehicle in the first game.
* In garage, Moonlander have a special garage platform.If you look at the wheels,you can see it.