While we wait for EA to reveal Need for Speed Unbound’s post-launch plans, a new update has arrived for the mobile spin-off Need for Speed: No Limits. And it includes a highly-requested gameplay feature we need to see in Unbound.
A$AP Rocky’s Mercedes 190E arrives in Need for Speed No Limits
Headlining the Need for Speed No Limits Takeover update is A$AP Rocky’s custom Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evolution II following its appearance in Unbound as the cover car.
Like the real car it’s based on, A$AP Rocky heavily modified his Mercedes 190E with gold badges and a contrasting two-tone paint job. The left of the car is all-black, while the right side is painted white.
A new Takeover event sees you upgrading the rapper’s Mercedes 190E from scrap and installing the custom body kit. His hit song Palace also features in the update.
You can earn the rap star’s Mercedes in the seven-day Alpha B.R.A.V.O. Special Event between 23 January and 6 February.
Joining the Mercedes 190E in the Takeover update is the 2022 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT and 2021 Pagani Huayra R. The Cayenne Turbo GT can also be won in the Alpha B.R.A.V.O. Special Event, while the Huayra R can be earned in the XRC: Pagani Huayra R event running from 4-20 February.
Play as the cops in new Interceptor mode
In addition, the Takeover update also adds a new highly requested gameplay feature that Unbound lacks: playable cops.
In the new Interceptor mode, players can join Blackridge Police busting racers in a Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT as part of a special task force.
Cop chases are still not in Unbound’s online multiplayer. You can’t play as cops in the single-player campaign either. Let’s hope this update paves the way for Unbound to get playable cops in a Hot Pursuit-style mode.
Need for Speed No Limits Takeover Patch Notes
New Cars
1990 Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II (Unbound)
Car Class: Classic Sports
PR Level Max
4-Star = 656
5-Star = 723
6-Star = 760
Top Stats
Speed: 6,975
Acceleration: 5,208
Nitro: 7,249
Earnable in: Special Event: Takeover (7 day event)
Starting Window: January 23rd 17:00 PST – February 6th 17:00 PST
A$AP Rocky, fresh from his appearance in Need for Speed Unbound, comes to NFSNL to give players the guidance they need to own the sickest-looking ride on the streets. Give your Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.-16 Evolution II a glow up your rivals can’t help but notice as you take your ride from a scrapheap to A$AP Rocky's custom kit in the Special Event: Takeover and show the competition how to win in style.
2022 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT
Car Class: Sports
PR Level Max
6-Star = 816
7-Star = 855
8-Star = 899
Top Stats
Speed: 7,710
Acceleration: 9,105
Nitro: 8,576
Earnable in: Special Event: Alpha B.R.A.V.O. (7 day event)
Players have been wanting it – now NFSNL delivers the chance to bust racers in a cop car as part of a special task forc. Enforce law and order with the Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT in Alpha B.R.A.V.O. with the brand-new Interceptor game mode.
2021 Pagani Huayra R
Car Class: Hyper
PR Level Max
6-Star = 981
7-Star = 1038
8-Star = 1091
Top Stats
Speed: 11,881
Acceleration: 10,820
Nitro: 11,350
Earnable in: XRC: Pagani Huayra R (7 day event)
Starting Window: February 4th 17:00 PST – February 20th 17:00 PST
How are your handling skills? Put them to the test in the newest XRC to bring the powerful Pagani Huayra R to your garage.
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Proving Grounds: Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR
Proving Grounds: Mercedes-AMG A 45 S 4MATIC+
Underground Rivals Schedule
Red Eye
Start Date: Sunday, January 29, 2023
Driver: Toyota 86, Honda S2000, Lotus Esprit
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Breakneck: Ferrari F40, Lamborghini Huracan, Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
Mountain Madness
Start Date: Sunday, February 5, 2023
Driver: Ford Fiesta ST, Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX, Mercedes-Benz 190 E Evolution II (Unbound)
Speedster: Mitsubishi Evolution X, Mercedes SLR McLaren 722, McLaren F1
Breakneck: Mercedes AMG GT, Polestar 1, Ferrari SF90 Stradale
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Driver: Subaru BRZ, Honda Civic Type R, Ferrari Testarossa
Speedster: Mazda RX7 FD, Mercedes AMG A 45 S 4MATIC+, Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT
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Start Date: Sunday, February 26, 2023
Driver: Ford Mustang MK1, VW Scirocco R, Ford Model 18 Hot Rod
Speedster: Porsche 911 991, Bentley Continental GT, Lamborghini Sián FKP 37
Breakneck: Jaguar XE SV, Ferrari 812 SF, Pagani Huayra R
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Driver: BMW M3 E36, Shelby Daytona, Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400
Speedster: Ford Mustang S550, Ford Fiesta ST Ken Block, Mercedes AMG GT Black Series
Breakneck: BMW M4 F82, Jaguar CX75, Pagani Huayra R
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Start Date: Sunday, March 12, 2023
Driver: VW Golf GTI, E-Type, Nissan Z
Speedster: Ferrari F40, McLaren Artura, Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4
Breakneck: McLaren Senna, Bugatti Divo, Koenigsegg Jesko
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