Car Type Unlocks
Car Type Year Limousine 1902 Van 1908 Station Wagon 1910 Minivan 1920 Fastback 1926 Coupe Utility 1930 Hatchback 1930 Compact SUV 1930 Subcompact 1935 Compact Van 1950 Sport Utility (SUV) 1958 Microvan 1960 Supercar 1966 Crossover 1980
Chassis Unlocks
Frame
Component Year Retirement Year Skill Carriage 1880 1915 0 Ladder 1902 --- 0 Backbone 1913 --- 15 Perimeter 1928 --- 25 Superleggera 1926 1980 28 Unibody 1930 --- 35
Suspension
Component Year Skill Leaf Spring 1800 0 Sliding Pillar 1878 10 Trailing Arm 1889 10 Swing Axle 1901 15 Air 1915 30 Double Wishbone 1924 35 MacPherson Strut 1939 35 Hydropneumatic 1944 40 Torsion Beam 1950 20 Hydrolastic 1952 40 Multi-Link 1988 45 Magnetorheological 1990 60
Drivetrain
Component Year Skill FR 1890 0 RR 1891 5 F4 1896 30 FF 1902 0 FMR 1910 20 RF 1920 25 R4 1920 50 MF 1930 25 RMR 1940 35 M4 1945 45
Engine Unlocks
Layout
Component Year Skill Steam 1870 10 Single 1890 0 Straight 1891 10 V 1892 15 Electric 1892 10 Flat 1893 15 U 1894 50 H 1895 30 Rotary 1895 10 Radial 1898 10 W 1903 40 X 1905 35 Wankel 1947 60 VV 1995 70
Number of Cylinders
Component Year Skill Electric 1890 0 Steam 1890 0 Wankel (hehe, wank) 1890 0 Single-Cylinder 1890 0 2-Cylinder 1890 0 3-Cylinder 1890 0 4-Cylinder 1890 0 5-Cylinder 1890 10 6-Cylinder 1890 10 7-Cylinder 1890 20 8-Cylinder 1890 20 9-Cylinder 1890 30 16-Cylinder 1890 55 12-Cylinder 1900 40 15-Cylinder 1904 50 10-Cylinder 1906 35 18-Cylinder 1920 70
Fuel
Component Year Skill Gas 1890 0 Steam 1890 0 Electric 1 1890 0 E85 1900 1 Diesel 1912 25 Electric 2 1930 20 Autogas 1960 40 Natural Gas 1960 50 Electric 3 1970 30 Hydrogen 1980 70 Hybrid 1985 60 Electric 4 1990 40 Electric 5 2005 60
Valve
Component Year Skill L-Head 1890 0 Two-Stroke 1890 0 Poppet (Radial & Rotary Engines Only!) 1890 0 T-Head 1890 15 F-Head 1890 20 Sleeve (Radial & Rotary Engines Only!) 1890 25 SOHC (Single Overhead Camshaft) 1890 35 I-Head/OHV (Overhead Valve) 1900 30 DOHC (Double Overhead Camshaft) 1905 50
Induction
Component Year Skill Naturally Aspirated 1890 0 Supercharger 1902 20 Turbocharger (Stage 1) 1932 20 Turbocharger (Variable Geometry) 1932 25 Turbocharger (Stage 2) 1952 27 Twin Turbocharger 1962 45 Turbocharger (Stage 3) 1972 32 Quad Turbocharger 1972 70 Twin Charger 1975 20 Hybrid Turbocharger 1985 50 Turbocharger (Stage 4) 1992 40
Gearbox Unlocks
Type
Component Year Skill Non-Synchronised Manual 1890 0 Manual 1912 20 CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) 1925 20 Automatic 1925 30 Semi-Automatic 1935 50 DCT (Dual-Clutch Transmission) 1950 50
Number of Gears
Component Year Skill 1 Gear 1890 0 2 Gears 1891 0 3 Gears 1892 0 4 Gears 1893 10 5 Gears 1900 20 6 Gears 1903 30 7 Gears 1906 50 8 Gears 1909 70
Add-Ons
Component Year Skill Transaxle 1890 0 Reverse Gear 1890 0 Overdrive 1932 0 Limited Slip Differential 1955 0
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