Need for Speed: High Stakes/Cars

The cars in Need for Speed: High Stakes is more detailed than Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit. For the first time, cars have transparent windows where the driver and the interior can be viewed. Players can also take down the roof of a convertible and vice versa. Like previous Need for Speed titles, cars have a showcase option where players can look up real-life information and pictures of the car.

Class AAA

 * McLaren F1 GTR
 * Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR
 * La Nina (Fictional Concept Car) (PC version only)
 * Phantom (Fictional Sports Car) (PSX version only) (To unlock, win the GT Championship or enter a cheat code (see Cheats))
 * Placeholder A (Fictional Sports Car) (Download for the PC)
 * Titan (Fictional Hot Rod) (PSX version only) (To unlock, get all the gold medals in all the special events)
 * Lister Storm (Download for the PC)
 * Jaguar XJR-15 (Download for the PC)

Class AA

 * Lamborghini Diablo SV
 * BMW M5
 * Ferrari F50 Barchetta (PC version only)
 * Ferrari F50 Berlinetta (PSX version only)
 * Ferrari 550 Maranello
 * Ferrari 360 Modena (Download for the PC)
 * Porsche 911 Turbo
 * Bonus Porsche 911 Turbo (To unlock, win the Porsche Pro Cup)
 * Holden MHRT (for the Australian version of the game - Download for the PC in Non-Australian versions)
 * Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 (for the Japanese version of the game - Download for the PC in Non-Japanese versions)
 * Bonus Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 (for the Japanese version of the game on the PSX only)
 * Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec R34 (for the Japanese version of the game on the PSX only)

Class A

 * Chevrolet Camaro Convertible (PC version only)
 * Bonus Chevrolet Camaro Convertible (PC version only)
 * Chevrolet Camaro Coupe (PSX version only)
 * Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Coupe (PSX version only)
 * Chevrolet Corvette C5 Convertible (PC version only)
 * Chevrolet Corvette C5 Coupe (PSX version only)
 * Bonus Chevrolet Corvette C5 Coupe (North American, Brazilian, and European versions of the PSX only) (To unlock, win the Corvette Pro Cup)
 * Jaguar XKR
 * Aston Martin DB7 (Download for the PC - Standard in the PSX)
 * Pontiac Firebird
 * Pontiac Firebird T/A (PSX version only)
 * HSV SV99 Series 2 (for Australian version of the the game - Download for the PC for Non-Australian versions)
 * HSV GTS VT (Australian version of the PSX only)
 * Ford Falcon XR8 (for the Australian version of the game - Download for the PC for Non-Australian versions)
 * Ford XR8 (PC version only)
 * BMW M Roadster (Download for the PC)
 * BMW M Coupe (Download for the PC)

Class B

 * BMW Z3
 * Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor

Class AAA

 * Pursuit La Nina (PC version only)
 * Police Helicopter (PSX version only) (Test Drive mode only) (To unlock, beat Hot Pursuit Mode with the Pursuit Lamborghini Diablo SV or with a cheat code (see Cheats))

Class AA

 * Pursuit Lamborghini Diablo SV (To unlock, beat Hot Pursuit Mode with the Pursuit Chevrolet Corvette C5)
 * Pursuit Porsche 911 Turbo
 * Pursuit BMW M5 (To unlock, beat Hot Pursuit Mode with the Pursuit Chevrolet Caprice)

Class A

 * Pursuit Chevrolet Camaro (PC version only)
 * Pursuit Chevrolet Corvette C5 (To unlock, beat Hot Pursuit Mode with the Pursuit BMW M5)
 * Pursuit HSV GTS VT (Australian version of the game only)

Class B

 * Pursuit Chevrolet Caprice