Forza Motorsport 2 is Turn 10's racing game for Xbox 360. This page contains tips that use the game's rules to improve your car and your bank account. The first explains how to transform a 2WD into a 4WD by wearing out the tires and downshifting with the brakes pressed, another how to get plenty of money. These tips are especially useful for those who want to upgrade the cars in their collection without too much effort.
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Tricks
Turn any 2WD into a 4WD: wear out the tires, do a burnout in the highest gear and, when the revs are in the red, downshift to first (one downshift is enough) while holding the brake: if done right you get all-wheel drive.
Infinite money (only if the game has not been updated through Xbox Live): choose a car, buy the second-to-last upgrade, reinstall the original part (a blue mark appears on the purchased part), select it and press RT + X while selling it: the mark moves to the last part, you receive the money for the last one and the purchased part stays. Repeatable. It does not work if you have already bought the best upgrade (it would be sold).
Easy money: bring any five Porsches up to level five. With the Chrysler ME-Four Twelve go to "Upgrades" and "Tires": the Perrell ones cost 50% less (about 17,000 CR); buy them and resell them for 21,000 CR.
Easy wins in Endurance races: sign up, hire the cheapest driver and in the difficulty settings turn on all the bonuses except the AI drivers' difficulty, which you set to Easy. Start the race and wait.
Bonus Cars
Amateur Race Series (win the indicated race)
#22 3R-Racing Viper Competition Coupe: 5X5 V10 Super Sprint; 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS: Sports Car Classic; 1992 Toyota Do-Luck Supra: Boosted Shootout; 2000 Acura VIS Racing Integra Type-R: Inline 4 Showcase; 2002 Chevrolet Lingenfelter 427 Corvette: Big Block Shootout; 2002 Nissan Tommy Kaira Skyline GT-R R34: 6-Cylinder Showoff; Corvette Goldstrand Edition: American Iron Runoff; ME Four-Twelve Concept: Extreme Performance Shoot-Out; Mugen S2000: Free-Breathing Challenge; VeilSide Supra Fortune 99: 20th Century Supercar Invitational.
Level Rewards by Region
Asia: 1969 Nissan Fairlady Z 432R (5); 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR (10); 1998 Subaru Impreza 22B STi (15); 2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II Nür (20); 2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type-A (25); 2005 Honda NSX-R GT (30); 2003 Subaru #77 CUSCO Impreza (35); 2006 Toyota #25 Eclipse Advan Supra (40); 1998 Nissan #32 R390 GT1 (45); 1999 Toyota #3 GT-ONE TS020 (50).
Single races (5 points): Flawless Lap and Flawless Race (without penalties against an opponent); Natural (win without assists); Hardcore (win at maximum difficulty without assists); Underdog (win with the car with the lowest PI); Blowout (lead by a whole section); Crushing Victory (lap an opponent); Hard Charger (start eighth and finish first).
Career levels: Level 1 (5), 10 (15), 20 (20), 30 (30), 40 (40), 50 (50); Car Level 5 (5).
Gold medals by type: Proving Grounds (15), Manufacturer Club (20), Amateur Cup (25), Rivalry Face-offs (30), Semi-Pro (35), Factory-Spec (40), Regional Championship (50), Professional Series (60), Endurance (70), all types (75).
Arcade and time: All Time Trials Set (40); All Bronze/Silver/Gold Arcade (15/25/35).
Cars by Country (career garage): Japan (30); United States (25); Germany (15); Italy (10); United Kingdom (5); Sweden (2); France, Korea, Spain (1 each).
Online and secrets: 1,000,000 Online Credits (30); Car Broker (20, buy or sell 10 cars at the Auction House); 4 Secret Collectors worth 30: all the production, tuned, race cars and all together.
