We learned there are at least 40 cars in NFS: Most Wanted, including models from Porsche (including the new Camen S), Mazda (RX8), Toyota, Chevy (Corvette), Ford (Mustang, GT), Lamborghini, Cadillac, BMW (GT4), and Volkswagen, to name a few. The game will not include SUVs, and there won't be any Ferraris in it either. This is by no means a complete car list, instead it's a sampling of what to expect. EA will announce the full car list at a later date.

The game comprises straight racing, and pursuit races. You can play it any way you want, but eventually you'll have to encounter either the straight races or the pursuits. Pure racing includes sprints, tolls races, and drag racing, while pursuits include variations of cop chases, from point to points, time-based races, speed trap races, and more. Another new feature is the Pursuit Breaker, which is not to be mistaken with NBA Street's Breaker system. Here, it's a cool trick in which you use destructible objects such as water towers to lay down barriers for cops. The more you can trap or stop, the more points you earn.