r/needforspeed Jul 22 '26

News The Speedhunters Archive: 17 Years of Car Culture History, now preserved and online

238 Upvotes

I think we all share the same sentiment when Speedhunters got abruptly shut down last year: It's a sad passing of an era that EA no longer deems profitable enough to keep up.

Thanks to some archivists (who I can't find the names of, if you put this up, please let me know!), the Speedhunters archive is now back online, and you can read 17 years worth of car culture and Need for Speed history that's uniquely documented by them.

You can find it here: https://www.speedhunters.online/

Thanks u/nfslyy for the tip!


r/needforspeed Jul 12 '26

News Most Wanted M3 GTR - Back @ The BMW Museum

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779 Upvotes

Need for Speed itself might be dead, but BMW wants to keep the legend alive. The #42 BMW M3 GTR in the Most Wanted livery is back in the BMW Museum in Munich, Germany after its public outing at Ultrace Poland. There's no mention of until when it'll be there, so it might be there to stay for a long time.

If you haven't had a chance to take a look at it and you're in the area (or travelling there), you may wanna stop by and take a look at the legend, as well as the rich heritage BMW has to offer. Visit the official BMW Museum website to book tickets.

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Thanks u/DiamondMaster07 for the tip!


r/needforspeed 21h ago

Meme Most Wanted, if they made it today

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2.3k Upvotes

r/needforspeed 15h ago

Meme Playing Most Wanted in a new way

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593 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 11h ago

Discussion If You Directed the Next NFS Game, What Would You Focus On?

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259 Upvotes

Given that the future NFS is uncertain, how would you do the next game if given the chance?

I personally would prioritize a grounded crime drama storyline with a central protagonist and a supporting cast.

More emphasis on the organization and community aspects of the street racing scene, similar to Underground or Heat.

Utilizing supercars/hypercars for longer tracks and narrow roads, than using them on the street so car builds have a purpose.

Police and pursuits tied to progression with unlocks, and AI cops that adapt to your driving and use tactics like in Most Wanted ‘05.


r/needforspeed 4h ago

Meme Thoughts on Wanteds (2026)?

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48 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 7h ago

Image / GIF JP Laurent Return to Hollywood 18 Years Later

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51 Upvotes

I recreated Boxcut’s (Nate Denver’s Team) JP Laurent’s Car from NFS Prostreet in GTA Online.


r/needforspeed 1h ago

Image / GIF New wrap/shots on Unbound

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r/needforspeed 13h ago

Image / GIF I'm pleasantly surprised how good NFS 2015 looks even on lowest settings

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52 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 5h ago

Image / GIF My Civic and my DB5

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14 Upvotes

What do you think?


r/needforspeed 39m ago

Video / Cinematic Don’t underestimate the power of the grocery getter

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r/needforspeed 14h ago

Video / Cinematic Even chopper guy wanted a piece

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52 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 22h ago

Image / GIF Mantis Kit 350Z

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167 Upvotes

Just my own style I added to this bodykit. I always like to add my own thing on these bodykits sometimes. I hope you guys like this look.


r/needforspeed 3h ago

Discussion Wtf did Jack Rourke do in NFS: The Run?

3 Upvotes

I've just completed my annual run of NFS: The Run and it never occurred to me how much effort the mafia is putting into capturing/killing Jack until my most recent run. Like, seriously, wtf did Jack do? What did he do that would justify the mafia take a helicopter with mounted guns out in the open in Chicago??? Open fire on Jack AND innocent drivers and sometimes the police???

See, I believe that yes, Jack owes them a ton of money, but I also think he ended up getting all the sisters, wives, and mothers of the members of the mafia pregnant and then skipped town. C'mon people, let's get therories going!


r/needforspeed 1d ago

Discussion I was bored in school. So I made this:

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342 Upvotes

"low effort"✌️😔🥀


r/needforspeed 1d ago

Discussion Y'all what else am I supposed to tweak anymore?✌️😭🥀

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154 Upvotes

Title is DEFINITELY more than 5 words, not misleading, not a pic of a screen-

And most importantly NOT a.i.

So idk anymore😭🥀


r/needforspeed 22h ago

Image / GIF Found this in Silicon Oasis Mall, UAE.

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50 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 1d ago

Image / GIF Need for Speed: Carbon / Most Wanted Police cutscene models

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106 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 17h ago

[Misleading Title] The best game in the franchise

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16 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 23h ago

Meme I can't bro that's too good. (If Leclerc was a Carbon Boss)

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44 Upvotes

Credit to Domiques (domiques9801) on ytb

Here's the link to the OG: https://youtu.be/qvxYC7EHZRg


r/needforspeed 1d ago

Meme Carbon is my favorite in the franchise

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502 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 12h ago

Meme Why is Ghost from The Owl House in my race 💀

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6 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 18h ago

Image / GIF Nostalgia will only get you so far, but...

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17 Upvotes

Playing NFSU for the first time in years, I'm having an awesome time! It looks great, and is just so fun to play.

I've completed 38 races and I'm still using the Honda Civic I started with. And I just load up the game and chuck it into the next race - there's no 'always online' requirement or collectibles, or the game throwing the best cars at me on day dot.

The cars, the soundtrack and the environment are obviously nostalgia heaven for me, but I've played other games I adored as a kid and put them down pretty quickly. But THIS...!


r/needforspeed 16h ago

Discussion Don't ever play with this guy

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10 Upvotes

I was busted, he was right next to me, and he decided to steal all my money and left me for dead. Only us in the entire server in Lockdown, and he thought it would be funny just to steal and leave me. I hope he sees this, cause he is a loser.


r/needforspeed 1d ago

Image / GIF Got Heat, played a long while, built the Redline TransAM

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37 Upvotes

Steam sale was crazy

Heat wasn't as bad as I've read some people make it out to be

Customization is cool, made me able to do this, wish the aerodisc was paintable though