To unlock the cars below, complete the corresponding goals:

• Custom Compact: Beat Custom Series Qualifier.
• Custom Coupe: Get all gold medals at Split Second Grand Prix.
• Custom Muscle Car: Beat Pursuit 6.
• Custom Pickup Truck: Beat Pursuit 5.
• Custom Roadster: Get all gold medals at the Point Of Impact Grand Prix.
• Custom Sports Car: Get all gold medals at the Speed Streak Grand Prix.
• Custom SUV: Beat Pursuit 4.
• Classic 1970 Car: Destroy the car with a police car in Pursuit 2.
• Drivers' Ed Car: Get all gold medals in Driving 101.
• Gangster Car: Beat Pursuit 3.
• Hot Rod Car: Beat Face Off 1.
• Japanese Muscle Car: Beat Face Off 2.
• Oval Racer: Beat the car in Face Off 2.
• Polic Car: Beat Pursuit 1 and destroy the villain's car.
• Super Car: Beat Face Off 4.

Unlock any cheat and the Cheat Mode menu option will appear on the options screen.

Finish the Grand Prix Championships with gold medals to unlock this option in the Cheat Mode menu.

Earn gold medals in every race and complete Championship Mode to unlock Custom Series Championship.

Finish Crash mode with Gold Medals in all the challenges to unlock Runaway Mode in the Cheat menu.

Finish Custom Series Championship to unlock Freerun Mode in the Cheat Menu.

When the timer is about to display GO, quickly tap B to brake then hammer down A to accelerate. This it very tricky, but works wonders if you do it right.

Save a game in Burnout that has free mode unlocked. Then load that game in Burnout 2.