After getting level 20, you will be required to completet the last 'story based' race which is a hot Pursuit called 'Grand Tour. And if you plan to get to level 60, you MUST get a gold on this race twice!
This race is no joke. It is by far twice as hard as anything else in this entire game.
First off, I want to state
this race is luck based, taking an averages 10-12 minutes to complete (over 40km). The reason I believe it to be luck based is that many random things can happen; cop cars can spawn directly in front OR on top of you and when you have a race this long, so many random things can happen that will screw your race up completely. The cops severely trash your car at the end stretch as well, and sometimes they don't. Other races can crash, and sometimes they don't.
Recommended Tech: ESF and Shockwave
Recommended Car: Don't use the fastest car, Try using the F12
Recommended Upgrades: Everything level 5NOTES ON TECH: I tried using the turbo with the fastest car I had but I found the other racers were partially scaled to my car. When I swtiched out turbo to fight the cop swarm at the end, and used the F12, I found the other racers were less challenging. And honestly, Jammer is a waste since you can easily recover when they EMP you.
During the end of the race, the last 4-5 miles, you will have a swarm of cops attempting to run you off the road. I found it best to have 2 offensive techs for this. It was also beneficial when a racer snuck up behind you, the shockwave pushed them back and I was able to keep the lead.
If you are behind, don't worry. The game is designed to have the drive ahead of you slow down or crash if you have a decent sprint without any crashes. The better you drive WITHOUT crashing the worse the AI drives.
I recommend you KNOW where all gas stations are. There are 7 before the city and one afterwards. Try to use all of them.
Lastly, upgrade every performance part on your car to level 5. It is very easy to farm a interceptor event that is near a repair shop. Start the event, trash the cop and repair. Repeat as many times as needed to get those upgrades. For this, you should equip SHOKWAVE and ESF.
PRO TIP: Before you press
to start a race or time trial, you can use TURBO (assuming you have installed it of course) and then immediately press
which will shoot you forward as you start the race. This worked well for the Grand Tour, and many other events. HOWEVER, it doesn't work for them all. Occasionally you will crash (but even then it sets you ahead of the other racers)
BUT BUT BUT sometimes it puts you out of the race and screws with your green trail marker. However, this only happens 10% of the time it seems, so it was worth it to me for a few failed attempts.