Mad Max Guide – Vehicle Unlocks & Hidden Car Locations

The post-apocalyptic wasteland of Mad Max will push your combat prowess to its limits but what good is Max without his wheels? This Mad Max Guide – Vehicle Unlocks & Hidden Car Locations lists all of the vehicles we’ve discovered so far, how you can unlock them and if they offer any bonuses when retrieved. There are 32 different cars available in Mad Max and there are a variety of different ways to unlock them. The simplest way is probably to encounter them while exploring and then stealing them from enemies before returning to a friendly stronghold. This unlocks the vehicle for later use. When using this method it’s common for the vehicles to begin with very low fuel to always keep a spare in the back of your Magnus Opus to ensure you have enough fuel to get home. If you need to partly destroy a vehicle, such as removing its tires, before it stops, you can use your own Scrap to quick fix the car at the front.

The other method of unlocking each vehicle is to complete the associated Death Run. These are race style missions that reward a specific car upon completion. I’ve listed those locations with each of the vehicles as well.

Some vehicles, such as the Scrapulance and Chum’s Buggy have additional benefits and effects. In this case Scrapulance provides a bonus amount of Scrap when collected and Chum’s Buggy features a spot for the dog that can be used to locate and disable minefields.

After you’ve collected a few cars it can be a little difficult to be sure you’re targeting new additions to your collection. The best way to save time here is to keep your eye ope for the on-screen prompts. It the game alerts you to a new style of enemy, that is an indication that there’s an enemy nearby with a car you’ve yet to collect. If you miss that initial prompt there is another when you enter a vehicle. It will tell you that you can drive it back to your Stronghold and add it to your collection.

I am writing this as I go so please forgive me if I’ve got a fair bit missing to start with. I’ve listed all the vehicles below and will update with information on unlocking them as I discover them. If you’ve got details on any I’ve yet to find post a comment and I’ll update the guide

Vehicle: Metal Grinder
Unlock: Near the Vantage Outpost South East of Gutgash’s Stronghold
Death Run Location: Neck Snappin’

Vehicle: Rammerhead
Unlock:
Death Run Location: Corner Cut

Vehicle: Spotter
Unlock: On the roads directly outside Jeet’s Stronghold
Death Run Location: Broken Pipes

Vehicle: Armored Spotter
Unlock:
Death Run Location: Craggy Crew

Vehicle: Heavy Armored Spotter
Unlock:
Death Run Location: Barreling-Barrows

Vehicle: Fire Raider
Unlock: Part of the convoy located North of Pink Eye’s Stronghold
Death Run Location: Even RIP

Vehicle: Carnewagon
Unlock: Gutgash Territory Random Patrol
Death Run Location: Heat Haze

Vehicle: Scrapulance
Unlock: Camp North of Jeet’s stronghold
Death Run Location:

Vehicle: Skullbutts
Unlock: Grit Canyons. Located around the Vantage Outpost
Death Run Location: Corner Cut

Vehicle: Sideblender
Unlock:
Death Run Location: Neck Snappin’

Vehicle: Speedsta
Unlock: Colossus. Roads North West of the Vantage Outpost
Death Run Location: Crazy Racy

Vehicle: Plate Speedsta
Unlock:
Death Run Location: Craggy Crew

Vehicle: Toughnut Speedsta
Unlock: South East of Pink Eye’s Stronghold. North West of the Knit Sack text
Death Run Location: Mortal Bite

Vehicle: Flamergamer
Unlock:
Death Run Location: Pothole Ridge

Vehicle: Kaboom Bug
Unlock:
Death Run Location: Valley of Dust

Vehicle: Crusher
Unlock: North West of Jeet’s Stronghold, near the Vantage Point
Death Run Location: Heat Haze

Vehicle: Armored Crusher
Unlock:
Death Run Location: Summit of the Mighty

Vehicle: Heavy Armored Crusher
Unlock: I unlocked this via the Death Run at Tricky Pass
Death Run Location: Tricky Pass

Vehicle: Drop Kicker
Unlock:
Death Run Location: Pothole Ridge

Vehicle: Prickles
Unlock: North East Fuel Veins. Found patrolling near the Minefield on the Southern edge of the North Eastern convoy route
Death Run Location: Buckle Down

Vehicle: Mancannon
Unlock: Found patrolling North East of Black Sand camp in Fuel Veins.
Death Run Location: Valley of Dust

Vehicle: Charbone
Unlock:
Death Run Location: Pothole Ridge

Vehicle: Barbacon
Unlock: Blackmaws. North East area of the Death Ruin race
Death Run Location: The Reconvene

Vehicle: Chum’s Buggy
Unlock: Complete Chum’s Wasteland quest at Jeet’s Stronghold
Death Run Location: Summit of the Mighty

Vehicle: Golden Tuska
Unlock:
Death Run Location: Crazy Racy

Vehicle: Hardball
Unlock:
Death Run Location: Buckle Down

Vehicle: The Twelve
Unlock:
Death Run Location: Mortal Bite

Vehicle: Demented Chariot
Unlock:
Death Run Location: The Reconvene

Vehicle: Crow’s Caller
Unlock: Complete Wastelands mission Rustle Dazzle. You unlock this mission after returning to Gastown following the race against The Big Chief.
Death Run Location: Broken Pipes

Vehicle: Big Chief Chariot
Unlock:
Death Run Location: Tricky Pass

Vehicle: Interceptor
Unlock:
Death Run Location: Barreling-Barrows

Vehicle: Dune Vessel Carrier
Unlock: Reward from Pink Eye after completing the final mission
Death Run Location: N/A

Thanks to Moey Squared for his contribution.

Posted Sep 4, 2015 by captaincamper
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