Cars Cheat Codes and Unlockables for PlayStation 2

Unlock all characters, mini-games, and more secrets for PS2

Updated on January 25, 2020

Based on the 2006 movie of the same name, Cars features over 50 races and 10 playable characters voiced by the original film actors. The PlayStation 2 version of Cars has cheat codes and unlockables including secret characters, hard mode, and mini-games.

These cheats are for the PlayStation 2 version. There are also cheats for Cars on Xbox 360 and Cars on the Nintendo Wii.

Cars Cheat Codes for PS2

Select Options from the main menu, then select Password and enter the following codes to enable cheats.

Effect	Cheat Code
Unlock All Cars	YAYCARS
Fast Start	IMSPEED
Infinite Boost	VROOOOM
Unlock Master's Speedy Circuit and Master's Countdown Cleanup	TRGTEXC
Unlock All Tracks and Mini-games	IF900HP
Unlock All Races	MATTL66
Unlock Concept Art	CONC3PT
Unlock Movie Clips	WATCHIT
Unlock All Car Colors and Variations	R4MONE

How to Unlock Hard Mode

Create a new profile with the name CHMPION to unlock hard mode.

How to Unlock Secret Characters in Cars

If you don't want to use cheat codes, unlock new characters by completing specific tasks.

Character	How to Unlock
DJ	Win a race on Hard setting.
Boost	Win a race on SuperHard setting.
Fillmore	Win his boost race on Hard setting.
Hollister	Complete 100 piston cup races.
Lee Jr.	Complete 500 road races.
Tia	Reach speeds of 250 mph.
Sonny	Reach speeds of 300 mph.
Mack	Unlock everything on two profiles.
Mia	Win Hardiest mode in Monster Mayhem.
Vince	Finish Sheriff's Hot Pursuit.