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Unlike in NFS: Hot Pursuit, one cannot play as the police in either versions of NFS: Most Wanted (2005 and 2012). This, however, does not mean that you can’t experience the thrill of driving in a cop car in the game. Using a novel cheat called Most Wanted Car Changer that is freely available for download from the Internet, you can drive any cop car in MW 2012, including the SWAT truck, in both single and multiplayer game modes.

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Downloading the Car Changer App

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  1. Open a new window on your browser and go to this site.
  2. This will download the MostWantedCarChanger.exe file onto your computer.
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  3. Once the download is complete, go to your Downloads folder (for Windows, this is usually C:\Users\<User Name>\Downloads\). Find the exe file from the previous step and open it by double-clicking on it.
  4. This will minimize the car changer app so you can launch the NFS game.
    • Remember that Most Wanted Car Changer must be running as you play the game so you can get the cop cars.
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Getting a Cop Car

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  1. You can launch the game from the Start menu (Start button >> All Programs >> Electronic Arts >> Need for Speed Most Wanted) or from the desktop by double-clicking its icon.
    • The game will launch directly into the game world, resuming your racing career from where you last stopped.
  2. This will put NFS: MW in window mode, allowing you to use the mouse and the minimize button to switch between the game and the Most Wanted Car Changer application.[1]
  3. Since you minimized the program, it should be on your taskbar.
  4. A list containing all the cars in NFS: MW will appear.
  5. Vehicles on the list are displayed alphabetically, and with the exception of the SWAT truck, all cop cars are listed under “C” and are preceded by the word “Cop.” The cop cars available in MW 2012 are:
    • Cop Chevrolet Corvette Z06
    • Cop Dodge Charger SRT8
    • Cop Ford Crown Victoria
    • Cop Ford Explorer
    • S.W.A.T.
  6. This will confirm your selection.
  7. MW window to return to the game. Now you can change the car you are currently driving to the cop car you selected in the Car Changer.
  8. To do this, drive very fast (Up Arrow key to accelerate, Left and Right Arrow keys to steer left and right respectively) and hit another vehicle, or a wall, hard.
    • After the crash, you will respawn in the cop car you selected.
  9. Switch to the Most Wanted Car Changer application again by clicking its tab. Select a different cop car from the list, go back to game, and crash your current car to respawn in the cop car you selected.
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    Can I race as the police cars?
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    You can crash and change the car you're driving while in a race.
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    Why can't I drive a cop car without mods?
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    Because unlike Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and Need for Speed: Rivals, this is not an available function.
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    Can I do this on my PS3?
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    No, it is not possible to do on the PS3, at least the version showed here. You may be able to find it somewhere else.
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  • Cop cars can be also used in the Multiplayer mode of the game. To achieve this, press Escape in the game world to bring up the Main Menu. Select “Multiplayer,” select a cop car in the Car Changer app, and then have all the players in this game mode crash their car to respawn in the selected cop car.


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