The Garage in Need for Speed: Unbound is a location serving as a hub for the player to purchase vehicles, customise their character, and progress through their career in either mode.
It is accessed through the main menu for Story mode or Lakeshore Online mode prior to the player entering Lakeshore. From within Lakeshore, it can be accessed by driving to Rydell's Rydes or any unlocked safe house location.
Play[]
The "Play" menu allows players to enter Lakeshore from Rydells Rydes or from any unlocked safe house location.
Story[]
In Story mode, selecting the play option will show the player to their next session on the calendar.
The player is shown their current week, day, and session, as well as any prompts for special rewards or events with prerequisite conditions.
Once the session has been selected, the player can then choose a start location on the map from their selection of unlocked safe houses and Rydell's Rydes. Upon choosing a starting location, the player's session will begin.
Lakeshore Online[]
In Lakeshore Online mode, selecting the play option will advance the player to a multiplayer session.
Once in a session, selecting the play option will show the player a map of Lakeshore with the current players in their session. They can choose a start location from their selection of available safe houses and Rydell's Rydes.
Upon choosing a starting location, the player's will enter Lakeshore in the current multiplayer session.
Rides[]
The "Rides" menu allows players to customise, improve, purchase or sell, and select other vehicles they own.
Style[]
"Style" allows players to customise the look of their currently selected vehicle.
Performance[]
"Performance" allows players to improve the performance rating of their selected vehicle and purchase garage upgrades to unlock higher specification performance items.
Buy and Sell[]
"Buy and Sell" allows players to purchase unlocked stock or custom vehicles, or sell any of their owned vehicles.
All My Rides[]
"All My Rides" allows players to access all of the vehicles they own in their garage and select any other owned vehicles as their current vehicle.
Character[]
The "Character" menu allows players to alter the look of their character and choose from a selection of clothing options to equip.
Banner[]
The "Banner" menu only appears in Lakeshore Online mode and allows the player to create a banner that is shown to other players in multiplayer.