Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

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Iron Man

Iron Man

Get Distinction in a Hot Pursuit, Interceptor and Rapid Response using the Audi R8

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How to unlock the Iron Man achievement in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Definitive Guide

Ok so you need the Audi R8 to win 3 types of races. Interceptor, Hot Pursuit and Rapid Response. You first need to unlock the car which should happen around lvl 12. But since you're reading this solution to complete the game 100% the chances you already did are very likely.

The Audi R8 can be driven in the "Rapid Deployment Unit" class, If you want to choose your own race click on any SCPD spot on the map, select the event and then in the right corner it will say whether it's a Rapid Deployment Unit event or otherwise. If you want me to give you 3 here they are:

Interceptor:
Select the "Carson Ridge Reservoir" ( left,middle-bottom of the map ) 2nd event called "Locking On"
KungFuStu72 Suggested that you can also choose the "Hang Tough" event in "Grand Ocean Coast" (south west corner of the map)

Hot Pursuit:
Select the "East Gorge Canyon" ( right side of the map ) 3rd event called "Run to the Hills"

Rapid Response:
Select the "Carson Ridge Reservoir" ( left,middle-bottom of the map ) 3rd or 4th called "Guided Missile" and "Coming in Hot" your choice

You need to earn the Distinction award on all 3 event types, Distinction is what the Gold medal is called for cop events.

NOTE! : I've heard from various sources that you do not need a Distinction award on all of them, people are reporting the achievement popped with just a Merit award. I don't know if this will happen to everyone so get a gold anyway just to be sure.
UPDATE: Apparently they fixed it, you need 3 gold now.

Good luck !
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26 Nov 2010 18:43

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Great solution - you're actually giving all the information needed. :)

For your Interceptor mission you can also do the "Hang Tough" event in "Grand Ocean Coast" (south west corner of the map).

For me the Audi R8 police car didn't unlock until I reached about level 11.
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By KungFuStu72 on 27 Nov 2010 11:00
Ok thanks for the heads up, I will edit
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By DaShAg on 27 Nov 2010 11:51
Confirmed - unlocked the R8 at level 10.8
Great solution!
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By S7uPIdI7Y on 29 Nov 2010 05:47
Hmmm I'll add that !
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By DaShAg on 02 Jan 2011 10:42
confirming DragsS comment, same here.
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By Negat1veZer0 on 03 Jan 2011 00:49
Maybe it's because I previously had a distinction badge on that mission in a different car and that somehow confused the game :/
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By DragsS on 05 Jan 2011 14:27
I'm level 11 and still need another 101,175 bounty to unlock the R8 will have to wait a little longer :(
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By Elite Hero on 07 Jan 2011 20:39
Nice TP ! Guess it doesn't need to be a distinction on all of them
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By DaShAg on 08 Jan 2011 10:31
Confirmed. I was able to get the cheevo without having to obtain Distinction on at very least, the Hot Pursuit. One car got away, but it unlocked.
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By RJ LCSW on 27 Jan 2011 03:19
I'm almost at level 11 after completing every event and still need 125,505 bounty to unlock, so don't be fooled into thinking that you'll easily have this car available to use.
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By Old Tandy on 26 Feb 2011 19:05
I had 1 distinction and 2 merits FYI
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By fadedninja77 on 28 Feb 2011 01:21
Same as DragsS... 1 merit on hot pursuit... It still popped, good guide btw. Thumbs up.
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By Tall 3vil on 25 Apr 2011 10:32
Does anyone know of a shorter easier rapid response? These are the ones that I do 1 time and then never go back to because this game engine is not meant for avoidance. Otherwise a good guide.
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By umainbearman on 09 May 2011 22:17
@umainbearman! Rapid Respnse is the one I had the most problems with, and it seems to be the only one out of the 3 that you MUST HAVE a distinction in! Out of the 2 mentioned I found "Coming in hot to be the easier of the 2 and got Distinction on my 3rd attempt!
Thanks for the guide DaShAg! a great help!
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By GO FLASH GO on 11 May 2011 07:21
I got Distinction on Interceptor 1st time, then I tried the Rapid Response and got a Merit, I decided to try the Hot pursuit next, did it on Distinction 1st time and got the achievement. I guess I was just lucky
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By MarkA1009 on 20 Jul 2011 16:52
I did it WITH GOLD, GOLD AND a PASS!
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By hockey41if3 on 31 Aug 2011 22:24
excellent solution! I had to get all distinction for it too pop and it took a good minute for it to pop. I was really worried there for a second...lol.
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By DillionDay on 17 Oct 2011 01:11
Great guide for which races to do, although I'm at level 11 and still need nearly 200,000 bounty before I unlock the R8 so it's going to be nearer level 13 before it unlocks for me.
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By Th3 Majica on 19 Apr 2012 19:52
Thanks for listing the events - it saved trying to find them!
I actually got the achievement with a distinction on rapid response, distinction on interceptor and then had a disastrous hot pursuit where I failed to even get a medal at all! I had previously got a distinction on that event with another car though.
Anyways I went back and got gold on it with the Audi just to say I did do it legit :)
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By CASS190684 on 10 Jun 2012 07:51
I did the challenges in this order. I got Hot Pursuit and Rapid Response on merit, Interceptor on Distinction, and it didn't pop. I did the other Rapid Response, got Gold, and it popped. I did already get a Distinction with a different car on the Hot Pursuit though...
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By on 10 Sep 2012 21:14
P.S. I got the Audi R8 at 3/4 into level 11
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By on 10 Sep 2012 21:16
Actually, i tried to do that now (after 4 years of the release) and i can say, you must earn Gold badges on all races. Merit doesn't enough cry
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By szogyenyi1993 on 11 Jun 2014 14:33
Yes can confirm you deffo need gold on all 3 now
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By SPOOKYVILLE on 03 Aug 2014 16:10
That's odd I got a merit on my hot pursuit and it unlocked
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By Constant Vex on 10 Feb 2015 16:27
I followed your guide and it worked, very good! Thanks!
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By PirS92 on 22 Nov 2015 17:51
In case anyone still plays this, it sounds like any achievement that requires gold for certain cars,can be gold with any car and then you have to play again with the required car and obtain a medal (or not, not sure) and you still get the achievement. The people posting guides saying so aren't quite making that part clear so I'm trying to clear this up.
Yea its 2017 and I finally went back to this game lol
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By Chamilinator on 30 Jul 2017 05:45
I actually only got a distinction on the interceptor and rapid response missions and only got a merit on the hot pursuit but still got the achievement :S
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By DragsS on 02 Jan 2011 00:50
Worked like a charm. Got distinction on the first thing, then a merit and figured "I'll do the third one first before I go back to it, just in case" and it popped after I got distinction on the third. Thumbs up.
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By Tasty Pastry on 08 Jan 2011 08:19
The achievement is still glitched, I got Distinctions on the Interception and Hot Pursuit events and a Pass on Rapid Response event and it still unlocked for me dance
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By DarkDragonEye7 on 21 Nov 2019 18:16
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Just got this. For those wondering, the glitch is still in place ( I have all the patches from 2010 upwards on this game) . Got Run To The Hills on distinction previously, went and got the pursuit and rapid response first, then got a merit on run to the hills and the achievement popped.

So if like me you found the rapid response stuff a chore (6 attempts) with the Audi, get it with a decent car and then just run through it with the Audi and you will still get the popup!
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Actually, i tried to do that now (after 4 years of the release) and i can say, you must earn Gold badges on all races. Merit doesn't enough cry
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By szogyenyi1993 on 11 Jun 2014 14:32
You will eventually unlock this vehicle but already have completed the events, its okay just go back to these events and get a distinction in each one using the Audi R8. Credit to mirski5 for the names of the events. Remember these are cop events.
  • · East George Canyon - Run to the Hills (Hot Pursuit)
  • · Grand Ocean Coast - Hang Tough (Interceptor)
  • · Carson Ridge Reservoir - Guided Missile (Rapid Response)
If you don't like any of those events you can pick any three as long as as each one of three is one of those types of events. There has been a claim that you can get second place in one or all events and still get this trophy.
 
Patch 1.01
 
The Audi R8 is the last car unlocked for the Sergeant rank (11). Thanks Soothsayer for the info.
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