NFS: Shift 2 Unleashed 'Speedhunters' DLC coming May 17

Electronic Arts has announced that some new downloadable content will be hitting Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed on May 17th. The DLC is called "Speedhunters" and will include new cars and tracks, as well as new career paths. The DLC is inspired by Speedhunters.com.

The new career branches include Drag and Standing Mile, each branch offers nine new events where players will only be able to use manual gear change. Drag judges the fastest time over a quarter mile stretch, and Standing Mile judges the fastest speed achieved over a mile stretch.

Speedhunters also features two new cars - Chris Rado's World Racing Pro-FWD Reaper Scion tC and Koz's Dodge Viper GTS by Twins Turbo, as well as the following 14 cars:

1. Dodge Challenger R/T Speedhunters

2. Lexus LFA Speedhunters

3. Mazda RX-7 (FC3S) Speedhunters

4. McLaren MP4-12C Speedhunters

5. Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution 2 Speedhunters

6. Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Speedhunters

7. Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION IX MR-edition Speedhunters

8. Nissan Fairlady 240ZG (S30) Speedhunters

9. Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R (C10) Speedhunters

10. Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) Speedhunters

11. Pagani Huayra Speedhunters

12. Toyota Supra Speedhunters