The unexpected update 2.2 of Cyberpunk 2077 just came out, one of the biggest changes is the addition of ten new vehicles as well as vehicle customizations that provide tons of new possibilities for players.
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New Vehicle Customizations and Features
Two new major tools, CrystalCoat and TwinTone, were added to the game from popular mods that will allow you to further customize your own cars. Johnny’s presence will also be more… present while you drive around Night City.
All vehicles that can use the CrystalCoat and TwinTone are marked on Autofixer terminal with a spray icon on the top left corner, so you know they have additional customization options.
This is also shown in your vehicle list. For example, in the following image of my available cars, only one has the CrystalCoat feature. The icon is very small but still noticeable.
Customizations for new vehicles are only available for player cars. If you “borrow” a car from someone else on the street, you will not have the option to customize its color scheme, regardless of the vehicle’s model.
CrystalCoat
Developed by Rayfield in the game and initially designed and available only on their own brand cars, the CrystalCoat technology spreads onto other sports and luxury brands now as well:
Apart from the visual appeal of the tech, you will be able to utilize it in-game to mask your car out of sight while being chased by the police. This will fool them and lower your NCPD Wanted level.
You can change the color of the headlights, inner side, and outer side of the car. If for any reason the combination is not what you expected, simply reset it.
For vehicles with paint jobs that include any sort of stripe, the car’s inner side is considered the stripe while the outer side affects the remaining color of the car. The following example shows how this interaction works.
If you decide that a color combination is worth saving, simply save it. It will appear on the right panel until you delete it.
It’s important to know that if the vehicle receives enough damage, the CrystalCoat will be disabled. Minor scratches won’t cause this but crashing and bullets will certainly do so.
I encountered a bug where the CrystalCoat option would not be available on cars that met the requirements, this was solved by just exiting the car and getting in again.
TwinTone
The TwinTone is a Kiroshi design in-game that allows you to scan and replicate paint jobs of other vehicles around you. Generic Colors can be applied to all your cars while specific ones are reserved for just one model.
Scan a nearby vehicle and go to the Twintone tab. If the color is available it will display the cost of this purchase.
Once you pay for it, it will be added to the TwinTone database. In my case, since I already had another color scheme saved it was placed in the second slot.
If you do this with the exact models of the car you are currently driving it will be an exact copy. I wish we could use this feature to confuse the NCPD, how funny would that be?
Johnny in the Car
Inspired (or maybe in direct collaboration with?) by a popular mod, in Update 2.2 you will see Johnny Silverhand spawn in the car while you drive around Night City. This feature becomes available after Act I of the game (after you “meet” Johnny).
There are several limitations and requirements for Johnny to be able to spawn. He may appear next to you on the front passenger seat or on the back. This seems somewhat randomized.
Johnny will not appear when you are in combat or when you are on an important mission where he is otherwise involved.
Johnny will usually spawn while you are freely roaming the streets looking for trouble or opportunities to earn more additional Street Cred. He will not be very active, and you shouldn’t expect new and unique dialogue with him while driving.
Overview of the new vehicles
There are ten new vehicles in 2.2, and all of them are obtainable through the Autofixer terminal. However, two of them are exclusive to Phantom Liberty. This means that if you only have the base game, these two models will not be available.
We have included all of the new cars into our complete catalog of all vehicles you can get in Cyberpunk 2077.
Model: Archer Quartz EC-L r275
Price: $21,000
Model: Mahir Supron FS3-T
Price: $16,000
Model: Mizutani Hozuki MH2 (Phantom Liberty only)
Price: $29,000
Model: Mizutani Shion MZ1
Price: $43,000
Model: Mizutani Shion Targa MZT
Price: $61,000
Model: Quadra Type-66 640 TS
Price: $40,000
Model: Quadra Type-66 680 TS
Price: $50,000
Model: Thorton Colby CST40
Price: $33,000
Model: Thorton Galena GA32t
Price: $26,000
Model: Villefort Deleon V410-S Coupe (Phantom Liberty only)
Price: $26,000
How to get the new vehicles
To get all ten new vehicles you would need to spend ……. eddies. Definitely not a small sum by any means but it is worth it if you are a collector. Remember that you can get cumulative discounts with the autofixer after completing jobs for “El Capitan”.
There are also changes to Photo Mode, character customization, miscellaneous, and a few other things. To learn more about it you can check the Update 2.2 changes overview.
