12 years later: Speedrunners defeating Darius in stock RX-8

* Exotics are sometimes a bad choice for faceing him * Me: *Instantly Buying an Evo mr*

3:20 the first earrape in the history

Holy shit this popped up in my recommendation. I HAVENT SEEN THIS VIDEO IN AROUND 8 YEARS. I wanna say thank you for teaching younger me how to beat Darius. Absolute legend mate

If you use the Corvette Z06, you could bypass Darius in the FIRST corner of the canyon! It's difficult but it works :P.

Best way to beat Darius: skill.

I defeated him with Dodge Viper, fully upgraded right at the first corner.

Tuners are just op on this canyon race. You might stuggle in the beginning because of sharp turns where tuners aren't actually that good, and straights where you're just not fast enough. But as soon as you leave the sharp turns area, you get to take the large turns with full speed, meanwhile Darius will have to use his brakes, or hit walls. You can basically overtake him in the long downhill after the main turn, because you never used brakes in it, and he will. Just make sure not to fall too far behind in the beginning and it'll be fine for the end. This trick is pretty decent since it can be done with tier 2 cars like the RX-7.

All these years I've thought Darius was actually Razor

now I havent played carbon for years but... did the characters really look that ugly and strange? XD

I used a Mitsubishi Lancer, completely tuned up. I beat him in Canyon and on the normal race without a problem. :D

what i did during the canyon race was get out my fully upgraded corvette. and at the first turn, i didnt use the brakes i slammed his darius's car and somehow went right passed him and stayed in the front for ten seconds

No matter which car you have, you only need three things to beat him: 1. Great skills 2. Max upgrade 3. Implementation of 1 and 2.

Darius:"No one can touch me" Me"That's cos they leave you in the dust"

Cant even beat a class D car with a class A car. just sayin m8

dodge viper and corvette are the best choice for this, floor it on the start and u are going to pass him, stay in front for 10 sec and u won!

Anybody who doesn't use the Corvette in the canyon against Darius is dumb you can literally overtake him before the damn first corner and win the race within about 10 seconds😂

Played this game thousands of times. The first time I beat Darius was in a Corvette. At the time, I was about 12, & I didn't know about the "points" rule (non Eng speaker), so I kept trying until I just surpassed him directly at the first canyon round. lol

use the corvette Zo6 and just ram him to the wall right when he turns and block him for 10 seconds and your done.

Damn people play this game more than need for speed pro street

I recommend the viper. It has awesome speed. And to deal with the handling problem you can just use speedbreaker. In the canyon you can just pass him on the first turn.

how did you get the koenigsegg on career mode??

So I'm not the only one looking for a comment that's 10 years ago or older right?

It's just that in exotics you aren't better in anything. He will be superior in all stats in his Audi, so you have to use a tuner to get better steering or mustle for a speed advantage. Personally Mitsubishi Lancer evolution worked best for me.

people just go and smash the walls in this game ofc u cant win use ur breaks for crying out loud lol and cut dem corners just like in real life...buy an evo and ur set..

You actually can cheese the canyon race! If you slam into his left side in the first turn in a position that your hood is first he can actually push you as long as you are turning into him! MAY TAKE PRACTICE! If you don't get it start over (you will know when it happens). If you actually get it right you will have to steer into him the whole time. Around 1/2 turs and you win! This makes it possible to beat the game with one car that is not the starting one!

I think because,of the tiny areas and tight turns,if you add NOS to it you'll just end up flying off the cliff,so they wanted to make it easier for the player so they removed NOS from it.

Best racing game ever made! Now you got everybody trying to copy it. Yumi, was my favorite!

this remind me that 14 years ago, everyone have massive skill issues

Unfortunately never played this game, but I mainly clicked the video because of how ancient it is. Nice time capsule. :)

that cars handling is very good, u just dunno how 2 use it

It was my first PlayStation 2 game. Been playing it for the past 8 years. For me,tuners work the best (Lancer is the ultimate tuner) Exotics are good too.The best is definitely Carerra GT,followed by Ford GT (McLaren is just a fat ass hauling down the mountain pass honestly) Also,if you want to make the muscle cars to drive really well,go to the Performance section and do the following setting:- Brakes (middle row,to the Rear Bias side) Suspension (middle row,and shift to the Front Bias side) Even Exotics literally drive like tuners with this setting. and Muscle cars don't drift unnecessary with that setting try it out. Also,if you have a hard time with the Rubber banding AI. Just max out the performance,but don't equip the Nitrous. Keep it stock. It would be a tad bit fairer race then.

Lan Evo Rules Tuners Are Tha Best

Darius is actually the most hardest boss in NFS history until now. He shares the same rubberbanding with Earl, Ming, JV, and Bull from Most Wanted, 4 in 1 combined. His Audi is fully upgraded which is an Exotic car that handles like a Tuner. The only way to smoke him is to use a Corvette or an Evo. Skyline and Viper are also optional, it depends on you. To smoke him, don't let him steal the lead or else he will blaze like a rocket and you can't pass him again, just like you did beating Earl in Most Wanted facing his rubberbanding technique. At the canyon, be aggressive and overtake that guy by using a Corvette on the first turn on Eternity Pass. If you manage to pass him at the first curve, there's a 50% chance that he will not overtake against you. Stay in the lead for 10 seconds and you actually win.

I think that the best car to beat him is using a maxed out Corvette with "acceleration" configured transmission, you can overtake him in the first corner in canyon

I beat him with the subaru wrx

I beat him with a 240sx maxed out and man does that car handle like a beast and accelerate quick as hell

you can just overtake him in the large high speed corner near the end of the canyon if your car's handling is good enough

2:58 hahahaha I love that no no no no no, *_NO_*

There is 1 Car that excels at Making Darius Chew On Rubber the entire race. All my muscle car brothers know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. The Dodge Viper. If you have a Viper, you win the game. Not just Carbon, ANY NFS Game. The Viper is one of the GOATS of carbon. It straight-line shoots like a Muscle, can drift like a Tuner, and can pass Exotics like they never existed. Set up your Viper with Race Package EVERYTHING in Performance, before challenging The Stacked Deck Boss Battle. You will destroy both Canyon and City Races. When you race Darius, remember the Shortcuts. He tends to miss the 3rd Shortcut unless you are in the lead, so this is your chance. In the Canyon, it's POSSIBLE to pass him. Dive bomb hard into his car in the first turn. You'll accelerate faster than he will. Once you have the lead, drift the corner wide. Because enemies get a speed boost whenever you are in the lead of first round, he will be forced to take the corner wide to pass you. If you hold the line, he will hit you from behind in the second turn, and you can easily win.

There are technically 4 shortcuts in the game. It's the one towards the 2nd shortcut. Just drive straight and then there's one there

Best way to beat Darius : Google: upgrade your car, keep practice and practice, don't hit the wall Bing: "pointing into the cliff"

I overtook him in the Canyon yesterday and won, in the Golf R32. Might even be possible with a stock Mazda 3.

Darius : You can't catch me, Kahn! Not when i switch to *MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE!!* Kahn : Bullshit.

i still play carbon in 2017

2:40 lol he didn't use the shortcut

Damn who would have thought that after so many tries I have to come here to see how to defeat Darius in the Canyon 2022 and still Need for Speed Carbon is one of the best NFS game

I beat him with Lamborghini Murcielago 10 years ago. It was soooo much pain. Now I understand the power of muscle cars

In my experience...the best way by far to beat him...is using a muscle car(it doesn't matter which one) and pass him in the canyon in the first curve. This isn't as difficult as it seems.

Why is Darius' texture just so horrible ?

Dang dude all that understeer...

I used to beat him Dodge Charger R/T fully upgraded

0:49 Darius Laugh I play this game after he said “No no no no no NO!!” Then I crash he laugh my favorite laugh

Two days ago beat him again after years... Good nostalgia 👌 The way I did was with the Murcielago fully upgraded, I learned how to play perfectly with: just use only hand break when breaking is needed lol and then deal with the drifting off 👌

i recommend using muscle cars because even though they lack speed they have a crazy acceleration and if you restart the canyon run you could pass him on the first corner and beat him at the start of the canyon duel

I had 120 thousand points. I barely won with 39 to spare😨😱😲

**Exotics are sometimes a bad choice for facing him** Me: Defeats Darius using a Cayman and then Gallardo.

I can't believe this was 14 years ago

No one : My youtube recommended in 2019 :

BOIII YOU CAN'T BE GIVING OUT ADVICE WHEN YOU GOT A CCX

Well 1st you're using a MOD VERSION

Best tip: use a Dodge Viper and pass him at the beginning.

loved this game. def gonna re play this. I wanna beat him with the Supra or Rx7. I first beat him with my lambo Murcielago then used the R34 Skyline when the game first came out on the Gamecube

I think Evo IX is the easiest way to beat Darius

I beat him in an Impreza lol

i beat darius with nissan 240sx stock, Shame on Darius XD

What ever you do, don't pick the Lamborghini Murcielago. The steerings really stiff and I barely beat Darius in the canyon also because of the sharp turns.

Literally Good Tips And Tricks For Me Thank you, even though I'm late 15 years

i beat him with toyota supra

i beat him with skyline r34

*Ha Ha Ha Haaa Haaa*

Darius Car While Breaking At Canyon: Whoho!

It's funny how to this day, I still play this game. Every single time I played this game over and over, regardless of any factor, I used a Mitsubishi Evo VIII to overtake Darius in the first run in the canyon. It just handles so well. However, my friend showed me that it was possible to use a Corvette ZO6 to overtake him quickly, but that thing handles horrendously. I used the Corvette to mop up all the races I had left before taking on Darius in my Evo, but canyon for me in that, noooooooo.

Darius looks creepy when he laughs

The first time I beat him, I'm using a fricking supra

0:00 Looks like PS1 graphics😂

I remember when i had trouble canyon against Darius, then one day he hit the brakes on a corner so i just rammed to the canyon...

2020, i download and play this game again for Nostalgia I'm still beat it with a Skyline R34 with "Professional" Upgrades :^

This video is 18 years old....

The best car in the game is Mercedes-Benz SLR Mclaren. And I defeated him with just that. Thanks to your tips. Without your tips, I were finding it difficult to beat him (in the canyons). Thanks again :)

me in 2007: How do you beat Darius Also me in 2007: HOw DiD hE gET a FoOkIN KoeNIGgSeGg?

2:57 couldn't stop laughing.

weird that this video pops up now, years after I stopped playing Carbon but still enjoy playing Heat. Also I just used a Corvette and passed him at the long wide left heading into the downhill section. Also since the player cant push his car I normally slam off his side while he is turning and instantly take the lead. Just gotta pray its an easy recovery doing it like that, otherwise yeah Corvette op.

2007 KZfaq: Noo, so early 2008: Noo, so early *Jumping straight to 2020...* 2020: Noo, so early 2021: Hell yeah awesome time to recommend this

The Vette Z06 is the best at doing it . People say it's hard to control , but , it actually isn't. Just put some grip tires and feel the perfect acceleration , handling and top speed .

omg... thx for the tips, now I can beat "him"

It all goes back to how match your tune up for your ride with your drivestyle when theres no restart

There's actually the fourth shortcut in the first race. Darius usually takes that one. But to take it, you must bypass the second shortcut cuz it's located up the road shortly afterwards on the left side.

Took me 3 hours on the canyon race alone with my fully upgraded Skyline. Screw this guy in that canyon race. City races were a piece of cake.

i did it in the first try with fully tuned mercedes mclaren....NOS-velocity full and brakes - rear bias full.....best choice :) !! even during the canyon i had 195000 :) nice video :)

I think exotic cars are the best to beat darius, because they have a good balance of top speed aceleration and handling. Tune it at max, and you can beat darius easy.

I really loved tuner cars when i played this game...i never had problem to beat him :D

Even though I don't like Muscles (Expect Chevrolet corvette ZO6, dodge viper, dodge Challenger and Chevrolet Camaro), I think they are the best for beating Darius since they have the highest acceleration and all you need for the Canyon races is high acceleration

I just today beat Darius 9 years after you posted this video. Today is 1/19/17.

Very good video. Thank you

Cars which work well for the canyon •Corvette z06: first corner win •dodge viper: first corner win •Mitsubishi evo: overtake on large curve before straight drop •porsche Carrera gt: surprising better than the Audi, being able to reach the bottom with 50k points remaining

I beat this game 3 times on the GameCube. One for each class of car. Corvette for Muscle, Carrera GT for Exotic, and Lancer for turner. Corvette, and Carrera GT where able to pass him on the first corner, but the Lancer just wasn't fast enough.

Thanks to this, I beat darius with my stock Camaro ss

uploaded 9 months after carbon was released watching this 15 years after carbon was released *holy shit time flies*

My way is tuning Corvette or Viper for top speed and grip. It solves the excessive sliding problem and I have ridiculous speed on top of the accelration which is already enough to smoke him in a straight line.