| W / S | throttle · brake & reverse |
| A / D | steer |
| Space | handbrake — slides & pivots |
| Shift | nitrous (5s stints, then recharge) |
| E / Q | suspension lift up / down — clearance vs stability |
| X / Z | tire size up / down — clearance & crawl vs grunt |
| T | 2WD ↔ 4WD |
| G | 4-Hi ↔ 4-Lo (crawler gear) |
| C | camera: chase → hood → orbit (drag to look) |
| L | headlights |
| R | flip upright, right here |
| Backspace | full reset to spawn |
| Enter | start / cancel the gate race |
| V | mute |
| M | back to map select |