The best Star Wars Galactic Racer vehicle is mostly down to personal preference as Landspeeders, Speeder Bikes, and Skim Speeders all feel quite different to pilot - podracers also show up in Galactic Racer but aren't one of the regular speeder options as you only fly them in set moments.
Each speeder type has their own strengths, weaknesses, and unique drifting manoeuvres that have a noticeable effect on how you race, so it's important to know how each one works and how best to spend your Tuning Points on permanent upgrades so that you can get the most out of them. Below you'll find a breakdown of all three vehicles in Galactic Racer and how they stack up against each other.
Best speeder type in Star Wars Galactic Racer
Here's how I rank the three speeders in Star Wars Galactic Racer, so that you can gauge which one might be right for you:
- Landspeeder: Large, stable, relatively robust, and handles corners well enough, especially with its standard Drift manoeuvre. It's the easiest and most intuitive of all the repulsorcraft to fly and can see you all the way through to the end with the right upgrades. Spread your permanent upgrades across all six speeder stats fairly evenly for a balanced but adaptable starting build for each tour, though you may want to put more points into Cornering, Afterburners, and Drift for great handling.
- Speeder Bike: Small, fragile, and twitchy but with good acceleration, bikes are the nippiest of the speeders. Their regular turning is awful, but Kinetic Burst helps you perform sharp and snappy turns with a burst of speed. They can be difficult to control but master using Kinetic Burst and you can race ahead of the competition. To mitigate some of the drawbacks of Speeder Bikes and make them more forgiving, I recommend putting upgrade points into Cornering and Resilience, but you could also play to its strengths and focus on Afterburners and Drift.
- Skim Speeder: Maintains high speeds with smooth and wide cornering which can be tricky on certain tracks, though turning on a Knife Edge allows for sharper cornering. I found the Skim Speeder to be the most difficult to pilot as it requires you to take wider racing lines to maintain speed. That takes some getting used to, but it doesn't make the speeder bad by any means. Put permanent upgrade points into Drift and Cornering to play to its strengths and put at least a couple into Afterburners to help with its acceleration and boost.
It's important to bear in mind that there is an element of personal preference when it comes to choosing the best speeder type too, so while I like the default Landspeeder the most, I still highly recommend that you unlock the Speeder Bike and Skim Speeder to give them a shot.
And your success on a tour isn't just down to your chosen vehicle. Make sure you have a good selection of Star Wars Galactic Racer Favors active to get as many advantages as possible. I've also laid out a bunch of Galactic Racer tips to help you win the league.
How to unlock the Speeder Bike and Skim Speeder in Star Wars Galactic Racer
To unlock the Speeder Bike and Skim Speeder, you just need to earn sufficient Tuning Points and then spend them on the speeder type you want to unlock on the Vehicle Select screen at the start of a Tour:
- Speeder Bike = 10 Tuning Points to unlock
- Skim Speeder = 20 Tuning Points to unlock
- Earn Tuning Points by finishing races:
- Finish a Race in any position to get 1 Tuning Point
- Finish an Eliminator in the top 3 to get 4 Tuning Points
So, make sure you pick plenty of Races and Eliminators during your Tours to quickly rack up Tuning Points. Then you'll be able to unlock the rest of the speeders and pick your favorite at the start of every Tour. Tuning Points are also used to permanently upgrade the stats of your speeders, so be sure to level them up between Tours all the way to Level 15 too for permanent improvements.
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