Rivals

Within GRIP there are 25 rival characters that appear during the course of the single player campaign as well as being the game controlled bots played in racers. These rivals each use their own vehicle and paint job that is unique to them, as well as having their own unique emblem.

During the career mode rivals become boss battles during each tier. A selection of rivals are present in each tier, which end with a 1v1 battle in order to complete the tier and move up to the next point in the ladder.

During single races either on or offline, rivals become the AI racers that the player will fight against. In these instances, the Racing Rivals will retain their personalities and racing preference. Should the player focus on a particular rival, this will create a rivalry with that AI racer which will have that race focus their attention on the player. This is displayed on the HUD during gameplay to show this.