Best vehicle for each stage in hill climb racing

Posted by amanda wallers on April 19th, 2019

In Hill Climb Racing we have several vehicles and several stages. Different vehicles have different performances on the same stage, and I'd like to know what are the best combinations to maximize distance in each stage.

Countryside

Most vehicles can go great here. Once you hit 2000 miles, there are a couple of hills that are very tricky, and one in particular that is very hard to not break your neck when you land.Dune Buggy 2223 miles

Monster Truck

2156 milesJeep 2154 milesXmasThe trees don't really get in the way here. I don't have much fun with this stage, so I haven't put much time into it. Gas becomes the limiting factor.Tank 3073 milesDune Buggy 2590 milesTruck 1921 milesDesertTraction is key for this one.Monster Truck 3638 milesTank 3051 milesTruck 2872 miles

Arctic

Again traction is the main concern. The hill at ~2340 miles stops most vehicles that get that far.Dune Buggy 3219 milesSnow Mobile 2563 milesQuad Bike 2431 miles

Highway

This one's all about gas. The distance between gas cans goes up about 50 miles each time you get to one, so watch your distance and try to figure out when the next one is coming up so that you don't jump over it. Any vehicle without a gas upgrade will need to hit every gas after about 1400 miles.Kiddie Express 18028 milesTruck 14678 milesSuper Diesel 9047 miles

Racecar

32037 miles. Requires nigh perfect runsCaveSlower/shorter vehicles do well here because they are easier to keep from flying over jumps. Eventually traction and speed to get up some hills become an issue, at which point you have to get real good at letting off the gas early and cresting the hills.Dune Buggy 2876 milesRally Car 2431 milesJeep 2369 miles

Moon

This one is just really hard to get distance on - the second one wheel gets off the ground you are starting to flip. Tank does consistently well because of its tracks.Tank 1253 milesMonster Truck 1111 milesRally Car 1090 miles

Mars

A combination of cave and moon. Timing when you let off the gas becomes even more critical than in cave. Take your time.

Jeep

1586 milesTank 1562 milesQuad Bike 1446 miles

Alien Planet

The slick surface means that very early in the level you need a running start for most hills. If you jump off a hill and land on the up slope of another, you have to back down and start over. Better to gently crest the hill, ride down the other side and pick up speed for the next. There's a hill at ~1150m that stops most vehicles.

Snowmobile 2351 milesJeep 1313 milesRace Car 1257 miles

Arctic

CaveLike a slicker version of cave.Dune Buggy 1910 milesHovercraft 1235 miles

Snow Mobile 1159 milesForestIt takes power and traction to push through the trees. I don't enjoy this one very much so I haven't put in much time. The Hippie Van is not affected by the trees, but it still does not seem as effective as the 3 below.Tank 1727 milesDune Buggy 1602 miles

Monster Truck 1563 miles

MountainThe Mountain stage works best with vehicles that are good at making short, steep climbs, and are resilient to flipping. The treads on the tank also handle the large number of sharp points very well, when other vehicles get stuck with a tire on either side of the point.Tank 2114 milesDune Buggy 1884 milesHovercraft 1434 miles

Mudpool

Performance seems to diminish as you get muddy in this one, so try to jump as much mud as you can. Traction up hills becomes the biggest issue. The hovercraft will skim the surface of the liquid, which is handy.Dune Buggy 2266 miles

Big Finger 2142 milesTank 2023 milesVolcanoJumping the fire becomes pretty important when gas gets scarce. Again, the hovercraft will skim the surface of the liquid, which means you will never have extended fires.Tank 2958 milesRally Car 2177 miles

Monster Truck 2071 miles

BeachThis one's actually really straightforward. The dunes provide nice traction heading up the hills.Truck 12338 milesTank 5694 milesDune Buggy 4357 miles

Roller CoasterThe key is a vehicle that can get up the very steep inclines - vehicles with down force like the Dragster, Race Car, or Rally Car are all effective.Dragster 3991 milesRace Car 2652 milesRally Car 1562 milesI have not put as much time into the following tracks.NightThe rolling hills and scarcity of gas make this track similar to Highway. However, traction is not as good.Tank 4424 milesTractor 2877 milesMonster Truck 2355 miles

RooftopsThe key to this stage is not to hit all the ramps with speed. The very flat ones, like the first few wooden ramps, are safe, as are the dark ones at the edges of the rooftops. Any other higher ramps are liable to land you in between rooftops if you hit them with speed. Unfortunately you do not get lots of air for falling down the holes!Monster Truck 2763 milesJeep 2666 miles

Motocross Bike 2651 miles

JunkyardThere doesn't seem to be much of a trick to this one. Another "traction and gas" track.Tank 2746 milesSuper Diesel 2455 miles?ConstructionThe swinging beams make this one tricky. The best strategy is probably to travel slowly to see how the beam is supported and work from there.Big Finger 1964 milesTank 1584 miles

Quad Bike 1564 milesRainbowThis is a tough course. You just have to spend a good bit of time figuring out which jumps to take at which speeds.Rally Car 2776 Truck 1775 miles

Quad Bike 1507 milesHauntedThis was a pretty boring course, I only went through it a couple of times.Tank 4684 miles

Big Finger 2316 miles?NorthpoleAlso pretty boring. The presents can get annoying. I imagine tank and truck would fare well, possibly also snow mobile. Update: BF is good here. Earned 10m+ coins going from level 45 to 62 in one go.Big Finger 16040 miles (level 64)Dune Buggy 6291 miles

Sleigh 2108 milesThe key to this stage is not to hit all the ramps with speed. The very flat ones, like the first few wooden ramps, are safe, as are the dark ones at the edges of the rooftops. Any other higher ramps are liable to land you in between rooftops if you hit them with speed. Unfortunately you do not get lots of air for falling down the holes!1. Monster Truck 2763m2. Jeep 2666m3. Motocross Bike 2651m

Junkyard

There doesn't seem to be much of a trick to this one. Another "traction and gas" track.1. Tank 2746m2. Super Diesel 4x4 2455m3. ?

Construction

The swinging beams make this one tricky. The best stratergy is probably to travel slowly to see how the beam is suported and work from there.1. Big Finger 1964m2. Tank 1584m3. Quad Bike 1564m

Rainbow

This is a tough course. You just have to spend a good bit of time figuring out which jumps to take at which speeds.1. Rally Car 2776m2. Truck 1775m3. Quad Bike 1507mHauntedThis was a pretty boring course, I only went through it a couple of times.1. Tank 4684m2. Big Finger 2316m3. ?NorthpoleAlso pretty boring. The presents can get annoying. I imagine tank and truck would fare well, possibly also snow mobile. Update: BF is good here. Earned 10m+ coins going from level 45 to 62 in one go.1. Big Finger 16040m (level 64)2. Dune Buggy 6291m3. Sleigh 2108m