Your car will experience Tuning when fulfilling certain conditions, such as defeating a rival character in Maximum Tune 5. If you continue Tuning, you can defeat even faster rivals and produce faster times in the Time Attack.
There are two types of Tuning in Maximum Tune 5: "Power Options" that raise your car's acceleration and maximum speed and "Handling Options" that raise your cornering limits. The player can choose which type of Tuning to focus on. The settings can be made however you like, such as a thrilling, all-power car, or a car that focuses on cornering with tight handling.
You can reset the power and handling at your discretion on the gauges earned after Episode 21 in Maximum Tune 5. These are the settings. You can continue winning in matches by adjusting your settings depending on the course that your higher ranking rivals race on. Also, you can produce faster times by adjusting your settings according to the course of your Time Attack.
You can change your settings before your race in each Game Mode once the ability to change the settings becomes available.
*For some models, "Tuning" becomes "Step-up" and the details will differ.