If you've managed to achieve the highest ranking possible, Elite, how long did it take and how much of the game did you finish when you got there?
When I made Elite it took me a little over 11 hours and I completed about 65% of the game (140 medals won, about 72 of which were Gold). It was worth it to get the awesome Black Elite Racer.

Took me 5 hours to reach elite ranking but just used the Lowrider you unlock instead of the black elite racer. then i unlocked the Etines racer and use that 4 everything!@

the black racer confuses me because i always used the etnies also and the elite racer always smoked me, but then when i got it i found it had crappy handling and wasnt nearly as good as the etnies so now i use the logitech indy car

How in Hell do you get all these locked cars? These 'sheet' things with takedowns and things... How the hell do you get all of them? Geez! My best car is the Elite... Any tips?