Demo

Before the release of Carbon, the developers gave the eagerly awaiting audience a sneek peak of Carbon. This came in the form of the demo.

Plot
There is no real plot, only a series of races which lead up to a boss race.

At the start, the player must choose a car; either the Lamborghini Gallardo, Chevrolet Camaro SS or the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MR Edition. After the player has chosen his or her car, they may customise their car through the use of Autosculpt, a new feature in the Need for Speed series.

After that, the player is taken to the world map, where they may choose to do a race (Salazar Street) or drift (Park Drive Drift). Completing both events grants access to a Canyon Duel (Lookout Point) with Kenji.

After the Duel is won, the player is shown a demo completed screen, a map of beta Palmont, and is taken back to the car select screen. They player can then choose a car, and do any of the 3 events in any order they like.

Setting
The setting for the demo seems to be in beta Palmont, at which point it seems to be mixed in with San Juan. This is supposedly meant to be the original map of Palmont City.