vehicles are a new addition from previous nippon ichi games. they are similar to moving, battle-capable buildings. they vary in size, shape, and purpose, but are generally faster than travelling on foot. vehicles can damage opponents and can level-up. however, levelling a vehicle is different from levelling a character. leveling up high ranked vehicles is difficult, and in actuality, impossible to raise them to 9999, as the cost will effectively be more than the player can ever make.