Smuggler's Run interview
Posted by @ 6:55 PM, EDT
GameFusion kicked up an interview with Jeronimo Barrera, Smugglers Run's producer.
Here’s a bit:

What does it take to lose? Obviously if you're ride gets trashed you won't be able to continue racing but can cops force you to stop and make the bust?

"There are two ways for your mission to end. One is to run out of time, obviously. The second is to run out of energy. You have an energy bar, and when you take damage or do big jumps it takes it down. It does refill however, over time, but if you're almost out of energy and a cop smashes into you you'll get busted. If you lose a lot of energy from an opposing gang you'll 'damage out' but that's really like a time penalty and you'll sit on the terrain for a little bit, smoking, and then your health will pop back up to about a quarter of a bar.”