Upgrade the Cars
A racing game where the road is full of gates that change your number, and the garage turns your coins into better cars. It suits players who like quick decisions with a little arithmetic.
Kethiwelmowrath team · updated 5 November 2026 · 3 min read
Racing- Genre
- Racing
- Made by
- CHEPERGame
- Devices
- Computer, phone, tablet
- Input
- Swipe or drag left and right; A/D or arrow keys on desktop
- Updated
- Jul 2026
Inside a session
Upgrade the Cars is a racing game built around gates. As you drive, you pass through gates that multiply, divide, add or subtract your number. Your choice of lane decides whether the number grows or shrinks.
Coins are collected along the way, and they pay for upgrades in the garage. The page also describes a choice with finished cars: you can sell them, or keep them for a collection. Supercars are among the things that can be unlocked.
Steering is deliberately light. On a phone or tablet you swipe or drag left and right. On a computer you use A and D, or the arrow keys. Since the only decision is which lane to take, the game becomes about reading the gates ahead.
CHEPERGame is listed as the developer. Poki files the game under skill and car games, and the latest update shown is July 2026. In this site's taxonomy it counts as a racing game.
Hands on the input
- Swipe / drag
- Move left or right
- A / D
- Move left or right
- Arrow keys
- Move left or right
Tips for the first sessions
Read the gates before you reach them. Multiply and add gates help, divide and subtract gates cost you, so a lane that looks good at a glance may not be.
Do the sum for two lanes when they are close. A small addition can beat a division, and the reverse can also be true.
Collect coins when the route allows, but do not swerve into a bad gate for one coin.
Use the garage regularly. Upgrades make later runs easier, so spending coins early beats hoarding them.
Decide your policy on finished cars once: selling gives coins, keeping builds a collection. Both are on offer, so pick what you want to chase.
Likely to enjoy it
Quick players who enjoy reading a road and making small calculations, on any of the listed devices.
What to weigh up
- — The game runs on Poki, and Poki may show ads around it. This site does not control them.
- — Choosing between lanes repeats often, so the pace is fast and the pattern becomes familiar.
- — Poki does not state session length, so a single run is the best way to find out.
Questions about Upgrade the Cars
Is Upgrade the Cars free?
Poki lists it as a game that opens in the browser. This site only describes it and links to the Poki page.
How do I steer?
Swipe or drag left and right on a touch screen. On a computer, use A and D or the arrow keys.
What do the gates do?
They multiply, divide, add or subtract your number.
What can I do with coins?
Upgrade the garage, according to Poki. You can also unlock supercars.
Can I sell the cars?
Poki says you can sell cars or keep them for a collection.
