Shift Cars

The Shift Cars (シフトカー), powered by Core Driviars, are miniature cars created for the purpose of helping humanity. They are used by Kamen Rider Drive in conjunction with his belt, the Drive Driver, and bracelet, the Shift Brace, which work together via infrared, by changing from their Machine Modes (マシンモード) to their Lever Modes (レバーモード).

Some Shift Cars enhance Drive's current Type form with a Tire Exchange, adding the last part of a Shift Car's name to his current Type (i.e, Type Speed Flare). Some Tires come with a weapon for Drive to wield.

They are able to attack Roidmudes by traveling on special tracks that they spawn, and are strong enough to incapacitate unevolved Roidmudes. As long as someone has a Shift Car on their person, they are able to ignore the time distortions a Roidmude emits when active, unless multiple time distortion effects occur. In this case, one must have multiple Shift Cars on their person.

Their most unique attribute though is their capacity for sentience and sapience. Though they cannot speak, Shift Cars can feel emotions such as mischievousness, frustration, happiness and even more complicated feelings such as regret and loss, and can show these emotions through their beeping or through car signs they spawn alongside their tracks.

They can be summoned by Shinnosuke and Kiriko by calling their names, or can simply come of their own volition. Throughout the series they are off investigating their own cases, but return to Drive when they are done gathering data to assist him in battling Roidmudes.

Only Type Change Cars can be controlled by Mr.Belt to communicate with Shinnosuke when he isn't around.

Devices similar to Shift Cars, known as Viral Cores (バイラルコア), are used to evolve lesser Roidmudes into more powerful forms. Chrome versions of the Viral Cores are also used by Drive's rival, Mashin Chaser. Viral Cores can also be used by Kamen Rider Proto-Drive to read the memories of defeated Roidmudes.

Type Change Cars
Type Change Cars change Drive's body, granting him different capabilities and stats and providing better compatibility with certain Tire Exchange modes. Many of them need to have the user be in a certain state of mind in order to utilize. All of them have the ability to be used as Mr. Belt's "eyes" on the field, allowing him to discreetly observe whatever the Type Cars are observing.
 * Shift Speed (シフトスピード): Allows Drive to transform into Type Speed, granting him acceleration capabilities that enable him to move and attack at high velocities. Because Type Speed is Drive's main form, it doesn't need any special requirements or emotional frames of mind for Shinnosuke to access.
 * Shift Wild (シフトワイルド): Allows Drive to transform into Type Wild, granting him enhanced strength and defensive capabilities. It can also transform Tridoron into its dune buggy-based Type Wild mode. Shinnosuke must be pumped up and motivated to fight in order to use Type Wild.
 * Shift Technic (シフトテクニック): Allows Drive to transform into Type Technic, enabling him to easily analyze and control machines. Drive also gains almost pin-perfect precision, allowing him to easily react and analyze changes in the battlefield with lightning speed, as well as multitask with the help of the eyes in the back of his head. It can also transform Tridoron into its garbage truck-based Type Technic mode. Shinnosuke must have a cool, calm, and clear mind in order to use Type Technic
 * Shift Deadheat (シフトデッドヒート): Allows Drive to transform into Type Deadheat. It can also be used by Kamen Rider Mach to transform himself into Deadheat Mach.
 * Shift Formula (シフトフォーミュラ): Allows Drive to transform into Type Formula, equipping him with the Trailer Cannon.
 * Shift Fruits (シフトフルーツ): Allows Drive to transform into Type Fruits, equipping him with the Musou Saber and Daidaimaru, as well as enabling him to use Kamen Rider Gaim's abilities. Only appears in Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle.
 * Shift High Speed (シフトハイスピード): Allows Drive to transform into Type High Speed. Only appears in the Hyper Battle DVD.
 * Shift Speed (prototype) (Based on a concept sports car): Allows Kamen Rider Proto-Drive to transform. It is a prototype version of Shift Speed, with a black body, different line patterns, purple headlights, and no spoiler. Currently not used by the present Drive himself.

Tire Exchange Cars

 * Type Speed-matchable: These Shift Cars are based on regular cars with four wheels.
 * Shift Max Flare (シフトマックスフレア): Allows Drive to gain the Max Flare Tire, granting him fire-enhanced abilities. By itself, it can attack by igniting the tracks it spawn with intense fire, which can also boost the attacks of the other Shift Cars. When used in Mashin Chaser's Break Gunner, it allows him to shoot fireballs.
 * Shift Funky Spike (シフトファンキースパイク): Allows Drive to gain the Funky Spike Tire, enabling him to either shoot spikes or impale enemies on the tire. By itself, it can attack by slamming itself into enemies while extending its spikes.
 * Shift Midnight Shadow (シフトミッドナイトシャドー): Allows Drive to gain the Midnight Shadow Tire, granting him enhanced stealth capabilities that enable him to duplicate himself and the ability to throw energy shuriken. By itself, it can attack by shooting energy shuriken and creating copies of itself.
 * Shift Justice Hunter (シフトジャスティスハンター): Allows Drive to gain the Justice Hunter Tire, equipping him with the Justice Cage to either protect himself or trap enemies. By itself, it can generate low barriers resembling Justice Cages to trip over its prey.
 * Shift Dream Vegas (シフトドリームベガス): Allows Drive to gain the Dream Vegas Tire, equipping him with the Drum Shields to either protect himself or merge with the main tire for the finisher. By itself, it can attack by shooting playing cards. It is best friends and partners with Dimension Cab, and performed badly during its first use by Drive due to its hatred of Roidmude 010, but bonding with Shinnosuke allowed Vegas to regain its normal level of performance, which helped him in destroying 010 for good.
 * Shift Dimension Cab (シフトディメンションキャブ): Allows Drive to gain the Dimension Cab Tire, enabling him to generate a portal from it that separates a portion of his body to use to either teleport himself or attach himself to objects, possibly even going through them. By itself, it can attack by utilizing its portal-generation powers to maximum effect. Partners and best friends with Dream Vegas, it was incapacitated during Global Freeze by Roidmude 010, but was repaired six months later with compound S-01 and it returned in episode 4 to help Drive escape from Mashin Chaser.
 * Type Wild-matchable: These Shift Cars are based on power vehicles with four big wheels.
 * Shift Massive Monster (シフトマッシブモンスター): Allows Drive to gain the Massive Monster Tire, equipping him with the Monster and grab enemies with the tire's extendable tongue. By itself, it can attack by biting enemies. It can also be used in Type Speed.
 * Shift Rumble Dump (シフトランブルダンプ): Allows Drive to gain the Rumble Dump Tire, equipping him with the Rumble Smasher. This Shift Car was initially used in Type Speed. However, it did not not synch well with said form, thus triggering the development for Type Wild in order for Drive to gain better control of the Rumble Dump Tire.
 * Shift Mad Doctor (シフトマッドドクター): Allows Drive to gain the Mad Doctor Tire, equipping him with the Cure Quicker to remove physical ailments, but with excruciating pain. It can also be used in Type Speed.
 * Shift Burning Solar (シフトバーニングソーラー): Allows Drive to gain the Burning Solar Tire. By itself, it can attack by reflecting light to blind targets, but to do so it needs to be recharged by resting under the sun.
 * Shift Colorful Commercial (シフトカラフルコマーシャル): Allows Drive to gain the Colorful Commercial Tire. By itself, it can mislead the opponent by making projections.
 * Shift Hooking Wrecker (シフトフッキングレッカー): Allows Drive to gain the Hooking Wrecker Tire, equipping him with the Capture Hook to grab objects from afar. By itself, it can move things around by using its little hook.
 * Type Technic-matchable: These Shift Cars are based on utility vehicles with six wheels.
 * Shift Fire Braver (シフトファイヤーブレイバー): Allows Drive to gain the Fire Braver Tire, equipping him with the Ladder Expander. By itself, it sprays fire-dousing foam that can be used to extinguish all flames.
 * Shift Rolling Gravity (シフトローリングラビティ): Allows Drive to gain the Rolling Gravity Tire, equipping him with the 10-ton Weight. By itself, it is the car that creates the "special tracks" that Shift Cars use to travel
 * Shift Spin Mixer (シフトスピンミキサー): Allows Drive to gain the Spin Mixer Tire. enabling him to shoot projectiles of concrete mix. It can also be used in Type Speed.
 * Shift Deco Traveler (シフトデコトラベラー): Allows Drive to gain the Deco Traveler Tire. By itself, it can use chains to wrap around something.
 * Shift Road Winter (シフトロードウィンター): Allows Drive to gain the Road Winter Tire.  By itself, it can generate snow and ice to put out small fires.
 * Shift Amazing Circus (シフトアメージングサーカス): Allows Drive to gain the Amazing Circus Tire.
 * Type Formula-matchable: These Shift Cars are based on pit crew equipment.
 * Shift Full Tank F01 (シフトマンタンF01)
 * Shift Jack F02 (シフトジャツクF02)
 * Shift Spanner F03 (シフトスパナF03)

Regular Cores

 * Cobra Viral Core (コブラバイラルコア): A Viral Core that can give a new body for the Cobra-type Roidmudes‘ core, though when three are used instead, it allows the Roidmude to evolve into a giant cobra. Could also be used by Proto-Drive to read the memories of the Roidmude it came from, presuming the Viral Core was not too damaged.
 * Spider Viral Core (スパイダーバイラルコア): A Viral Core that can give a new body for the Spider-type Roidmudes‘ core, though when three are used instead, it presumably evolves the Roidmude into a giant spider. Could also be used by Proto-Drive to read the memories of the Roidmude it came from, presuming the Viral Core was not too damaged.
 * Bat Viral Core (バットバイラルコア): A Viral Core that can give a new body for the Bat-type Roidmudes‘ core, though when three are used instead, it presumably evolves the Roidmude into a giant bat. Could also be used by Proto-Drive to read the memories of the Roidmude it came from, presuming the Viral Core was not too damaged.

Chaser Cores

 * Chaser Cobra Viral Core (チェイサーコブラバイラルコア): An enhanced Viral Core that summons the E-Circular and turns Chaser into his Busou Chaser Cobra form, armed with the Tail Whipper (テールウィッパー).
 * Chaser Spider Viral Core (チェイサースパイダーバイラルコア): An enhanced Viral Core that summons the E-Circular and turns Chaser into his Busou Chaser Spider form, armed with the Fang Spidey (ファングスパイディ).
 * Chaser Bat Viral Core (チェイサーバットバイラルコア): An enhanced Viral Core that summons the E-Circular and turns Chaser into his Busou Chaser Bat form, armed with the Wing Sniper (ウィングスナイパー).

Other Cores

 * Lupin Blade Viral Core (ルパンブレードバイラルコア): A Viral Core used by Kamen Rider Lupin, allowing him to use the blade mode on his Lupin Gunner.

Unused Shift Cars
These are Shift Cars that have sounds programmed into the DX Drive Driver, but have no confirmation regarding their presence in the show, and exist here for completion's sake.

Type Change Cars

 * Shift Get Wild (シフトゲットワイルド): Allows Drive to transform into Type Get Wild.
 * Shift Ultra Technic (シフトウルトラテクニック): Allows Drive to transform into Type Ultra Technic.
 * Shift Super Deadheat (シフトスーパーデッドヒート): Allows Drive to transform into Type Super Deadheat.
 * Shift Dash Formula (シフトダッシュフォーミュラ): Presumably allows Drive to transform into Type Dash Formula.
 * Shift Ultra Fruits (シフトウルトラフルーツ): Allows Drive to transform into Type Ultra Fruits.
 * Shift Next (シフトネクスト): Presumably allows Drive to transform into Type Next.
 * Shift Special (シフトスペシャル): Presumably allows Drive to transform into Type Special.
 * Shift Super Special (シフトスーパースペシャル): Presumably allows Drive to transform into Type Super Special.
 * Shift Over (シフトオーバー): Presumably allows Drive to transform into Type Over.
 * Shift Get Unknown Car (シフトゲット未知カー): Displays an "N" icon on the Drive Driver. All sounds that come after "Get" are passing by car sounds.

Tire Exchange Cars

 * Shift Mega Max Flare (シフトメガマックスフレア): Allows Drive to gain the Mega Max Flare Tire.
 * Shift Ultra Funky Spike (シフトウルトラファンキースパイク): Allows Drive to gain the Ultra Funky Spike Tire.
 * Shift Super Midnight Shadow (シフトスーパーミッドナイトシャドー): Allows Drive to gain the Super Midnight Shadow Tire.
 * Shift Dash Justice Hunter (シフトダッシュジャスティスハンター): Allows Drive to gain the Dash Justice Hunter Tire.
 * Shift Get Dream Vegas (シフトゲットドリーベガス): Allows Drive to gain the Get Dream Vegas Tire.
 * Shift Super Spin Mixer (シフトスーパースピンミキサー): Allows Drive to gain the Super Spin Mixer Tire.
 * Shift Super Massive Monster (シフトスーパーマッシブモンスター): Allows Drive to gain the Super Massive Monster Tire.
 * Shift High Dimension Cab (シフトハイディメンションキャブ): Allows Drive to gain the High Dimension Cab Tire.
 * Shift Dash Rumble Dump (シフトダッシュランブルダンプ): Allows Drive to gain the Dash Rumble Dump Tire.
 * Shift Get Mad Doctor (シフトゲットマッドドクター): Allows Drive to gain the Get Mad Doctor Tire.
 * Shift High Hooking Wrecker (シフトハイフッキングレッカー): Allows Drive to gain the High Hooking Wrecker Tire.
 * Shift Mega Burning Solar (シフトメガバーニングソーラー): Allows Drive to gain the Mega Burning Solar Tire.
 * Shift Ultra Fire Braver (シフトウルトラファイヤーブレイバー): Allows Drive to gain the Ultra Fire Braver Tire.
 * Shift High Rolling Gravity (シフトハイローリンググラビティ): Allows Drive to gain the High Rolling Gravity Tire.
 * Shift Get Amazing Circus (シフトゲットアメージングサーカス): Allows Drive to gain the Get Amazing Circus Tire.
 * Shift Ultra Colorful Commercial (シフトウルトラカラフルコマーシャル): Allows Drive to gain the Ultra Colorful Commercial Tire.
 * Shift Mega Deco Traveler (シフトメガデコトラベラー): Allows Drive to gain the Mega Deco Traveler Tire.
 * Shift Dash Road Winter (シフトダッシュロードウィンター): Allows Drive to gain the Dash Road Winter Tire.
 * Shift Showa Rider (シフトドライブ昭和ライダー)
 * Shift Heisei Rider (シフトドライブ平成ライダー)
 * Shift Drive Drive (シフトドライブライブ)
 * Shift Drive Gaim (シフトドライブ鎧武)
 * Shift Drive Wizard (シフトドライブウィザード)
 * Shift Drive Fourze (シフトドライブフォーゼ)
 * Shift Drive OOO (シフトドライブオーズ)
 * Shift Drive Double (シフトドライブＷ(ダブル))
 * Shift Drive Decade (シフトドライブディケイド)
 * Shift Drive Kiva (シフトドライブキバ)
 * Shift Drive Den-O (シフトドライブ電王)
 * Shift Drive Kabuto (シフトドライブカブト)
 * Shift Drive Hibiki (シフトドライブ響鬼)
 * Shift Drive Blade (シフトドライブブレイド)
 * Shift Drive Faiz (シフトドライブファイズ)
 * Shift Drive Ryuki (シフトドライブ龍騎)
 * Shift Drive Agito (シフトドライブアギト)
 * Shift Drive Kuuga (シフトドライブクウガ)
 * Shift Dark Rider (シフトドダークライダー)

Toy-Exclusive Cars

 * Shift Max Flare (Full Throttle Ver.)
 * Shift High Speed (Televi-kun Ver.)
 * Shift Holy Christmas
 * Shift Ganbarider
 * Shift 
 * Shift Kikaider
 * Shift (Max/Midnight/Funky) Movie
 * Shift Dream Candy
 * Shift Dream TV
 * Shift Rideron
 * Shift Kamen Rider
 * Shift Next 03
 * Shift Metal Hero
 * Shift Super Sentai
 * Shift Ressha Sentai