For an armored vehicle of this size, the Nightshark performs exceptionally well. The vehicle has great acceleration and good top speed, as well as great handling, able to sort most turns on the road, though one may experience slight understeer on sharp turns. Like the Insurgent, the hood is completely sealed, meaning there is no way to reveal its engine (even by seeing through the hood, there is no current model at all). The engine sound is similar to that of the Schafter V12, which sounds higher-revving and louder. The reinforced bumper also means it can push over other vehicles rather easily, without a drastic loss of speed. As with many armored vehicles, the Nightshark also features ballistic glass windows, able to withstand small arms gunfire before being shattered. However, its windows leaves the occupants rather exposed when the bulletproof glass is missing, so caution should be taken (unless window platings are installed). Like the Insurgent, the Nightshark is able to survive explosions, able to take up to four rockets from a Rocket Launcher, being destroyed with a fifth one. The machine guns offers moderate firepower against unarmored targets and vehicles that are in front of the vehicle, although they will take a long time on taking out armored vehicles and limited to aim where the vehicle's front is aiming. Although not very easy to use, the machine guns often "tracks" the target, allowing for good accuracy (as the reticle will automatically aim over the target).