Experience the VUHL 05RR, Forza Horizon 4’s Ultimate Track Toy
Series 70 is here with another opportunity for you to unlock the “Encore?” Achievement in Forza Horizon 4. This week’s featured reward car is the 2017 VUHL 05RR, the ultimate track toy to explore Britain, which left a remarkable impression when it first debuted at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The 05RR delivers extreme performance with an additional 100 horsepower over that original model while further reducing its weight. The purpose of this unique car is clear: to be a track legend while (barely) remaining street legal. Optimally engineered for raw performance and simplicity, this is a car made to match the best supercars in the world, and you can put it to the test in Forza Horizon 4 by emerging on top in the “VUHL in the City” Seasonal Championship.
Also available on the Festival Playlist until Thursday, January 18, don’t miss the 1970 Honda S800. This classic rear-wheel drive roadster is probably the most fun you can have with 70 horsepower. It also has a screaming-high redline that was a direct descendent of its motorcycle roots. If you have ever reveled in the high-revving noise of the modern day S2000, you’ve got the S800 to thank for it.
Here are the events and their associated rewards featured on this week’s Festival Playlist:
SERIES REWARDS:
50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
80% Completion – 1990 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
SUMMER REWARDS:
50% Completion – 1970 Honda S800
80% Completion – 1963 Ferrari 250LM
[table] [tr][th]Category[/th][th]Event[/th][th]Restriction[/th][th]Reward[/th][/tr] [tr][td]Photo Challenge[/td][td]#RomanRoadster[/td][td]Take a photo of any Modern Sports Car in Mortimer Gardens[/td][td]Super Wheelspin[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Weekly Forzathon[/td][td]Carte Blanche[/td][td]Any Offroad vehicle[/td][td]100 Forzathon Points[/td][/tr] [tr][td]The Trial[/td][td]Cross Country Heroes[/td][td]Sport Utility Heroes[/td][td]2008 Maserati MC12 Versione Corsa[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Summer Games[/td][td]Bamburgh Castle[/td][td]Hot Hatch – B 700[/td][td]2001 TVR Tuscan S[/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt[/td][td]Outcrop Crest Danger Sign[/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998[/td][td]Super Wheelspin[/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt[/td][td]Northbridge Speed Trap[/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998[/td][td]Super Wheelspin[/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt[/td][td]Derwent Water Speed Zone[/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998[/td][td]Super Wheelspin[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship[/td][td]Van of Steel[/td][td]Vans and Utility – D 500[/td][td]The Robot emote[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship[/td][td]VUHL in the City[/td][td]Extreme Track Tots – S2 998[/td][td]2017 VUHL 05RR[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship[/td][td]Shummer Nights[/td][td]Off-road – A 800[/td][td]2006 Hummer H1 Alpha Open Top[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Monthly Rivals[/td][td]Astmoor Heritage Circuit[/td][td]1972 Mazda Cosmo 110S Series II[/td][td]Festival Playlist Completion[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Online Adventure[/td][td]Series 70[/td][td]Qualify for the Online Adventure Roster[/td][td]Festival Playlist Completion[/td][/tr] [/table]
Experience Incredible Performance in Zenvo’s Superlative Hypercar
Spring has arrived in Britain for the final week of Series 69 in Forza Horizon 4. Let’s cut to the chase – the 2019 Zenvo TSR-S, a superlative hypercar in every sense. With 1177 horsepower from its impeccable twin-supercharged V8, this is a ridiculously powerful car with Zenvo claiming 0-124mph in 6.8 seconds! Its power is matched by its handling with a unique hydraulic rear wing that tilts left and right to better distribute pressure and increase downforce on curves. You’ve got to see it to believe it, so don’t miss out on securing your Zenvo TSR-S in the Northern Tours Seasonal Championship.
This week’s Festival Playlist events and unlocks, as well as the overall series rewards, can be earned by Thursday, January 11. Here’s the full breakdown:
[table] [tr][th]Category [/th][th]Event [/th][th]Restriction [/th][th]Reward [/th][/tr] [tr][td]Photo Challenge [/td][td]#RoyallingStones [/td][td]Take a photo of any Aston Martin at The Standing Stones [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Weekly Forzathon [/td][td]Play Time [/td][td]Any Track Toy [/td][td]100 Forzathon Points [/td][/tr] [tr][td]The Trial [/td][td]Beaches and Bentleys [/td][td]Country: UK – S2 998 [/td][td]1991 Bentley Turbo R [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Showcase Remix [/td][td]Contest of Giants [/td][td]2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Spring Games [/td][td]Mudkickers’ 4x4 [/td][td]Super Hot Hatch [/td][td]2018 Renault Megane R.S. [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Ambleside Edge Danger Sign [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Old Town Speed Trap [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Coppice Speed Zone [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Northern Tours [/td][td]Koenigsegg – S2 998 [/td][td]2019 Zenvo TSR-S [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Overnight Adventures [/td][td]Extreme Track Toys – S2 998 [/td][td]2020 Koenigsegg Jesko [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Luxury Getaway [/td][td]Ferrari – S1 900 [/td][td]2002 Ferrari Enzo Ferrari [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Monthly Rivals [/td][td]Rail Yard Cross Country Circuit [/td][td]2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon [/td][td]Festival Playlist Completion [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Online Adventure [/td][td]Series 69 [/td][td]Qualify for the Online Adventure Roster [/td][td]Festival Playlist Completion [/td][/tr] [/table]
2023 Forza Year in Review
Welcome to the 2023 Forza Year in Review! Another 12 months have passed, which means in true Forza tradition, it’s time to look back at everything that’s happened over the last year. We released Forza Motorsport, celebrated the two-year anniversary of Forza Horizon 5, and introduced some of our biggest updates yet with EventLab 2.0 and the Rally Adventure expansion.
Forza Horizon 5 Photo by CCOCAS. (Share Code 553 567 882)
Forza Horizon 5 Photo by Durmell. (Share Code 157 817 253)
Before we dive into the game recaps, let’s celebrate the creative content you’ve been making over the past year. Every week, the Forza Forums hosts themed Photo and Livery contests open to all players. Thanks to everyone who continues to create and submit their content! To celebrate your creativity, we've handpicked our top 5 favorite community photos and liveries from Forza Horizon 5 over the year. You'll see examples in this blog, and we’ve put them together in our ‘Best of 2023’ collection on the Forza Forums:
Forza Horizon 5 "Glitch" livery created by FormFirm. (Share Code: 260 808 658)
Forza Horizon 5 "Franken Brides Dually" livery created by Skogarmar. (Share Code: 88 107 114 199)
Community Leaders
Community event organizers are central to Forza's community, inspiring competition, creativity, and ingenuity. With excitement around Forza Motorsport, 2023 saw organizers using all their expertise to craft events and schedules that could straddle the transition from one game to the next. Kudos to you all!
The year kicked off with the brilliant FTC Renault 5 Cup, seeing both great door to door racing and of course the amazing photography for which FTC have earned renowned across the Forza community. By late February the series was cinched by justScotty--despite close competition from Joeyst25. Look out for FTC in 2024 with Race Academy meets running each and every Sunday.
Captured by FTC Infernas81: FTC Renault 5 Cup on Forza Motorsport 7.
March saw Forza Share Your Creations (previously FH5 Livery & Designs) organize a tribute to the late Ken Block. Go Fast Risk Every Thang' attracted paints that were at once touching and astonishing. The top three liveries came from Kgree27, MrMugello, and SnakeEyes Friex but this was a contest where every entrant, from the Mercedes Tankpool24 Racing Truck to the Gymkhana 10 Ford Hoonicorn Mustang, meant the world. You're always in our hearts, Ken.
May was notable as the beginning of the marathon Envy Drift & PTG Street Masters Drift Championship which would see the community's finest skid-artists competing all the way through to August! Alongside congratulating EDM Atmospheric who took victory, and all the competitors in the drift and concourse contests, we also celebrate those working behind the scenes to put this incredible competition together for the community.
Captured by onhellno1989: Envy Drift & PTG Street Masters Drift Championship on Forza Horizon 5.
It would not be a Year in Review without mention of the TORA 24 Hours of Mulsanne, which took place in late July. As many predicted, ESV Motorsport exerted their dominance in the event, and indeed TORA's entire endurance calendar. The record ESV carries into 2024 should strike fear into the hearts of the competition as we head into the first year of Forza Motorsport. But then again, there is nothing like a new game to mix up the pecking order!
2023 was the year of Racing Haven. While by October they already had some first events under their belts on Forza Horizon 5, it was their BMW Challenge which launched concurrently with Forza Motorsport that cemented their spot in the top echelon of the community's competitive scene. Huge congratulations to ESV Green who emerged to win from one of the largest set of entrants in recent memory. (And, as an aside, the whole community waits with bated breath for the return of the Racing Haven podcast.)
Captured by Chilsy: Racing Haven BMW Challenge on Forza Motorsport.
As the year closes out, we catch up with events that are still ongoing! AR12 is hosting both the AR12 Community Racing Series and the AR12 Racing Championship Presented by Thrustmaster, while Late Night Racing presents a Ford v Ferrari series for lovers of vintage sports cars. There is something for everyone in the Forza community, and we can't wait to see what 2024 has in store.
Since the release of Forza Motorsport, we've been listening to your feedback about the game and where you would like to see improvements or changes made. Stay tuned, as we’ll have more to share about these topics early in 2024.
Recently we celebrated two wins at The Game Awards! Thanks to you, Forza Motorsport won both categories it was nominated for: Best Sports/Racing Game and Innovation in Accessibility. We’re also honored to have won IGN’s Best Racing Game of 2023 and Accessibility Innovation in Games in 2023. We love hearing about the features in the game you are enjoying, such as the Featured Multiplayer structure and driving physics, and we’re proud to have our work on Blind Driving Assists and the wide suite of accessibility options recognized by the gaming community. We hope you enjoy building your racing skills in Forza Motorsport for many years to come.
Forza Horizon 5
What a year this has been to adventure through the Horizon Festival in México!
Through 12 game updates you have explored Mexico in different cars, customized your vehicles to truly make them your own, completed thrilling challenges to unlock new, exciting cars, snapped breathtaking pictures for our contests, and created the most amazing events for the community to enjoy.
We are very thankful that you chose to spend 2023 in Forza Horizon 5. Here are some of our favorite moments in the Horizon Festival.
Rally Adventure gave our players a completely new area to explore called Sierra Nueva. This new zone has different biomes that include sand, asphalt, jumps, inclines, forests, and more. Players were now able to enjoy racing and exploring Pueblo Artza, the Abandoned Quarry, Sand Dunes, Desert Gorge, Green Hills, and an entirely smashable Palm Forest.
To go on the perfect off-roading trip, you need the perfect off-roading vehicle, which is why Rally Adventure featured all-new rally parts for car customization as well as the anti-lag system to get those perfect starts. This expansion also brought 10 new-to-Horizon cars made to get a blast on the dirt, mud, and other difficult terrains.
Rally monsters, new biomes, and an interactable environment; if you haven’t had the chance, this is your sign to close 2023 with Forza Horizon 5’s second expansion.
New Permanent Features
Every update we release for Forza Horizon 5 brings features we hope our players love using. We like to focus on unique themes that enhance your gameplay experience each month.
Although most updates are intended to last only for a single month, we listen to our community very closely and have made some of your favorite additions permanent.
This year, for example, the Summer Party update made the longer night cycles (introduced in Midnights at Horizon) a permanent feature. Even though they do not last as much as their original counterpart, the longer night cycle allows players to explore Mexico’s unique landscape and biomes under a different light.
It’s round, it’s fast, and it’s permanent! First introduced on the High-Performance series in April, the Oval Track was a huge success with our players, and we were ecstatic you enjoyed it! The Oval Track is always available to host a Road Racing event at any time.
Snapping the Perfect Year
Explore the Horizon was released in May of this year, and with it came a feature many of our players were asking for: an upgraded Photo Mode to take front cover-worthy photos of their favorite cars in the many gorgeous backdrops Mexico has to offer.
Of course, our community of talented creators put the new features implemented in this update to good use as you can see on our many Photo Contests held on our social media accounts. We are very eager to see what you guys come up with for next year and many more to come.
If you want to learn how to take advantage of the new features added to Photo Mode and upgrade your snapshooting skills, take a look at our Forza Horizon 5 Photo Mode Guide.
Fueling the Community’s Creative Spirit
Our community members never stop creating awesome and unique events that everyone can enjoy. We have seen everything from extreme challenges, fun tours, and completely new game modes designed in EventLab. However, we wanted to step up the creation game and give you better tools to create the huge events you always dreamt of making, which is why we built an entire series around inventing: Horizon Creatives.
This new update put EventLab 2.0 in the hands of our creators to help with their creation process. The multi-selection mode allowed Props to be mass selected and then edited in a group. Players could grab several individual props and then rotate them, move them around, and duplicate them. You could now group props together into a new “mega prop” called a Prefab that could be easily saved, reused in your events, and shared so others could use them as well.
A new location made for creating events was also added in this update, EventLab Island provided creators with a massive blank canvas to put together larger and more exciting events and game modes.
Our Most Requested Car Makes Its Appearance
The Día de Muertos update meant to recreate this iconic Mexican holiday and include as many references to Mexican folklore as possible. We had marigold stands and petals lying around the Festival, inflatable skulls decorating the streets, and alebrijes of many different forms to find.
This celebration of Mexican culture and folklore would not be complete without Mexico’s automotive sweetheart: the 2010 Nissan Tsuru which we brought as a Festival Playlist reward car for the Día de Muertos update.
The Tsuru, as unbelievable as it sounds, was our most requested car on the Suggestions Hub, and what a more fitting time to bring it to the Horizon Festival than Día de Muertos.
Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Our Partnerships
The Horizon Festival was starstruck this year, as we had the fortune of collaborating with two brands of huge relevance in automotive history.
This December, we planned our next heist with the Fast X Car Pack, which included five cars from Fast X including the 1970 Dodge Charger and 2022 Flip Car 2.0. You can drive these two, and three more cars from the Fast X film with the Fast X Car Pack available now for $9.99 USD.
Start the New Year with a Huge Throwback
What better way to start the new year than with a series co-created with you! Community Choice is one of many ways we have to show how much we appreciate our fans.
We sent out a survey asking our players what rewards, challenges, and other features they would like to see in the next series, and their response was amazing!
See us in January when Community Choice goes live featuring the highly acclaimed and requested neon decorations and Neon Cube collectible from Midnights at Horizon as well as plenty of other returning stunts, challenges and rewards on the Festival Playlist and coming to the Autoshow.
Celebrating Our Community
The Golden Tank Awards are just around the corner!
Celebrate the magnificent creations of our community and vote for your favorite EventLab creations, Prefabs, and more content made entirely by players and for the players.
Make sure to cast your vote at aka.ms/GoldenTankAwards2023 and help your favorite creators take home the coveted Golden Tank Award.
Keep creating and we might see you in next year’s shortlist!
Thanks for Racing!
The biggest highlight we have is and always will be our amazing community. Whether you are a player, a builder, creator, event runner, or anything along those lines, we celebrate all the passion and love you have for the entire Forza franchise.
We hope you have enjoyed the content we put out and that you spent wonderful hours racing in the world’s most famous tracks, going on adventures around Mexico, or customizing your favorite vehicles.
Keep adventuring and we’ll see you at the starting line!
Experience a Track Legend Reborn into a Rally Prototype
This is the 1970 Ford GT70, a unique prototype car built to replicate the success of the GT40 from the racetrack, only this time on the rally stage. However, to qualify for rally competition under the FIA’s regulations, Ford needed to produce 500 homologated cars and the GT70 only had six.
As WRC rules changed, production costs climbed, and the successful Ford Escort only improved in its performance, the GT70 became an expensive “what if?” It's a question Forza Horizon 4 players can now answer as the 1970 Ford GT70 features on the Winter Festival Playlist, unlockable at 80% completion.
This week is also your chance to unlock the 1974 Hoonigan Ford Bronco, which features a special 5L Coyote Engine that kicks out 420-horsepower, plus rebuilt suspension, gear shifters, racing wheel and seats. It’s all very Hoonigan and all about being fun to drive on-road or off-road. Get yours by winning the Into the Wilds Seasonal Championship.
Find like-minded players and discuss this week’s Festival Playlist activities over on the Forza Forums. You have until Thursday, January 4 to complete these events and unlock the associated rewards:
SERIES REWARDS:
50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
80% Completion – 1991 Nissan Pulsar GTI-R
WINTER REWARDS:
50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
80% Completion – 1970 Ford GT70
[table] [tr][th]Category [/th][th]Event [/th][th]Restriction [/th][th]Reward [/th][/tr] [tr][td]Photo Challenge [/td][td]#ScotlandTheBrave [/td][td]Take a photo of your car with the Scott Monument in Edinburgh [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Weekly Forzathon [/td][td]Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry [/td][td]Any Truck [/td][td]100 Forzathon Points [/td][/tr] [tr][td]The Trial [/td][td]American Car-Tographer [/td][td]Country: USA – A 800 [/td][td]2016 Hoonigan Gymkhana 9 Ford Focus RS RX [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Winter Games [/td][td]Slate Quarry [/td][td]Classic Muscle – B 700 [/td][td]1973 Ford XB Falcon GT [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Raid Yard Ramp Danger Sign [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Hythe House Speed Trap [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Strathbridge Speed Zone [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Tour De Force [/td][td]Modern Muscle – S1 800 [/td][td]1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am SD-455 [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Into The Wilds [/td][td]Extreme Offroad – A 800 [/td][td]1974 Hoonigan Ford Bronco [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Small Wonders [/td][td]Volkswagen – B 700 [/td][td]1967 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Monthly Rivals [/td][td]Rail Yard Cross Country Circuit [/td][td]2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon [/td][td]Festival Playlist Completion [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Online Adventure [/td][td]Series 69 [/td][td]Qualify for the Online Adventure Roster [/td][td]Festival Playlist Completion [/td][/tr] [/table]
Drive Across Britain in the Impeccable Lexus LFA Supercar
This week in Britain is all about JDM legends. It starts with dual Toyota MR2 action as the 1995 Toyota MR2 GT and the 1989 Toyota MR2 SC are both up for grabs in the Autumn season of the Series 69 Festival Playlist in Forza Horizon 4.
The 1995 MR2 GT is especially prized by collectors as the last MR2 of its kind. Mounted behind its seats is a 2.0-liter, 241-horsepower engine with a five-speed gearbox. Such incredible numbers put it on equal footing with cars like the Ferrari 348. In 1995, the MR2 ended its production run due to rising prices and insurance premiums.
The MR2 name has built a following that has endured over the years. MR2 stands for “Mid-engined Runabout 2-Seater,” while in the U.S. it is known as “mid-engine rear-wheel-drive two-seater.”
As for the 1989 MR2 SC, the SC stands for “super-charged” because of its Roots-type supercharger that used an electromagnetic clutch to adapt usage based on power demands. This 1.6-liter, 145-horsepower car is a hero in road racing, so get it turned up in the Autoshow and show your opponents what it’s made of.
It’s an exciting week for Toyota fans as their most successful homologated rally car, the 1992 Toyota Celica GT-Four RC ST185 is also unlockable, as well as the iconic rear-wheel drive 2010 Lexus LFA, a car that redefined Lexus and evolved their otherwise luxury performance vehicles to the realm of supercar with 552 powerful horses, innovative technology for its time and a truly impeccable exhaust note that will forever make it stand out amongst its sea of competitors.
The unlock requirement for each of these must have car rewards can be found below:
SERIES REWARDS:
50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
80% Completion – 1991 Nissan Pulsar GTI-R
AUTUMN REWARDS:
50% Completion – 2010 Lexus LFA
80% Completion – 1995 Toyota MR2 GT
You have until Thursday, December 28 to complete this week’s Festival Playlist events with the overall series rewards available until January 12.
[table] [tr][th]Category [/th][th]Event [/th][th]Restriction [/th][th]Reward [/th][/tr] [tr][td]Photo Challenge [/td][td]#CastleintheSky [/td][td]Take a photo of any Nissan with Bamburgh Castle [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Weekly Forzathon [/td][td]Tough Cookie [/td][td]Sports Utility Hero [/td][td]100 Forzathon Points [/td][/tr] [tr][td]The Trial [/td][td]With Love from Australia [/td][td]Country: Australia – A 800 [/td][td]1988 Holden VL Commodore Group A SV [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Autumn Games [/td][td]Bamburgh Castle [/td][td]Honda – A 800 [/td][td]2005 Honda NSX-R [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Mam Tor Danger Sign [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Deep Vale Speed Trap [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Brookside Speed Zone [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Retro Tourism [/td][td]Retro Rally – B 700 [/td][td]1992 Toyota Celica GT-Four RC ST185 [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Journey into the Night [/td][td]Country: Japan – A 800 [/td][td]1989 Toyota MR2 SC [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Mazda’s Guide to the Galaxy [/td][td]Classic Sports Cars – B 700 [/td][td]1972 Mazda Cosmo 110S Series II [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Monthly Rivals [/td][td]Rail Yard Cross Country Circuit [/td][td]2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon [/td][td]Festival Playlist Completion [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Online Adventure [/td][td]Series 69 [/td][td]Qualify for the Online Adventure Roster [/td][td]Festival Playlist Completion [/td][/tr] [/table]
Drive the Incredible Track-Tuned Lamborghini Huracán Performante
Welcome to Series 69! This week Forza Horizon 4 on Steam received an update to fix an incompatibility between the game and NVIDIA drivers newer than 522.25 versions that resulted in a potential client crash. Check it out and let us know how it's running for you!
This series is also your chance to earn 100% completion on the Festival Playlist and unlock the “Encore?” achievement following a fix released last month.
Race for victory alongside your team in The Trial and emerge in first place to secure the track-tuned 2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante. Before its debut in Forza Horizon 4, this was the number one most required car on the official Forza Forums, which is also where you’ll find like-minded drivers for this week’s Festival Playlist.
The Performante features reworked suspension, recalibrated steering, and a reported 750% more downforce than its road counterpart! At the time, it also broke the production car record at the prestigious Nürburgring Nordschleife with a lap-time of 6 minutes and 52 seconds, which Lamborghini attributes to the car’s more advanced aerodynamics system, which adjusts micro flaps on the Huracan to decrease drag and increase downforce as necessary.
This week’s Festival Playlist events and rewards are available until Thursday, December 21 while the overall series rewards are available for the next four weeks.
SERIES REWARDS:
50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
80% Completion – 1991 Nissan Pulsar GTI-R
SUMMER REWARDS:
50% Completion – 1973 Mazda RX-3
80% Completion – 1987 Mercedes-Benz AMG Hammer Coupe
Get the full rundown of this week’s activities below:
[table] [tr][th]Category [/th][th]Event [/th][th]Restriction [/th][th]Reward [/th][/tr] [tr][td]Photo Challenge [/td][td]#FriendsInHighPlaces [/td][td]Take a photo of your car with another Player or Drivatar at the Glen Rannoch Mast [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Weekly Forzathon [/td][td]The Stuff of Legend [/td][td]Classic Sports Car [/td][td]100 Forzathon Points [/td][/tr] [tr][td]The Trial [/td][td]Calm Before The Huracan [/td][td]Country: Italy – S1 900 [/td][td]2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Showcase Remix [/td][td]Nine & Three Quarters [/td][td]1959 Ford Anglia 105E [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Summer Games [/td][td]Rail Yard [/td][td]Rare Classics – B 700 [/td][td]1968 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Broadway Windmill [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Cat Bells [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]The Bridge House [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Bon Voyage [/td][td]Country: France – S2 998 [/td][td]2010 Renault Clio R.S [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Are We There Yet? [/td][td]Super Saloons – A 800 [/td][td]2018 Mercedes-AMG E 63 S [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Beach Trip! [/td][td]Sports Utility Heroes – A 800 [/td][td]2017 Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Coupé [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Monthly Rivals [/td][td]Rail Yard Cross Country Circuit [/td][td]2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon [/td][td]Festival Playlist Completion [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Online Adventure [/td][td]Series 69 [/td][td]Qualify for the Online Adventure Roster [/td][td]Festival Playlist Completion [/td][/tr] [/table]
Leave Your Rally Mark in a Peugeot 205 Retro Hot Hatch
Spring has blossomed! This week in Forza Horizon 4 is your chance to drive the 1991 Peugeot 205 Rallye, a front-wheel drive retro hot hatch homologated to compete in rally sports.
With a naturally aspirated 100-horsepower inline-four engine, this incredibly lightweight car has removed all the unnecessary details to maximize performance. Ideal for newcomers to the rally scene, it’s the perfect choice to take on the dirt trails across Britain and it’s yours for completing the Star Dew Rallye Seasonal Championship on this week’s Festival Playlist.
This week’s Festival Playlist events and rewards are available until Thursday, December 14. Check out the unlocks below and if you’re looking for players to join your Convoy, head on over on the Forza Forums.
SERIES REWARDS:
50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
80% Completion – 1975 FIAT X1/9
SPRING REWARDS:
50% Completion – 1993 Porsche 928 GTS
80% Completion – 2013 Toyota GT86
[table] [tr][th]Category [/th][th]Event [/th][th]Restriction [/th][th]Reward [/th][/tr] [tr][td]Photo Challenge [/td][td]#HeadlineTrio [/td][td]Take a Photo of your car with two other Players or Drivatars in front of the Festival Mainstage. [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Weekly Forzathon [/td][td]The Spice Must Flow [/td][td]Any Buggy [/td][td]100 Forzathon Points [/td][/tr] [tr][td]The Trial [/td][td]Drive on the Wild Side [/td][td]1970s Collection – B 700 [/td][td]1970 Ferrari 512 S [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Showcase Remix [/td][td]Taxi for Takeoff [/td][td]1964 Austin FX4 Taxi [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Spring Games [/td][td]Mortimer Gardens [/td][td]Muscle vs. Tuner Race Off – A 800 [/td][td]1993 Ford SVT Cobra R [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Swan Dive Danger Sign [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Greendale Speed Trap [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Rolling Fields Speed Zone [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Star Dew Rallye [/td][td]Country: France – B 700 [/td][td]1991 Peugeot 205 Rallye [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]The Car in Front [/td][td]Toyota – B 700 [/td][td]Modern Race Helmet Black [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Sugar, Oh Buggy Buggy [/td][td]Offroad Buggies – B 700 [/td][td]Alumi Craft Class 10 Race Car Forza Edition [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Monthly Rivals [/td][td]Princes Street Gardens Circuit [/td][td]2018 Mercedes-AMG E 63 S [/td][td]Festival Playlist Completion [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Online Adventure [/td][td]Series 68 [/td][td]Qualify for the Online Adventure Roster [/td][td]Festival Playlist Completion [/td][/tr] [/table]
Get Ready for Forza Monthly December Edition!
We're heading into the holidays with a jam-packed livestream! Turn 10 Studio's will preview the new track, cars, bug fixes and events coming to Forza Motorsport in Update 3.0, Playground Games will preview the next two series for Forza Horizon 5 and announce this years Golden Tank Awards nominees, we'll catch up with QuadRings from AR12 Community Racing Series in our Community Spotlight, get an inside look at the Logitech McLaren G Challenge Stage 1 Rivals, and more!
News from the Forza Franchise
Yas Marina arrives in Forza Motorsport
As one of the most technologically advanced tracks ever constructed, Yas Marina is a modern marvel, seamlessly blending cutting-edge architecture with thrilling racing and the shimmering waters of Abu Dhabi.
Forza Motorsport introduces 4 challenging Yas Marina layouts to slay: the 3.28-mile Full Circuit, the North Corkscrew, the North Circuit and the South Circuit. We’ve also included the track layout updates implemented for the 2022 race season, featuring a more flowing hairpin for better racing and overtaking opportunities.
Drive the Last RWD Turbocharged Mitsubishi in Forza Horizon 4
Get ready for snowfall and icy roads all over Britain as the Winter season sets in. This week the 1988 Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R invites Horizon Festival drivers to experience the final evolution of the Starion breed and the last rear-wheel drive turbocharged Mitsubishi to date.
With iconic 80s styling, four-wheel independent suspension, and a massive 2.6-liter “Astron” engine, the 180-horsepower Starion gave all its contemporaries a run for their money and won the intense Paris-Dakar rally’s experimental class back in 1983. Unlock it in this week’s Seasonal Championships and you too can experience a car that remains active and beloved today amongst the JDM community.
In addition, check out the 1975 Citroën DS 23. This French-bred front-wheel drive car is a timeless classic delivers an incredibly smooth on-road experience – even over the bumpiest rugged roads.
SERIES REWARDS:
50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
80% Completion – 1975 FIAT X1/9
WINTER REWARDS:
50% Completion – 1975 Citroën DS 23
80% Completion – 2015 Lexus RC F
This week’s Festival Playlist events and rewards are available until Thursday, December 7 Check out the unlocks below and if you’re looking for players to join your Convoy, head on over on the Forza Forums.
[table] [tr][th]Category [/th][th]Event [/th][th]Restriction [/th][th]Reward [/th][/tr] [tr][td]Photo Challenge [/td][td]#FordCrossing [/td][td]Take a photo of any Ford at Derwent Water [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Weekly Forzathon [/td][td]Tough As Old Boots [/td][td]1972 Land Rover Series III [/td][td]100 Forzathon Points [/td][/tr] [tr][td]The Trial [/td][td]Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud [/td][td]Evo vs. Impreza Race Off – B 700 [/td][td]2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Winter Games [/td][td]Slate Quarry [/td][td]Extreme Offroad – C 600 [/td][td]1998 Toyota Supra RZ [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Arthur’s Seat Danger Sign [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]M68 Speed Trap [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Royal Terrace Speed Zone [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Mud is Thicker Than Water [/td][td]Modern Rally – B 700 [/td][td]1988 Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Offroad Rampage [/td][td]Offroad – A 800 [/td][td]1972 Land Rover Series III Forza Edition [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Cold Commute [/td][td]Daily Drivers – A 800 [/td][td]2013 BMW M6 Coupe Forza Edition [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Monthly Rivals [/td][td]Princes Street Gardens Circuit [/td][td]2018 Mercedes-AMG E 63 S [/td][td]Festival Playlist Completion [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Online Adventure [/td][td]Series 68 [/td][td]Qualify for the Online Adventure Roster [/td][td]Festival Playlist Completion [/td][/tr] [/table]
News from the Forza Franchise
Yas Marina arrives in Forza Motorsport
As one of the most technologically advanced tracks ever constructed, Yas Marina is a modern marvel, seamlessly blending cutting-edge architecture with thrilling racing and the shimmering waters of Abu Dhabi.
Forza Motorsport introduces 4 challenging Yas Marina layouts to slay: the 3.28-mile Full Circuit, the North Corkscrew, the North Circuit and the South Circuit. We’ve also included the track layout updates implemented for the 2022 race season, featuring a more flowing hairpin for better racing and overtaking opportunities.
Discover the Rare and Britain-Exclusive Ford Racing Puma
Autumn leaves scatter along the British roads as this week brings another opportunity to unlock exclusive cars and cosmetics on the Festival Playlist, most notably headlined by the 1999 Ford Racing Puma, a front-wheel drive retro rally car by the American automotive giant sold exclusively in the UK.
What makes the Puma an incredibly rare and peculiar car is that out of the 1,000 Racing Pumas that were planned, only 500 of those ever rolled off the production line. This was also the final limited-edition Puma produced and it features an advanced 4-piston motorsport braking system, a beefed-up body with lightweight aluminum components, and a racing-inspired interior.
You can drive the Puma around its distant homeland by unlocking it in the Cool Cats Seasonal Championship, available alongside this week’s other Festival Playlist events and rewards until Thursday, November 30:
SERIES REWARDS:
50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
80% Completion – 1975 FIAT X1/9
AUTUMN REWARDS:
50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
80% Completion – 2009 Lexus IS F
Don’t forget that you can discuss the latest Festival Playlist events and look for like-minded players to join your Convoy over on the Forza Forums.
[table] [tr][th]Category [/th][th]Event [/th][th]Restriction [/th][th]Reward [/th][/tr] [tr][td]Photo Challenge [/td][td]#BuddyUp [/td][td]Take a photo of your car with another Player or Drivatar [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Weekly Forzathon [/td][td]World’s Toughest Rally [/td][td]2013 MINI X-Raid All4 Racing Countryman [/td][td]100 Forzathon Points [/td][/tr] [tr][td]The Trial [/td][td]What’s That Coming Over The Hill? [/td][td]Rally Monsters – S1 900 [/td][td]1986 Lancia Delta S4 [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Showcase Remix [/td][td]Halo Showcase Experience – Pillar of Autumn [/td][td]2554 AMG Transport Dynamics M12S Warthog CST [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Autumn Games [/td][td]Rail Yard [/td][td]Track Toys – S1 900 [/td][td]2010 Pagani Zonda R [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Open-Cast Cliff Danger Sign [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]High Street Speed Trap [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]PR Stunt [/td][td]Hillside Speed Zone [/td][td]Anything Goes – S2 998 [/td][td]Super Wheelspin [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Too Hot Hatch To Handle [/td][td]Retro Hot Hatch – C 600 [/td][td]1984 Honda Civic CRX Mugen [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]AWD All Day [/td][td]Extreme Off-Road – A 800 [/td][td]2014 Local Motors Rally Fighter [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Seasonal Championship [/td][td]Cool Cats [/td][td]Jaguar – A 800 [/td][td]1999 Ford Racing Puma [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Monthly Rivals [/td][td]Princes Street Gardens Circuit [/td][td]2018 Mercedes-AMG E 63 S [/td][td]Festival Playlist Completion [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Online Adventure [/td][td]Series 68 [/td][td]Qualify for the Online Adventure Roster [/td][td]Festival Playlist Completion [/td][/tr] [/table]
News from the Forza Franchise
Yas Marina arrives in Forza Motorsport
As one of the most technologically advanced tracks ever constructed, Yas Marina is a modern marvel, seamlessly blending cutting-edge architecture with thrilling racing and the shimmering waters of Abu Dhabi.
Forza Motorsport introduces 4 challenging Yas Marina layouts to slay: the 3.28-mile Full Circuit, the North Corkscrew, the North Circuit and the South Circuit. We’ve also included the track layout updates implemented for the 2022 race season, featuring a more flowing hairpin for better racing and overtaking opportunities.
