Race for victory and secure the track-tuned 2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante in the Festival Playlist. Before its debut in Forza Horizon 4, this was the number one most requested car on the official Forza Forums[aka.ms], 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.

Spring has flourished across beautiful, historic Britain in the final week of Series 73. There’s a crisp feeling in the air as trees and plants flourish after the harsh snowfall of Winter. Watch out for those occasional light rain showers!

You have until Thursday, May 2 to unlock the overall series rewards and participate in the Monthly Rivals and Online Adventure:

• 50% Completion: Horizon Backstage Pass
  
• 80% Completion: 2010 Mosler MT900S

Meanwhile, the new weekly rewards available on the Festival Playlist this Spring include: 

• 50% Completion: Horizon Backstage Pass
  
• 80% Completion: 2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante

Drive Like The Wind in the Photo Challenge by capturing any Hypercar at the Moorhead Wind Farm. It’s Street Legal in the Weekly Forzathon, where you can experience a car that was years ahead of its time thanks to its experimental nature, the 1987 Porsche 959.

Take on the Aston Martin Cup in The Trial this week and overtake a team of Unbeatable Drivatars to win the 2008 Maserati MC12 Versione Corsa.

Taxi for Takeoff in a Showcase Remix starring Isha’s 1964 Austin FX4 Taxi racing against a high-speed jet flighter! Beat it to unlock a Super Wheelspin.

Participate in the Spring Games to earn a pair of Frog Wellies. Now you’ll have some serious drip at the Horizon Festival.

Get lucky with a trio of Super Wheelspins in this week’s Seasonal PR Stunts. You’ll be taking on the Open-Cast Cliff Danger Sign, the Old Town Speed Trap and the Toft Speed Zone.

As the series draws to a close, we’re wrapping up by racing through the 80s. Rewards for completing all three Seasonal Championships include 1988 BMW M5 Forza Edition, the 2016 Lamborghini Aventador Superveloce and the 1978 Hoonigan Ford Escort RS1800.

We’ll see you next week as Summer returns for the arrival of Series 65. Until then, the Horizon Festival celebrates Spring all week long, and you’re invited to join in the festivities.

Snow is falling all over Britain as Winter arrives in Forza Horizon 4 and beautifully transforms it into a Winter Wonderland.

Be cautious of those slippery icy roads – we recommend fitting snow tires to be safe – and don’t forget to stop by the frozen-up Derwent Water, which gives drivers a chilly playground to explore. You might even stumble upon a hidden Barn Find and a unique Drag Race.

Once you’ve put on some Winter clothes and upgraded your cars for the weather conditions, get ready for this week’s seasonal events, available in Horizon Britain through Thursday, April 25:

• 50% Completion: 2012 Aston Martin Vanquish
  
• 80% Completion: 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar First Edition

Get your camera out as this week’s Photo Challenge tasks you to capture any Rods and Customs car by Broadway Church to unlock a Super Wheelspin.

The 1972 Land Rover Series III is Tough As Old Boots and you can go beyond the beaten path to push it to its limits all over Britain in the Weekly Forzathon.

Take on Unbeatable Drivatars and lead your team to success in The Trial to expand your car collection with the 2010 Volkswagen Golf R.

Suit up, Master Chief and finish the fight. Experience the Assault on the Control Room, a Winter-themed Showcase Remix of the Halo Showcase Event starring the iconic Halo Warthog in a special training mission alongside Cortana.

Everyone needs a pair of Shark Wellies and so do you! Get yours by participating in the Winter Games.
Test your luck in a trio of Super Wheelspins, available as always from the Seasonal PR Stunts. This week, take on the Reservoir Ridge Danger Sign, the Deep Vale Speed Trap and the Forest Green Speed Zone.

Race through the 1970s in this week’s Seasonal Championships with rewards including the 1970 Porsche 914/6, the 2018 MINI X-Raid John Cooper Works Buggy and the 2016 Renault Clio R.S. 16 Concept.

That’s the Winter goodness in Forza Horizon 4. Spring blossoms freshness in at the Horizon Festival next week, but until then, we’ll see you on the frozen lake and remember those ice skates!

It’s the second week of Series 73 as leaves scatter Britain’s roadsides to mark the Autumn season while additional opportunities to unlock exclusive cars and cosmetic rewards become available on the Festival Playlist.

Here’s the rewards you can earn until Thursday, April 18 in Forza Horizon 4:

• 50% Completion: 1967 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
  
• 80% Completion: 1993 Porsche 928 GTS

Capture a photo of any Modern Sports Car in Mortimer Gardens to unlock a Super Wheelspin as part of the Photo Challenge. The Weekly Forzathon spotlights a snake charmer in the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500.

Leave retirement in The Trial and unlock the 1939 Auto Union Type D. Meanwhile, over in the Autumn Games, the Ken Block Helmet is rewarded to all participants.

A trio of Super Wheelspins can be yours in this week’s Seasonal PR Stunts. Take on the Ambleside Edge Danger Sign, the Hythe House Speed Trap and the Brookside Speed Zone.

We continue to race through the years in this week’s Seasonal Championships as we spotlight the 60s, an iconic era of motoring! Complete all three events to unlock the Ken Block Race Suit, the 1967 Volkswagen Type 3 1600 L and the 2015 Lexus RC F.

That’s it for the Autumn seasonal events. Be sure to get snow tires ready for next week because Winter is coming. See you at the Horizon Festival!

Welcome to Forza Horizon 4 Series 73! Another four weeks of events and iconic cars await which means a fresh opportunity to secure the highly coveted "Encore!" Achievement.

Available until April 11, here are the rewards you can unlock in Series 73 of Horizon Britain, which spoiler alert, includes the acclaimed master of PR Stunts around the festival!

• 50% Completion: Horizon Backstage Pass
  
• 80% Completion: 2010 Mosler MT900S

Further your completion on the Series 73 Festival Playlist by qualifying for the Online Adventure roster and by setting a clean lap time on our Monthly Rivals event, taking you for a spin in the 1939 Mercedes-Benz W154.

The Summer season brings glorious sunshine to the British roads. There’s never been a better time for a road-trip through the beautiful countryside, and luckily for you, we’ve got the perfect rewards this week – available through Thursday, April 11 – to assist you on your driving adventure:

• 50% Completion: Horizon Backstage Pass
  
• 80% Completion: 1967 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL

Take a photo of any Offroad car in your garage to complete this week’s Photo Challenge and earn yourself a Super Wheelspin. Meanwhile, the Weekly Forzathon celebrates one of the greatest cars ever produced, the engineering masterpiece that is the 2011 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. With 16 cylinders and four turbochargers, get ready for extreme speed!

Prove your mastery of The Trial in Midsummer Mazdaness and show off your skills with the Trial Leather Jacket, available to the teams who successfully outmanoeuvre the Unbeatable Drivatars. Participate in the Summer Games and you’ll unlock a pair of Blue Aviators to match that jacket.

Earn Super Wheelspins galore in this week’s Seasonal PR Stunts, featuring the Northbridge Speed Trap, the Sudmoss Speed Zone and the Swan Dive Danger Sign.

Unmissable cars are at the helm of the Seasonal Championships this week. Rewind the clock to the 1950s as we begin racing through the years this season. Win all three events to unlock the 2008 Lamborghini Reventón, the 1958 Plymouth Fury and the 2017 Maserati Levante S.

Those are all the festivities at Horizon Britain this Summer, but there’s more to come next week as the leaves fall and the Autumn season kicks in. Until then, we’ll see you at the festival!

Join Playground Games for a full preview of the Horizon Race Off series update for Forza Horizon 5!

The 2017 Alpine A110 was designed with lightness in mind. Throughout the A110, from its all-aluminum body and chassis to the integrated components, it delivers weight savings, agility, and efficiency. At less than 2,500 pounds, this formidable car will be a breeze on mountain roads. Drive it to the Scottish Highlands and test its agility in Forza Horizon 4 for 80% Completion on the Festival Playlist.

The final week of Forza Horizon 4 Series 72 is here, featuring the 1995 Ferrari F50, the 1988 Holden VL Commodore Group A SV and the 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, as well as the iconic Dab emote. These rewards can be yours for completing the latest Festival Playlist events in Forza Horizon 4 by Thursday, April 4.

Have you checked out the latest Forza Horizon 5 update? The barbecue is heating up as the Summer Party commences in Horizon Mexico[forza.net] with the new Icons of Speed Horizon Story now playable and 6 unmissable car rewards.

SERIES REWARDS:

• 50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
  
• 80% Completion – 1960 Porsche 356 RSR from Emory Motorsport

SPRING REWARDS:

• 50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
  
• 80% Completion – 2017 Alpine A110

Over the past few months, for both Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon 5, we’ve been fully focused on developing new content and fixes based on your reports. Today we wanted to reflect on some of the additions to both games over the past half-year and celebrate those inspired directly by your posts on the Suggestions Hub[aka.ms] and Troubleshooting Hub[aka.ms].

In our previous blog last July, we had 239,000 votes cast[forza.net]. Today more than 470,000 votes have been counted across both Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon topics. That number breaks down into 450,500 votes on the Suggestions Hub and 19,500 votes on the Troubleshooting Hub. Thank you for participating in these topics – your feedback is invaluable and helps make Forza games better for everyone.


Cars are the most popular forum in the Suggestions Hub! One primary reason for this is because there are so many cars to vote on – after all, we all have our favorite cars that we would love to see in Forza someday. Out of the 14,800 topics on the Suggestions Hub today, over 9,500 of those available to vote on are car model topics.

Here’s a look at some of the most notable vehicles we’ve introduced in Forza Horizon 5 recently:

• 2012 Nissan Tsuru[forums.forza.net] was the most upvoted topic in Community Hubs history with 4,086 votes before it was added to Forza Horizon 5 in October 2023 with the Dia de Muertos series update.
  
• 2023 Aston Martin Valkyrie[forums.forza.net] was the 16th most requested with 826 votes when it was gifted to all players as part of the Secret Santa event in December 2023.
  
• 2022 Gordon Murray T.50[forums.forza.net] was a top 50 requested car with 451 votes when it was gifted to all players as part of the Secret Santa event last December.
  
• 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio[forums.forza.net] reached 761 votes when it was added in August 2023 with the Italian Automotive series update.

There are 15 Forza Horizon Car Voting topics with over 1000 votes each. These include some of the newest and fastest cars on the market today, as well as 1990s JDM cars, hot hatches, and cars seen in previous Forza games.

Always keep in mind that highly voted cars on the Suggestions Hub aren’t guaranteed to be added in future updates. Community input is just one aspect we consider when introducing new cars or features to Forza games. There are many steps required to introduce a new or returning car to Forza, from licensing agreements and sourcing of a pristine model to 3D scanning and modelling work – all necessary steps before integrating a vehicle into the game.

Forza Horizon 5 has reached a total of 823 cars over 129 manufacturers and counting. Manufacturers like Rivian, Automobili Pininfarina, Elemental, Czinger, Lucid Air, and Gordon Murray Automotive all debuted in Forza from September through December. Forza Horizon 5 has the most makes of any Forza game in history with the largest roster of production and racing spec models.

Forza Motorsport also recently added the Aston Martin Valkyrie (and AMR Pro) and Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, however Motorsport players are showing a strong interest in racing-spec models. Forza Motorsport responded to community requests for a focus on racing with 50 new racing models released across Showroom, Race Day Car Pack and Car Pass, including the following cars:

• Vintage to modern prototypes like the 1970 Porsche #3 917 LH, 1983 Porsche #11 John Fitzpatrick Racing 956, 1999 Nissan #23 NISMO Clarion R391, and 2023 Cadillac #01 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R.
  
• Touring cars like the 2020 Hyundai #98 Bryan Herta Autosport Veloster N.
  
• Factory race cars like the 2019 McLaren Senna GTR.
  
• Trans-Am series cars like the 2018 Chevrolet #23 Ruman Racing TA Corvette.
  
• GT3 cars like the 2019 McLaren #03 720S GT3 and 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT3.
  
• And finally, the 2019 Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione 488 GTE[forums.forza.net] was added as a top 30 requested car with 143 votes in January 2024 with Update 4.

Forza Motorsport also debuted manufacturers BRM, Ginetta, and Oreca, as well as new-to-Motorsport Gordon Murray Automotive.


On the topic of Forza Motorsport, let’s talk tracks! We've added four tracks since the launch of the game, starting with Yas Marina in November 2023.

We knew the Nürburgring-Nordschleife was a top community request and took the time to make it look great. Initially announced for Spring 2024, it was released in February 2024 with Update 5[forza.net].

Daytona International Speedway[forums.forza.net] was the 7th most requested track when it was released in January 2024, with 572 votes. Following the addition of Daytona, players requested a revision to the pitlane exit[forums.forza.net], quickly making that the number one topic in the Environment category with 241 votes; we included that change in Update 6 this month[forza.net]. Meanwhile, Hockenheimring[forums.forza.net] was ranked 11th with 448 votes when it was added to the game in December 2023.

The current top requested track is the iconic Interlagos Circuit (Jose Carlos Pace)[forums.forza.net] in Brazil, with over 1,750 votes.

As a reminder, community voting is one element considered when a track location receives the green light for Forza Motorsport, and like cars, there are several steps required before it can be considered final and introduced to the game. Track development milestones include licensing approval, laser scanning and photogrammetry, environment art and 3D asset creation, as well as the integration of track limits, AI driving lines and other gameplay features.


With all the cars introduced to Forza Horizon 5 over the past few years, players naturally wanted more storage space for their vehicles and UGC creations.

Italian Automotive increased tuning and livery save slots to 1,000 each[forums.forza.net]. With 451 votes, this one was a top 5 feature request for Forza Horizon 5. We also increased garage space to 2,000 cars, an important quality-of-life update which had 204 votes[forums.forza.net] on the Suggestions Hub.

The European Automotive Series update in February 2024 added the full list of classes to Rally Adventure Rivals[forums.forza.net]. This was the 7th most requested Forza Horizon 5 feature, with 98 votes.

Top Forza Horizon 5 feature requests are typically focused on car customization; in the American Automotive series released in November 2023, we added 3 Forza Bodykits to the 1987 Pontiac Firebird Trans AM GTA, 2016 Shelby GT350R and 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. This was accompanied by 27 new rim styles from aftermarket wheels brand HRE.

We see you asking for additional building types in Horizon Mexico, and Partnerships with popular convenience store brands. With the addition of EventLab 2.0 features in the Horizon Creatives series[forza.net], players now have a petrol station prop and the ability to use prefabs from other players to create unlimited immersive landscape features and events.


One of the top 20 feature requests we saw at the launch of Forza Motorsport was FOV (field-of-view) positioning[forums.forza.net], with 146 votes. We continue to see voting for seat position.

Following the launch of the game, we saw multiple topics suggesting changes to Car Progression[forums.forza.net], with one of them reaching the #2 most requested spot. We believe the changes to Car Progression in Update 6 [forza.net]satisfy most of these requests.

Currently the most requested Forza Motorsport feature is Proximity Radar at 448 votes[forums.forza.net] in place of the arrows currently available in the HUD, for awareness of other cars.

We're continuing to work on improving Forza Race Regulations and Drivatar AI behavior to help address issues around contact with other cars, and more of the things you care about.


Each content update released for both Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon 5 introduce new fixes to improve overall game stability alongside experience improvements that make your gameplay better.

At launch, Forza Motorsport players experienced an issue with the game freezing after applying car upgrades[forums.forza.net]. This topic was the top voted topic in Troubleshooting Hub history with 657 votes before Update 1.1 fixed the issue[support.forzamotorsport.net].

Update 5 introduced the ability to save Short Race replays[forza.net]. Work to improve replay save length is ongoing. Currently when racing against a full grid, short races should save most replays, while medium races will not save full replays but will save up to 11 minutes. This update also introduced PC-specific optimizations to improve framerate consistency and added the option to Skip Practice in the Career mode pre-race menu with save points for already completed practice sessions.

We review issues posted by players in the Troubleshooting Hub regularly and deploy fixes based on these reports with each update. Check out the Forza Motorsport Update 6 release notes[support.forzamotorsport.net] which includes fixes and improvements for the Livery Editor and AI.

Most recently we deployed Hotfix 6.1 to address HDR flickering[support.forzamotorsport.net] for PC and Xbox console players under certain framerate conditions and decrease the sensitivity for Livery Editor decal movements.

We’ve crossed the finish line of this Forza Community Hubs Feedback Update! We will continue to track all your Suggestions Hub ideas and Troubleshooting Hub reports, so please keep them coming. Be sure to upvote any issues that you are also encountering in our games, and cast your votes on the cars, tracks and features you would like to see us include in the future.

The Renault Seasonal Championship returns to Forza Horizon 4! Wherever you are in Britain this week, leave your mark in the snow behind the wheel of the 2016 Renault Clio R.S. 16 Concept, yours to unlock in the Winter season Festival Playlist.

This week is also your chance to unlock the 1961 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage, the 1984 Honda Civic CRX Mugen and the 1970 AMC Rebel “The Machine.”

Discuss the latest Festival Playlist content and find a Convoy to join over on the official Forza Forums[aka.ms]. Here are this week’s rewards and events, yours to complete by Thursday, March 28:

SERIES REWARDS:

• 50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
  
• 80% Completion – 1960 Porsche 356 RSR from Emory Motorsport

WINTER REWARDS:

• 50% Completion – 1993 Ford SVT Cobra R
  
• 80% Completion – 2017 Hoonigan Gymkhana 10 Ford Fiesta ST

Autumn has arrived in Forza Horizon 4’s Britain and those leaves scattered by the roadside are about to be blasted away, literally. That’s because this week the 2010 Aston Martin One-77 can be yours by teaming up with fellow players and racing Unbeatable Drivatars in The Trial.

Up for the challenge? Succeed and you’ll drive home with vivacious 7.3-liter 12-cylinder power. With its handcrafted aluminum body and carbon fiber monocoque, it’s no wonder the One-77 even exceeded Aston-Martin’s own top speed expectations.

Discuss the Festival Playlist and find a Convoy to join over on the official Forza Forums[aka.ms]. Here are this week’s rewards and events, yours to complete by Thursday, March 21:
SERIES REWARDS:

• 50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
  
• 80% Completion – 1960 Porsche 356 RSR from Emory Motorsport

AUTUMN REWARDS:

• 50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
  
• 80% Completion – 1971 Porsche #23 917/20