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Celebrate off-roading with this week’s Backstage Voting matchup!



Light, fast, and not afraid to get muddy, the 2021 Sierra Cars 700 R is an invigorated version of the RX3. Its heavyweight partner is a performance pickup and a star of the mod scene, the 2019 Ford DeBerti Super Duty F-250 Lariat “Transformer”.



Facing this power couple comes the 2021 Polaris RZR Pro XP Ultimate, a high-tech, performance oriented off-roader. Completing its team is the 2015 Honda Ridgeline Baja Trophy Truck, built to take on the toughest races ever.



Let us know who you are voting for in the comments and don’t forget to pick your pair in the Backstage Voting section!

Available on this week’s Festival Playlist is the car that put Audi rallying on the map, the 1986 Audi #2 Audi Sport quattro S1. It’s one of the most powerful Group B cars ever made with its turbocharged engine producing over 460 horsepower. It is still widely regarded to this day as one of the most incredible race cars Audi has ever built.



Pay tribute to Ken Block by completing the #43 Seasonal Championship to unlock his 2016 Hoonigan Ford Focus RS RX, as featured in GYMKHANA NINE. With nearly double the horses of the Focus RS hatchback, this rally machine is the perfect combo of speed and style. Once unlocked, take it for a test run across Mexico, your playground for racing, drifting and stunting.

A new series brings two fresh Monthly Rivals events, featuring the 2016 Hoonigan Ford Focus RS RX and the new-to-Forza 2021 SIERRA Cars 700R. Set your fastest lap time on both and earn the overall series rewards before Thursday, March 30:

• 80 PTS: 1998 SUBARU Impreza 22B-STi Version
  
• 160 PTS: 2021 SIERRA Cars 700R
  

This week’s Festival Playlist marks only the beginning of the Horizon Wilds Takeover. Look out for seasonal decorations across Mexico and don’t forget to visit the refreshed Stunt Park! In the meantime, here are all the events happening at the Horizon Festival until Thursday, April 3:

• 20 PTS: 1986 Audi #2 Audi Sport quattro S1
  
• 40 PTS: Backstage Pass
  

Stop by the Forzathon Shop to browse the latest stock including the 1985 Porsche #185 959 Prodrive Rally Raid and the 2016 RJ Anderson #37 Polaris RZR-Rockstar Energy Pro 2 Truck, as well as the Beautiful Morning Car Horn and Farid Rueda's Lion Crew Socks.

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It's that time of the week again! Choose this week's winner and don't forget to cast your vote in game:

The first team lining up at the Backstage Voting is made up of two shocking cars. Up first, the 2023 McLaren Artura, a hyper hybrid car with a V6 engine and an electric engine to produce 671 bhp. Alongside it is the massive 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup, packed with 1,000 horsepower, three electric engines, and off-roading equipment.



On the other side of the Backstage Voting, is another team of high power and off-roading versatility. The first car in this pairing is a Spanish exotic, the 2016 Spania GTA Spano, a limited production hyper car with a Viper V10 engine. Its companion, the completely electric 2022 Rivian R1T, an electric pickup with a towing capability of 1,000 pounds!



As always, the winning pair will appear in the Backstage Shop next week. Vote for your favorite pair today!

The fourth and final week of High Performance is here! This is the week you can unlock the incredible 2021 Porsche Mission R. This car makes a clear statement, bringing together everything that the Porsche lineage has always set out to achieve and doing it with astounding performance numbers.

While the car is proof of concept and won’t enter production, the vision behind the all-wheel drive, lightweight and fully electric car has been to show how race cars could evolve over the next five to six years. Indeed, the Porsche Mission R, which is perfect for high-intensity sprint racing, is pioneering the future of electrified Porsche GT4 race cars with over 800 kW (1,000 horsepower), 0-62mph in less than 2.5 seconds, an overall top speed of 186mph, and super-fast charging to 80% in just 15 minutes.



Don’t miss out on securing the Mission R for 20 PTS on the Festival Playlist. You have until Thursday, March 27 to unlock it and all the other rewards available for this week only:

SERIES REWARDS

• 80 PTS: 2012 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0
  
• 160 PTS: 1993 McLaren F1
  

SPRING REWARDS

• 20 PTS: 2021 Porsche Mission R
  
• 40 PTS: Backstage Pass
  

Visit the Forzathon Shop to acquire incredible cars and merchandise, including the 2019 Rimac Concept Two and 1981 BMW M1, as well as the Thumbs Up emote and Watermelon Crew Socks.