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The Final Aventador Roars into Forza Horizon 5 on Our Latest Update



Only 350 models of the last Aventador model were created to salute Lamborghini’s former signature car.

The 2021 Lamborghini Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae boasts a naturally aspirated V12, in fact, this is Lamborghini’s most powerful engine ever produced being able to put out 769 horsepower and 531 lb-ft of torque. These two impressive stats make the car able to reach a 0-100 speed of 2.8 seconds.

Take out the ultimate raging bull on the roads of the Horizon Festival unlocking it for 20 PTS on the first week of Cars & Coffee until July 25.

If you have any suggestions to make the Forza Horizon 5 experience better than it has been, visit our Suggestions Hub and let us know! Contact the team on the Troubleshooting Hub if you see any issues with this new update or its features.

The rewards this week are sure to keep you up like a double shot of espresso. Check them out:



SERIES REWARDS



  • 80 PTS: 2017 Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Coupé

  • 160 PTS: 2018 Ford Mustang GT DeBerti Design


SPRING REWARDS



  • 20 PTS: 2021 Lamborghini Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae

  • 40 PTS: 1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GT




Never leave your house without a mouth-scorching cup of your favorite bean juice using the new Coffee Cup outfit available as an unlockable reward this series.

To add the friendliest cup of coffee ever made to your guard robe, complete the #CitySkyline Photo Challenge on this week’s Festival Playlist.

This is also the first week you’ll be able to catch the Drone Show in the Coffee Shop area’s night sky! If you have had one cup too many and can’t sleep, make a visit to the Shop and watch as the drones make different forms in the sky.

These and many more rewards will be available until July 25. Don’t miss out!

Category
Event
Restriction
Reward
Seasonal Points
Forzathon Weekly
Real Open Sports
2009 Honda S2000 CR
160 Forzathon PTS
5 PTS
EventLab
Mink Creek Circuit
Hot Hatch – B 700
Super Wheelspin
3 PTS
EventLab
Jumbo Jangle Juggernaut
Track Toys – A 800
Donut Media Lightning
3 PTS
EventLab
Jungle Rally Circuit
Rally Monsters – S1 900
2017 Ford M-Sport Fiesta RS
3 PTS
The Trial
Pista de Résistance
Renault & Alpine – B 700
2019 Ferrari 488 Pista
10 PTS
Seasonal Championship
Cosworth A Try
Classic Sports Cars – C 600
2018 DeBerti Ford F-150 Prerunner
3 PTS
Seasonal Championship
Up To Grade
Horizon Special: Upgrade Heroes – A 800
1992 Ford Escort RS Cosworth
3 PTS
Seasonal Championship
Kitty Cat, Toy Track
Track Toys – S1 900
1997 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec
3 PTS
PR Stunt
Coast View – Speed Trap
1997 Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec – A 800
Super Wheelspin
2 PTS
PR Stunt
Punta Allen – Speed Zone
1997 Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec – A 800
Super Wheelspin
2 PTS
PR Stunt
Océano Azul – Speed Trap
1997 Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec – A 800
Super Wheelspin
2 PTS
Hot Wheels Seasonal Championship
That's the Spirit
Ferrari – S1 900
2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type-A
5 PTS
Hot Wheels PR Stunt
Water's Edge – Speed Trap
2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type-A – A 800
Super Wheelspin
2 PTS
Rally Adventure Seasonal Championship
Turning up the Heat
Hot Hatch – C 600
1973 Alpine A110 1600s
5 PTS
Rally Adventure PR Stunt
Tierras Verdes – Drift Zone
1973 Alpine A110 – B 700
Super Wheelspin
2 PTS
Photo Challenge
#CitySkyline
Photograph any Nissan Skyline at the El Pipila Statue, next to the Ladera Speed Zone in Guanajuato
Coffee Cup Outfit
2 PTS
Treasure Hunt
Let's Bounce
These muscle cars, they’re from Down Under, so jump in one… there’s gold to plunder! Complete this challenge it’s down to you, perform 3 Skills called Kangaroo!
100.000 CR
3 PTS
Horizon Arcade
Mini Games
Complete any Horizon Arcade Event
N/A
3 PTS
The Eliminator
The Eliminator Challenge
Finish 30th or better
Oh? You're approaching me?
2 PTS
Horizon Super7
The Super7 Challenge
Complete all 7 Challenge Cards
Super Wheelspin
N/A


Forza Horizon 5 привлекла более 40 миллионов игроков — это главный эксклюзивный хит Xbox последних лет

Forza Horizon 5 от Microsoft и студии Playground Games остается самым успешным эксклюзивом экосистемы Xbox с начала поколения Xbox Series X|S. Согласно последним данным из виртуального счетчика в "Зале славы", к настоящему моменту гонка привлекла более 40 миллионов уникальных игроков.

It’s the Final Countdown for European Automotive!


Another charisma king makes its way to the Horizon Festival; this time it’s a familiar face with a very different back.

The 1966 Volkswagen Double Cab Pick-up is a utility vehicle like no other; to put it simply, the people at VW had a remarkable idea: to cut the back of the VW Type-2 and create one of the most adorable and versatile cars out there. As time went on, the DoKa (as it was later referred to) became a collector’s item.

Different versions of this car saw the light of day, but our favorites will always be the ones you tune and adapt to take on the Different challenges and races featured at the Horizon Festival by unlocking it completing Lotus Leaf Seasonal Championship from March 21 until March 28!

If you have encountered any issue with this update, please make sure to report it on our Troubleshooting Hub. You will find other known issues we are currently investigating as well.

Enjoy the final week of European Automotive’s celebration of car-making history with new rewards to unlock and challenges to complete:

SERIES REWARDS
  • 80 PTS: 2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello
  • 160 PTS: 2021 Audi RS 6
SPRING REWARDS
  • 20 PTS: 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500 E
  • 40 PTS: 2012 Ascari KZ1R

A car almost forgotten by time (and fans) gets a new chance to shine under the spotlight as the 20 PTS reward car for the final week of European Automotive.

The boxy built 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500 E is a racer hiding underneath a traditional sedan look. This very sturdy car came in with a 5.0-liter V8 engine tuned to improve performance and to swiftly be able to move its two-ton body.

Stop your brain from conceiving the idea that this car is slow due to its weight, its amazing engine allows it to jump from 0 – 100 kmh in just 5.5 seconds. A few tunes from your hand and you’ll have the 500 E blasting off at even lower times!

This is your chance to score a racing hidden gem by earning 20 PTS until March 21!

Category
Event
Restriction
Reward
Seasonal Points
Forzathon Weekly
Trevor
2005 TVR Sagaris
160 Forzathon PTS
5 PTS
EventLab
Kerb Your Braking!
European Hypercars – S1 900
2020 Land Rover Defender 110 X
3 PTS
EventLab
Horizon Festival Loop
European Extreme Track Toys – S2 998
2005 BMW M3
3 PTS
The Trial
Porsche Spice
European Super Saloons – A 800
2018 Porsche Cayenne Turbo
3 PTS
Seasonal Championship
Exclusive Event: V Double You
Volkswagen – B 700
1966 Volkswagen Double Cab Pick-Up
5 PTS
Seasonal Championship
Up and Over
European Extreme Track Toys - S2 998
2011 Volkswagen Scirocco R
5 PTS
PR Stunt
La Mesa – Danger Sign
Rimac - S2 998
Super Wheelspin
2 PTS
PR Stunt
Hot Wheels Seasonal Championship
The Grass Is Beemer
BMW (AWD) - A 800
2019 BMW Z4 Roadster
5 PTS
Hot Wheels PR Stunt
Canyon Fire – Danger Sign
Aston Martin – S1 900
Super Wheelspin
2 PTS
Rally Adventure Seasonal Championship
Free Range
European Super GT – S1 900
1973 Land Rover Range Rover
5 PTS
Rally Adventure PR Stunt
La Cantera – Speed Trap
European Retro Rally – B 700
Super Wheelspin
2 PTS
Photo Challenge
#DoubleTrouble
Take a photo of the 1966 Volkswagen Double Cab Pick-Up
Relax
2 PTS
Treasure Hunt
It Sounds like a Golf
Wrecking havoc on a golf course for ultimate fun, reveals a treasure when you are done.
100.000 CR
3 PTS
Horizon Tour
Co-op Championship
Complete a Horizon Tour
N/A
8 PTS
Eliminator
The Eliminator Challenge
Finish 30th or better
I've got a bad feeling about this
2 PTS
Horizon Super7
The Super7 Challenge
Complete all 7 Challenge Cards
Super Wheelspin
N/A

Forza Community Hubs Update #3 – Let’s Talk Cars, Tracks, and Features


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 and Troubleshooting Hub.

In our previous blog last July, we had 239,000 votes cast. 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.

[h2]Car Voting[/h2]

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 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 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 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 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 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.

[h2]Track Voting[/h2]

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.

Daytona International Speedway 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, quickly making that the number one topic in the Environment category with 241 votes; we included that change in Update 6 this month. Meanwhile, Hockenheimring 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) 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.

[h2]Horizon Features[/h2]

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. 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 on the Suggestions Hub.

The European Automotive Series update in February 2024 added the full list of classes to Rally Adventure Rivals. 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, players now have a petrol station prop and the ability to use prefabs from other players to create unlimited immersive landscape features and events.

[h2]Motorsport Features[/h2]

One of the top 20 feature requests we saw at the launch of Forza Motorsport was FOV (field-of-view) positioning, 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, with one of them reaching the #2 most requested spot. We believe the changes to Car Progression in Update 6 satisfy most of these requests.

Currently the most requested Forza Motorsport feature is Proximity Radar at 448 votes 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.

[h2]Troubleshooting Hub[/h2]

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. This topic was the top voted topic in Troubleshooting Hub history with 657 votes before Update 1.1 fixed the issue.

Update 5 introduced the ability to save Short Race replays. 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 which includes fixes and improvements for the Livery Editor and AI.

Most recently we deployed Hotfix 6.1 to address HDR flickering 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.

[h3]GO TO SUGGESTIONS HUB – GAME IDEAS AND CAR VOTING[/h3]

[h3]GO TO TROUBLESHOOTING HUB – BUG REPORTS AND GAME ISSUES[/h3]