Forza Horizon 5 News

[p]Keep celebrating this holiday season with the best gift of them all: fast muscle cars of the seventies!  [/p][p][/p][p]The third week of Horizon Holidays will let you get behind the wheel of the last stand of the muscle car era: the 1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am SD-455. Creating this car was a feat on its own: since the OPEC oil embargo was at its peak, Pontiac’s engineers wanted to build a fast car, but they needed it to be emission friendly. Not only did they manage to do both, but they also created an iconic engine of the era: the Super Duty 455. Earn 20 PTS on the Festival Playlist to taste the power of the Firebird, the last (and one of the greatest) true muscle cars!  [/p][p] [/p][p]After you unlock the Firebird for 20 PTS, keep racking up those points to get another Backstage Pass and unlock any car available at the Horizon Backstage. [/p]

• [p]20 PTS: 2013 Cadillac XTS Limousine [/p]

• [p]40 PTS: Backstage Pass [/p]

[p]Our Festive challenges continue with GT Deny - It's A Big Christmas EventLab featuring the "Ho, Ho, Ho" Forza Link as a reward. [/p][p]Pack your sunscreen (and maybe a warm hoodie) to visit Cabo San Lucas and photograph the hidden Snowman collectible at the Buenas Vistas Player House. [/p][p] [/p][p]That’s everything in store for this penultimate week of the Horizon Holidays. Discuss these events and rewards over on our official Discord. Make sure you check out our holiday events on our server and social accounts: Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). [/p][p]The holidays are fast approaching! Make sure you invite your favorite people to a race at your favorite holiday locations like the Ice Rink or Winter Wonderland, both available in Horizon Realms. See you at the Horizon Festival.[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

As 2025 comes to a close, let's review our favorite Forza news from this year and celebrate the craft of creative Forza players like you. Check out some of our favorite photos, liveries, and more from across the world of Forza!



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[p]This week we have two cars with huge engines partnering with a couple of retro sports cars on the Horizon Backstage Vote. Only one pair can reach the Horizon Backstage, and the choice is yours; vote in-game now!


A big mansion on wheels shows up at this week’s duel first. Sporting a huge 6.75-liter V8 turbocharged engine, the 1991 Bentley Turbo R brings all of its power to score your vote. Partnering with this luxury behemoth, the 1965 Toyota Sports 800 is a tiny titan designed by Shozo Sato and Tatsuo Hasegawa to be one of (if not the most) aerodynamic cars of its time.


The second team’s burly bruiser is the 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500 E, a luxury sedan designed to have the lowest drag coefficient of its era. Not only was this Merc built to impress with its looks, its 5.0-liter V8 engine will also feature in your dreams for days. The final car featured in this week’s Backstage Vote is the 1964 Porsche 356 C Cabriolet Emory Special, customized and revamped with the Emory-Rothsport Outlaw-4 engine and new looks.

Lock in your vote today![/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]Gorgeous, alluring and powerful. There’s no car more fun to drive in a straight line down an airstrip than the 1958 Plymouth Fury. With a 305hp Golden Commando V8 under the hood and beautiful lines worthy of close appreciation, the Fury can be yours for 20 PTS on this week’s Festival Playlist. [/p][p][/p][p]Available through Thursday, December 18, here’s a look at what’s in store for this week:  [/p]

• [p]20 PTS: 1958 Plymouth Fury [/p]

• [p]40 PTS: Backstage Pass [/p]

[p]Sport is in the name of the 2015 Audi S1. With an iconic rallying legacy, this is the smallest S Line Audi fitted with a 2-liter turbocharged engine and the renowned quattro AWD system. Put it through its pace in the Weekly #Forzathon Challenge.  [/p][p][/p][p]Did somebody say minigames? Horizon Arcade is featured on this week’s Festival Playlist, so invite your friends for fun and ensure they stick around for The Trial, as overtaking a team of Drivatars to victory will ensure your team walks away with the 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe. [/p][p]Three Seasonal Championships await with a trio of reward cars, including the 1999 Lotus Elise Series 1 Sport 190 in Papa Noel, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG in Extra Special and the 1986 Lamborghini LM 002 in Boot Full of Presents.  [/p][p] [/p][p]Photograph the Snowman at the Lugar Tranquilo Player House in Playa Azul to complete this week’s Photo Challenge and unlock the Happy Snowman Head for your character. [/p][p]Next week the Horizon Holidays celebrations continue! As always, don't forget to vote for your favorite pair of cars in the Horizon Backstage Vote and for the next Festival Playlist theme. [/p][p]Rev up your engines and we’ll see you at the Horizon Festival. [/p][p][/p][p][/p]

Calling all artists! Our next special contest will put your art skills to the test.

Draw or paint your favorite car from Forza Horizon 5 in the style of your choosing and upload it to the artwork section of the Steam community hub (AI art is not allowed).

The creators of our favorite works will get 1,000,000 credits, 5 Super Wheelspins, or the car of their choosing (no Barn Finds, DLC cars, or Accolade cars).

Copy and paste the link to your entry in the thread linked in this post to participate! Admissions start today and end until January 6.

Link your entries in this thread:

[p]Event cover image provided by GlamPotatoStar.[/p]