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Get the RS 6 Avant at Midnights at Horizon!

It’s a dream come true for fans of Audi this week as the 2021 RS 6 Avant is the featured reward car in the latest Festival Playlist season for 20 PTS, yours to unlock and drive across Mexico in Forza Horizon 5.

The 2021 Audi RS 6 Avant combines a 4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine with the chassis of a station wagon. Add in 591 horses and Audi's signature Quattro all-wheel drive system and you get a top speed of 189mph and 0-60mph in 3.5 seconds. Its RS-styled wide body design and flared wheel arches are complimented by a classy modern interior and a large trunk to secure all your road-trip essentials.


The RS 6 Avant has it all and is undoubtedly a road champion in true practicality. Get yours alongside this week’s other Festival Playlist rewards by Thursday, June 12:


SERIES REWARDS

80 PTS: 2018 DeBerti Ford Mustang GT
160 PTS: 2021 Audi RS 7 Sportback

WINTER REWARDS

20 PTS: 2021 Audi RS 6 Avant
40 PTS: Backstage Pass


New stock in the Forzathon Shop includes the 1998 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLK GTR and the 2019 Aston Martin Vantage, as well as the Classic Running Man emote and the Horizon Raptors Hoodie.

Two Porsche's Bring a Tag-Team Partner to the Backstage Vote!

This week's teams are all captained by a unique 911. Which team is getting your vote this week?



Modern and classic come together in this remastered version of a classic 911: the 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 by Gunther Werks. With enough high-tech to satisfy your espionage needs, this also features the 1980 Lotus Esprit Turbo.



Equipped with a 6-cylinder 4-liter engine, the 2021 Porsche Carrera 911 GT3 was born to run and to win your vote this week. For many the definition of what a Ferrari should look and feel like, this team's second half comes in the shape of the 1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GT.

Sparks Fly in this Heated Duel at the Backstage Vote!

This week we put together cars large and small, electric and gas powered to compete head-to-head for your vote. Make sure to choose your favorite pair in-game starting today!

Hyundai’s turbocharged vehicle fuses the speed and agility of a hatchback with the comfort of an SUV with the 2021 Hyundai Kona N. Aiding the Kona on this quest for victory comes VW’s all electric SUV, the shocking 2021 Volkswagen ID.4.


Rivaling this team of big baddies comes Ford’s iconic street racer, the king of the traffic light drag racers, the 2021 Ford Focus ST. To match the weight of its competitors, the Focus is teaming up with BMW’s future-like, electric SUV: the 2022 BMW iX xDrive 50.


Which team are you choosing? Vote today in the Horizon Backstage!

Drive the V8-Powered Sports Sedan That Automotive Dreams Are Made Of

Welcome to the second week of Midnights at Horizon here in Mexico!

Enjoy racing your favorite cars underneath the neon lights featured in all events. Night cycles have been extended one more time to let the neon shine brighter across the entire festival.

Visit Aeródromo en la Selva to witness the drone show available for this series!


This week’s reward car on the Festival Playlist is the 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing, the larger, more extreme, and even faster sibling of the Blackwing duo. This V8-powered sports sedan is what automotive dreams are made of, pushing 668-horsepower and 659 lb-ft of torque so it can go beyond 200mph. With racing-inspired trimming such as a low-level spoiler for high downforce, there’s no lifting this car off the asphalt.

Be sure to visit the neon-transformed airfield south of Mexico and discover epic drone shows, the Neon Lights Tank and extended nighttime in Mexico until June 05.



Unlock this week’s Festival Playlist rewards by Thursday, June 05 and don’t miss out on the series reward cars available until June 19:

SERIES REWARDS

80 PTS: 2018 DeBerti Ford Mustang GT
160 PTS: 2021 Audi RS 7 Sportback

SEASON REWARDS

20 PTS: 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing
40 PTS: Backstage Pass


The Horizon Festival has restocked the Forzathon Shop with new cars and fresh cosmetics, including the 2003 Porsche Carrera GT and the 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T, as well as the Walkie Talkie Car Horn and Apex Predators Hoodie.