Have a Merry Racing Season in Forza Horizon 5

‘Twas night at Mexico when all through the Festival

every car was stirring, even the rentals.

The next update was coming with features galore:

Four new cars, and a collectible we had seen before.

Exciting new props for EventLab creations

and fitting Winter Wonderland decorations.

Four entire weeks of the Winter Season

Secret Santa returns with two cars to feast on.

New race routes, accolades, and a Car Pack from a movie

And a Winter Stadium to race in snow fluffy.

Winter Wonderland is here when the year culminates

As Forza Horizon 5’s latest update!

Release Notes & Game Fixes

The following list details some of the fixes and changes we are implementing with this new update.

• New engine audio for the 2023 Corvette Z06
• PC – Performance drop while driving in the Audi e-Tron has been improved.
• PC - BMW i4 / Czsinger 21C’s Windshield works correctly under rain.
• Solved 2022 Porsche GT4 RS’s hoods issues with liveries.
• You are now able to tune the gear ratio of the 2023 Meyers Manx 2.0.
• Fixed ASL/BSL videos missing in some chapters of Donut Media and Icons of Speed
• “Purrrfect Collection” badge added.

[url= https://support.forzamotorsport.net/hc/en-us/articles/4409616884883-FH5-Known-Issues]You can find a list of issues we are currently investigating here[/url]. The Troubleshooting Hub is always open for you to leave any reports you have.

The Horizon Festival Gets the Chills

Winter All Day Every Day

The season of joy sets in the Horizon Festival and what better way to celebrate than with four weeks of winter. Enjoy the chilly and cozy ambiance of an all-winter Festival for holiday season.

A very frosty collectible shows up once again at the Horizon Festival.

The snowman collectible will be available once again this year for you to add to your ornament collection during Week 2 of the Festival Playlist.

Find this jolly, happy soul around the Winter Wonderland Stadium starting December 14.

Winter Makeover for the Stadium

The Stadium gets its share of holiday cheer and transforms to welcome the occasion. Watch it flourish with candy canes and Christmas trees all over it while you race through its snowy course.

Season of Giving, Making, and Collecting

Spread the Cheer...and EventLab Creations

Gift the community new and amazing events with the six new props we are adding for EventLab. This new set of materials includes:

• Racing:
  • Six types of curbs
  • Star Lights
  • Checkered finish line

• Walls & Fences:
  • Three different race barriers
  • Two concrete barriers

• Signs & Flags:
  • Brake markers (50, 100, 150, 200 meters)

But that is not all! If you are looking to create seasonal events, you will be able to add festive decoration items such as:

• Decoration:
  • Wooden Tree (Small, Medium, Large) featuring eight different patterns
  • Igloo
  • Houses with three different patterns
  • Chimney with three possible patterns

• Signs & Flags:
  
• Winter Flag

We are sure your Winter Wonderland creations will not disappoint us, or the Forza Horizon 5 community, so get creative with the holiday spirit!

Secret Santa is Coming (Back) To Town

Secret Santa is back on this season of giving featuring the 2022 Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 and a mysterious car.

In case you weren’t around to celebrate last year, here’s how Secret Santa works:

Starting December 5, players can fill a meter by giving gifts to each other. Once the meter gets 50% completed, everyone will receive the T.50. And once we hit 100% completion, a secret new car will be unlocked for all players.

Don’t miss out on the chance to unlock these two exclusive cars and to make other members of the community happy with your gifts during this holiday season!

Run on the New Race Road and Hang New Accolades on the Tree

The doors of the Winter Wonderland Circuit are now open!

Take a lap at the new Race Road available from December 5. The Circuit will be available to run in Rivals Mode from that same time that, however, you will have to wait until December 7 to sleigh on it in the Open World.

Once Winter Wonderland ends, this new road race will become permanent in the game, however it will only be available during the Winter seasons of future series.

New accolades are also coming to Forza Horizon 5 this series, you will be able to unlock 3 of them running the Winter Wonderland Circuit and get another one for collecting every exclusive car on the Festival Playlist.

The Fast X Car Pack

From the big screen to your game, some of our favorite cars from the latest installment in the Fast & Furious saga show up at the Horizon Festival. Enjoy driving Dom’s supercharged Hellcat, Dante’s custom purple Impala, and more with the Fast X Car Pack available for 9.99$ / 9.99€ / 7.99 £.

(Not included in the Forza Horizon 5 Car Pass or Premium Edition)

1970 Dodge Charger Fast X

We can still remember how we felt when we first saw Dominic Toretto take off in this icon of the 1970s for the first time in the Fast & Furious saga. The signature black color and air scoop supercharger is the dream of many car fans all over the world!

At a massive 980 horsepower, the 1970 Dodge Charger is well deserving of being the poster car of your garage as it is for the movie. Become the main character of your own adventures in the Horizon Festival with this Fast X version of the Dodge Charger.

1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport 'Fast X'

For the evil mastermind (with gorgeous hair) that lives inside all of us, the 1966 Fast and Furious Chevrolet Impala is here in all its purple glory.

Aside from the flamboyance and sheer size of the Impala SS, this car packs a big block V8 engine that produces 1100 bhp to take on your opponents one race at a time.

Being custom built from a drag racer, this Impala is a unique take of an all-time classic that can now drive you to victory at the Horizon Festival.

1973 Datsun 240Z 'Fast X'

A customized Japanese wonder takes its spot for the street race of a lifetime. The 1973 Datsun 240Z Fast X makes its way to Forza Horizon 5 in the Fast X Car Pack!

Fitted with a widebody kit and a turbocharged engine to play the part, this car is sure to leave its mark putting its 737 bhp to work on the streets of the Horizon Festival.

2022 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody 'Fast X'

Massive power from a V8, rear wheel drive, 1000 brake horsepower, the 2022 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody has all the features you are looking for in a modern muscle car.

You might not need its power to catch a rolling bomb, but it will come in handy in your adventures through the Horizon Festival. This soon-to-be-classic muscle car looks, sounds, and drives like the powerhouse it is, being able to reach a quarter mile in just 10 seconds.

2022 Flip Car 2.0 'Fast X'

A car capable of ramming into other cars and turning them upside down is exactly what we would expect from car fans’ favorite movie franchise. And now, the 2022 Fast and Furious Flip Car 2.0 Fast X is at the Horizon Festival too.

Not only is this car unique in its shape, but its specs are nothing to ignore. This car’s V8 engine can produce 700 horsepower which will make them a protagonist in every race you enter (in a tunnel or not).

First for Forza, this car has steering on all three axles! The rear axle is steered via a hydraulic ram and controlled by the driver and theoretically allows it to move sideways. It is a unique ride that’s a must have for lovers of cars and of the Fast & Furious franchise.

#Forzathon Shop Sale!

The Forzathon Shop will be hosting a huge sale on December 24 – December 26 and December 31 – January 2!

Get cars featured as previous Festival Playlist rewards from 50-200 PTS in the Forzathon Shop on these four days of the holiday season.

December 24 – December 26

• 2022 Toyota GR86 – 200 Forzathon Points
• Toyota Sports 800 - 150 Forzathon Points
• Chevrolet K10 Customized – 100 Forzathon Points
• Renault Clio R10 – 50 Forzathon Points

December 31 – January 2

• 2021 Mercedes AMB Black GT – 200 Forzathon Points
• Toyota MR2 GT – 150 Forzathon Points
• Subaru Brat GL – 100 Forzathon Points
• Bently Turbo R – 50 Forzathon Points

Complete your Forza Horizon 5 car collection with the Forzathon Shop Sale!

Golden Tank Awards: Honorable Mentions

We just wanted to take a moment to say a special thank you from everybody at Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios to all of you in the EventLab community who published events this year.

You all continue to amaze us with your passion, creativity, and artistic talents with many of your creations being shared amongst the development team throughout the year. Picking the nominee list was incredibly difficult, with many great events unfortunately not making it through, so we wanted to give a special "Honourable Mentions" shout out to just some of those creators, however there are many more out there.

We love checking out what you've all been building, and we can't wait to see what you create in 2024

• China4567690
• CryonicAxis66
• Don Joewon Song
• DrInsanity8543
• Friedrich M8
• Houshouxmarin
• HSKMeets
• Milles82
• Mojo5290
• Petrolhead55823
• Pfen9080
• TypeHardFark

What’s next

We asked for your help to create the Festival Playlist you wanted to see with Community Choice!

We gave you a list of options to put into our next series featuring returning decorations, PR Stunts, reward cars, and hard-to-find Autoshow cars, and you will be able to see the results in the next series’ Festival Playlist.

The “Purrrfect Collection” Badge will be available for all players that have collected 800 unique cars.

Get ready for our greatest hits collection this January.