Forza Horizon 5 is Turning Into Stuntman Paradise; 8 New Cars Revealed

This Thursday marks the end of Series 4 in Forza Horizon 5, so traditionally Playground Games presented what can be expected for the next 4 weeks in Series 5. While February's activities were focused on racing, March, for a change, will be dominated by PR shows - speed cameras, warning signs, etc. There will also be some new cars, as well as updates with a large portion of fixes.

Mexico's stunt-party makeover

As was the case in December and January, the world of FH5 is going to undergo a slight transformation - this time the leitmotif will be partying, in the broadest sense of the word. However, there will also be room for more "functional" novelties on the map.

1. The stadium will transform into a Stunt Park - an arena with ramps, loops, drift zones, and other fun activities.
2. The map will gradually get new PR shows - speed zones, speed cameras, warning signs and conqueror gates (one attraction of each type per week, for 16 in total). The first ones listed will stay permanently, the rest will only be available during Series 5.
3. A special event during Series 5 will be a crazy race where we will drive "floats" (huge decorative platforms) - the same ones we previously had the chance to drive during one of the expeditions.
4. Fresh decorations will be scattered around Mexico, most notably fireworks and confetti around the festival towns.

Stunt Park.

New cars in Series 5.

Just like a month earlier, the game will add eight previously unavailable cars - four free, as prizes on the Festival Playlist to be won in the following weeks (seasons), and four paid, included in the Car Pass and available for purchase separately.

Free cars

Each car will require us to accumulate 20 points from Playlist activities.

1. 2018 KTM X-Bow GT4 - to be earned over the summer (March 3-9),
2. 2019 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro - fall (March 10-16),
3. 2010 Noble M600 - winter (March 17-23),
4. 2020 Nissan GT-R Nismo (R35) - spring (March 24-30).

The first and third cars will be brought back directly from FH4, while the rest are new to the series - although the next incarnation of the Nissan GT-R will not be radically different to the two already available in the game.

The 1965 Mini Cooper S Forza Edition could be considered a new car, but it's just a slightly modified variant of a vehicle that's been available for a long time - with widened wheel arches, a 235-horsepower electric motor, and 4x4 drive. It will be a reward for earning 80 points from Playlist activities throughout the series.

Paid Cars

1. 1986 Ford Mustang SVO - to be released on March 3,
2. 2020 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro - March 10,
3. 2006 Noble M400 - March 17,
4. 2017 Ferrari 488 Challenge (#25 Corse Clienti) - March 24.

Here, by contrast, all four models are new to the Forza series. Theoretically, it could be pointed out that there are already two versions of the Ferrari 488 in the game, but the Challenge variant differs significantly from both - it's a full-fledged racing car, which, as a rule, should not appear on public roads at all.

Noble M400 (left) and Noble M600 (right). The first of these cars was probably last seen in Test Drive Unlimited.

Update notes

Considering how many problems are still plaguing the FH5 many players are more interested in fixes than in new content. Fortunately the next update - which will appear later today - should eliminate a lot of flaws.

1. Players will finally receive missing points to Festival Playlists for non-functioning activities in November and December (Series 1 and 2). This will enable them to unlock rewards or achievements that they were a little short of before.
2. The EventLab will now be able to use seasonal items such as Christmas trees and snowmen from Series 2 and party decorations from Series 5.
3. Traffic synchronization has been improved - civilian cars should no longer disappear (especially during street races).
4. There will be a new accessibility option - the ability to enable sign language translation (American or British) for cut-scenes.
5. Horizon Tour will no longer be automatically counted in the Festival Playlist at the start of a new season or series.
6. Fixed car headlights in online races.
7. Time will no longer pass in photo mode.
8. Expired Horizon Arcade challenges will no longer appear on the map.
9. Fixed bug with rain drops not disappearing from the screen.
10. Fixed some more Accolades.
11. It will be easier to navigate the Car Collection screen.

I have listed only selected, more important changes. The full list is availablehere..

In addition, the developers have assured that they are still dealing with the issue of "erroneous" (read: cheated) results in the rankings. They are also still working on improving the formula of online races in Horizon Open. Moreover, the creators are going to finally take care of the highest difficulty level of drivatars, which also happen to play dirty.

Nissan GT-R Nismo - the last of the words in the name is an indicator of performance that goes far beyond what the "regular" Nissan GT-R offers.

What Series 6 will bring.

Playground Games also revealed a little secret about what Forza Horizon 5 will offer in April as part of Series 6. We learned that the next major update will be called Horizon Customs - which suggests a focus on car tuning.

1. Forza Horizon 5 - game guide