What you need to know
- The Forza Horizon 5 festival playlist continues to evolve, and next up is the Horizon Wilds takeover.
- Series 18 will bring seven new cars, an off-road theme and a celebration of the entire playlist of Ken Block’s life.
- There’s a lot of cool stuff in the update, including the Vanity Outfit Dinosaur item and 20 new accolades.
- The Horizon Wilds Takeover festival playlist leads up to the Forza Horizon 5: Rally Adventure expansion that launches next month.
It’s a big day for Forza news, with Playground Games revealing the Rally Adventure DLC expansion shortly before detailing everything to come with the Series 18 content update “Horizon Wilds Takeover.” It’s the perfect update to get people into the hardcore rallying that’s coming with the next expansion, with tons of new cars, themed events, and more.
The Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist continues with Series 18 “Horizon Wilds Takeover”, which sees them take over the Horizon Wilds Festival with off-road and rally-themed racing events, challenges and rewards. As promised, the update also pays tribute to racing icon Ken Block with a new Hoonigan vehicle, plenty of Hoonigan-related challenges and rewards, and more.
The most exciting addition for many, however, will be the seven new cars coming to Forza Horizon 5 Series 18, including two new to the Forza Horizon franchise. Here’s everything you need to know about Forza Horizon 5’s Series 18 “Horizon Wilds Takeover” update:
- Precursor to Rally Adventure. With a new DLC expansion on the horizon, it makes sense that the previous festival playlist would prepare players. The 18 series is all about rally, cross-country and off-road racing.
- Tribute to the life of Ken Block. Legendary racer Ken Block has sadly passed away, and Playground Games is celebrating his incredible life and career in a number of ways during Forza Horizon 5 Series 18, including:
- A new player badge “#43”, which can be obtained by driving any Hoonigan vehicle for 4.3 miles
- 20 new achievements involving Hoonigan vehicles, with one rewarding the Forza LINK message “Go fast. Risk it all.”
- The return of an iconic Ken Block Hoonigan vehicle
- Hoonigan’s unique challenges and events throughout the festival playlist
- Seven new vehicles. Forza Horizon 5’s car roster is getting a big expansion with the addition of seven new vehicles throughout the festival playlist. Two of these cars are also new to the Forza Horizon franchise.
- 1980 Subaru BRAT GL
- 1985 Nissan Safari Turbo
- 1986 Audi Sport Quattro S1 #2
- 2015 Honda Ridgeline Baja Trophy Truck
- 2016 Hoonigan Ford Focus RS Gymkhana 9 RX
- 2021 Polaris RZR Pro XP Ultimate
- 2021 SIERRA Cars 700RX
- Global updates and improvements. The world of Forza Horizon is changing for the festival playlist, which includes:
- The return of Stunt Park to the stadium, this time decked out in Horizon Wilds colors
- Three new murals to discover throughout Mexico
- The addition of the Piñatasaurus collectible, with a challenge that rewards the dinosaur outfit vanity item
Forza Horizon 5’s Series 18 “Horizon Wilds Takeover” content update arrives next week, with the actual festival playlist starting on Thursday, March 2, 2023.
In case you missed it, the DLC expansion for Forza Horizon 5: Rally Adventure was officially announced and will arrive on March 29 with 10 new cars, six new biomes, an all-new Rally Race mode and more . Forza Horizon 5 is already one of the best racing games on Xbox, but it just can’t stop getting better.
Forza Horizon 5 is included in every tier of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, making the epic gaming subscription the best way to race in Mexico alongside industry-leading visuals and hundreds of cool cars. You also get a discount on DLC like the upcoming Rally Adventure expansion.
