Forza Horizon 6 | Forza Horizon 6’s “British Automotive” series expands the game with six new cars and the “Drift Attack” mode

10 Playlist Reward Cars

Like every new Series, the “British Automotive” update includes a new Festival Playlist. Over a period of four weeks, changing challenges and new cars that can be unlocked will be available. In Series 5, a total of six new cars and four returning models can be unlocked.

The Bentley Continental GT Speed makes its Forza Horizon debut in Series 5. The car is powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 producing more than 770 hp and can be unlocked at 80 points in the Festival Playlist.

The Summer Playlist introduces another new car with the lightweight Ginetta G40 Junior. It can be unlocked at 20 points and previously appeared in Forza Motorsport. Players who collect 40 points this season will also receive the McLaren 620R. In Forza Horizon 5, this car was initially exclusive to the Car Pass and is now already available in the game.

In Autumn, the Grand Tourer Jaguar XKR-S GT, which can be unlocked at 20 points, and the hot hatch Mini John Cooper Works GP, available at 40 points, will return.

The Winter Playlist includes the thoroughly British Vauxhall Astra VXR, which, alongside the Bentley Bentayga, makes its Forza Horizon debut. The Vauxhall previously appeared in Forza Motorsport. Although the luxury SUV Bentley Bentayga was already included in the game, it had previously only been available as a “Wheelspin” reward. Both cars are unlocked this season at 20 and 40 points, respectively.

In Spring, the Series concludes with two lightweight Lotus sports cars: the Esprit V8, available at 20 points, and the two-seater Emira, which is unlocked at 40 points.

In addition, four cars making their first appearance in Forza Horizon will be added to the paid Car Pass: the 2025 McLaren W1, the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, the 1998 Renault Sport Spider, and the 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe ‘Luftauto 002’.

As part of the Series theme, several British cars will also be offered at reduced prices in the Aftermarket shop. Two rare cars that are normally available exclusively through Wheelspins will also be available for a limited time: the 2019 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera and the 1961 Jaguar E-Type.

Playlist Reward Cars “Forza Horizon 6 – Series 5 (British Automotive)”

Series Rewards

• 2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed (new to Forza Horizon): 80 points, September 10 to October 8
• 2019 Aston Martin Valhalla Concept Car: 160 points, September 10 to October 8

Summer Playlist Rewards

• 2019 Ginetta G40 Junior (new to Forza Horizon): 20 points, September 10 to 17
• 2021 McLaren 620R: 40 points, September 10 to 17

Autumn Playlist Rewards

• 2015 Jaguar XKR-S GT (new to Forza Horizon 6): 20 points, September 17 to 24
• 2021 Mini John Cooper Works GP: 40 points, September 17 to 24

Winter Playlist Rewards

• 2006 Vauxhall Astra VXR (new to Forza Horizon): 20 points, September 24 to October 1
• 2016 Bentley Bentayga: 40 points, September 25 to October 1

Spring Playlist Rewards

• 2002 Lotus Esprit V8 (new to Forza Horizon 6): 20 points, October 1 to 8
• 2023 Lotus Emira: 40 points, October 1 to 8

Drift Attack

Another highlight of the fifth Series is the introduction of “Drift Attack”, a new permanent game mode on the Shimanoyama race track.

Playground Games describes the mode as a “time trial for drifters”. The goal is to collect as many drift points as possible within a single lap. The number of laps that can be completed during a run is unlimited.

Players who complete a Drift Attack in the Collection receive a custom racing suit, a matching helmet, and a modified car: the 1990 Jaguar XJ-S Forza Edition.

In addition to the new cars and the “Drift Attack” mode, the update includes numerous bug fixes and improvements. These are summarized in the patch notes below.

“Drift Attack” differs from “Horizon Drift” and the “Drift Zones” through special clipping zones. Within these boundaries, you receive bonus points when drifting. A yellow wristband is required to participate in this mode.

Changelog Forza Horizon 6 Series 5 (British Automotive)

New Features (Available from Sep 7)

• Drift Attack
• 1990 Jaguar XJ-S Forza Edition
• New Paint Car Options - 2025 McLaren W1

10 Unlockable Cars (Available from Sep 10 onwards)

• 10 Festival Playlist Reward Cars
  • 2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed (Series Reward, 80 PTS)
  • 2019 Aston Martin Valhalla Concept Car (Series Rewards, 160 PTS)
  • 2019 Ginetta G40 Junior (Summer Reward, 20 PTS)
  • 2021 McLaren 620R (Summer Reward, 40 PTS)
  • 2015 Jaguar XKR-S GT (Autumn Reward, 20 PTS)
  • 2021 MINI John Cooper Works GP (Autumn Reward, 40 PTS)
  • 2006 Vauxhall Astra VXR (Winter Reward, 20 PTS)
  • 2016 Bentley Bentayga (Winter Reward, 40 PTS)
  • 2002 Lotus Esprit V8 (Spring Reward, 20 PTS)
  • 2023 Lotus Emira (Spring Reward, 40 PTS)

4 Car Pass Cars (Available from Sep 10 - only included with the Forza Horizon 6 Car Pass, Deluxe, Premium & Premium Upgrade Editions)

• 2025 McLaren W1 (Sep 10)
• 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 (Sep 17)
• 1998 Renault Sport Spider (Sep 24)
• 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe ‘Luftauto 002’ (Oct 1)

“British Automotive” Limited Time Series Features (Available from Sep 10 - Oct

• Evolving World: British Automotive Aftermarket Takeover
• Evolving World: Drift Tyre Collectible
• Classic Jacket, Drift Attack Helmet, Drift Attack Racesuit & Vintage Racesuit
• 1 Player Badge (Lionheart)
• 1 Emote (Karate Master)

Bug fixes and changes (Available from Sep 10 onwards)

General

• Performance and stability fixes.
• Players will now be presented with a pop-up when trying to use a corrupted Prefab. The pop-up will prompt them to redownload the Prefab (Bug 4418203).

Accessibility

• Added the option to set audio language separate to subtitle language (Bug 4447811).
• Added a live preview for the Environment Colour Filters (color-blindness accessibility) (Bug 4377457).

Cars

• Fixed an issue with the 1989 Volkswagen Rallye Golf where the in-car speedometer did not match the HUD speedometer (Bug 4481577).
• Fixed an issue with the 1970 Porsche #3 917 LH & 1970 Porsche #3 917 LH Forza Edition where the player character’s helmet could clip through the roof (Bug 4487006).
• Fixed an issue with the 2018 Exomotive Exocet Sport V8 XP-5 where the wheels could clip through barriers (Bug 4534145).

Festival Playlist

• Retroactively rewarded all players who played during the Winter or Spring Seasons of Series 4 (Horizon Mascot Party) with completions for all Winter Daily Challenges due to the Horizon Story Challenge not unlocking for some players.

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue with the leaderboard for Chapter 6 of the Drift Club Japan: Drift[1]zoku (Bug 4419443).
• Increased the detection radius for the Lady Aiko Mural Photo Challenge (Bug 4376666).

Horizon Play

• Adjusted the number of laps for certain Events in Horizon Play depending on the Car Class and length of the Event (see below) (Bug 4382221 & Bug 4385147):
  • Daikoku Circuit - increased to 4 laps for some classes.
  • Electric Town Circuit - reduced to 2 laps for some classes.
  • Highway Circuit - reduced to 2 laps for some classes.
  • Hokubu Circuit - increased to 4 laps for some classes.
  • Irokawa Circuit - increased to 5 laps for all classes.
  • Kawazu Nanadaru Scramble - reduced to 2 laps for some classes.
  • Legend Island Circuit - reduced to 2 laps for some classes.
  • Legend Island Circuit - increased to 4 laps for some classes.
  • Narai-Juku Circuit - increased to 4 laps for some classes.
  • Shimanoyama Circuit - increased to 5 laps for all classes.
  • Soni Circuit - increased to 4 laps for some classes.
  • Developer Notes:
    • We have reviewed the length of all circuit races in Spec Racing, to give a more consistent race time across circuits. This has been adjusted per class, based on lap times for the class.

Visuals

• Fixed an issue where cars would sometimes have misplaced wheels (Bug 4499080).
• Fixed an issue with exhaust locators appearing on electric vehicles (Bug 4510222).
• Fixed an issue where other players' character models were not appearing in their cars at lower graphical settings (Bug 4452339).
• Fixed an issue with raytracing not working on Intel GPUs (Bug 4501614).
• Based on performance telemetry we have made a change to improve car rendering quality for players using the High preset on PC (Bug 4418166).
• Developer Notes:
  • The player's car now uses a higher quality model when the 'Car Level of Detail' graphics option is set to the 'High' setting. All other settings Low, Medium, Ultra and Extreme remain unchanged. Most players using this setting should not encounter any issues from this, other than a higher quality car. However, players running unlocked framerates may experience up to 3% GPU increase due to the additional detail. If players want to prioritize framerate then reducing this setting down to Medium will match the same quality and performance for the player car as it was before