Forza Horizon 6 Boosting

Forza Horizon 6 typically launches a new Series, akin to a season, roughly every month. The latest, Series 5, runs from September 10 to October 8.

Series 5 cycle is divided into weekly phases representing the four seasons, each featuring a dedicated Festival Playlist. It also introduces new features and cars for you to unlock and enjoy.

If you want to create an efficient game plan for the month ahead to get the most out of FH6 Series 5, don't miss our overview!

All-new feature: Drift Attack

Among all the new content in Series 5, Drift Attack feature is arguably the most exciting and worth experiencing.

Unlike standard FH6 drifting, which relies simply on tire slip speed and angle, Drift Attack blends arcade-style action with professional drifting competition, testing your precision control while maintaining a level of technical rigor.

There are no limits on the number of participants or laps; you earn points simply by drifting on the track, and your leaderboard ranking is determined by your total score within a single lap.

Drift Attack introduces Clipping Zones along the track, elements not found in standard drifting modes. Passing through these zones while drifting grants you bonus points.

Drift Attack leaderboard lets you check your own rank as well as view the full in-game and team leaderboards. You can also compare data against specific records in a dedicated menu to continuously refine your drifting technique.

To experience Forza Horizon 6 Drift Attack, ensure you have unlocked the yellow Wristband in-game.

Beyond the satisfaction of climbing the leaderboards, Collection Journal features specific objectives; completing them earns you an exclusive racing suit, a helmet, and 1990 Jaguar XJ-S Forza Edition, a car designed to elevate your drifting experience!

Alternatively, you can find the standard 1990 Jaguar XJ-S at the autoshow, but it costs 90,000 FH6 credits to unlock. Participating in Drift Attack might be the better option by comparison.

Seasonal Festival Playlists

Each Forza Horizon 6 Series cycle is divided into weekly segments, with each week representing a specific season that features its own exclusive Festival Playlist.

Each playlist offers specific rewards, usually brand-new or returning cars. To earn them, you must complete daily and weekly challenges, alongside various other tasks such as Photo Challenges or Championships.

Series 5 kicks off with the Summer season (September 10-17) and concludes with Spring. Each Festival Playlist offers a total of 53 points and a specific progression reward (unlocked by earning 20 points within that playlist):

• Summer: 2019 Ginetta G40 Junior
• Autumn: 2015 Jaguar XKR-S GT
• Winter: 2002 Lotus Esprit V8
• Spring: 2006 Vauxhall Astra VXR

By completing all four seasons, the full Series 5 playlist lineup, you can earn 2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed upon reaching a total of 80 points, and unlock 2019 Aston Martin Valhalla Concept Car by reaching 160 points.

More new items

In addition to the cars earned through new events and tasks, FH6 Series 5 introduces a variety of other items to the game.

Complete the JaguarSnap Photo Challenge in Week 1 and Seasonal Hide & Seek in Week 2 of Series 5 to earn new clothing items: Retro Racesuit and Classic Jacket.

During Week 2 (September 17-24), travel to Shimanoyama region for a chance to find Drift Tire Mascot collectible.

These mascots, featuring glasses and cute expressions, stand by the roadside; if you crash into them, their decorative parts scatter, and their expressions shift to a crying face.

Additionally, simply playing the game during Series 5 instantly unlocks Lionheart Player Badge, a fantastic memento to add to your collection!

What's new in Car Pass?

Forza Horizon 6 Series 5 Car Pass introduces a total of four new cars, which will be added to the game on a weekly basis:

• 2025 McLaren W1 (Week 1)
• 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 (Week 2)
• 1998 Renault Sport Spider (Week 3)
• 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe 'Luftauto 002' (Week 4)

If you own Deluxe or Premium Edition, or have unlocked Car Pass separately, these new cars will be automatically added to your garage upon release.

Beyond its superior performance, 2025 McLaren W1 features Paint Body (Advanced) options, allowing you to apply custom paint jobs to individual components and create a truly unique vehicle.

With its powerful engine, 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 is poised to push the boundaries of speed and acceleration, elevating your FH6 Drag Meet experience.

As for 1998 Renault Sport Spider, it prioritizes lightweight agility and fun, making it the perfect choice for casual drives or simply cruising around the map.

Finally, 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe 'Luftauto 002' is an off-road specialist. Equipped with high-end components, such as a rear roll cage and KW Competition coilovers, it is built to tackle rugged terrain with ease.

Best strategy for progressing through Series 5

As a content-rich update for Forza Horizon 6, Series 5 blends deep British automotive culture, permanent new gameplay features, and a lineup of highly desirable, top-tier cars.

To maximize your rewards while fully experiencing the new content, we recommend using the newly added lightweight sports cars to prioritize completing Drift Attack challenges.

Additionally, the free car rewards offered in the weekly Festival Playlist are not to be missed. They are easy to unlock and are likely to play a crucial role in future events.

That covers everything for this update. To ensure you don't miss any limited-time events during Series 5, we suggest creating a play schedule right away, it's a great way to boost your efficiency!

At 2026 Gamescom Xbox Showcase, Forza Horizon 6 made an appearance, but it did not bring players much new information about September and October updates.

Let's go through all the information revealed during the official showcase, while also adding other details that the development team gradually shared on the official forums overnight, including information about PS5 version, expansions, and map expansions.

Drift Attack Mode

Drift Attack mode had been heavily hinted at before Gamescom, so players expected it and weren't surprised.

The mode will introduce several special areas that work somewhat like the existing Time Attack mode. The difference is that the goal is no longer to complete a lap as quickly as possible to achieve a high ranking, but instead to earn the highest possible score through drifting.

This is somewhat similar to the gameplay of Drift Zones, but the key difference is that players can make multiple attempts over several laps and continuously improve their drift scores.

In addition, light blue zones will appear on the ground; if a player drives along a blue zone, their drift score will be doubled.

One major difference with this mode is that players' scores will only be compared with those of other players using vehicles from the same class. This is completely different from Drift Zones, where scores from all performance levels are mixed together.

Although only one Drift Attack track is currently available, more Drift Attack areas will gradually be added in future updates, including both permanent additions and limited-time locations.

Jaguar XJ-S Forza Edition

During the official gameplay demonstration, Jaguar XJ-S Forza Edition was also shown performing in Drift Attack Mode. The car appears to be extremely powerful when it comes to drifting.

Even with TCR enabled, the developer was still able to perform wide drifts and achieve extremely high scores, despite TCR being an assist designed to reduce excessive vehicle drifting.

The car will be available as a seasonal reward. Players will need to complete all the new Log Book Challenges related to Drift Attack Mode after Series 5 goes live on September 7 in order to unlock it.

Unlike Time Attack and Drag Race Mode, these challenges are not divided by performance class, but by vehicle type. Players will need to complete one challenge each using around ten different vehicle types, including muscle cars, sedans, supercars, SUVs, and others.

IP Collaborations

LEGO

Forza Horizon 6 has entered into a new collaboration with LEGO. This partnership is limited to vehicles.

The development team has given existing FH6 cars LEGO-inspired appearances. The models receiving LEGO liveries this time are 2019 Ferrari 488 Pista and 2016 Dodge Viper.

7-Eleven

Another collaboration is with 7-Eleven. The development team did not reveal much about it at Gamescom, but the interesting part is that this collaboration was actually proposed by community players.

On Forza Feedback Portal, 7-Eleven ranked fifth among the ideas receiving player votes for future updates, ahead of Red Bull and James Bond.

For some players, this collaboration may seem somewhat unexpected, but 7-Eleven is a household name for players in the United States and Japan.

In fact, the brand is not far removed from car culture. 7-Eleven is often associated with the tuning world and car meetups, and the company, which combines convenience stores with gas stations, has indeed featured modified show cars decorated with official 7-Eleven liveries. As a result, this collaboration is far less out of place than it might initially seem.

Although the full details of the collaboration have not yet been revealed, some 7-Eleven-themed items are known to be coming to Event Club. These will most likely be decorative items featuring 7-Eleven branding that can be used for map customization.

In addition, a new 7-Eleven gas station is highly likely to appear in the southern part of the map, potentially on a vacant site where a gas station is currently under construction. The parking lot may also become a temporary or permanent gathering spot, allowing players to organize car meets with their friends.

Even though it was not mentioned during the showcase, this collaboration will indeed include a new unlockable vehicle, 2020 Toyota GR Supra 7-Eleven Edition.

7-Eleven collaboration is also currently limited to the United States and Canada. This is largely consistent with how collaborations in Forza series have worked in the past.

Players will need to visit participating 7-Eleven stores and obtain a qualifying item, with a redemption code included on the receipt. The code can then be entered through Xbox app to receive the special Toyota Supra edition.

For players in regions that cannot participate, the only possible option may be to obtain redemption codes offered online later, although these codes can become quite valuable.

During Forza Horizon 5 era, redemption codes for similar collaborations, such as OPI Edition vehicle, reached more than €150 later on. Therefore, if you manage to obtain 2020 Toyota GR Supra 7-Eleven Edition, remember not to part with it too easily.

Expansion and PS5 Version

The development team also provided some additional information about expansions and PS5 version, although the news was not particularly exciting and largely consisted of routine updates.

The development team stated that its release schedule will follow a pattern similar to Forza Horizon 5, meaning the first expansion could arrive around Christmas 2026 or in early 2027.

Although there had been rumors that the new head of Xbox might cancel the plan, the development team confirmed that PS5 version is still planned and is expected to launch sometime in 2026, although an exact date has not yet been determined. The official team stated that there is currently no further information to share and that more details will be announced as the release approaches.

The content revealed for Forza Horizon 6 at Gamescom 2026 was not particularly exciting, and players are more interested in seeing information about expansions. Perhaps the official team will choose to reveal more at Tokyo Game Show in late September.