Forza Horizon 6 - General Discussion

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LeMansLambo14
I'm pretty young myself, and although I love supercars you can't tell me JDM cars aren't popular amongst the youth in 2026. BTW Fast and Furious have been trying hard this year with merch, and kids have been buying it
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I didn't say they weren't younger people interested in them, but it's nowhere near the level it was 15-20 years ago. I don't know what it's like in Australia, but here in the US, if you find a teenager who's into Japanese cars, they're typically only talking about a Supra or a GT-R. Back in the day, we had 17-year-old dudes building their mom's hand-me-down Honda Civic into something that would impress girls in a Best Buy parking lot at midnight using a bunch of rusty tools, a poorly written forum post, and an endless supply of Red Bull (Monster wasn't popular yet). They'd memorize Sport Compact Car articles, try to outdo each other on obscure JDM knowledge, and think Gran Turismo was peak because it showed cool cars America wouldn't understand (even though everyone already knew about them from Fast and the Furious).

Gen Z largely got priced out of this, and thus interest waned. Also, cars got way more complicated, which didn't help either. You no longer had 17-year-olds getting into Japanese car culture because it was no longer interesting to many of them. The ones that remained interested shifted their focus away from cars with wild paint jobs, loud exhausts, and huge sound systems and got into "clean" looking cars that are lowered on expensive wheels. You don't have many people going crazy with visual modifications like there once was. I'm not saying this is bad; I get it, fads change and evolve.

Gen Alpha is probably going to be more into JDM cars since their parents are Millennials, and Millennials are the ones buying up the 90s-era JDM cars like their parents bought up 70s-era muscle cars so they can roll them out to "meets" with other overweight, burnt-out, Millennial dads who are pushing 40 but want to feel 18 again.

And I think the Fast and the Furious merch is being bought up by those same 30- 40-year-old dads who claim it's for their son, but it's really for their desk (I'm not pointing the finger at myself at all, nope, not even a little bit...proceeds to hide the several hundred dollars worth of Fast and Furious merch in my office).
 
It’s pretty funny seeing the new BMW logo in the infotainment screen of the M4 CS while the game still uses the old one in the menus.

I wonder if they’ll update it throughout the games lifecycle, a few other logos need updates as well as they’ve been replaced by now.
 
Joey D
I didn't say they weren't younger people interested in them, but it's nowhere near the level it was 15-20 years ago. I don't know what it's like in Australia, but here in the US, if you find a teenager who's into Japanese cars, they're typically only talking about a Supra or a GT-R. Back in the day, we had 17-year-old dudes building their mom's hand-me-down Honda Civic into something that would impress girls in a Best Buy parking lot at midnight using a bunch of rusty tools, a poorly written forum post, and an endless supply of Red Bull (Monster wasn't popular yet). They'd memorize Sport Compact Car articles, try to outdo each other on obscure JDM knowledge, and think Gran Turismo was peak because it showed cool cars America wouldn't understand (even though everyone already knew about them from Fast and the Furious).

Gen Z largely got priced out of this, and thus interest waned. Also, cars got way more complicated, which didn't help either. You no longer had 17-year-olds getting into Japanese car culture because it was no longer interesting to many of them. The ones that remained interested shifted their focus away from cars with wild paint jobs, loud exhausts, and huge sound systems and got into "clean" looking cars that are lowered on expensive wheels. You don't have many people going crazy with visual modifications like there once was. I'm not saying this is bad; I get it, fads change and evolve.

Gen Alpha is probably going to be more into JDM cars since their parents are Millennials, and Millennials are the ones buying up the 90s-era JDM cars like their parents bought up 70s-era muscle cars so they can roll them out to "meets" with other overweight, burnt-out, Millennial dads who are pushing 40 but want to feel 18 again.

And I think the Fast and the Furious merch is being bought up by those same 30- 40-year-old dads who claim it's for their son, but it's really for their desk (I'm not pointing the finger at myself at all, nope, not even a little bit...proceeds to hide the several hundred dollars worth of Fast and Furious merch in my office).
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Yeah you really are living on a different planet. We love the JDM stuff here in Australia.
 
Joey D
I didn't say they weren't younger people interested in them, but it's nowhere near the level it was 15-20 years ago. I don't know what it's like in Australia, but here in the US, if you find a teenager who's into Japanese cars, they're typically only talking about a Supra or a GT-R. Back in the day, we had 17-year-old dudes building their mom's hand-me-down Honda Civic into something that would impress girls in a Best Buy parking lot at midnight using a bunch of rusty tools, a poorly written forum post, and an endless supply of Red Bull (Monster wasn't popular yet). They'd memorize Sport Compact Car articles, try to outdo each other on obscure JDM knowledge, and think Gran Turismo was peak because it showed cool cars America wouldn't understand (even though everyone already knew about them from Fast and the Furious).

Gen Z largely got priced out of this, and thus interest waned. Also, cars got way more complicated, which didn't help either. You no longer had 17-year-olds getting into Japanese car culture because it was no longer interesting to many of them. The ones that remained interested shifted their focus away from cars with wild paint jobs, loud exhausts, and huge sound systems and got into "clean" looking cars that are lowered on expensive wheels. You don't have many people going crazy with visual modifications like there once was. I'm not saying this is bad; I get it, fads change and evolve.

Gen Alpha is probably going to be more into JDM cars since their parents are Millennials, and Millennials are the ones buying up the 90s-era JDM cars like their parents bought up 70s-era muscle cars so they can roll them out to "meets" with other overweight, burnt-out, Millennial dads who are pushing 40 but want to feel 18 again.

And I think the Fast and the Furious merch is being bought up by those same 30- 40-year-old dads who claim it's for their son, but it's really for their desk (I'm not pointing the finger at myself at all, nope, not even a little bit...proceeds to hide the several hundred dollars worth of Fast and Furious merch in my office).
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ScottPuss20
Yeah you really are living on a different planet. We love the JDM stuff here in Australia.
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Yes, I think the US is really more interested in the home-grown muscle cars, but Australians love Japanese cars, JDM or otherwise. I think this is where we've got different ideas from. There are plenty of done-up GT86s, 350Zs, and Civic Type Rs and other stuff around at a minimum here
 
For this week's facts:

1990 Eunos Cosmo

The Eunos Cosmo was nearly exported to the US under the Amati brand. Unfortunately, it didn't push through. The Eunos 500/Mazda Xedos 6 was also considered as the entry level Amati.

2004 Saleen S7

The Saleen S7 was America's sixth mid-engined sports car. There was also a twin-turbo edition for it, which made 750 bhp, and a Competition package that made 1,000 bhp.

It was also featured in a wide range of movies, including Iron Man (probably destroyed in Iron Man 3, alongside a Bugatti Veyron), Bruce Almighty, and Redline.
 
I dont think I would have knowned what Saleen is without Forza. The S7 was a meta car in FM3 or 4 not sure anymore but yeah I drove it a lot. Never saw one in my country and I've seen several Veyron (even a SS9) and Chiron, a James Deen Porsche, a 250 GTO, etc.. Just like I probably wouldnt know what Koenigsegg is without Top Gear.

As for FH, still doing my playlist but not much else. Trial was a bit too easy this week.
 
Always thought it was generic and unpleasant to look at. It's going to be auctioned ASAP.
 
Kelpy D
For this week's facts:

1990 Eunos Cosmo

The Eunos Cosmo was nearly exported to the US under the Amati brand. Unfortunately, it didn't push through. The Eunos 500/Mazda Xedos 6 was also considered as the entry level Amati.

2004 Saleen S7

The Saleen S7 was America's sixth mid-engined sports car. There was also a twin-turbo edition for it, which made 750 bhp, and a Competition package that made 1,000 bhp.

It was also featured in a wide range of movies, including Iron Man (probably destroyed in Iron Man 3, alongside a Bugatti Veyron), Bruce Almighty, and Redline.
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In Bruce Almighty, the Saleen S7 is said to be "the car driven by God". An S7 was also seen in the music video for the 50 Cent song, "Candy Shop".
 
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Sorry for the off-topic, but I found it funny after 7-Eleven's collaboration with FH6 and the Supra's livery.
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pclark06
Happy Eunos Cosmo day to those who celebrate
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Dont mind me, just doing my Eunos Cosmo Day dance.
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In other news, I just noticed the koi pond at Ruriko-ji Temple is full of… well… koi. Shocking, I know.
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20 million CR later and I've sniped an Espada. A small price to pay for being able to skip dozens of weeks of grinding the playlist. Plus, I wasn't exactly spending it on anything else!
 
Well, it's official. The Group B Quattro was intended to be the 40 point Playlist prize for this week. Can't say I'm surprised with how expensive it is in the Autoshow, but dang it I guess this means we can start expecting expensive Autoshow cars to be 40 point car rewards, even if rarely.

Not that it quite matters, this week DOES come with the Eunos and the Espada for me, that saves it from being a meh Season. :P
 
Beebo
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20 million CR later and I've sniped an Espada. A small price to pay for being able to skip dozens of weeks of grinding the playlist. Plus, I wasn't exactly spending it on anything else!
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Thats a really well shot photo.
 
LeMansLambo14
Yes, I think the US is really more interested in the home-grown muscle cars, but Australians love Japanese cars, JDM or otherwise. I think this is where we've got different ideas from. There are plenty of done-up GT86s, 350Zs, and Civic Type Rs and other stuff around at a minimum here
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The car community is such a mixed bag here in the US we virtually love anything with wheels. Huge JDM car culture no matter where you go.
 
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It took me an entire hour to do everything in this week's playlist except the seasonal championships and the upcoming dailies.

Granted, I managed to fit in three Speed Parties and beat the friends leaderboards for the PR stunts along the way.

I like having three championships a week because there's a better chance two of them won't be cross country. But I can do them tomorrow and get more Xbox Live points (or Game Pass points, as I guess they're called now).
 
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