Right on cue, Forza Horizon 4 has ditched the winter blues for the refreshing hues of spring time.
It’s the first full week of the season in terms of the synchronized global settings, which means plenty of new content for players to explore. Struggling for grip will be less of an issue now, but those early-year showers mean some roads may be a little flooded…
We’ve got a full breakdown of the events, Forzathon shop, and new barn find. Read on for the details.
New Events
Spring has provided a sizeable harvest of new events. There’s six seasonal championships available this week, plus a unique Speed Trap.
New this week is a shake-up of the prizes. The Deadliest Hatch event has a classic Group B MG Metro 6R4 up for grabs. You’ll need to bring your A-game though: the only way to score it is to finish first against the hardest Drivatars in the game. Or finish second against another player…
We’ve got the full details of each championship down below:
Deadliest Hatch
- Series: Road Racing Series
- Championship: Super Hot Hatch
- Performance Rating: A 800
- Races: 3
- Total Length: 15.6 miles
- Prizes: 5,000 Cr, Super Wheelspin, 1986 MG Metro 6R4
Forest Monsters
- Series: Dirt Racing Series
- Championship: Retro Rally
- Performance Rating: S1 900
- Races: 3
- Total Length: 12.4 miles
- Prizes: 5,000 Cr, Wheelspin, Super Wheelspin
Retro Rally Rumble
- Series: Dirt Racing Series
- Championship: Retro Rally
- Performance Rating: B 700
- Races: 3
- Total Length: 15.7 miles
- Prizes: 5,000 Cr, Wheelspin, Super Wheelspin
The Lancia Challenge
- Series: Cross Country Series
- Championship: N/A
- Performance Rating: N/A
- Races: 3
- Total Length: 14.5 miles
- Prizes: 5,000 Cr, Wheelspin, Super Wheelspin
Moor Than a Feeling (Co-Op Championship)
- Series: Dirt Racing Series
- Championship: Modern Muscle
- Performance Rating: S1 900
- Races: 3
- Total Length: 12.8 miles
- Prizes: 5,000 Cr
The World Is Not Enough (Requires Best of Bond Pack)
- Series: Road Racing Series
- Car: 1999 James Bond Edition BMW Z8
- Performance Rating: N/A
- Races: 3
- Total Length: 13.6 miles
- Prizes: 5,000 Cr, Wheelspin, Super Wheelspin
Alongside the limited-time events, there’s a seasonal Speed Trap between Lakehurst Forest and Glen Rannoch. You’ll need one of the fastest cars in the game for this one: it’s a 235mph target.
Forzathon Events
Looking to score 100 Forzathon Points (or 200 as a VIP)? This week’s four-stage challenge should be able to provide it in fairly short order.
As was the case in previous weeks, the challenge zeroes in on a single car. For spring, that’s the Volkswagen Corrado VR6. This holds a special place in the Horizon franchise, as it was the very first car players could call their own back in the original game in 2012.
Luckily, the Corrado’s a cheap car at the Autoshow, and simply owning it satisfies the first requirement. Simple.
Up next is banking two million skill score with it. That sounds like a lot, but if you were one of the determined souls to do seven million for last week’s challenge, this should be pretty simple!
The third challenge is to win a single race. This is the Road Spring event at the Horizon Festival Spring route, so line up the Corrado there, against any level of competition, and take home the gold.
Depending on how swiftly you can pass the pack and avoid smacking into walls, the fourth and final challenge should be fairly simple. The goal here is to earn 10 Clean Racing Skills. These pop up after 10–15 seconds of keeping your nose clean in a race. Collect 10, and the Forzathon Point haul is yours.
Forzathon Store
There’s another lineup of items here for players to purchase this week. A cash register horn and a pink wolf cap show up, though the bigger news are the two vehicles.
Up first is the 2018 Honda Civic Type R. It boasts practically the same power rating as last week’s Chevy pickup (306hp versus 308hp), but it couldn’t be a more different drive. The front-drive ‘Ring lap record holder showed up for free in FM7 earlier this year, so we’re happy to see it return. It’ll run you 150 Forzathon Points.
Another Forza Edition car is also in the mix this week. This time, it’s the Alumi Craft Class 10 buggy. This thing is an essential companion for any of the cross country routes, and it packs a unique Destruction Skills perk to maximize your points. It runs the usual 300 FP.
Barn Find
Finally, the season change brings with it one more unique Barn Find. We won’t spoil this one, but we will say it’s a very welcome addition to the Forza franchise. It should be at home on the longer straights on the map too…
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