SPRING | HOT SEASON | LUNAR NEW YEAR (SERIES 56)
Here are the details on this week’s events and rewards. Share tips along with your tuning setup codes.
The season starts at 6:30am Pacific on February 19 and ends Thursday, February 26, 2026 2:30 PM
This is the fourth season of the returning Lunar New Year series.
PLAYLIST POINTS & REWARDS
Playlist points overview
Points are accumulated across all four seasons. Each event in the Festival Playlist has a number of points to earn noted in the bottom left corner of the event tile. Accumulate points with any combination of completed events to earn the first reward car, and continue earning points from remaining events to earn the second reward car. Cars noted as Seasonal Exclusive are not available in the Autoshow, so grab them while you can! But don’t worry if you miss them, these cars may come back again for future Festival Playlists, or you can use a Backstage Pass to select from the available options.
Series: 300 points
- Series Reward: 2022 Hyundai IONIQ 6 (Seasonal exclusive car) (80 points)
- Series Reward: 2015 MG MG3 (Seasonal exclusive car) (160 points)
Season: 75 points
- Season Reward: 2022 MG MG7 (Backstage/Seasonal exclusive car) (20 points)
- Season Reward: Horizon Backstage Pass (40 points)
PLAYLIST EVENT REWARDS
In addition to the rewards for seasonal and series progress, this season you can also earn these rewards from completing individual events:
- Car: 2019 DeBerti Toyota Tacoma TRD The Performance Truck
- Car: 2016 Formula Drift #530 HSV Maloo Gen-F
- Car: 2013 Caterham Superlight R500
- Car: 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
- Clothing: Red Car Tee
- Clothing: Epitaph White Logo Relaxed Tee
- ForzaLINK: “License to Skill!”
- Super Wheelspins
- Forzathon Points
HORIZON BACKSTAGE CARS
Two cars are added with the change of each season and voting for the next week beings. Backstage Passes can be earned from seasonal playlist points and the Forzathon Shop. See details on Horizon Backstage voting and car selection here.
FORZATHON SHOP
Use Forzathon Points earned from events to collect cars, clothes, car horns, Backstage Passes, and Super Wheelspins before the season ends:
| 700 FP Car | 2021 Rimac Nevera | |
| 200 FP Car | 2018 Formula Drift #64 Nissan 370Z | |
| 75 FP Car Horn | Pinball Machine | |
| 75 FP Clothing | Black Drift Zone Tee | |
| 1000 FP Backstage Pass | 1 Pass | |
| 60 FP / 150 FP | Wheelspin & Super Wheelspin |
FORZATHON CHALLENGES
Completing these challenges earn seasonal points plus Forzathon Points (FP) which can be used in the Forzathon Shop.
Forzathon Weekly Challenge
(5 pts) All four challenges must be completed in sequence to earn points.
| All Round Drifter | |
|---|---|
| Drift Machine | Own and Drive the 2000 Nissan Silvia Spec-R |
| Art Force Silvia | Win a Street Race in the Silvia Spec-R |
| Shift Into Action | Earn 5 Ultimate Drift skills in the Silvia Spec-R |
| Drift Legend | Earn 5 Stars at Drift Zones in the Silvia Spec-R |
Forzathon Daily Challenges
(1 pt each) Each new challenge starts daily at 6:30am PT and is open for 7 days.
| Enter the Dragon | Bank 100,000 Skill Score at the Stadium Lunar Drift Arena |
| Dark Slide of the Moon | Take a photo of any Drift car at Night |
| Spring Rolls | Get a Barrel Roll skill in any Buggy or Unlimited Buggy |
| Bam… Bii! | Beat a ghost in Rivals |
| Going for Gold | Earn 6 Stars from PR Stunts within 2 minutes |
| Fin Fang Vroom | Reach 150 mph in any Chinese car |
| That’s Buff Right Out | Earn a Drift Tap skill |
SEASON EVENT DETAILS
Seasonal general overview
Toggle the menu to show the rewards and restrictions for each event - if you complete the event in a car outside the restrictions or fail to meet the target, you won’t get the reward and points from completion. You must have unlocked the Hall of Fame with Accolade points to enter the Trial. Access to Rally Adventure Expansion DLC events require defeating the three team champions. Access to Hot Wheels events requires the Hot Wheels Expansion DLC; users without the DLC will still be able to gold the season and unlock the “Min, Meet Max” Achievement without these event points.
| Pts | Event | Name | Requirement | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | The Trial | Korea Opportunities | (B700) Korea | Road Racing (Lookout Circuit, Plaza Circuit, Tierra Pròspera Circuit) |
| 3 | EventLab | SP33DK1NG555 presents District 17: Sewer Racers | (A800) Modern Rally & Rally Monsters | EventLab Island |
| 3 | EventLab | SUBIE156 presents The Coast View Circuit | (S1 900) Modern Supercars | |
| 2 | Speed Trap | Drag Strip | (S2 998) Rimac - 230 mph (371 kph) | |
| 2 | Speed Trap | Estatio | (S2 998) Rimac - 200 mph (322 kph) | |
| 2 | Speed Trap | Federal Highway | (S2 998) Rimac - 280 mph (451 kph) | |
| 5 | Championship | Holden a Minute | (A800) Holden & HSV | Dirt Racing (Bajío Trail) |
| 5 | Championship | Sit Up and Take Lotus | (A800) Lotus | Road Racing (Vista del Mar Sprint) |
| 8 | Horizon Tour | Co-Op Championships | Complete a Horizon Tour | |
| 3 | Treasure Hunt | A Falcon Among Flamingos | Head to Cascadas de Agua Azul, place Falcon in frame in front of the pool, taking a picture is what I’d advise, doing this right will win you the prize | |
| 2 | Photo Challenge | #DriftLife | Take a photo of any Formula Drift car | |
| 2 | RA Drift Zone | Devil’s Pass | (S1 900) DeBerti - 110,000 points | |
| 5 | RA Championship | Honda Road Again | (C600) Honda Civic | Devil’s Pass |
| 2 | HW Drift Zone | Water’s Edge | (S1 900) DeBerti - 140,000 points | |
| 5 | HW Championship | Waiting for the Drop | (A800) Unlimited Offroad | Canyon’s Drop Hazard Sprint |
MONTHLY RIVALS
The total point value of Monthly events is divided by four when applied to individual seasons; completing the two Rivals events will apply 4 points to each season in this series. Post a clean lap to complete Rivals events. Monthly Rivals cars are stock and provided as free rentals for the event, allowing you to test drive the car before collecting it from seasonal points.
| Pts | Event | Car | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monthly Rivals | Estadio Circuit | Lynk & Co 02 |
| 1 | Forza EV Rivals | Los Jardines Circuit | Xpeng P7 |
| 1 | Forza EV Rivals | Tierra Pròspera Circuit | MG Cyberster |
| 1 | Forza EV Rivals | Aeródromo Sprint | Hyundai IONIQ 6 |
