Festival Playlist events and rewards Mar. 19 - Mar. 26 (Spring S57)

SPRING | HOT SEASON | JAPANESE AUTOMOTIVE (SERIES 57)

Here are the details on this week’s events and rewards. Share tips along with your tuning setup codes.

The season starts at 7:30am Pacific on March 19 and ends Thursday, March 26, 2026 2:30 PM
This is the fourth season of the returning Japanese Automotive 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: 277 points

  • Series Reward: 2022 SUBARU WRX (Seasonal exclusive car) (80 points)
  • Series Reward: 2018 Nissan Sentra NISMO (Backstage/Seasonal exclusive car) (160 points)

Season: 68 points

  • Season Reward: 1965 Toyota Sports 800 (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: 2005 Honda NSX-R GT - Backstage/seasonal exclusive car
  • Car: 1997 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec
  • Car: 2008 SUBARU Impreza WRX STI
  • Car: 2016 Mazda MX-5
  • Car: 1998 Nissan Silvia K’s Aero
  • Clothing: Honda Hoodie
  • Clothing: Hot Wheels Suit
  • ForzaLINK: “Driftacular!”
  • ForzaLINK: “Too soon, junior”
  • Super Wheelspins
  • Forzathon Points

HORIZON BACKSTAGE CARS

Added to the Backstage Shop this week:

  • 2019 RAESR Tachyon Speed
  • 2015 BMW X6 M

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:

300 FP Car 2010 Lexus LFA
300 FP Car 2019 DeBerti Toyota Tacoma TRD
75 FP Car Horn Announcer Countdown
75 FP Clothing Gold Leather Boots
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.

Civic Duty
Chapter 1: EK9 Own and drive the 1997 Honda Civic Type R
Chapter 2: Racing Spec Win 2 Road Circuit Events in the 1997 Honda Civic Type R
Chapter 3: You’re a Natural Earn a hard charger skill in the 1997 Honda Civic Type R
Chapter 4: Championship White Take a photo of the 1997 Honda Civic Type R

Forzathon Daily Challenges
(1 pt each) Each new challenge starts daily at 7:30am PT and is open for 7 days.

Tokyo Drift Earn 5 Stars at Drift Zones in any Japanese vehicle
Cruise Boulevard Maintain a speed of 200mph (321.9 km/h) for 10 seconds in the 1998 Toyota Supra RZ
GAS GAS GAS Earn an Ultimate Speed Skill in The Eliminator
One Winged Angel Complete the ‘A Wing and a Prayer’ Showcase
To Infinity! Earn 3 Stars on any Danger Sign in an Infiniti vehicle
Like a Drag-on Win a Drag Race
Photo Shoot Photograph the 1998 Toyota Supra RZ

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 Trail Tourers (B700) Japan Dirt Racing (Cordillera Trail, Cascada Trail, Tulum Trail)
3 EventLab ONBLUEPLANET Presents Touge Battle 06 (B700) Japan
3 EventLab BAELGRYM Presents Cobra Driftpark (B700) Japan
3 Playground Games Survival (B700) Japan Aeródromo en La Selva
2 Danger Sign Board Walk (S2 998) Anything Goes - 558 feet (170 m)
2 Drift Zone Las Dunas (S2 998) Anything Goes - 180,000 points
5 Championship Fly the Coupe (B700) Japanese Modern Sports Cars Street Racing (Cruce del Valle, Jungle Descent, Carretera Chase)
5 Championship Totally Toyota (C600) Toyota Road Racing (Emerald Circuit, Horizon Mexico Circuit, Llanuras Spring)
3 Treasure Hunt Supraman Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a supraman!
2 Photo Challenge #SecretHondaway Honda or Acura + stone lanterns in the cave near Ek’ Balam
2 Horizon Open Tandem Drifting Complete a Horizon Open Drift Event in any Japanese vehicle
2 RA Speed Zone Cráteres Secos (S2 998) Anything Goes - 74 mph (119 kph)
5 RA Championship Nitty Gritty (B700) Honda Arzate Sprint, El Bosque, La Cantera
2 HW Speed Trap Hammer’s Shadow (S2 998) Anything Goes - 245 mph (395 kph)
5 HW Championship Hot Pursuit (S2 998) Anything Goes Canyon’s Edge Speed Sprint, Waterslide Speed Circuit, Nexus Speed 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 2 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 Plaza Circuit Nissan Z
1 Monthly Rivals Horizon Mexico Circuit Nissan GT-R (R35)


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SPRING HOT SEASON

Campaign Series 57 Spring

· # Forzathon Sind wir Honda? [Civic Duty]

1997 Honda Civic Type R - Tuning Code: 108567101 / Design-Code: 12261996 2

· The Trail: Trial-Tourer [Trial Tourer s]

Requirement: B700 Japan (DIRT-Versi on)

1985 Nissan Safari Turbo – Tuning Code: 166877344 / Design-Code: 95938 5662

· Danger Sign: Promenade [Board Walk]

Requirement: S2 all (DIRT-Ve rsion)

Ziel/ Target: 170 m / 557, 70 feet

2020 Koenigsegg Jesko - Tuning Code: 149811607 / Design-Code: 177379235

Picture Code: 1 53451893

· Drift Zone: Las Dunas

Requireme nt: S2 all

Ziel/ Target: 180000 points / manual shifting 3rd Gear from Start on!!!

1989 Formula Drift #98 BMW 325i - Tuning Code: 587331205 / Desig n: 116941535

· Fliegendes Coupé [F ly the Coupe]

Requirement: B700 Japanese Mode rn Sports Cars

2013 Toyota 86 - Tuning Code: 179546471 / Design- Code: 160874837

· Total Toyota [Totally Toyota]

Requirem ent: C600 Toyota

1974 Toyota Celica GT - Tuning Code: 113177025 / Desig n Code: 675880095

Rally Adventures:

· Speed Z one: Cráteres Secos

Requirement: S 2 all (DIRT-Version)

Ziel/ Target : 119 km/h / 74 mph

1986 Hoonigan Ford RS 200 Evolution - Tuning Code: 171705045 / Design Code: 118606532

· Z ur Sache [Nitty Gritty]

Requirement: B700 Honda

1997 Honda Civic Type R – Tuning Code: 129381614 / Design Code : 1 22619962

Hot Wheels:

· Speed Trap: Hammers Schatten [Hammer´s Sh adow]

Requirement: S2 all

Zie l/ Target: 394 km/h / 245 mph

2021 Hennessey Venom F5 - Tuning Code: 4726 31565 / Design Code: 123872860

· Heiße Verfolgungsjagd [Hot Pursuit]

Requirement: S2 all

2020 Koenigsegg Jesko - Tuning Code: 151110433 / Design Code: 177379235

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Hello. I would like to know why, for the weekly seasonal content, almost every event is explained perfectly, yet there is no hint or explanation provided for the Treasure Hunt. This is very important to me, and I look forward to your reply.

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Here are requirements for treasure hunt with explanation How to complete the Supraman Treasure Hunt in Forza Horizon 5

Thank you for your response. I appreciate your help.

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this thread you mean - if you are on xsx or xss dont use quick resume

Felt comfortable enough here to trust my own building/tuning so all my own tunes apart from the obvious one which as usual was….an experience, the 850hp racing V8 engine swap paired with D class stock tires, lovely….

B Japan (Cordillera Trail)

Datsun 510 - 2:48.335
Honda Civic ‘74 - 2:48.785

Nissan Tsuru - 2:49.152
Subaru BRZ ‘13 - 2:49.803

Mazda MX-5 ’94 – 2:50.438
Toyota Sera – 2:50.630
Honda CR-X – 2:50.729
Toyota Trueno – 2:50.813

Mazda MX-5 ’13 – 2:52.432

Nissan Silvia ’92 – 2:53.557
Mitsubishi Evo 10 – 2:53.791

Nissan Safari (Dannis6217, stock tires) – 2:57.895

Finished up there in the end with the only legitimate auto time in the top 100 I think, there’s a BRAT, a Safari and an FJ40 ahead of me but the pace of all 3 would fall off drastically if you don’t use MC.

I’ll share my Datsun on Wednesday, known how strong that car is in B Dirt for years now but this is the first time I’ve ever had a proper look at it.

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Other than a…teammate in a 08 lancer choosing not to brake on the first event, trial was fine.

Lil 510 does love dirt

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Got some good tunes for this weeks championships to share :slight_smile:

” Fly the Coupe “ 2003 Honda S2000. Tune name : Honda Pressure

Share code : 151 247 625

“ Totally Toyota “ 1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT Apex : Tune name : C600 Road racing

Share Code : 170 856 007

“ Nitty Gritty “ 2003 Honda S2000. Tune name : Honda Pressure

Share code : 151 247 625

Lucky you, I got the full no brakes road car crew.

1st race was pointless as I got wall slammed on the first three 90 degree corners and just at the end the 2nd place drivatar decided to ram me out of a checkpoint…

2nd and 3rd races were just boring blocking slogs but at least we lost the 2 worst offenders after we got destroyed in the 1st race.

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Whoever decided the daily - get an ultimate speed skill in Eliminator -is not very bright.

To do that you need level 9 car and hope you can get it done before someone challenges you.

Flat out most ridiculous daily ever.

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Oh lord, I remember that one.

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Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD-wfPFu4nc

ridiculous we have to resort to this.

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Thanks Burma, I forgot what i used but it was level 9 and I got the speed up in the last 30 seconds :+1:

This looks heaps easier though. I would never have thought of it.

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Ooh, really nice catch.

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