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
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) |
| 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) |
| 5 | Championship | Totally Toyota | (C600) Toyota | Road Racing (Emerald Circuit) |
| 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 | |
| 5 | RA Championship | Nitty Gritty | (B700) Honda | |
| 2 | HW Speed Trap | Hammer’s Shadow | (S2 998) Anything Goes - 245 mph (395 kph) | |
| 5 | HW Championship | Hot Pursuit | (S2 998) Anything Goes |
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) |
