Lunar New Year (Series 30) & Chinese Lucky Stars Car Pack
“Amid the sound of firecrackers, a year has come to an end,” and what better way to welcome the good fortune that the new year brings than with a nice drive through the Horizon Festival’s new features. This celebration will not last two weeks, though; the Horizon Festival has four weeks of content to celebrate this new lunar cycle. Each of these weeks comes with a reward car featuring some of the greatest vehicles to ever come out of the Middle Kingdom! Take it a step further and purchase the Chinese Lucky Stars Car Pack which includes three cars destined for greatness made in China and a VW that stole the country’s heart. Your luck doesn’t end there; thirteen previous reward cars make their way back to the Festival as Autoshow cars are available from January 30.
Announcements
- Blog: Good Fortune and Good Adventuring Arrive During Lunar New Year!
- Video: Forza Monthly January 2024 YouTube | Twitch
- Release Notes: Version *632.634.0 Forza Support
Dates
| Tuesday, January 30, 2024 6:00 PM | Content Update & Lucky Stars Car Pack |
| Thursday, February 1, 2024 2:30 PM | Summer Festival Playlist begins |
| Thursday, February 8, 2024 2:30 PM | Autumn Festival Playlist begins |
| Thursday, February 15, 2024 2:30 PM | Winter Festival Playlist begins |
| Thursday, February 22, 2024 2:30 PM | Spring Festival Playlist begins |
| Thursday, February 29, 2024 2:30 PM | series ends |
FEATURES
EventLab Props
The spirit of Lunar New Year celebrates creativity with nine new props to use for your EventLab creations all with a season motif, available starting January 30th:
- 3 Decorations: Lunar Dragon Head, Body, Tail
- 1 Ramp & Platforms: Lunar Lookout
- 2 Walls & Fences: Lunar Barriers featuring snap functionality
- 2 Signs & Flags: Lunar Flags
- 1 Gameplay: Firework box
Evolving World
Stadium Drift Arena & Collectible
The Stadium twists and turns into a Drift Arena! Whatever path you decide to take on this track, be true to yourself. The Drift Arena’s curves and bends will have you using every ancient secret of drifting to go on a complete lap. Driving around certain areas of the raceway or near its corners will trigger a smoke effect. Hold your drift, don’t let it catch you off guard! Besides the myriad of tight corners, multiple red dragons dance through the course creating rings you can drive through. Keep exploring the Stadium and find the Fireworks Collectible hidden inside it.
Drone Show & Lanterns
Once you are done burning rubber, the Drift Arena will be hosting a Drone Show at night during the four weeks of Lunar New Year starting on February 1. During daytime, drones will turn into traditional lanterns that will line up in the pattern of a dragon and prance along the sky as the drones do at night.
Extended Nights
Another firecracker blast from the past sets in with the extended night cycle that makes a return for this series.
Badges
- 2 Badges: Feeling Lucky, Lunar Dragon
Accolades
- 1 Collector Accolade: Lunar New Year
CARS
Exclusive Reward Cars added to the Autoshow
Our community picked ten previous reward-exclusive cars from a list of options to become available on the Autoshow, and they are finally here - plus three Asian newcomers. Get those credits ready to grab the rewards you missed starting January 30:
- 2010 Aston Martin One-77
- 2010 Ferrari 599XX
- 1962 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso
- 1964 Ferrari #24 Spa 330 P4
- 2019 Hyundai Veloster N
- 2018 Italdesign Zerouno
- 2021 Lamborghini Siàn Roadster
- 2021 Lynk & Co 03
- 1965 Peel Trident
- 1990 Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer
- 1971 Porsche #23 917/20
- 2021 Rimac Nevera
- 2020 Xpeng P7
Chinese Lucky Stars Car Pack
The latest Car Pack for Forza Horizon 5 includes 4 cars made locally and VW’s biggest hit in China. The Chinese Lucky Stars Car Pack is available for purchase for USD $4.99 / GBP £3.99 / EU €4.99 on January 30. (Not included with the Forza Horizon 5 Car Pass, Standard, Deluxe or Premium Editions)
- 2012 Volkswagen Santana
- 2022 Lynk & Co 05+
- 2022 Wuling Hongguang Mini EV Macaron
- 2023 MG Cyberster
New Reward Cars
This month’s five reward cars feature Horizon newcomers from the Asian continent including Hyundai, Lynk & Co, and MG available from the weekly Festival Playlist:
- 2020 Hyundai i30N
- 2022 Hyundai IONIQ 6
- 2022 Hyundai Kona
- 2022 Lynk & Co 02 HB
- 2023 MG MG7
Release Notes & Changes
In addition to performance bug fixes, this update also provides the following improvements:
- 2008 Aston Martin DBS audio has been improved
- 2023 Aston Martin Valkyrie steering wheel shift lights, badge on hood, suspension arms when painting
- 2022 Porsche Cayman GT4 RS front bumper modeling issues fixed
- 1970 Fast X Dodge Charger shows the right material on its blower top
- 1966 Fast X Chevrolet Impala backfire visual effects
- 2022 Gordon Murray T.50 in ForzaVista can now trigger Explode and Implode
- Photo Mode presets for “Tropical Storm” (Autumn Season) and “Dust Storm” (Spring Season)
- Added attachment nodes to Grey and Red Concrete Barriers in EventLab
- ASL and BSL videos added or fixed in Hot Wheels Campaign, Icons of Speed, Donut Media Hi and Lo team stories
