Forza Horizon 5 Adds 23 New Cars Including Secret Santa

Five new cars come to Forza Horizon 5 in this new DLC, bringing some of Fast X’s most iconic vehicles to Mexico.

A new month, a new Forza Horizon 5 update. With its most recent content update, everyone’s favorite open-world racing game is celebrating the holidays. Players may now play the game on their Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and numerous Xbox Game Pass services. Dubbed “Winter Wonderland,” the update expands your garage with an additional optional car pack DLC, loads of new automobiles, and both new and returning features.

Let’s get right to it. Forza.net has all the details on the corrections and improvements included in this version, but I’ve outlined the main features here for your convenience.

The return of Secret Santa in Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5 is bringing back Secret Santa, a feature that encourages players to give each other cars as gifts in the spirit of the holidays. Every car that is presented will now be included in the community-wide gifting total. At the 50% and 100% target milestones, there’s a prize car up for grabs; the latter is kept a secret until that goal is reached.

A winter makeover

The full Winter Wonderland Festival Playlist features winter clouds over all of Mexico. Unfortunately, since Mexico doesn’t vary all that much in the winter, this doesn’t really affect FH5. Still, the Stadium is receiving a comprehensive facelift, complete with Christmas décor and a new, snow-filled racetrack.

Race at the brand-new stadium with a winter theme to win new accolades.
Additionally, there are new badges and accolades for collecting cars.
Discover fresh Christmas décor all across the FH5 map.
Witness the long-awaited return of the mighty Snowman collectible

Forzathon(Forza Horizon 5) Shop event

The Forzathon Shop is growing with exclusive offers on highly sought-after cars for Winter Wonderland. Players can buy one car per week to give to another player.

New EventLab props

The ever-impressive EventLab 2.0 in Forza Horizon 5 is growing with additional objects, including as new obstacles, curbs, brake markers, and decorations. There are also holiday decorations included.

Various fixes and improvements

Naturally, Playground Games used this chance to address a few problems with the performance, accessibility features, and audio and visuals in cars.

The majority of users are really interested in learning about the new cars, and this update has resulted in a significant increase in the list of cars in Forza Horizon 5. These are the 15 new vehicles that the Winter Wonderland update will be adding to the game. They come from four different sources.

Additionally, Playground Games unveiled the eight new vehicles that will be included in the game along with the next Festival Playlist, “Community Choice,” which appears to be part of this update and won’t receive a separate content release. On January 4, 2024, the Community Choice Festival Playlist will begin.

New Autoshow cars in Forza Horizon 5

Playground Games has added four new automobiles to the Autoshow, which players can buy for Credits, in an unexpected move. How charming.

1953 Jaguar C-Type
Aston Martin DBR1 from 1958
Porsche 906 Carrera 6 from 1966
1970 Ferrari 512 S

Playlist automobiles for the Winter Wonderland Festival

As usual, starting on December 7, 2023, players can earn new vehicles for their garages by participating in weekly and monthly challenges, races, and events through the Festival Playlist.

Lotus 340R from 2000
Lotus 2-Eleven, 2009
Morgen Aero GT 2019
2022 Subaru BRZ

Once again, Secret Santa will be rewarding gamers for giving their friends a ton of automobiles as gifts. This year, there are two reward cars available, but the second one (which comes with reaching 100% of Winter Wonderland’s car gifting objective) is still a mystery.

2022 Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 (50% of goal)
100% of the goal: mystery automobile

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Fast X Car Pack DLC

The expanding list of paid alternatives for users to acquire exclusive and high-end automobiles now includes a new Car Pack DLC. This time, Forza Horizon 5’s automobile selection includes the most recognizable vehicles from the Fast X movie thanks to a partnership with the Fast and Furious franchise. Microsoft is now selling the Forza Horizon 5 Fast X Car Pack for $9.99.

Vintage 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport “Fast X”
“Fast X” Dodge Charger from 1970.
Datsun 240Z “Fast X” from 1973.
2022 Redeye Widebody SRT Hellcat Dodge Charger SRT “Fast X”
Fast X Flip Car 2.0 in 2022

Cars on the Community Choice Festival Playlist

The eight new Festival Playlist prize automobiles that players can obtain with the Community Choice Festival Playlist beginning on January 4, 2023, have already been made public by Playground Games.

Mercedes-Benz 280 SL from 1967
FIAT Dino 2.0 Coupe, 1969
Koenigsegg CCX from 2006
Aston Martin DBS from 2008
McLaren 12C Coupé (2011)
Pagani Huayra (2012)
Spanish GTA Spano (2016)
W Motors Lykhan Hypersport (2016)

Concluding Remarks

That’s a lot! The greatest racing game for Xbox is now even better with the addition of the Forza Horizon 5 Winter Wonderland update, which you can download right now. On Thursday, December 7, 2023, the Winter Wonderland Festival Playlist began, and on Thursday, January 4, 2024, the Community Choice Festival Playlist will follow.

Oh, and Playground Games also disclosed the Festival Playlist’s upcoming content. Expect the return of neon decorations worldwide, sixteen distinct public relations stunts, community-selected events, and activities, and the addition of ten cars to the Autoshow that were previously exclusive to a Festival Playlist. The studio asked FH5 players to vote on what they wanted to see return to the game from previous updates.