Forza Horizon 6 has a brand new, devoted drifting mode, dubbed Drift Assault. The mode capabilities just like the present Time Assault mode, and is accessed immediately from the open world with no extra loading or foyer system. Identical to Time Assaults, all you must do is drive by the gantry and Drift Assault will start.
The house of the brand new mode is the present Shimanoyama Circuit. Whereas lapping the course, factors are earned the identical approach they’re in Horizon Drift and at Drift Zones – however Drift Assault provides a brand new scoring layer to contemplate with the addition of “Clipping Zones” across the observe. These zones will increase scores for drifts executed inside their marked boundaries.
Drift Assault options the identical in-world leaderboard performance of Time Assaults, and has been built-in into the Horizon Competition marketing campaign (unlocked by acquiring the yellow wristband). Knocking off Drift Assault Assortment Journal duties will rating you the Drift Assault racesuit and helmet, plus a brand-new Forza Version automobile: the 1990 Jaguar XJ-S Forza Version. Pleasingly, a inventory XJ-S has additionally been added to the Autoshow for all gamers to buy at any time.
The addition of Drift Assault comes alongside the arrival of the Horizon Playlist Series 5, ‘British Automotive’, which is able to run from September 10 to October 8. The ten collection reward vehicles (three of that are new-to-Horizon) are listed under:
- 2019 Ginetta G40 Junior (earn 20 factors throughout the Summer time Season)
- 2021 McLaren 620R (earn 40 factors throughout the Summer time Season)
- 2015 Jaguar XKR-S GT (earn 20 factors throughout the Autumn Season)
- 2021 MINI John Cooper Works GP (earn 40 factors throughout the Autumn Season)
- 2006 Vauxhall Astra VXR (earn 20 factors throughout the Winter Season)
- 2016 Bentley Bentayga (earn 40 factors throughout the Winter Season)
- 2002 Lotus Esprit V8 (earn 20 factors throughout the Spring Season)
- 2023 Lotus Emira (earn 40 factors throughout the Spring Season)
- 2025 Bentley Continental GT Velocity (earn 80 factors over the course of the entire ‘British Automotive’ collection)
- 2019 Aston Martin Valhalla Idea Automobile (earn 160 factors over the course of the entire ‘British Automotive’ collection)
Playground Video games additionally confirmed the following collection shall be known as ‘Horizon Meets’, which is able to characteristic a brief 7-Eleven Konbini evolving world characteristic, plus extra Eventlab content material and new-to-Horizon vehicles.
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