Forza Horizon 5: General Discussion

[Populuxe]

I am absolutely going to see this in the theaters. The cast is amazing and it just looks like so much fun.

 

[NotThePrez]

I am absolutely going to see this in the theaters. The cast is amazing and it just looks like so much fun.

I'm deeply annoyed that it's coming out on the same weekend as Oppenheimer, meaning I have to find time to watch both of these.

On the flipside, I never thought I'd reach a point in my life that I'd be majorly torn between seeing a historical thriller, which is usually an instant "yes" from me no matter what, and a movie about Barbie of all things.

 

[Populuxe]

I'm deeply annoyed that it's coming out on the same weekend as Oppenheimer, meaning I have to find time to watch both of these.

On the flipside, I never thought I'd reach a point in my life that I'd be majorly torn between seeing a historical thriller, which is usually an instant "yes" from me no matter what, and a movie about Barbie of all things.

I only have one day off this coming weekend, but I plan to see both Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse and Wes Anderson's Asteroid City.

 

[NotThePrez]

I only have one day off this coming weekend, but I plan to see both Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse and Wes Anderson's Asteroid City.

If all pans out, I'll hopefully get to watch Asteroid City this weekend. I saw Spiderverse the weekend it came out, and it's pretty great all the way through.

 

[Populuxe]

If all pans out, I'll hopefully get to watch Asteroid City this weekend. I saw Spiderverse the weekend it came out, and it's pretty great all the way through.

This little side-track into movie talk has been brought to you by the Guanajuato Film Club. We now return you to your regularly scheduled discussion.

 

[NotThePrez]

This little side-track into movie talk has been brought to you by the Guanajuato Film Club. We now return you to your regularly scheduled discussion.

Lol, speaking of which, a couple observations regarding the car pack:

• The Altimaniac is stupid, but very fun, and mightbe the best RWD car in the "Drift Car" category. It's actually kinda grippy with its default tune, so it might have some potential as a track weapon.
  • To that end, it comes with "only" 1300HP by default. You need to upgrade the Cams and Turbos to get the full 2000HP out of it. There's also no Engine or Aspiration swaps avaliable, but it can be converted to AWD.
• The Pagani Huayra R is a literal grip monster. Only spins its wheels on the first gear, and then after that it grips up and corners wonderfully. It's top end is kinda poor, likely due to the insane aero on the car, but you can chuck it into corners at really fast speeds and probably be ok. It's almost similar, but not quite as insane, as the Sesto FE in that regard.
• The Saleen Pickup has the option for the Overlanding kit, but it strangely does not have the option for Tire Profile Upgrades. Also, the front and rear Baja upgrades unlock Aero Tuning like the '86 F-150, but it's unfortunately also stuck with the (imo) ugly front bullbars.
• I can't decide if I like the Emira or not. It has a very loud and actually really good engine note, but it also has a noticeable supercharger whine. Individually both sounds are fine, but together I'm not crazy about it. Also the car feels strangely slow by default.

Overall I dig the car pack, and I'm all for this style of DLC, being a handful of unique cars every other month or so, as long as it doesn't take away too hard from the Playlists.

Now I'm off to attempt removing ~200 cars from my garage.

 

[SrMoo]

If these 3 drift cars are going to fh5 in these series is a tip for series 24 (because 23 is barbie probably) a tip for a series with the drift clu pt 2 in rally adventure

 

[The_Greaser]

Monthly DLC might be just the side revenue Microsoft needs. The Racing pack is a start, but it could see highly requested cars quicker.

 

[SU_Tempest]

I ended up buying the new $5 car pack for myself and my racing partner just now. I just realized that 4 cars for $5 this far into the game's life is honestly a pretty good deal.

 

[-Fred-]

• I can't decide if I like the Emira or not. It has a very loud and actually really good engine note, but it also has a noticeable supercharger whine. Individually both sounds are fine, but together I'm not crazy about it. Also the car feels strangely slow by default.

It has incredibly long gears, which makes it feel slower than it really is. It's got a good engine note but somehow it doesn't actually sound like a V6. Nice touch also that the AMG 2.0 from the A45 can be swapped in it. I've been hoping we get the Emira for so long I'm just happy it's finally here.

The Altima and Pagani are fun, but the F150 really is uninteresting fluff.

 

[Emick81]

I like the Emira. Handling is great. Very stable in long sweeping corners in 4th gear and easy to adjust with lifting the throttle or a small tap on the brakes.

 

[PJTierney]

I'm deeply annoyed that it's coming out on the same weekend as Oppenheimer, meaning I have to find time to watch both of these.

On the flipside, I never thought I'd reach a point in my life that I'd be majorly torn between seeing a historical thriller, which is usually an instant "yes" from me no matter what, and a movie about Barbie of all things.

The real trick is to watch both in the same visit. Which one you put first is up to you.

 

[TGR55]

I haven't had a chance to try this update yet, but I did see an interesting article about Barbie's Corvette.
It is obvious from the outside that this Corvette in the movie is a filming replica of a toy for Barbie, scaled up to real life scale.
But this Corvette replica is more than just a Barbie-sized Corvette. The cnet article notes that this Corvette replica adopts some of the external features found on GM EVs, suggesting that it is probably a promotion for GM's EV strategy.

While the Barbie Corvette in FH5 resembles the Corvette in the movie, some details are closer to those of the real world C1.
Is this Corvette really an ICE like the real C1? Or is it an EV like the movie car?

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/barbie-movie-vintage-chevy-corvette-ev-restomod-margot-robbie/

Further investigation suggest that the barbie Corvette is indeed an EV

 

[Stupornaut]

Further investigation suggest that the barbie Corvette is indeed an EV

As per tradition.

 

[Turboteg90]

I find it funny that you don’t have to stay in the test track, you can go anywhere in the map and tune.

 

[Edax 76]

I find it funny that you don’t have to stay in the test track, you can go anywhere in the map and tune.

It does however make the drive ??? miles accolades dead easy

 

[SrMoo]

Lotus cars posted this in tiktok with the descrition Emira "FE", Forza edition if this gonna be a new forza editio?

 

[Digolgrin]

Having seen the Barbie movie Corvette--it's very much a unique model. It's not based on the existing C1, so either this is meant to be a free gift later on in the Upgrade Heroes series when the movie comes out, or it's a unique reward for the upcoming Summer Party Series.

 

[TheAdmiester]

I haven't had a chance to try this update yet, but I did see an interesting article about Barbie's Corvette.
It is obvious from the outside that this Corvette in the movie is a filming replica of a toy for Barbie, scaled up to real life scale.
But this Corvette replica is more than just a Barbie-sized Corvette. The cnet article notes that this Corvette replica adopts some of the external features found on GM EVs, suggesting that it is probably a promotion for GM's EV strategy.

While the Barbie Corvette in FH5 resembles the Corvette in the movie, some details are closer to those of the real world C1.
Is this Corvette really an ICE like the real C1? Or is it an EV like the movie car?

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/barbie-movie-vintage-chevy-corvette-ev-restomod-margot-robbie/

It's an EV with around 320hp stock.

 

[HwII577]

TGR55 Theadmeister any leaked files

 

[GTvsForza]

I kinda dig the Test Track. A bit laggy through the upgrades, but it's bound to happen due to the whole world rendering.

The DLC cars are cool too:

• The Altimaniac is indeed a maniac of a drift car. It is also a good gripper when swapped with AWD and Race Suspension.
• The Huayra R is a banshee!
• The Emira is a nice cruiser
• The Saleen could be a fun off-road racer.

Can't wait for the new Playlist and Hi-Low story tomorrow.

 

[TGR55]

These came from upgrade presets strings. I will highlight the interesting ones.

High and Low Donut Media 350Z will have V8 swap preset

• T h i s p r e s e t w i l l f i t H i g h C a r w i t h a 6 . 2 L V 8 C r a t e E n g i n e .
• T h i s p r e s e t w i l l f i t L o w C a r w i t h a J u n k y a r d 6 . 0 L V 8 .

There are also mention of classic hot wheels cars. Out of the cars on the list below i can't seem to find exact car for classic coupe. I don't know if these has been mentioned here before CMIIW.

• O p e n F i r e
• C u s t o m C a m a r o
• C u s t o m C o r v e t t e
• C u s t o m F l e e t s i d e
• C u s t o m C h a r g e r
• 5 7 C h e v y
• C l a s s i c V i c k y
• C l a s s i c C o u p e
• C u s t o m M u s t a n g
• T h e S n a k e & T h e M o n g o o s e
• C u s t o m V o l k s w a g e n B e a c h B o m b

 

[Nacho Libre]

I spotted the test track after the update, but after trying it I find it completely redundant. The way I tweak my cars is through competition: If my car doesn't act the way I want it, I just quit the race, go to a house and upgrade based on what was happening.

As for the car pack, I was disappointed that the Altimaniac is a drift car and not a full-on race car, still, it is a very safe and easy car to three-star the drift zones (which this game sorely needs more of). Grade: B+

The Saleen can be a very good to dominant ride for cross-country events, if you dread them. Grade: A.

The Emira's handling is brilliant in the technical road circuits, but it lacks top speed, just upgrade it to the top of A class. Grade: A.

Lastly, the Huayra R suffers from understeering, but that's easily solved with some adjustments. I can't wait to drive this also in FM. Grade: A-.

 

[Digolgrin]

These came from upgrade presets strings. I will highlight the interesting ones.

High and Low Donut Media 350Z will have V8 swap preset

• T h i s p r e s e t w i l l f i t H i g h C a r w i t h a 6 . 2 L V 8 C r a t e E n g i n e .
• T h i s p r e s e t w i l l f i t L o w C a r w i t h a J u n k y a r d 6 . 0 L V 8 .

The blog entry for this Series actually confirmed this already.

 

[Populuxe]

The handling of the Hauyra R is so impressive, I set a new personal best on the Switchbacks speed zone entirely by accident.

 

[PJTierney]

It would be slightly hilarious if the Barbie Corvette becomes a meta car.

 

[Famine]

Did they change the UI? Something in the car selection screen is bothering me and I can't put my finger on what it is.

 

[PJTierney]

I spotted the test track after the update, but after trying it I find it completely redundant.

That's my thought too, the stopwatch (Rivals) is by benchmark for how good/bad a car is. I'm quick/consistent enough to get to race pace easily, and seeing a car go 1 second faster is usually good clue if an upgrade works or not.

 

[pez2k]

High and Low Donut Media 350Z will have V8 swap preset
...
There are also mention of classic hot wheels cars. Out of the cars on the list below i can't seem to find exact car for classic coupe. I don't know if these has been mentioned here before CMIIW.

The Donut 350Z swaps are probably an LS376/525 crate motor and an LQ9 truck motor. The LS376 is basically the same engine as the one in the Exocet V8 in FM7, whereas the LQ9 is new to the series.

'Classic Coupe' is the 1940 Ford with an LS3 swap, I think it's one of the Hot Wheels story opponents:
Spectrum Legends 1940 Ford De Luxe Coupe

 

[PJTierney]

Looking through some old clips, here's a galaxy brain line for a corner: