Forza Motorsport Update 13: Sunset Peninsula, Mustangs, Drift Mode and More

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Turn 10’s latest update for Forza Motorsport comes with rather a special backdrop, as the game marks a year since its official launch.

Despite a somewhat rocky start twelve months ago, Turn 10 has consisently worked to improve key aspects of the game following community feedback, and looks intent on continuing that trend following their latest roadmap.

Update 13 has been christened “Mustang Month” to celebrate Ford’s iconic muscle car. Sitting at 9.9GB on PC, 11.9GB on Steam, 12.2GB on Xbox Series S and 14.2GB on Xbox Series X, this update is packed with new content, features, and fixes.

Let’s take a closer dive into what’s new in Update 13.

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Forza Motorsport Update 13: Sunset Peninsula

The latest track to join Forza Motorsport is Sunset Peninsula, a fan-favorite Turn 10 original circuit that hasn’t been seen since Forza Motorsport 4.

This updated facility will test pure power and and technique on the banked oval and technical infield road courses. Overall there are five layouts in total to drive:

  • Full Circuit – 2.78 miles
  • Full Circuit Reverse – 2.78 miles
  • Club Circuit – 1.93 miles
  • Club Circuit Reverse – 1.93 miles
  • Speedway – 2.44 miles

Turn 10 has also confirmed the next track coming will be Bathurst, during Update 15 sometime in December. This will of course be the final track addition for 2024, but more are planned for 2025.

Forza Motorsport Update 13: Drift Mode

The most significant new feature is Drift Mode. Available in Free Play and Private Multiplayer, the new mode will push your car control skills to the very limit.

Multiple scoring options are available, including your best single lap, outright total score, and single continuous drift score. You can drift any segment of track to get your highest score. Your score for the lap will be banked and restarted when you cross the start/finish line.

New drift-specific Rivals events will also be available with selected car and track pairs. Private Meetup lobbies also have drift scoring, with public Meetups set to arrive in a later update.

To celebrate the release of the new game mode, a number of Formula Drift cars will be made available in the Showroom:

  • Toyota GR Supra #151 Formula Drift ’20
  • Dodge Viper SRT-10 #43 Formula Drift ’06
  • Nissan 240SX #777 Formula Drift ’97

Forza Motorsport Update 13: New Cars

Free Cars

As part of the one-year anniversary since the launch of Forza Motorsport, T10 will be giving players a trio of 2024 Formula Drift Mustang RTRs on October 16. Specifically they are the #25 of Vaughn Gitten Jr, the #88 of Chelsea DeNofa, and the #130 of James Deane. These three cars will be available in the Showroom for free during Update 13.

Car Pass holders will also receive a bonus Mustang from October 16 at 4PM PT (October 17 at 0000 UTC). That ‘stang in particular is the 2024 Mustang Dark Horse, the track-optimized variant of the latest generation Mustang.

The 5.0 liter Coyote V8 has been boosted to 500hp to keep pace with the competition. With heavily revised suspension and brakes, the Dark Horse intends to upset its rivals in territory where the Europeans tend to dominate.

Spotlight Cars

To concide with “Mustang Month”, the very best of Ford’s pony car will be available in the showroom over the coming weeks.

You’ll be able to buy one for a 30% discount using in-game credits and will also be part of the new Featured Tour. Players who have VIP can also grab some select cars for a 15% discount during the update.

  • Ford Mustang GT ’24 – Oct 16-23
  • Shelby GT500 ’67 – Oct 23-30
  • Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R ’95 – Oct 30 – Nov 6
  • Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 ’13 – Nov 6-13

VIP Discount Cars

  • Formula Drift #43 Dodge Viper SRT10 ’06 – Oct 16 – Nov 6
  • Ford Mustang GT ’18 – Oct 16-23
  • Ford Mustang GT Coupe ’65 – Oct 23-30
  • Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 ’20 – Oct 30 – Nov 6

Two Mustangs make their first appearance in Forza Motorsport: the 1967 Shelby GT500 and 2024 Mustang GT.

The Shelby takes motorsport lessons from Ford’s huge Le Mans win and applies them to the 1967 Mustang. Under the hood lies a beefy 7.0-liter V8 putting out 355hp, and t’is still quick even by today’s standards.

Fast forward to more modern times, the 2024 Mustang GT is the latest generation of the enduring muscle car. Now more sophisticated than ever before, the S650-generation Mustang is still a bruiser at heart. That’s thanks to an updated 5.0-liter Coyote V8 which now makes a stout 480hp. With tweaks to the chassis, the new Mustang can also hold its own on a track.

Forza Motorsport Update 13: New Events

The featured Tour for this month is a tribute to the history of the Mustang, from the 1960s right through to present day.

Mid-Engine Tour

  • Last of the Pony Cars – Ford Mustang GT ’24
  • Colt Classics – Shelby GT500 ’67
  • Street Stallions – Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R ’95
  • Wild Horses – Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 ’13

Each series will put you behind the wheel of one of the latest Spotlight cars from four different Mustang generations.

Once you complete either all the series or 10 races from the Mustang Series in Featured Multiplayer, you’ll be rewarded with a 2018 Saleen S302 for the final reward showcase.

The Mustang Tour will kick off on October 16 with Last of the Pony Cars, with each following series available after seven days.

You have until November 27 to complete the tour or the required multiplayer races, so you’ll have plenty of time to plan your strategy.

Open Class Tour

Over in the Open Tour, you can choose to build your favorite Mustang, or any car you fancy, and work your way from D Class to R Class. You also have the option to do 10 multiplayer races in the Open Series should you choose.

Finish this tour and your prize is a 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Trans Am formerly driven by the late legend Parnelli Jones.

The Open Tour runs until November 6, giving you a tighter schedule to complete each series.

Forza Motorsport Update 13: Challenge Hub

The Challenge Hub updates with a new selection of Featured and Weekly objectives for players to aim for, with cars, race suits and credits all up for grabs. Each of the objectives can be completed across single player and multiplayer events.

  • Mustang Challenge – Complete all series in the Mustang Tour OR Complete 10 races in the Ford Mustang Challenge Series in Featured Multiplayer.
  • Open Class Challenge – Complete all series in the Open Class Tour OR Complete 10 races in the Multi-Class Series Featured Multiplayer.
  • Sunset Peninsula Challenge – Complete 25 clean laps on Sunset Peninsula – Full Circuit.
  • Drift Connoisseur – Complete 5 Drift Races OR Get a Drift score of 20,000 or higher in a single lap in the ‘Mediterranean Drift’ Rivals event.
  • Mustang Mania – Complete 10 races in any Mustang OR Complete the ‘Last of the Pony Cars’ Series in the Mustang Tour in Career.
  • Spooky Season – Complete 25 laps at Night OR Beat 15 Rivals in the ‘Haunted Hellcat’ Rivals event.
  • Race Mobil 1 Pro Driver – Juan Pablo Montoya – Complete a lap in the ‘Race Mobil 1 Pro Driver – Juan Pablo Montoya’ Rivals event

Rewards: Saleen S302 Black Label ’18, Ford #15 Mustang Boss 302 Trans Am ’70, 50,000 Cr, Formula Drift #13 Ford Mustang ’15, GT Stallion Race Suit, Los Muertos Race Suit

Weekly Challenges

Oct 16-23

  • Spotlight Challenge: Reach Car Level 5 in the 2024 Ford Mustang GT
  • Weekly Skills Challenge: Get a Segment Score of 8 or higher at Sunset Peninsula Full Circuit
  • Weekly Safety Challenge: Complete 5 races without receiving an FRR Penalty in Featured Multiplayer
  • Weekly Rivals Challenge: Complete 10 clean laps in any Rivals Event
  • Weekly Track Challenge: Pass 10 opponents in a single race at Sunset Peninsula

Oct 23-30

  • Spotlight Challenge: Complete 5 clean laps in this week’s Spotlight Rivals Event
  • Weekly Skills Challenge: Qualify in Pole Position in any Featured Multiplayer race
  • Weekly Safety Challenge: Complete 5 races without receiving an FRR Penalty in Featured Multiplayer
  • Weekly Rivals Challenge: Beat 5 Rivals
  • Weekly Track Challenge: Get a Segment Score of 8 or higher on ‘The Corkscrew’ at Laguna Seca

Oct 30 – Nov 6

  • Spotlight Challenge: Get on the podium in the 1995 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R in a race with at least 5 opponents
  • Weekly Skills Challenge: Complete a race 5 positions ahead of where you started on the grid
  • Weekly Safety Challenge: Complete 5 races without receiving an FRR Penalty in Featured Multiplayer
  • Weekly Rivals Challenge: Get a Drift Score of 5,000 in any Drift Rivals event
  • Weekly Track Challenge: Complete 5 races at Sunset Peninsula

Rewards: 10,000-25,000 Cr.

Forza Motorsport Update 13: Multiplayer Events

Featured Multiplayer continues to be jam-packed with events for everyone to try out.

Just like in the Featured Tour, the Mustang Series will see you take the wheel of different Mustangs every week, this time with the VIP discounted cars.

Featured Series also features community choice selections for the first time, including GTX Sportscars, Forza Proto-H and GTP/C.

Spotlight Series have been removed from Update 13 onwards to improve concurrency across the various featured series.

A new MX-5 Cup Spec series is also available as well as a new Cycled Class Series that will rotate daily in the Open Events tab.

  • Endurance Series, Forza GT2, Forza TC – October 16-23
  • Endurance Series, Forza GT3, Forza TC – October 23-30
  • Endurance Series, Forza GT2, Forza TC – October 30 – November 6

Forza Motorsport Update 13: Rivals

A big selection of Rivals events over the next several weeks will give you plenty of choices of where and when to set your best leaderboard times. Sunset Peninsula gets its own featured event for three weeks as players take control of the fearsome Zakspeed Roush Mustang on the full circuit.

VIP players can get in on the fun as well by lapping the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE Forza Edition around the Reverse Club Circuit.

Three sets of Drift Rivals are also permanently available with a choice of Grand Oak, Suzuka and Silverstone.

Mobil 1 continues to lay down challenges to players with its Pro Driver series. This time the target is former F1 star Juan Pablo Montoya, and the car and track combination is the 1974 Toyota Celica GT at Maple Valley Reverse.

The Rivals list for Update 13 is below:

  • Featured Track – Sunset Peninsula – Ford #6 Zakspeed Roush Mustang IMSA GT ’82 – Sunset Peninsula – Full Circuit (Oct 16 – Nov 6)
  • VIP – Peninsula Prowess – Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE FE ’18 – Sunset Peninsula – Club Circuit Reverse (Oct 16- Nov 6)
  • Race Mobil 1’s Pro Driver – Juan Pablo Montoya – Toyota Celica GT ’74 – Maple Valley – Reverse Circuit (Oct 23 – Nov 6)
  • Haunted Hellcat – Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat ’15 – Maple Valley – Full Circuit (Oct 16 – Nov 6)
  • Welcome to Drift 101 – RWD, Tuning and Upgrades Allowed, No STM / TCS, ABS On/Off, Normal or Simulation Steering – Grand Oak Raceway – Club Circuit (Permanent)
  • Welcome to Drift 102 – RWD, Tuning and Upgrades Allowed, No STM / TCS, ABS On/Off, Normal or Simulation Steering – Suzuka – East Circuit (Permanent)
  • Welcome to Drift 103 – RWD, Tuning and Upgrades Allowed, No STM / TCS, ABS On/Off, Normal or Simulation Steering – Silverstone – National Circuit (Permanent)
  • Open Class Drift – A Class, RWD, Tuning and Upgrades Allowed, No STM / TCS, ABS On/Off, Normal or Simulation Steering – Lime Rock Park – Full Circuit (Oct 16 – Nov 6)
  • Mediterranean Drift – Formula Drift, RWD, Stock Upgrades, Tuning Allowed, No STM / TCS, ABS On/Off, Normal or Simulation Steering – Circuit de Catalunya – National Circuit (Oct 16 – Nov 6)
  • Spotlight – Ford Mustang GT ’24 – Indianapolis – Grand Prix Circuit (Oct 16-23)
  • Spotlight – Shelby GT500 ’67 – Lime Rock Park – Full Circuit Alt (Oct 23-30)
  • Spotlight – Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R ’95 – Grand Oak Raceway – Club Circuit (Oct 30 – Nov 6)
  • Spotlight – Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 ’13 – Watkins Glen – Short Circuit (Nov 6-13)

Forza Motorsport Update 13: Other Changes

Featured Multiplayer undergoes some more tweaks with the length of Medium races increases from 16 to 18 minutes long. The Tire Wear Scalar for Short and Medium length races has also been reduced from 6x to 4x to bring it in line with the Long races.

Several of the Forza Proto-H cars have undergone rebalancing, notably the Cadillac DPi.VR, V-Series R LMDh, and Porsche 963. The Pagani Huayra R, Chevrolet Corvette C7.R, and 2001 Acura Integra have all received updated audio, with more planned in the future.

Forza Race Regulations will now display this severity of a collision to replace the general “Avoidable Contact” messaging. Individual infractions now also have maxiumum penalty times depending on the collision severity. Off-track notifications will now display a ruling on how much time gain occured during the incident.

The livery editor also receives a new “Enter Text” function to allow for faster and easier creation of words and phrases for liveries.

Update 13 is quite a short one this time as most of the events and challenges will only run over the next three weeks. Make sure you head on by our Forza Motorsport forums for more discussion about Update 13 as well as discovering any undocumented changes.

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