“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. Another firecracker blast from the past sets in with the extended night cycle that makes a return for this series.
Gather your family for an amazing, traditional dinner, and some laps around the Horizon Festival with the Lunar New Year Update!
Release Notes & Game Fixes
New Features:
13 Previous Exclusive Reward cars added to the Autoshow
9 Lunar New Year EventLab Props
1 Lunar New Year Collector Accolade
Chinese Lucky Stars Pack becomes available for purchase
5 new unlockable Festival Playlist Reward Cars
Limited Timed Series Features
— Evolving World: Stadium Drift Arena
— Evolving World: Dragon Drone Show
— Evolving World: Fireworks collectible
2 Badges: Feeling Lucky, Lunar Dragon
Returning Extended Nights
Bug Fixes
Improved the audio for the 2008 Aston Martin DBS
Fixed issues that occurred while trying to redeem a car through the message center
Fixed issues with players getting kicked out of the Weekly Trial
Solved the issue causing “Tropical Storm” and “Dust Storm” not to show up in Photo Mode during Spring Season
Fixed cosmetic issues on the 1970 Fast X Dodge Charger, 1966 Fast X Chevrolet Impala, and the 2022 Gordon Murray T.50
You can find a list of issues we are currently investigating here. The Troubleshooting Hub is always open for you to leave any reports you have.
The Year of the Dragon is Here.
People born on a Dragon year are said to be full of energy and drive; the Horizon Festival is no different of course!
From tracks to props, dragons will flood the Festival to celebrate the Lunar New Year along with many other features to discover.
Crouching Tiger, Drifting Dragon
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.
Watch a Dragon Dance Done the Horizon Way.
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.
Building Your Own Tradition.
The spirit of Lunar New Year celebrates creativity with nine new props to use for your EventLab creations all with a season motif.
Give your tracks an impressive guardian and unique look using the Lunar Dragon. Provide the community with a place to moon gaze including the Lunar Lookout on your creations.
These are the nine props and decorations added in this new update:
— Lunar Dragon Head
— Lunar Dragon Body
— Lunar Dragon Tail
— Lunar Lookout
— Lunar Barrier Gold
— Lunar Barrier Red
— Lunar Flag Gold
— Lunar Flag Red
Firework Box
What’s in this Year’s Red Envelopes
The biggest hitters that ever came out of China make an appearance at the Horizon Festival as Lunar New Year’s Reward Cars.
Go deeper into Asian automotive culture and history with the Chinese Lucky Stars Car Pack which will be available for purchase for USD $4.99 / GBP £3.99 / EU €4.99 On January 30
To top it all off, the cars our community chose to return are finally in the Autoshow; snatch these ghosts from the past before they fade away!
Returning Rewards in the Autoshow.
It seems luck is in your favor this year, as the Autoshow will feature thirteen cars during these four weeks.
The long-awaited returning reward cars are here. Our community picked ten previous reward-exclusive cars from a list of options to become available on the Autoshow, and they are finally here! Get those credits ready to grab the rewards you missed starting January 30.
Make room in your garage for three Asian newcomers hitting the Festival’s Autoshow on Lunar New Year. From racing to family, these cars are waiting to be modified and turned into your favorite ride.
10 Returning Cars (announced with Community Choice):
1990 Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer
2010 Aston Martin One-77
2021 Lamborghini Sian Roadster
2021 Rimac Nevera
2010 Ferrari 599XX
1971 Porsche #23 917/20
1962 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso1990
1967 Ferrari #24 Ferrari Spa 330 P4
2018 Italdesign Zerouno
1965 Peel Trident
3 New Cars
2019 Hyundai Veloster N
2020 Xpeng P7
2021 Lynk & Co 03
Chinese Lucky Stars Car Pack
Collect and drive four of China’s biggest golden stars!
The latest Car Pack for Forza Horizon 5 includes 4 cars made locally and VW’s biggest hit in China. Take a deeper look at the vehicles featured in the Chinese Lucky Stars Car Pack.