Forza Horizon 5 Season Change: Coffee & TV

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We're now into the final week of the Forza Horizon 5 Cars & Coffee, with a fresh set of challenges running over the next seven days to round out the themed events.

The Series is marked by the appearance of a new location: the "Horizon Cars & Coffee Shop". This venue is at the bottom of the main highway, within the traffic circle, and serves as a meeting and photography location.

As usual, there's an all-new car available for scoring 20pt in this final season, and the usual additional reward of a previous playlist-exclusive car for 40pt this season. The Series is also marked by a DLC pack that focuses on JDM vehicles, with two of them available to test for free in Monthly Rivals.

Series 36: Horizon Cars & Coffee

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The Series has a total of 300pt available from challenges across the four weeks, split evenly to comprise 75pt per season. To reach this mark you will need to own the DLC packs — which make up 56pt — although this isn't necessary for the series to be marked as complete.

Scoring 80pt across the Series will reward you with the new-to-game Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato '18, and there's another chance to pick up the Playlist-exclusive DeBerti Ford Mustang if you hit 160pt in total.

Series 36 Spring/Hot Season Rewards

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Scoring 20 points across this season's challenges will see you earn the new Volkswagen Thing '73, and there's another chance to pick up the Lancia 037 Stradale for scoring 40pt.

Spring will run until 1430UTC on Thursday August 15, bringing Series 36 to a close alongside it. We're expecting to hear more about Series 37, "High-Performance Dailies", early next week.

Series 36 Spring Playlist: Forzathon Events

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This week's Forzathon Weekly Challenge requires the Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution II. Each of the seven Daily Challenges — one new event each day at 1430 UTC — awards its usual point.

The challenges are largely easy to check off, though you will need to visit EventLab Island at one point (which can be combined with the event there this week). Also note that the Lumberjack Skill requires to to smash fallen branches, most readily found between trees in La Selva, at sufficient speed.

Series 36 Spring Forzathon Weekly Challenge: The Best or Nothing

• Car: Mercedes-Benz 190E Evo II '90
  • Chapter 1: Own and drive the Mercedes-Benz 190E Evolution II
  • Chapter 2: Earn three Stars at Speed Zones
  • Chapter 3: Win a Road Racing Circuit Event
  • Chapter 4: Take a photo of the Mercedes-Benz 190E Evolution II at the Cars & Coffee Shop
• Reward: 5 points, 80FP

Series 36 Spring Daily Challenges

• August 8 – Stirring Up Trouble: Honk your horn five times at the Cars & Coffee Shop
• August 9 – Mustang Macchiato!: Complete a Drag Race in any Mustang Mach car
• August 10 – To the Point: Earn three Smactus Skills
• August 11 – Deja Brew: Win a Dirt Racing event in any B Class (601-700PI) Modern Rally car
• August 12 – U R A Bus: Do an Ultimate J-Turn Skill in any Subaru on EventLab Island
• August 13 – Lamborghini A"Venti"dor!: Reach 200mph in any Lamborghini Aventador
• August 14 – That's a Latte Damage!: Earn five Lumberjack Skills

Series 36 Spring Playlist: Season Events

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Around half of the 40 Season Events points this week come through online multiplayer events, for which you'll need at least Xbox Live Core (unless you play on PC).

Between them, Horizon Tour and The Trial offer up 18 points, both forming online team championship challenges for players against a six-strong field of AI players.

The PR Stunts again all require the same car this week, using the International Scout 800. You'll need to tune it up to C Class (501-600PI) specifications, and it's worth getting it into dirt racing shape as the challenges all require some off-roading — but they're easy enough.

You can pick up the car from one of the two Seasonal Championships this week. Both are Road Racing events, for D Class (≤500PI) Cult Cars in the Going International event — awarding the Scout — and B Class (601-700PI) Modern Sports Cars in Just My Type.

That just leaves two more EventLab challenges this week. These are community-created custom courses that have been selected by Playground Games for unique challenges.

The Trial: Hi-Bean Racing*

• Car: A Class, Toyota & Lexus
• Reward: 10 points, Mercedes-AMG GT R '17

Horizon Tour: Co-op Championships*

• Car: Any
• Reward: 8 points

EventLab: Lighthouse National Circuit

• Car: A Class, Track Toys
• Reward: 3 points, Super Wheelspin

EventLab: Teotihuacan Ruins Restored

• Car: B Class, Classic Rally/Retro Rally
• Reward: 3 points, Ford Mustang '71

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PR Stunt Danger Sign: Eagle's Perch

• Car: C Class, IH Scout
• Target: 200m
• Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin

PR Stunt Speed Trap: Pyramid of the Sun

• Car: C Class, IH Scout
• Target: 100mph
• Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin

PR Stunt Speed Zone: El Gancho

• Car: C Class, IH Scout
• Target: 65mph
• Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin

Seasonal Championship: Going International

• Car: D Class, "Cult Cars"
• Reward: 5 points, IH Scout

Seasonal Championship: Just My Type

• Car: B Class, Modern Sports Cars
• Reward: 5 points, Volkswagen Type 2

Series 36 Spring Playlist: Challenges

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Snapping any Alpine or Renault at the Spaik Mural in Guanajuato will complete the Photo Challenge, #FrenchPress. This is located in the center of the city, a short way east of the start point for this week's Just My Type Seasonal Championship.

For the Treasure Hunt, In the Zone, you'll need to score two stars in any Deberti vehicle at the Rio Fuerte Speed Zone in Copper Canyon — requiring a speed of 95mph or better. That reveals the Treasure Chest, a little way east, under the railway bridge parallel to a road bridge in the canyon.

Treasure Hunt: In the Zone

• Cars: Deberti (any)
• Location: Rio Fuerte
• Reward: 3 points, 100,000cr

Photo Challenge: #FrenchPress

• Cars: Alpine/Renault (any)
• Location: Guanajuato
• Reward: 2 points, Spaik Crew Socks

Series 36 Spring Playlist: Monthly Events

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It's the last of the four weeks you have to complete the four Monthly Events, each requiring that you set a clean time on the course indicated with the cars provided — this month including two from the paid DLC pack. Each awards one point to each season across the Series, whenever you complete them.

Monthly Rivals: Arch of Mulege Circuit

• Cars: Mazda MX-5 RF (provided)
• Reward: 4 points (1 added to each season)

Monthly Rivals: Cathedral Circuit

• Cars: Autozam AZ-1 (provided)
• Reward: 4 points (1 added to each season)

Monthly Rivals: Copper Canyon Sprint

• Cars: Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae (provided)
• Reward: 4 points (1 added to each season)

Monthly Rivals: Mangrove Scramble

• Cars: Mitsubishi Montero Evo (provided)
• Reward: 4 points (1 added to each season)

Series 36 Spring Bonus DLC Events

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A further 14 points is available for players who own the two DLC expansions, comprising seven points in each of the locations. There's a PR Stunt and Seasonal Championship in each location, as usual, and this week's Seasonal races award the car required for the PR Stunt.

Hot Wheels Speed Zone: Forest Flume

• Car: S1 Class, Porsche 911 '19
• Target: 155mph
• Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin

Hot Wheels Seasonal Championship: Porsche Up the Power

• Car: S1 Class, Super GT
• Reward: 5 points, Porsche 911 '19

Rally Adventure Speed Trap: Cascada Fuerte

• Car: B Class, Subaru WRX '04
• Target: 84mph
• Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin

Rally Adventure Seasonal Championship: Fancy a Suba"brew"?

• Car: C Class, Pickups & 4x4s
• Reward: 5 points, Subaru WRX '04

Series 36 Spring Forzathon Shop

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• Ferrari 250 California '57 – 900FP
• Italdesign Zerouno '18 – 650FP
• Donut Media Yellow Jumper – 75FP
• Donut Media Purple Relaxed Tee – 75FP
• Donut Media Mo' Powa Baby Horn – 75FP
• Super Wheelspin – 150FP
• Wheelspin – 60FP