Forza Horizon 6 Italian Exotics Winter Is Live
Forza Horizon 6 Series 3, Italian Exotics, has entered its Winter season. This week introduces two contrasting Italian Festival Playlist rewards, an unconventional new Car Pass vehicle and the latest official support status for known FH6 issues.
Italian Exotics Winter Festival Playlist
The Winter season runs from July 30 through August 6, 2026.
The 1982 Lancia 037 Stradale is available for earning 20 Festival Playlist points. Developed as the road-going homologation version of Lancia’s Group B rally car, the lightweight rear-wheel-drive machine uses a supercharged 2.0-litre engine and handling-focused construction.
The 2020 Ferrari Roma is the 40-point Winter reward. The modern grand tourer combines an elegant design with a 3.9-litre twin-turbocharged V8 producing more than 600 horsepower.
The overall Italian Exotics Series rewards remain the 2024 Lamborghini Temerario at 80 points and the 2022 Ferrari 296 GTB at 160 points. Both remain available until the Series ends on August 13.
Players can also continue accumulating lifetime Festival Playlist points toward the 1972 Mazda Cosmo 110S Series II, which unlocks after earning 500 points through the Series History reward system.
Sources: Forza.net – Italian Exotics Series overview and FH6 Festival Playlist events and rewards.
2024 Toyota Prius Prime Joins Car Pass
The 2024 Toyota Prius Prime XSE Premium became available through Forza Horizon 6 Car Pass on July 30.
The latest Prius combines its petrol and electric powertrains to produce 220 horsepower. Its lower profile and more sporting appearance give it a noticeably different character from earlier Prius generations.
The Prius should provide an unusual basis for road builds, handling comparisons and hybrid-performance challenges across Horizon Japan.
No additional car pack was released during this reporting week. The Italian Passion Car Pack and Italian Aftermarket takeover remain available as part of Series 3.
Source: Forza.net – Italian Exotics Car Pass and vehicle overview.
No new broad gameplay patch was published during the latest reporting week.
The most recent major gameplay changes remain those introduced with the Italian Exotics update. These included improvements intended to reduce excessive AI collisions on corner entry, corrections to the LINK Clean Sweep Skill, Auction House pricing changes and fixes for several gameplay exploits.
The update also reset the Rivals leaderboards after exploits and earlier tyre behaviour produced unrealistic times. Legitimately unlocked Collection Journal rewards remain available.
Series 3 also added 52 EventLab props covering festival, lighting, rural, urban, construction and mascot-themed objects.
Sources: Forza.net – Italian Exotics release notes and Italian Exotics Series overview.
No New Broad Support Update This Week
No new FH6 release note was published during the latest reporting week. The most recent official patch remained the July 20 Series 3 hotfix.
July 20 Drifting Hotfix
The July 20 update restored clutch-kicking for players using Manual with Clutch and fixed an issue that could cause some Horizon Drifting Sessions to end shortly after starting.
Source: Forza Support – Release Notes and Known Issues.
Lost Saves Remain Under Investigation
Forza Support continues to investigate lost-save problems affecting some players. Xbox and PC platform updates have been released to reduce the likelihood of data loss.
If the game displays a save-conflict dialog, players should review the available versions carefully and select the most recent valid cloud save.
Current Known Issues
Current officially listed issues include:
- Fast Travel to Player Houses not always working
- Long loading times after extended play periods
- A maximum of 252 FH5 vinyls being importable
- Steam startup error E:0-e9
- PC startup error 0x12c
- Tunnel-lighting artefacts on selected graphics settings
- Audio crackling on lower-spec PCs
- Selected player-name and ANNA translation problems
Players experiencing a repeatable issue can search the Forza Feedback Portal, vote on an existing report or submit a new bug with reproduction details.
Sources: Forza Horizon 6 Known Issues and Forza Support release-note directory.
Video of the Week
Forza Horizon 6 — Italian Exotics Series Trailer
This week’s featured video is the official Italian Exotics Series Trailer.
The trailer provides an overview of the Series 3 reward cars, Italian Passion Car Pack, EventLab additions and Italian Aftermarket takeover. It remains a useful introduction to the current Winter playlist and the wider Italian Exotics update.
Watch the Italian Exotics Series Trailer through the official Forza Videos page.
Source: Official Forza Videos.
Other Notable Developments
Horizon Mascot Party Is Coming Next
The next Forza Horizon 6 Series will be Horizon Mascot Party.
Forza has confirmed that the update will include new cars and events, along with a mascot-themed Evolving World Time Attack Circuit. A complete reveal had not been published at the time of this update.
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