Forza Horizon 5 turns into Forza Motorsport with Series 33

While Forza Motorsport is trying its best to improve its tech stack, content, performance, and a variety of other aspects, Forza Horizon 5 is speeding by at lightning speed and stealing Motorsport‘s thunder. Almost literally this time, in fact, as Series 33 is all about motorsport.

As impressive as Forza Motorsport‘s Update 7 might’ve been on the technical side of things, it’s a simple statement of fact that Forza Horizon 5‘s Series 33 is far more exciting in comparison. Series 33 is also known as Apex AllStars, focusing mainly on asphalt-based race cars. To support such a motorsport-heavy season, Playground Games is adding 5 new collectable cars, a race car-themed DLC with 7 exclusive vehicles, and 23 free new props for track builders to have fun with.

Forza Horizon 5’s Series 33 injects motorsport into the equation

First things first, then, the most obviously exciting bit is the free unlockable vehicles that’ll drop into Forza Horizon 5 throughout Apex AllStars. They are the following:

• April 25: Ford #66 Racing GT Le Mans (2016)
• May 2: Hyundai #98 Bryan Herta Autosport Elantra N (2021), Chevrolet Summit Racing Pro Stock Camaro (2013)
• May 9: Mitsubishi #1 Sierra Enterprises Lancer Evolution Time Attack (2005)
• May 16: Porsche #92 GT Team 911 RSR (2017)

As ever, all of the above is tied up in Forza Horizon 5‘s specific brand of FOMO, so if you’re interested in enjoying these cars, you’re only going to have a week’s worth of time to permanently unlock them. It’s not ideal, but I’ll be the first to admit that Apex AllStars is positively loaded with some really interesting cars, and it’ll be curious to see how they fit into FH5‘s immense roster.

The dedicated Apex AllStars Car Pack DLC, on the other hand, isn’t leaving the game anytime soon, but you do need to purchase it with real money. It’s a tad more expensive than most other Car Pack DLCs, too, at 9.99$ / 9.99€ / 7.99£, and it’s going live later today, on April 23. Here’s what you get for your trouble (and money):

• BMW #2 M Motorsport M8 GTE (2018)
• Cadillac #3 Racing ATS-V.R (2015)
• Chevrolet #3 Corvette Racing C8.R (2020)
• Mercedes-AMG GT3 (2018)
• Lexus #14 Vasser Sullivan RC F GT3 (2020)
• Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione 488 GTE (2019)
• Porsche 911 GT3R (2018)

So, while it is more expensive, the DLC also nets you a few more cars than is usual for these DLCs, so it’s a give-and-take. Don’t forget, either, that almost all of these cars are available in Forza Motorsport, which may be of interest to some.

Back to the free side of things, all Forza Horizon 5 players will now be able to purchase the 2024 Corvette E-Ray via the Autoshow for only 181,000 credits. This car was previously exclusive to Forza Motorsport owners, so it’s good to see it more widely available across the board.

Gameplay-wise, Playground Games is reworking the community events to no longer have to sunset the old ones. To check them out, visit the new version of the PlayGround Editor’s Choice tab in Forza Horizon 5‘s EventLab, which will feature a growing selection of curated events every week.