At long last, Playground Games Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure is out and about, and you, too, can start racking up a high score on the game's all-new massive dust trails today! As a delightful follow-up to the more arcadey Hot Wheels DLC from earlier this year, Rally Adventure introduces important new gameplay features, new customization options, and a bunch of other tidbits to make this the ultimate Forza Horizon Rally DLC.

But! You might be wondering - what's actually in it? Is it worth the asking price? Are there any additional boons for Game Pass players in store? We'll answer all of these questions and a bunch of other ones, too, in the next couple of sections!

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A Complete Summary of Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure

As you may already know, the second expansion pack after Hot Wheels, Rally Adventure is an incredibly promising all-new DLC from Playground Games, the dev team in charge of Forza Horizon. Featuring an impressive suite of rally-specific new features, an exciting new overworld map to drive across, intense massive dust trails, and a wealth of events for one of the three rally teams to win, there's no shortage of awesome content featured within. More conventional than last year's outlandish Hot Wheels expansion, let us guide you through the nitty-gritty of this release and help you make sense of it all.

The important bit is that this is a truly comprehensive set of content that doesn't just add more stuff to do. Instead, it offers you a way to integrate the rest of your garage and re-experience old classics all over again. Look, we know you want to turn that spicy Gallardo into a rally car. There's no shame in giving it a shot. In fact, there may be a good reason to do just that! Let us explain...

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The Big Draw of Rally Adventure

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Before we go into specific features and whatnot, it's important to drive home (ha!) the point that Rally Adventure will provide you with a truly delightful selection of new features and customizations. The highlights are as follows:

Note, too, that there are other goodies being added as well, such as the all-new aftermarket body kits for the 1997 and 2008 versions of BMW M3, courtesy of StreetFighter LA. Here, though, we're more interested in rallying options, specifically. The goal, as it were, is to allow players to thoroughly customize the vast majority of their rides for off-roading and/or rallying purposes.

Through the use of such options, it's possible to turn any old road vehicle into a phenomenally agile trawler or, perhaps, a super-speedy Group B monstrosity. The world, as it were, is your oyster. Playground Games Forza Horizon Rally has always been about player customization and exploration, and these awesome additions will help us make the most of this new DLC and beyond!

A Slew of New Content

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Setting the DLC's features and systems aside, though, let's get into the structure of it all for a bit. Rally Adventure is, at its core, an exciting new sandbox for players to interact with. Join three rally teams and attack Horizon's most thrilling routes ever in Timed Rally and Multi-Car Races.

Indeed, the map of Sierra Nueva is going to be explored through the lens of these three rally teams: Apex Predators (road rallying), Grit Reapers (night rallying), and Horizon Raptors (dirt rallying for the new massive dust trails). Through interacting with the leaders of each faction, players will learn more about their cars, their capabilities, and the world of Forza Horizon 5 in the best way possible - through driving.

Players can expect to encounter fully deformable sand roads, immense dust trails, destructible palm forests, and even an abandoned quarry - all from the comfort of their own spruced-up wheelbarrows. Dozens of events and sub-objectives await as well, and players are free to interact with them to whatever extent they desire. Of course, the only way to unlock a good portion of the DLC's cosmetics, upgrades, and cars will be to do the objectives...

Full List of New Cars

It should come as no surprise that Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure comes with almost a dozen all-new rallying and off-roading vehicles to unlock and collect. That number might not seem overly substantial at face value, but it's worth highlighting that by using the features outlined in the previous section, you'll be able to turn almost any car into a veritable rally monstrosity. Fun stuff! Some of it is fairly unexpected, too, like tire profile sizing. Back to the topic at hand, though, another important aspect of Forza Horizon Rallygames is that they're social experiences.

In effect, this means that the developers continuously add more and more cars through seasonal playlist updates. To illustrate our point, consider the following! At launch, there were 534 cars available in total. In March 2023, there are 705 of them for players to chase after. That's right - we've received almost 150 new vehicles over the course of two years. A heck of a thing!

Still, the Rally Adventure DLC itself does have some exclusive new vehicles to unlock. They are the following:

We'll admit - we are a tad disappointed that Lancia, Citroen, and Fiat haven't yet made their way into the game. We do have a feeling, however, that big things await over the course of 2023, however! Remember - seasonal content will keep you coming back to Forza again and again!

Complete 8K Map of Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure

Playground Games has been kind enough to show off the full Summer/Wet version of the Rally Adventure overworld map! Lovingly rendered in a crisp 8K resolution, the showcase featured above should give you a great idea of what you should expect out of the DLC! To summarize, though, and provide a bit more context as to what awaits, here's the list of available (and fully explorable) Horizon Rally locations, too:

These are the big biome-tier locales, but as the map plainly shows, there's way more for you to discover at your own pace. Be warned, though: this isn't a rally-racing map for no reason. Expect steep inclines, striking weather, and heaps of rugged terrain for your vehicles to take on. Those custom rally-racing kits for existing cars (and all-new rally cars!) are bound to come in handy if you ask us!

Are You Ready to Roll?

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As you can probably tell by now, the 2Game editorial team can't wait to set up a convoy of spruced-up rallying cars and start exploring, and we bet you're going to be joining us, too! The best way to quickly and cheaply get started with Forza Horizon 5 is to get it via the Xbox Game Pass subscription. That will give you a great idea of whether this game is right for you. Better yet, though, having an active subscription also means you'll be able to get the Rally Adventure DLC at a discount!

That's right - a day-one discount for all Game Pass subscribers. If you're keen to start driving, exploring, collecting your cars, and - most importantly - tuning and tweaking them to your heart's content, this is the way to go. If you liked Hot Wheels, then don't dawdle. Your next big rallying adventure is just one download away!

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At long last, Playground Games Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure is out and about, and you, too, can start racking up a high score on the game’s all-new massive dust trails today! As a delightful follow-up to the more arcadey Hot Wheels DLC from earlier this year, Rally Adventure introduces important new gameplay features, new customization options, […]