Forza Horizon 5’s upcomingRally Adventureexpansion pack is introducing a slew of rally-specific upgrades that will allow players to tweak and tune their regular off-roading vehicles like never before. While upgrading cars is a staple of the franchise and there are a number of rally-specific tunes and tweaks present in the game already, the new DLC aims to take things to a new level in this respect.
While theForza Horizon 5Hot WheelsDLCtuned into the franchise’s wackier, zanier side with gravity-defying gameplay, theRally AdventureDLC is going in the opposite direction, serving fans who prefer a more grounded and realistic approach to racing. While the new cars are an exciting prospect in their own right,FH5’s rallying expansion isn’t going to force players to leave their old favorites behind.
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The announcement ofForza Horizon 5’sRally AdventureDLCalso highlighted the new Sierra Nueva rally-focused map, 10 all-new cars, and a slew of new driving features to tie the experience together. Soon thereafter, the developer also provided more detail on the new car upgrades, the most notable of which is the anti-lag system. Installing this feature alongside the appropriate rally parts will allow players to turn any given car into a superpowered rallying vehicle, including the classic fire-cracker audio with corresponding flame effects. Launch control, too, is being added to the game as an optional assist, making it that much easier to pull off a perfect start.
The existingForzarallying upgrades can already improve a car’s off-roading capabilities, for sure, but thesound design is crucial inForzagames, and classic turbo fire-crackers in the upcoming DLC are bound to make rally fans giddy. Playground Games is yet to go into further detail on other new rally upgrades, but the goal for the studio is to make it so that DLC owners can turn any given car into an authentic rally vehicle.
TheRally AdventureDLC is coming out on March 29, and it’s going to sit in stark contrast compared toForza Horizon 5’s JDM season, for example. Yet players who unlocked some of the JDM season’s most coveted cars, like the 2023 Nissan Z, will be able to leverage the rally expansion’s exciting new upgrade kits to turn bog-standard road vehicles into something entirely different.
It remains to be seen, of course, whetherForza Horizon 5: Rally Adventurewill be able to go toe-to-toe with the pinnacle of the genre.Dirt 5’s many rally carsare, by default, tuned to perform incredibly well both on and off the beaten path, and it’s going to be interesting to compare them withForza’s new rally tunes and upgrades once the expansion comes out.
Forza Horizon 5is available now on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. TheRally AdventureDLC launches on March 29.
