Forza Horizon 6 is swapping Japan’s neon for a nostalgia trip. The second Festival Playlist series, Horizon Decades, kicks off Thursday, June 18 at 2:30 PM UTC and runs four weeks through July 16. It loads up the playlist with throwback metal, two ultra-exclusive grand-prize cars, and a fresh batch of Car Pass drops. Here is exactly what you can earn and how many points each unlock costs.
Quick answer: Earn Festival Playlist points by completing seasonal events. Each week unlocks a 20-point car and a 40-point car, and across the whole series 80 points lands the 1993 Porsche 911 Turbo S Leichtbau while 160 points unlocks the 2018 Lotus Exige Cup 430.
Series reward cars (80 and 160 points)
Two cars sit at the top of the Horizon Decades ladder and stay claimable for the entire series, from June 18 to July 16. Points you earn in every weekly season stack toward these totals, so you do not have to grind them in a single week.
| Car | Points | Window |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 Porsche 911 Turbo S Leichtbau | 80 | June 18 – July 16 |
| 2018 Lotus Exige Cup 430 | 160 | June 18 – July 16 |
The Porsche is the rarer real-world pick here, with just 86 examples ever built. The Lotus is the hardest to claim in-game, since 160 points means you need to be active across all four weeks.
Weekly seasonal reward cars
Horizon Decades runs the same 20/40 points structure as the launch series. Each week the in-game weather rotates through a new season, and each season offers one car at 20 points and a second at 40 points. When the season changes, the chance to claim that week’s pair expires, so grab them before the rollover.
| Season (week) | 20-point car | 40-point car |
|---|---|---|
| Summer (Jun 18 – Jun 25) | 1989 Volkswagen Rallye Golf | 1988 Lamborghini Countach LP5000 QV |
| Autumn (Jun 25 – Jul 2) | 1998 TVR Cerbera Speed 12 | 1993 Schuppan 962CR |
| Winter (Jul 2 – Jul 9) | 2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10 | 2003 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning |
| Spring (Jul 9 – Jul 16) | 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R | 2017 Saleen S7 LM |
A few of these are returns. The Lamborghini Countach and the Ford F-150 SVT Lightning were Series 1 exclusives, so anyone who missed them in the Welcome to Japan playlist gets a second shot here.
How to earn Festival Playlist points
Points come from completing playlist activities, and each one is worth 2, 3, or 5 points. You can mix and match across event types until you hit the totals you need.
You will know an unlock worked when the car drops straight into your garage and the playlist tile flips to claimed. Completing every type of playlist event during the series also awards a unique Decades Badge for your profile.
Car Pass cars in Horizon Decades
Car Pass owners get one new vehicle delivered free each Thursday, and each becomes a permanent Autoshow addition. Four cars arrive across the series.
| Car | Available from |
|---|---|
| 2023 Audi R8 Coupé V10 GT RWD | June 18 |
| 1974 Mazda #123 Mad Mike 808 Wagon ‘FURSTY’ | Series week (mid-series) |
| 1998 Nissan Skyline GT-R 40th Anniversary | Series week (mid-series) |
| 2023 Toyota GR Corolla | July 9 |
The four-rotor Mad Mike 808 Wagon is aimed squarely at the drift crowd, while the GR Corolla closes out the Car Pass run.
Series History Reward and The Trial
Horizon Decades also introduces a long-haul reward tied to your lifetime points. The 1972 Mazda Cosmo 110S Series II unlocks once you have banked 500 Playlist Points total across your playtime. Because Series 1 only offered 180 points, the earliest realistic shot at it lands in Series 3.
The bigger return for veterans is The Trial. The co-op championship comes back as a 6v6 best-of-three race against Drivatars on Unbeatable difficulty, with a clean win granting 10 points. There is a gate, though. The Trial is locked to Horizon Legends who have earned the Gold Wristband, which is why it sat out the launch series. If you have not reached that tier yet, you cannot enter.
With returning exclusives, two grand-prize cars, and the Trial back in rotation, Horizon Decades gives both newcomers and long-time players plenty to chase before the series wraps on July 16 and the Italian Exotics update takes over.
