Forza Horizon 5 ‘Italian Automotive’ update brings 23 cars, doubles Garage limits
A new Forza Horizon 5 update is here, and it’s filled with Italian cars.
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What you need to know
Forza Horizon 5 has evolved by leaps and bounds since its eventful launch nearly two years ago, but one thing that has been notably absent from the game since day one is a number of Italian automotive manufacturers that were present in previous games. Finally, the situation is improving, with fan favorite cars from Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Abarth and more returning to Forza Horizon 5 with the “Italian Automotive” update.
TheForza Horizon 5 “Italian Automotive” update is now rolling outto all players acrossXbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC, and includes a large number of new cars, features, and bug fixes for players to explore. Of course, you' re also getting a new Festival Playlist themed around the new Italian cars forForza Horizon 5players to explore and complete.
Here’s an overview of all the biggest additions in this update:
You can go download the Forza Horizon 5 “Italian Automotive” update right now, and it measures approximately 14.33GB in size (at least on Xbox Series X). This is an important update for the game, as it both brings back fan-favorite carsandpushes theForza Horizon 5 car listup over the 700 number, an incredibly impressive milestone that matches whatForza Horizon 4was able to accomplish.
Forza Horizon 5 remains thebest Xbox racing gameyou can play right now, but it’s also just one of thebest Xbox gamesin general. A lot has changed about the game since ourForza Horizon 5 reviewwas released nearly two years ago. It’s great to see Playground Games continue to add a ton of new cars. Now, we just have to wait forForza Motorsport (2023)to release.
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