Forza Horizon 5’s Back to the 90s event enters its last stretch from October 31 until November 7, and the headline reward is the 1996 Subaru SVX. Playground Games built the whole season around cars that defined the decade’s excess, and the SVX fits that bill with a design that still looks strange by today’s standards.
The SVX’s calling card is its roof. Subaru built an almost one-piece glass canopy inspired by aircraft cockpits, which splits the car’s windows into unusual sections you won’t find on other vehicles from the era. Under the hood sits a 3.3-liter straight-six engine making 231 horsepower, sent to all four wheels through Subaru’s AWD system. The aerodynamic bodywork gave the SVX a drag coefficient of 2.9, a figure the developer compares to hypercars from the same period.
How to unlock the cars
Players can earn the SVX for 20 points, alongside a handful of other 90s machines tied to the event’s point ladder. The 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500E costs 80 points, the 1992 GMC Typhoon runs 160 points, and a Backstage Pass reward sits at 40 points.
The final week also brings a Treasure Hunt, PR Stunts, three EventLab challenges, and a Trial that only allows Lamborghinis and Ferraris. The Treasure Hunt has players chasing a 2-star target at Ridge Crest, with a Lamborghini Diablo waiting as the payoff.
There’s also a photo challenge tagged #PawsForAPicture, which asks drivers to bring out the 1993 Jaguar XJ220 for a shoot. Separate seasonal rewards include the Classic & Retro Rally and 1990s Retro Sports Cars playlists, the 1998 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLK GTR Forza Edition, the 1990s Retro Supercars list, and the 1972 Hoonigan Chevrolet Napalm Nova. The Hot Wheels Seasonal Championship, the Rally Adventure Seasonal Championship, an Unlimited Buggies playlist with the 1999 Lotus Elise Series 1 Sport 190, and a Toyota MR2 GT photo task round out the week.
What this means for modders
Live events like this add cars and liveries straight into the base game, which can shift file structures modders rely on for custom skins or tuning presets. If you run mods on Forza Horizon 5, it’s a good habit to back up your current mod folder before the game pulls in this update, since new content drops sometimes break older liveries until creators patch them. Once the SVX and the other 90s cars settle into the game files, expect the usual wave of community liveries and tunes built around them within the following weeks.
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