Forza Horizon 6 Series 3 brings Italian Exotics, leaderboard wipes, and a messy economy overhaul

Playground Games dropped a significant update for Forza Horizon 6 on July 13, kicking off Series 3 — Italian Exotics — which runs from June 16 to August 13. The update brings new cars, a leaderboard reset, and economy changes that have the community divided.

Series 3 hands out 10 earnable cars over four seasons, three of them new to the Horizon franchise: the 1984 De Tomaso Pantera GT5, 2004 Maserati MC12, and 2022 Pagani Huayra R, among others. The 2024 Lamborghini Temerario and 2022 Ferrari 296 GTB are locked behind the longer Horizon Decades series points totals — 80 and 160 points respectively. A separate Italian Passion Car Pack, free with the Premium Edition or Premium Upgrade, adds four cars: the 2025 Ferrari F80, 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB4 Spider, 2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm, and 1990 Alfa Romeo SE 048SP. The Aftermarket dealership near the Horizon Stadium is also running a limited-time Italian Exotics takeover, making six rare cars — including the 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO and 2011 Lamborghini Sesto Elemento — temporarily available outside the Wheelspin mechanic.

The update also wiped all Rivals Leaderboards clean. Playground says glitch exploits had polluted them with unrealistic lap times, and a full reset was the cleanest fix. The studio acknowledged the decision stings for players with legitimate times, but confirmed that any clean times already used to unlock Collection Journal items remain unlocked. A PR Stunt Leaderboard wipe is also coming once the underlying glitches are patched — no timeline given yet. The bigger controversy, though, is the Auction House overhaul. Playground removed the per-car price caps for vehicles not sold in the Autoshow, replacing them with a single global buy-it-now ceiling of 20 million credits. The intent is to make rare cars feel valuable again — Forza Horizon 5 was widely criticised for drowning players in Wheelspins and cash to the point where nothing felt special. But in practice, cars like the 1989 Toyota MR2 and 1997 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec — both former seasonal rewards — are now listing at the 20 million credit cap, pricing out casual players who just want to fill their garages. The update also killed off the Skill Point farming loop tied to Estate maps and the 1998 Subaru Impreza 22B, which players had been using to chain Super Wheelspins and hoover up rare cars.

Reaction on Reddit and across the community is sharp. Players broadly accept the leaderboard wipe as necessary, but the Auction House changes have sparked real frustration — many feel the economy swing has gone too far in the other direction, locking out anyone who didn't grind hard before the patch landed. Playground hasn't issued a follow-up statement yet, but given the volume of pushback, further tuning seems likely.