Turn 10 Studios has released the latest update toForza Motorsport, adding new vehicles and a new career mode to Xbox’s racing title. Along withHalo,Forza Motorsportis one of Microsoft’s longest-running franchises, with multiple games appearing on every Xbox console.
The20th anniversary of theForzafranchisewas recently celebrated inForza Motorsportwith the return of the fan-favorite Fujimi Kaido circuit fromForza Motorsport 4. With the latest update, Turn 10 Studios will bring players even more entertainment.
Update 21 forForza Motorsportintroduces, among other things, new cars to the Showroom as well as a new, permanent Career mode called the Champions Cup. Here, players are tasked with unlocking new invitationals that take them to various historic and modern racecourses. Gamers will be rewarded with some ofthe most coveted cars inForza Motorsportwhen these challenges are completed. To encourage racers to dive into the new mode, Turn 10 has lowered the price of 162 of the game’s cars in the Showroom.
As well as the new career mode, Update 21 forForza Motorsportimplements many UI changes. Turn 10 has tweaked the multiplayer events page, introducing four new categories. Featured, Spec, and Open Events are still available, with the Open now being made permanent. The Semi-Open Event also joins the fold, allowing players to build and race their cars with a loose set of vehicle rules and restrictions. The Semi-Open Events also see the return of the popular Cycled Production Series that has been seen inpreviousForzaentries.
The meaty Update 21 forForza Motorsportalso brings with it several UI and bug fixes. The Challenge Hub menu has been reorganized so that it is easier to see what tasks are active and to locate rewards. From July 3, older challenges can also be found in the upgraded menu, perfect for players who missed out on timed rewards. Issues surrounding AI cars overtaking slower vehicles, as well as transitioning between oval and circuit racing, have been resolved so players can enjoy a more competitive experience.
The large update toForza Motorsportcomes at a time when players are getting excited about the future of the franchise. In the latest Xbox Games Showcase presentation, Phil Spencer announced that anewForzais coming in 2026. There are no details on what form the next Forza will take, but the racing game will be joined byFableandGears of War: E-Dayas the company celebrates 25 years of Xbox.
Forza Motorsport Update 21 Release Notes – Jun 08, 2025
Forza Motorsport Update 21 introduces the latest generation of IndyCars to the Showroom alongside a new, permanent Career called the Champions Cup. This update also sees the return of previously released Featured Tours and reward cars starting July 3.
Show off your car building skills in Open Division Rivals, join Top Speed and Cycled Ovals Meetups, and re-order the starting positions of competitors with Manual Grid Ordering in Private Multiplayer.
New Features, Content and Events [All Platforms]
Career: Champions Cup
New race car-focused Tours have been permanently added to the Career in the form of the new Champions Cup. Dive into the world of Motorsport in a variety of modern and historical racecars. Unlock Invitationals and complete them to earn some of the most highly coveted reward cars that have been added to the game to date.
- In the Forza T/A Series, we’ve also included the 2014 Dodge #93 SRT Motorsports Viper GTS-R alongside the four Forza T/A cars in the Forza Motorsport Car Pass. This is to ensure all players, even those who don’t own any of the DLC cars, can complete these events.
IndyCar
IndyCar has returned to Forza Motorsport! The 2025 Honda IndyCar and the 2025 Chevrolet IndyCar are both available to buy from the Showroom with in-game credits and will be discounted through June 13, 2025.
Jump into the all-new IndyCar Series in Featured Multiplayer or check out the IndyCar Series in the Thunder Tour in the new Champions Cup Career!
Returning Featured Tours and Reward Cars
Previous Featured Tours and reward cars make their return in Update 21, starting on July 3, with an additional Tour coming back to the game every month. Upon their return, each Tour and any associated rewards will be permanently available for all players to enjoy.
Whether you’re replaying your favorite Featured Tour or are playing it for the very first time, all returning Tours will appear within the Featured tab in Career.
Additionally, all previous Open Class Tour reward cars will be earnable by completing challenges in the Challenge Hub. These new challenges will be introduced on the same monthly cadence as the returning Featured Tours and will be permanently available in the Featured tab within Challenge Hub.
Ringer Tour Reward Cars
With Update 21, the Open Class Tour has been expanded to feature every class in the game! This means you can enjoy racing the slower cars in E Class and D Class all the way to the fastest and most competitive cars in P Class and X Class!
This version of the Open Class Tour will always be available to enter! Check it out in Career mode and ensure you have all your favorite cars upgraded so you can bring them into each series.
Open Division Rivals
Feeling confident in your car building capabilities? Jump into Open Division Rivals, a new category of Rivals events that challenges builders to create the top-performing car within each production car division within a set PI limit.
This is also a great place to practice and test your build for the return of the Cycled Production Series in Featured Multiplayer – see more details in the Multiplayer section of the Release Notes.
Manual Grid Ordering
Private Multiplayer now includes an option for the host to manually adjust the starting grid prior to race start. This option will be enabled in the Event Setup menu by default, providing the option to confirm or adjust any driver’s starting position.
Manual Grid Ordering can be enabled via the Private Multiplayer Event Setup menu in the ‘Rules’ section by switching ‘Adjust grid before race’ to ‘ON’
Featured Multiplayer Events Calendar
In Update 21, Featured Multiplayer has been reorganized, incorporating player feedback, with the goal of providing players with even more event variety.
Due to the changes outlined below, some of the Series that were scheduled to be active between June 12 through June 19 may no longer be available after downloading the update, however some of these events, such as Week 7 of the 20th Anniversary Series will re-appear on June 19 at the normal weekly schedule change. Read on for further information.
Below is an outline of the changes made for each category of events in Featured Multiplayer, as well as an overview of the series rotation schedule and race lengths to expect within each series.
VIP + Drift Rivals
In addition to Open Division Rivals, all VIP Rivals have been re-activated and will always remain available to play, and we’ve added 8 permanent Drift Rivals events.
These include the Ghost of Fujimi Drift Rivals from Update 20, Open Class Drift events for A, B, and C classes, as well as new Formula Drift themed events.
There’s also Japanese Drift Battle, where can take part in the epic rivalry between two drift-tuned machines: the 2022 Toyota GR86 and the 2022 SUBARU BRZ.
Featured Rivals Events Calendar
Challenge Hub
Challenge Hub includes objectives and rewards for Career, Featured Multiplayer and Rivals.
Some of these will always be available as they are introduced to the game. These include reward cars associated with both the Builders Cup and Champions Cup, as well as a collection of driver suits that you can unlock at any time.
Every month new challenges featuring reward cars from previously released Featured Tours will be permanently added to the game. There will also be limited-time challenges where you can obtain seasonal driver suits and credit rewards.
Here’s a closer look at the challenges you can complete throughout the rest of June, as well as those coming in July, August, and September.
Stability and Performance [All Platforms]
Rivals [All Platforms]
Featured Multiplayer BoP / Spec Changes [All Platforms]
Changes outlined below were implemented with help from participants in our Forza Insiders Program. As always, their assistance in helping us deliver competitively balanced cars is very much appreciated!
Accessories [All Platforms]
Cars
To make the Champions Cup more accessible to all players, we have adjusted the in-game pricing for most racecars. Of the cars affected, 162 (87%) of them saw a decrease in their price. This means most racecars will now be more affordable to purchase from the Showroom.
Please note that Reward Cars and DLC cars may also be included in this list, and in those cases, the pricing change only impacts buying additional copies of the car / selling the car.
A full breakdown of all car pricing adjustments is as follows – with old and new pricing reflected using their in-game credits value in the Showroom.
Forza Motorsport (2023)
WHERE TO PLAY
Race over 500 real-world cars including modern race cars and more than 100 cars new to Forza Motorsport. Make every lap count across 20 living tracks with fan-favorite locations and multiple track layouts to master, each featuring live on-track scoring, fully dynamic time-of-day with weather and unique driving conditions that ensure no two laps ever look or play the same.Experience a cutting-edge simulation with incredible photorealistic visuals that deliver real-time ray tracing on-track, new damage and dirt accumulation systems, and massively upgraded physics featuring powerful assists and a 48x improvement in tire fidelity.Out-build the competition by earning over 800 performance upgrades and race our most advanced AI opponents yet in an all-new, fun and rewarding single-player campaign, the Builders Cup Career Mode.Compete for the podium in Featured Multiplayer* events with a race weekend inspired structure or create the racing you and your friends desire in Free Play. Online racing is safer, more fun and more competitive with AI-powered Forza Race Regulations, tire and fuel strategy, and new driver and safety ratings.
