The open-world racing franchise is heading to Mexico for the
fifth installment, and it’ll bring with it a packed catalog of cars, including
the Mercedes-AMG Project One “Forza Horizon Edition” hypercar.
A new eight-minute trailer highlighted a number of vehicles
that’ll be available, but the hero car in the trailer is the AMG Project One,
which is used to drive the final leg to the festival – a pivotal part of the
Forza Horizon franchise.
Mercedes and Microsoft worked closely to get the hypercar
into the game, which will have a limited production run of just 275 units.
Microsoft gave the car an exclusive livery, too.
The hypercar has suffered a series of setbacks since
Mercedes announced the car in 2017, which has delayed the model. The F1-derived
1.6-liter turbocharged V6 proved a bit more of a handful to develop than
initially imagined. The engine works with four electric motors to produce over
1,000 horsepower (745 kilowatts). Microsoft included the car’s active
aerodynamics into the game, too, along with a digital top speed of over 217
miles (350 kilometers) per hour. For many, this will be their only opportunity
to drive the hypercar.
“The Mercedes-AMG Project ONE is strictly limited to 275
units in the real world. We’re delighted that there’s now a perfect digital
variant exclusively in Forza Horizon 5. Thanks to our close cooperation with
Microsoft, we can now virtually offer the unique driving experience of our
hypercar to a large group of enthusiasts in the best and most impressive way
currently available on the gaming scene,” said Philipp Schiemer, Chairman of
the Board of Mercedes-AMG GmbH.
Forza Horizon 5, the follow-up to 2018’s breakout hit, the
open-world Forza Horizon 4 driving, takes the Horizon Festival to the very
realistic and vibrant presented Mexico.
Featuring the largest, most diverse open world ever in a
Forza Horizon game, Forza Horizon 5 is set against a vibrant, ever-evolving
landscape with nearly limitless driving action across living deserts, lush
jungles, historic cities, hidden ruins, pristine beaches, vast canyons and a
towering snow-capped volcano – the highest point ever in a Horizon game. The
game will be available globally on November 9 for the current consoles of the
Xbox family including Windows PC.
The close ties between Mercedes-AMG and Microsoft’s Forza
team will result in further activities in the upcoming weeks and months until
game release, with the next appearance scheduled for the IAA MOBILITY this
September in Munich, Germany.
Forza Horizon 5 hits the Xbox family of consoles, including
the last-gen Xbox One and Microsoft Windows, on November 9. It’ll also be
available on Xbox GamePass, the monthly gaming subscription service, on launch
day.