Quick answer: Forza Horizon 6 Series 3 "Italian Exotics" runs July 16 – August 13, 2026 (four one-week seasons: Summer → Autumn → Winter → Spring). It adds 10 Festival Playlist reward cars — 3 of them new-to-Horizon — plus the 1972 Mazda Cosmo 110S Series II as a lifetime Series History Reward at 500 points, giving 11 unlockable cars in total. The two series-long headliners are the new 2024 Lamborghini Temerario (80 pts) and the 2022 Ferrari 296 GTB (160 pts), both earnable all month. Below is every car, its exact point cost, and the week it's live.
Series 2 "Horizon Decades" is done, and Forza Horizon 6's third seasonal Series — Italian Exotics — is now rolling out to every player. The theme is a love letter to the Italian automobile: Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Alfas, Maseratis and a Pagani, wrapped in a four-week Festival Playlist with reward cars you can only earn while the season is live, a limited-time Italian dealership, and a paid Italian Passion Car Pack headlined by the 1,200 hp Ferrari F80.
This guide lists every Series 3 reward car, the exact point cost for each, which week it unlocks, the four Car Pass additions, the Italian Aftermarket dealership lineup, and the fastest way to bank enough points to grab the headliners before the timer runs out. All car names, dates and thresholds are verified against the official forza.net Series 3 announcement and cross-checked with the Traxion Series 3 breakdown and Polygon's rewards tables.
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When does Series 3 "Italian Exotics" start and end?
Series 3 is a four-week Series, split into four one-week "seasons" that rotate Summer → Autumn → Winter → Spring (FH6's seasons cycle weekly, not by real-world calendar):
| Season (week) | Dates (2026) |
|---|---|
| Summer | July 16 – July 23 |
| Autumn | July 23 – July 30 |
| Winter | July 30 – August 6 |
| Spring | August 6 – August 13 |
Two things to know up front. First, the update itself dropped on July 13, ahead of the playlist, and it came with a leaderboard wipe. Per the official patch notes: "With the release of Italian Exotics on July 13, we've reset all Rivals Leaderboards. The fixes included in this update patch glitches which could be exploited to pollute the Leaderboards with unrealistic times." A full PR Stunts leaderboard wipe is planned once further fixes land.
Second, you need at least the Yellow Wristband to access the seasonal playlist activities. If you're not there yet, our Gold Wristband guide walks the fastest route up the progression tiers.
All Series 3 reward cars & point costs
There are 10 Festival Playlist reward cars in Italian Exotics. Two are series-long (available the entire four weeks), and eight are weekly season rewards tied to a single 7-day window — miss the week and the car is gone until it eventually returns in a future series.
Series-long rewards (all four weeks, July 16 – Aug 13):
| Reward car | Points | New-to-Horizon? |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Lamborghini Temerario | 80 | ✅ Yes |
| 2022 Ferrari 296 GTB | 160 | No (returning) |
Weekly season rewards:
| Reward car | Points | Season (week) |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 De Tomaso Pantera GT5 | 20 | Summer (Jul 16–23) ✅ new |
| 2004 Maserati MC12 | 40 | Summer (Jul 16–23) |
| 2017 Abarth 124 Spider | 20 | Autumn (Jul 23–30) |
| 2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO | 40 | Autumn (Jul 23–30) |
| 1982 Lancia 037 Stradale | 20 | Winter (Jul 30–Aug 6) |
| 2020 Ferrari Roma | 40 | Winter (Jul 30–Aug 6) |
| 2022 Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder | 20 | Spring (Aug 6–13) ✅ new |
| 2022 Pagani Huayra R | 40 | Spring (Aug 6–13) |
That's a 20 / 40 two-tier weekly ladder every season, plus the 80 / 160 series ladder on top. The in-game Series screen confirms the two series rewards as 80 points (Temerario) and 160 points (296 GTB). Add it up and you're looking at roughly 480 total Festival Points to claim all 10 playlist cars — very achievable across four weeks of casual play, since a single season's worth of challenges usually hands out 90–120 points on its own.
The 11th car: Mazda Cosmo 110S (Series History Reward)
The eleventh unlock isn't tied to Series 3 at all — it's the returning 1972 Mazda Cosmo 110S Series II, offered as a Series History Reward. You earn it by accumulating 500 Festival Playlist points across your entire FH6 lifetime (Series 1 + Series 2 + Series 3 combined). If you've been playing since launch, you may already have it waiting to claim; if you're newer, it's a long-term goal rather than a this-week grab.
The 3 new-to-Horizon reward cars worth chasing
Most of the playlist is made up of cars returning from earlier Horizon games. The three that have never appeared in the franchise before are the ones collectors will prioritize:
- 2024 Lamborghini Temerario (80 pts, series-long) — Lamborghini's new mid-engined hybrid V8 supercar, the successor to the Huracán. This is the headline unlock of the entire series and the one to secure first, since you have all four weeks to bank the 80 points.
- 1984 De Tomaso Pantera GT5 (20 pts, Summer only) — a brutish, US-V8-powered wedge classic. It's only claimable in the first week (July 16–23), so grab this one early.
- 2022 Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder (20 pts, Spring only) — the open-top version of the EVO, held back until the final week (Aug 6–13).
Everything else — the Maserati MC12, Ferrari 296 GTB, Ferrari Roma, Lancia 037 Stradale, Abarth 124 Spider and Pagani Huayra R — is a returning model, but several are genuinely strong performers. The Pagani Huayra R in particular is a track-focused monster that competes at the top of the S2 class.
Italian Passion Car Pack: Ferrari F80 & 3 more (paid DLC)
Separate from the free playlist is the paid Italian Passion Car Pack, live since July 14 at 3:00 PM UTC. It's included at no extra cost with the Forza Horizon 6 Premium Edition or Premium Upgrade — those owners get all four cars dropped straight into the garage. Everyone else can buy the pack on the Microsoft Store or Steam, but note: unlike normal Car Pass cars, these four cannot be bought individually — it's the whole pack or nothing.
The four cars:
| Car | Highlight |
|---|---|
| 2025 Ferrari F80 | Ferrari's 80th-anniversary hypercar — 1,200 hp, Brembo-co-developed brakes, 1,050 kg of downforce. The most powerful road-legal Ferrari ever made. |
| 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB4 Spider | Ultra-rare classic — only 10 units ever built in real life. |
| 2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm | 533 hp, 0–60 in 3.6s; aero refined with input from F1 champion Kimi Räikkönen. |
| 1990 Alfa Romeo SE 048SP | Group C prototype with a Ferrari-sourced 3.5L V12 (~680 hp). |
Four new-to-Horizon cars also enter the Car Pass garage this series for Car Pass owners — see our Car Pass guide for how that DLC works and whether it's worth it.
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Italian Aftermarket dealership: is it a scam?
New this series is a limited-time Italian Aftermarket dealership — a pop-up that appears near the Horizon Stadium in the Shimanoyama region for the full four weeks. It sells six Italian cars that are normally Wheelspin-exclusive, on a rotating basis (not all six at once):
- 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO
- 2012 Ferrari 599XX Evolution
- 2019 Ferrari F8 Tributo
- 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4
- 2011 Lamborghini Sesto Elemento
- 1999 Lamborghini Diablo GTR
This is the feature players keep asking about — the stock rotates, so if the car you want isn't there, it isn't a bug and you don't need to grind 160 Wheelspins hoping for it. Check back as the rotation cycles, or skip the RNG entirely (more on that below). It's the cleanest way FH6 has ever offered to directly buy cars that were previously locked behind the Wheelspin lottery.
Fastest way to unlock every Series 3 car
Points come from the whole playlist, not one activity, so spread your effort:
- Do the series-long cars first. The Temerario (80) and 296 GTB (160) are available all month — start banking toward them on day one so a busy week doesn't cost you the headliners.
- Clear the weekly season rewards inside their window. Each 20/40-point car is gone when the week ends. The Summer De Tomaso Pantera GT5 and Spring Huracán EVO Spyder are new-to-Horizon, so don't skip those weeks.
- Stack the high-value activities. Weekly challenges, the Trial, championships, and PR Stunts hand out the biggest point chunks. The Weekly Challenge this season is built around the 1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GT (own it, 6 Speed Trap stars, win 2 road races, take a photo) for 5 points plus 25,000 credits.
- Use custom races for restricted steps. If a challenge says "win 2 road races in car X" and no event matches, start any completed race, hit the custom-race option, and set your own restrictions — it counts.
If you're time-poor or just want the garage without the four-week grind, that's where boosting saves the weekend. A stocked account skips both the point grind and the Wheelspin RNG behind the exclusive Italian cars:
- Forza Horizon 6 Account Leveling — levels + wristband tiers so you can access the playlist immediately · fast · safe
- Forza Horizon 6 Wheelspins — skip the lottery for the exclusive Italian cars · instant delivery
- Forza Horizon 6 All-Cars Bundle — every car in the game, F80 included, instantly
- Forza Horizon 6 Credits — best rate, instant, safe
How many points do I need for everything in Series 3?
Roughly 480 Festival Playlist points to claim all 10 seasonal reward cars (80 + 160 series, plus 60 per weekly season × 4). The lifetime 500-point milestone for the Mazda Cosmo is separate and cumulative across every series you've ever played. A relaxed player who logs in a few times per week will comfortably clear each season's ~90–120 available points, so no car requires no-lifing it — just don't let a full week slip by, or the weekly-only cars lock out.
FAQ
When does Forza Horizon 6 Series 3 end? Series 3 "Italian Exotics" ends on August 13, 2026, when Series 4 "Horizon Mascot Party" takes over. The four weekly seasons close on July 23, July 30, August 6 and August 13 respectively — each weekly reward car is only claimable inside its own week.
Which Series 3 cars are new to Forza? Three playlist cars are new-to-Horizon: the 2024 Lamborghini Temerario (80 pts), the 1984 De Tomaso Pantera GT5 (20 pts, Summer), and the 2022 Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder (20 pts, Spring). The four Italian Passion Car Pack cars — Ferrari F80, 275 GTB4 Spider, Alfa Giulia GTAm and Alfa SE 048SP — are also all new to the franchise.
Do I have to pay for the Italian Passion Car Pack? Not if you own the Premium Edition or Premium Upgrade — the four cars are added to your garage free from July 14. Otherwise it's a paid DLC on the Microsoft Store or Steam, and you can't buy the four cars individually — it's the full pack only. The 10 Festival Playlist reward cars are completely free for all players.
Is the Italian Exotics dealership a scam / why isn't my car there? No — the Italian Aftermarket dealership near the Horizon Stadium stocks its six Wheelspin-exclusive cars on a rotation, so only some are for sale at any given time. If the one you want is missing, that's intended; check back as the lineup cycles, or use Wheelspins/an all-cars option to get it directly instead of gambling.
Why is my game stuck showing "Welcome to Japan" or failing to load? Both are known post-update hiccups players have reported. A "stuck on Series 1" state has usually been fixed by verifying your game files (Steam) or reinstalling; a start-screen load hang is commonly cleared by fully restarting the console/PC. Neither affects your saved progress or earned rewards.
Can I earn all the reward cars offline? Not all of them — several activities that award points (like The Trial and online championships) require an online connection, and offline players have reported being capped well below the total needed for the full set. Play online to bank the full ~480 points.
Bottom line
Series 3 "Italian Exotics" is a strong month for collectors: 11 cars across the playlist and history reward, three of them brand-new to Horizon, plus a Ferrari F80 in the paid pack and a genuinely useful pop-up dealership for the old Wheelspin-only exotics. Prioritize the Temerario (80, all month) and the week-locked new cars (Pantera GT5 in Summer, EVO Spyder in Spring), keep an eye on the in-game screen for the exact 296 GTB threshold, and you'll have the whole Italian garage before August 13. And if the grind isn't your thing, level the account or grab the cars directly and just enjoy driving them.
