Forza Horizon 5 Ultimate Beginner's Guide | Tips You Should Know

In this beginner's guide, we go over some tips and tricks that will show you how to win races in Forza Horizon 5. What type of car should I use? Why should you play on manual shifting? How to cleanly turn and drift around corners. While it may seem tough to tame these automotive beasts, anyone can become a great racer with a little time and practice!

[DuramaxZack]

Dude i have a lot of respect for you for the simple fact that you linked another video for the tuning portion of the game since yoh said you didn’t have a lot of knowledge about it. Most creators wouldn’t do that. Gained a follower for life. Love the content!

[self-helpnathan]

Another tip. Make a goal of maintaining tire “bite” as often as possible. Whenever your tires aren’t biting, you’re not accelerating efficiently

[iosgaminggeek]

First tip is good. But I have a much much better tip for you guys on not crashing and swerving way too damn crazy. Increase sway bar tension and shock tension both front and back. (Unless you’re wanting to drift) is the best way.

[zurdmannakella]

Bro coming from someone who’s only played mario and never driven a car irl I was so confused. The tips of not always having button on accelerator seem obvious at first but I really needed that

[PeetaPlays]

The "beep-boop" Iwatodai broke my brain for a second 🤣Having never been particularly interested in driving games before, I recently bought a racing wheel and started driving around in Horizon 4 with manual transmission. It's super fun!

[self-helpnathan]

You’re right about using manual transmission. I was addicted to grand turismo 4 and using manual transmission gave me faster corners, and it’s fun to play that way. But more buttons presses are required, I play FH2 in a chill way bro, not for lap times, just 4 funn

[xiosjwy]

leaving this for myself ignore this pls





1. road racing - takes place on asphalt roads
2. street racing - like road racing but with more obstacles to avoid (npc cars)
3. dirt racing - takes place on dirt roads/offroad
4. cross-country - mix of road and dirt racing with more hazards
5. drag racing - takes place on asphalt road on a completely straight line
6. pr challenges (drift/speed/jump etc.)

[jan_v_ier]

My timestamps and notes:
0:39 - this isnt tokyo drift.
control your speed and stop trying to drift.
turn on manual shifting.
2:01 - how to shift
techometer should be at about 5 or 6 to upshift
listen to your motor.
2:51 - the racing line -
FOLLOW THE LINE
blue means your speed can continue
yellow and red mean you need to slow down.
4:20 - race modes
road racing: circuit & sprints, asphault, sanctioned(separated from traffic)
street racing: sprints, asphault, oncoming traffic etc.
dirt racing: racing on dirt
cross country: dirt + road had a crack baby.
4:56 - the C A R
use an appropriate car:
offroad races require tread and AWD
road races benefit from RWD
5:32 - U P G R A D E S
the class system from highest to lowest:
X - 999
S2 - 901-998
S1 - 801-900
A- 701-800
B- 601-700
C- 501-600
D- <500
upgrading low class vehicles too much is not beneficial.
practice at lower classes
6:28 - T U N I N G
is complicated(video in description)
try community made tune ups.
7:54 - Other Tips
Use Rewind to practice corners & turns
take time and learn the tracks, don't worry about winning at first.
stay in front of ai to make racing easier.
customize your car to boost your confidence.

[loganhecker]

One of the first cars I bought/built in Forza was a Subaru WRX STI because you can throw that thing in any race and it will do exceptionally well

[strider_hiryu]

really great tips video!! i'm surprised i doesn't have more views. i know FH5 is very popular, and probably a lot people get a little frustrated that they can't just drift without consequence.

[ahriman]

I applied the anime girl on my car and it drives 20km/h faster. Thx for the tips.

[lucasbeldan]

Thanks for all of the advice dude. Best part even though im still bad manual shifting makes me feel like im good

[abramtreadwell]

I like A to downshift, X to upshift, B to e brake. Great video, manual is the way to go

[blueskiesj]

I popped in my first Forza game today as someone who doesn't really know cars or racing games and had noooo idea what I was doing. thanks for this!

[Pumpkinhead]

Finally someone who tells people to rip the band-aid off and switch to manual. Every Forza I've played I've used manual with clutch and it really helps you drive better and give better rewards

[BLKBRDSR]

I play Forza 4 on PC. This is very useful for that game as well.
Thanks for the tips. 🙂

[AiRPasternak]

What really makes Forza frustrating is that the game gives you no introduction tutorial or gives you atleast the basics.
I entered the game and i lost the FIRST race 1000 times, which makes the player think that unless youre a real life car freak or Forza veteran this game is not for you and makes you immediately uninstall after 5 minutes.

[twitchster]

lol I'm such a noob. I tried out a super fast sports car and couldn't control it at all. Even the slightest curve in the road would make me spin completely out of control.
I realized I've been playing the game while fully pressing down on the gas and brake buttons like they were on/off switches.
The game completely opened up to me and almost immediately became more enjoyable once I started varying the pressure I was applying to both.
In my defense, I've only ever played very arcadey (that should totally be a word! Stupid spellchecker! lol) racing games and have recently been playing Mario Kart 7 lol.

[TexasGoatRadio]

Great video. I'm playing this with my son and I needed a "crash course" and this video was perfect. Thank you.

[babz]

honestly my best tip is to just learn the differences between awd, rwd and fwd and try to remember where you power is being sent, when you get that, all of a sudden it makes sense why your awd car can be sent around a corner without too much trouble and your rwd car with 800hp keeps spinning out or just wheelspinning in the first couple gears