Forza Motorsport adds eight new cars in Update 18, including Lamborghini LMDh

Following a staggering nine cars last time out in February, this month’s ‘Update 18’ for Forza Motorsport sees a slightly more sensible eight new vehicles.

As ever, these will sit alongside themed single player, multiplayer and Rivals events across the following four weeks for PC and Xbox console players.

The update was released today, Monday 10th March 2025.

Eight new cars

Headlining the fresh roster additions is Lamborghini’s SC63, an LMDh/GTP race car that is becoming virtually ubiquitous.

It joins the likes of the BMW M Hybrid V8 (added in January) and the Cadillac V-Series.R, which has been included since day one.

For road car fans, the recent (2023) Porsche 911 (991) GT3 RS, the pinnacle of this range, has also been added – including its aggressive aero kit.

Next, the Koenigsegg One:1 is not new to the series, but this hypercar is new for this particular version for Forza Motorsport. The Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon, a crazy rare V8 estate, from 2014 has also been included.

Those are from the spotlight area, but more new cars can be unlocked in the Challenge Hub.

These are spearheaded by a couple of Lamborghini road cars. The Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 is a 2021 cynical rehash of the classic Countach, simply by rebodying an Aventador. But, the Lamborghini Revuelto is much more interesting, an all-new car signallying the start of a hybrid era for the brand.

There’s also a spruced up GT430 version of the Lotus Evora and a heavily modified Datsun 280Z by Forsberg Racing.

• Lamborghini SC63 LMDh/GTP 2024 – Spotlight car
• Porsche 911 GT3 RS 2023 – Spotlight car
• Koenigsegg One:1 2015 – Spotlight car
• Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon 2014 – Showroom
• Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 2021 – Complete featured tour
• Lotus Evora GT430 2018 – Complete Open Class tour
• Lamborghini Revuelto 2024 – Complete Rivals Challenges or Showroom
• Forsberg Racing Nissan ‘Gold Leader’ Datsun 280Z 1975 – Complete Rivals Challenges or Showroom

The curious case of the Oreca 07

We make that four new cars, although one of the spotlight vehicles will be the Oreca 07 LMP2 car in 2020 spec, with the #38 Performance Tech Motorsports livery. This is particularly confusing, as this car in a near-identical 2017-spec has already been available as part of the paid-for Car Pass DLC.

So, this is essential prior paid DLC, for free, with a different paint scheme. Confusing matters further, the official Forza website included an image of the existing 2017 car in the press material, not the 2020 – although look closely at the event thumbnail and you can spot it.

Consequently, we’re not counting this in the headline ‘eight’ new cars.

• Oreca #38 Performance Tech Motorsports Oreca 07 2020 – Spotlight car

Fresh events

To go with the new metal, come new events.

In single player, there’s a new set of events to make up a Featured Tour, with the themes being: Lamborghini LMDh, Sebring LMP2, Production to GT and Extreme Speed.

Online, the Velocity Series has been added, which is a way of replicating (ish) FIA WEC and IMSA races, as they use the aforementioned LMDh/GTP race cars.

There’s also a limited time 12 Hours of Sebring ‘special event’ which will be at Sebring, but won’t be 12 hours in length.

The shiny Lamborghini Revuelto will be used in a Rivals challenge.

Matchmaking changes

Alongside the slew of cars and events come a slate of quality-of-life changes.

According to developer Turn 10 Studios, it has “improved” the matchmaking for featured multiplayer events, with the aim of having more heavily populated grids.

‘Short’ races in the same game mode have been increased in length from eight to 10 minutes, and those with select HDR screens should now see brighter results.

The full list of feature tweaks and content additions is below.

Forza Motorsport Update 18 2025 patch notes

Game Content and Events [All Platforms]  

Career Events

• Featured Tour: Velocity Tour (Available from Mar. 12 5pm PT | Mar. 13 12am UTC – Apr. 23 4pm PT | May 1 12am PT)
  • Lamborghini LMDh (Starts Mar. 12 5pm PT | Mar. 13 12am UTC)
    • Daytona International Speedway – Sports Car Circuit
    • Watkins Glen – Full Circuit
    • Indianapolis – Grand Prix Circuit
    • Road Atlanta – Full Circuit
  • Sebring LMP2 (Starts Mar. 19 5pm PT | Mar. 20 12am UTC)
    • Sebring International Raceway – Full Circuit
  • Production to GT (Starts Mar. 26 5pm PT | Mar. 27 12am UTC)
    • Lime Rock Park – Full Circuit
    • Laguna Seca – Full Circuit
    • Road America – Full Circuit
    • Indianapolis – Grand Prix Circuit
  • Extreme Speed (Starts Apr. 2 5pm PT | Apr. 3 12am UTC)
    • Hakone – Grand Prix Circuit
    • Le Mans – Circuit de la Sarthe
    • Catalunya – Grand Prix Circuit
    • Yas Marina – Full Circuit
  • Reward Showcase (Complete all Velocity Tour series)
    • Mugello – Full Circuit
• Open Class Tour (Available from Mar. 12 5pm PT | Mar. 13 12am UTC – Apr. 16 4pm PT | Apr. 17 12am PT)
  • D Class Series
    • Catalunya – National Alt Circuit
    • Grand Oak – Club Circuit
    • Maple Valley – Short Circuit
  • C Class Series
    • Sebring International Raceway – Short Circuit
    • Laguna Seca – Short Circuit
    • Eaglerock Speedway – Club Reverse Circuit
  • B Class Series
    • Homestead-Miami Speedway – Road Circuit
    • Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Short Circuit
    • Road America – East Circuit
  • A Class Series
    • Watkins Glen – Full Circuit
    • Hakone – Grand Prix Circuit
    • Brands Hatch – Grand Prix Circuit
  • S Class Series
    • Sebring International Raceway – Full Circuit
    • Kyalami – Grand Prix Circuit
    • Hockenheim – Full Circuit
  • R Class Series
    • Silverstone – Grand Prix Circuit
    • Homestead-Miami Speedway – Road Circuit
    • Indianapolis – Grand Prix Circuit
  • Reward Showcase (Complete all Open Tour series)
    • Brands Hatch – Grand Prix Circuit

Reward Cars

• Velocity Tour: 2021 Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4
• Open Class Tour: 2018 Lotus Evora GT430

Showroom Cars

The following new-to-Motorsport cars have been added to the Showroom for all Forza Motorsport players:

• 2024 Lamborghini Revuelto
• 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing
• 1975 Forsberg Racing Nissan ‘Gold Leader’ Datsun 280Z

Both the 2024 Lamborghini Revuelto and 1975 Forsberg Racing Nissan ‘Gold Leader’ Datsun 280Z can also be obtained from the Challenge Hub during Velocity Month from their respective Rivals and Drift Rivals challenges.

Racing Suits

The following driver suits can be unlocked from the Challenge Hub during Velocity Month:

• Good Luck
• Cosmic

Spotlight Cars

Velocity Month introduces four Spotlight cars to the Showroom, one per week, and three new-to-Motorsport.

These Spotlight cars can be used in the Velocity Tour and Spotlight Rivals, the Velocity Series in Featured Multiplayer, as well as to complete Challenge Hub objectives.

VIP Discount Cars

New Featured Multiplayer Series

• Velocity Series (Mar. 12 5pm PT | Mar. 13 12am UTC – Apr. 9 4pm PT | Apr. 10 12am PT)
  • Uncompromised horsepower, advanced aerodynamics, and cutting-edge materials – all are critical to crafting high velocity automobiles in the edge of control. Experience extreme speed using truly ultra-performance cars.
  • Divisions / Restrictions cycle Weekly in the Velocity Series
    • Week 1 – Production Only, Max 800 PI, Min 750 Horsepower
    • Week 2 – Exotic GT Classics, Max 800 PI
    • Week 3 – Modern Exotic GT, Max 800 PI
    • Week 4 – Modern Hypercar, Max 900 PI
• 12 Hours of Sebring (Mar. 12 5pm PT | Mar. 13 12am UTC – Mar. 19 5pm PT / Mar. 20 12am UTC
  • Compete on the world-famous Sebring International Raceway using cutting-edge Forza Proto-H cars in a limited-time endurance racing event.
• We’ve made improvements to Multiplayer matchmaking services in Forza Motorsport with the intended effect of improving population of lobbies. We recently tested these changes with participants in our Forza Insiders Program and are now rolling them out to all players with Update 18.

Featured Multiplayer Events Calendar

Rivals Events Calendar

Challenge Hub

Featured Challenges

Mar. 12 5:00 PM PT – Apr. 9 5:00 PM PT | Mar. 13 12:00 AM UTC – Apr. 10 12:00 AM UTC

Weekly Challenges

Week 1: Mar. 12 5:00 PM PT – Mar. 19 5:00 PM PT | Mar. 13 12:00 AM UTC – Mar. 20 12:00 AM UTC

Week 2: Mar. 19 5:00 PM PT – Mar. 26 5:00 PM PT | Mar. 20 12:00 AM UTC – Mar. 27 12:00 AM UTC

Week 3: Mar. 26 5:00 PM PT – Apr. 2 5:00 PM PT | Mar. 27 12:00 AM UTC – Apr. 3 12:00 AM UTC

Week 4: Apr. 2 5:00 PM PT – Apr. 9 5:00 PM PT | Apr. 3 12:00 AM UTC – Apr. 10 12:00 AM UTC

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Stability and Performance [All Platforms]

• Fixed a game crash when purchasing a car returns an error from the server. [1921064]
• Fixed a game crash that could occur when upgrading your car due to memory issues. [1937666]
• Improved stability when resuming the title from a suspended state [1983641]

Audio [All Platforms]

• Update 18 features the car audio updates for the 1998 Toyota Supra RZ [1654763] and 2020 Toyota GR Supra [1786443]. These fixes were originally intended to be released with Update 17, however due to an oversight, they were not included in the previous update. Both cars have received their improved sounds with Update 18.
• Update 18 also introduces updated car audio for the 2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia based on community feedback. [1729130]

Rendering [All Platforms]

• For some HDR displays, the game would automatically configure its HDR Brightness value below 1,000 nits which made the highlights in the image look flat and clamped. The fix prevents the game from automatically configuring the value below 1,000 even if the display metadata reports that its peak luminance is under 1,000. [1896256]

Gameplay [All Platforms]

• 1998 Nissan R390 has been moved from the Exotic GT Classic Division to the Early Factory Racecar Division based on community feedback. [1937670]
• Fixed an issue where players could temporarily be sorted incorrectly in the pre-race menu player list in a Multi-Class Race event after changing classes. [1794707]
• Fixed throttle and lap time offsets after using Rewind. [1963547]
• Fixed an issue where certain cars experienced a delay when shifting from first to second gear during a standing start. [1621855]

Featured Multiplayer  [All Platforms]

• Increased the race duration of ‘Short’ length races from 8 minutes to 10 minutes.
• Updated Event schedule timing for ‘Short’ and ‘Medium’ length races to slightly increase amount of time between races based on player feedback. [1912216]
• Fixed an issue where other players could appear incorrectly sorted in the driver list in Multiclass events after changing car groups. [1794707]

Featured Multiplayer Spec Series Car Balancing Changes [All Platforms]

Private Multiplayer  [All Platforms]

• Fixed an issue where menu items would disappear in Private Multiplayer. [1911646]
• Fixed a soft lock issue in Private Multiplayer in event setup. [1913378]
• Fixed an issue in Private Multiplayer where the ready checkmark became out of sync when the host changed some event settings. [1938404]
• Fix a bug where a game crash could occur if a joined player remains on the Challenge Hub menu while the host is changing the track. [1963632]
• Fixed a soft lock issue during host migration in Private Multiplayer. [1972108]

Tracks

• Fixed an issue where some cars would touch the wall when exiting pit lane on Road Atlanta. [1921414] 

UI [All Platforms]

• Enabled the Lap counter in the HUD during Timed Races, which includes Practice as well as Multi-Class Races for easier lap tracking. [1944855]  
• Enabled the Last Lap and Best Lap element in the HUD during Timed and Multi-Class Races. [1944852]