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How to complete the ‘Sinking Your Teeth In’ Treasure Hunt in Forza Horizon 5

Here’s how to complete the ‘Sinking Your Teeth In’ Treasure Hunt event in Forza Horizon 5, alongside a guide to this week’s Festival Playlist.

How to complete the ‘Sinking Your Teeth In’ Treasure Hunt in Forza Horizon 5

The third week of Forza Horizon 5‘s (FH5’s) Día de Muertos Festival Playlist brings a couple of cars to unlock, a slew of new challenges, a Treasure Hunt and a tricky Photo Challenge. Here’s our guide…

Forza Horizon 5, Día de Muertos Festival Playlist Winter

First up the prize cars you can spend your hard-earned points on are the ‘epic’ Ford Bronco Raptor, which is brand new to the game and the Forza franchise, for 20 and the existing ‘rare’ Plymouth Fury for 40 points.

While the latest generation of Broncao has been in Forza Horizon 5 since launch, it’s even on the cover, this tuned-up quick version, the Raptor, is debuting this week via the Festival Playlist.

Treasure Hunt Sinking Your Teeth In

To complete the ‘Sinking Your Teeth In’ Treasure Hunt, you first need to own the electric Jaguar I-PACE 2018, as depicted by the challenge’s menu icon.

“Catch up to your prey across the country as this big cat takes first place,” reads the clue.

Forza Horizon 5, Treasure Hunt Sinking Your Teeth In

‘Across the country’ is the key bit, which we deciphered as completing, and winning, a Cross Country event while using the Jaaaag.

Sinking Your Teeth In Treasure Hunt in Forza Horizon 5 Jag race cross country

There are several available, just filter the map by cross country races and you can even compete in one previously completed. Simply go to your interest one, like the ‘Festival Cross Country Rookie’ event we raced in here, take part, win and then the larger red dot will appear on the map.

Sinking Your Teeth In Treasure Hunt in Forza Horizon 5 - Cross Country

You will find it in the southern region of Mexico, to the right of the Baja California region near the ‘On A Wing And A Prayer’ Showcase event.

Sinking Your Teeth In Treasure Hunt in Forza Horizon 5 red dot

In fact, within the red ring, the actual treasure chest is right next to, to the left of, that same Showcase event. Up a gravel path is a rustic building and the chest is sat right outside of it.

Sinking Your Teeth In Treasure Hunt in Forza Horizon 5 chest location

Smash the chest and claim the 100,000 credits. Job done!

Sinking Your Teeth In Treasure Hunt in Forza Horizon 5 chest

As it happens, you’re also next to the Photo Challenge, so we’ll cover that next…

Photo Challenge #NEWHOME

Forza Horizon 5 NEWHOME Photo Challenge

The Photo Challenge, #NEWHOME, is both incredibly simple and also a little frustrating.

First, jump in the 1998 Nissan Silvia K’s Aero. Then drive up to the Casa Bella house on the map. Again, simple.

Forza Horizon 5 NEWHOME Photo Challenge Casa Bella House

You can filter on the map by player homes and it’s located here, in the south, near once again the ‘On A Wing And A Prayer’ Showcase event to the west. Just below the Mulege icon.

Now, the trick is not to enter the house. Repeat, do not enter it, and thus you don’t even need to own it.

Forza Horizon 5 NEWHOME Photo Challenge - photo mode character

Why? Well, you must take a picture with your character standing outside the house and next to the Nissan, and you can’t do that if you enter the location.

Forza Horizon 5 NEWHOME Photo Challenge complete

Instead, simply drive down the driveway, stop near the house, and enter photo mode (up on the D-pad by default). Then, in photo mode’s filter options, scroll to ‘Character’ and place them outside of the car. Then hit ‘A’ to snap a pic with the car, the building and your character.

Forza Horizon 5 NEWHOME Photo Challenge complete 02

Bingo, the challenge is complete!

#FORZATHON shop highlights

FORZATHON shop highlights Winter October 2023

This week’s rewards available within the series’ winter season are two cars, a horn and a jumper, alongside the always-available Wheelspins.  

  • Radical RXC 2015 – 1000 FP
  • Aston Martin V12 Vantage S – 250 FP
  • Mexican Traffic Light Car Horn – 75 FP
  • Gold Leather Boots – 75 FP
  • 1x Horizon Wheelspin – 60 FP
  • 1x Super Wheelspin – 150 FP