Forza Horizon 6 is out in full next week, so naturally Playground Games have already started to spool up the motors of its live-service events and car rewards. The Festival Playlist gets going on May 21st, and fittingly its first series will offer a chance grab one of the funkiest concept cars Japan have ever produced.

That car’s the 2008 Mazda Furai powered by a rotary engine called a Wankel, named for German engineer Felix Wankel lest you start sniggering. Another interesting fact about the Furai, which you’ll be able to nab by earning 80 points in Horizon 6’s first Festival Playlist dubbed Welcome to Japan, is that what appears to have been the only model was reduced to cinders by a fire during a test for Top Gear magazine in 2008. One would hope the one you win will be a bit less spontaeously combusty.

Also arriving as part of Welcome to Japan, set to run from May 21st to June 18th, is the 2010 Nissan 370Z, while the rest of its new rides are specifically split up to be available during certain in-game seasons that’ll roll out at different points during the Welcome to Japan series’ four week run.

The summer season kicks things off on May 21st with the 1999 Toyota Altezza RS200 Z Edition and 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MR, autumn takes over on May 28th with the 1991 Honda CR-X SiR and the iconic 1997 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec, Winter follows on June 4th with the 2019 Subaru STI S209 and a 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser Arctic Trucks AT37 that’s well used to chilly conditions. Finally, spring breaks on June 11th with the 1996 Toyota Starlet Glanza V and 1974 Toyota Corolla SR5. Voilà, a rotation of motors to earn by amassing points through the playlist’s weekly rotation of racing events, stunts, and online game mode matches, while the Furai and 370Z serve as more pricey rewards for those who rack up enough points throughout the whole four week slate.

As ever, the knock on this way of dishing out cars is that it can be FOMO-heavy, even if some rides inevitably return down the road. That said, if you’re not a Forza diehard, not having a specific mid-90s Toyota Starlet in your massive garage likely isn’t something you’ll lose sleep over.

If you’re after a Forza Horizon 6 review, mine can be found at that link right there. The short version is that the racer does enough to keep its place as the generalist top dog unless you’re after a driving game that scratches an uber-specific itch, despite some of its additions being a bit undercooked or lacking in unique flavour.