Buckle up Forza fans, as we once again bring you our continuing coverage of Forza Horizon 2 ’s roster roll-out! This week, it’s all about fun in the dirt!
Via the Xbox Wire, we received our next crop of autos that will be joining the already packed garage of cars revealed thus far. A particularly interesting stand-out to yours truly is the 2014 Local Motors Rally Fighter . While you’d assume a vehicle such as this would seem more at home in a mud covered field rather than on the asphalt, the Wire staff touts it can “…lead the pack through any terrain you can throw at it. Through and through the Rally Fighter is tough as nails, and ready to carry four people in the safety of its rugged roll cage to just about anywhere on Earth.”
Here is look at this week’s highlighted rides (with the remaining rounding out the list of 14 overall):
2014 Local Motors Rally Fighter
The Rally Fighter is what the word “awesome” was truly meant to describe. A prototypical race body and tube-frame chassis set on a massive suspension, with huge tires and the grunt of a GM LS3 under the hood pushing the rear wheels…
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe
The Mercedes-Benz 300SL represented such a huge leap forward in production car design, technology, and style that it is difficult to imagine just how revolutionary it was upon its introduction. Considering how iconic it has remained, and how well-known the car’s signature doors are even to non-enthusiasts, it certainly looks the part…
1958 Aston Martin DBR1
Coast through a corner and roll onto the throttle: the whine of the straight-cut gears gives way to a syncopated baritone that has few equals. Many cars are compared to growling or bellowing animals, but the DBR1’s inline six truly sounds like a very large lion clearing its throat — one of the most primal-sounding motors in automotive history…
The remaining week four cars are here:
1. 2008 BMW M3
2. 1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
3. 1968 Dodge Dart HEMI Super Stock
4. 2013 Ford Focus ST
5. 2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
6. 1974 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale
7. 2013 Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG
8. 2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II
9. 2013 Subaru BRZ
10. 1998 Toyota Supra RZ
11. 1981 Volkswagen Scirocco S