Forza Horizon 6 starter cars: Which car should you pick first?
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Struggling to decide which of the Forza Horizon 6 starter cars you should start off with? Deciding which car to pick first in Forza Horizon 6 feels like a big choice, though it's not quite as momentous as you might think. You get to keep all three cars, so the one you choose is just the one you start driving immediately after the tutorial. However, there is one choice that helps make some of the upcoming festival events a bit easier.
In this guide, we give our pick for the best Forza Horizon 6 starter car and why it's worth driving it around a bit before you take it for a spin in ranked races.
Struggling to decide which of the Forza Horizon 6 starter cars you should start off with? Deciding which car to pick first in Forza Horizon 6 feels like a big choice, though it's not quite as momentous as you might think. You get to keep all three cars, so the one you choose is just the one you start driving immediately after the tutorial. However, there is one choice that helps make some of the upcoming festival events a bit easier.
In this guide, we give our pick for the best Forza Horizon 6 starter car and why it's worth driving it around a bit before you take it for a spin in ranked races.
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Best Forza Horizon 6 starter car
At the beginning of Forza Horizon 6, you get to choose from three different starter cars. Here are all the Forza Horizon 6 starter cars:
- GMC Jimmy
- Toyota Celica GT-Four ST25
- Nissan Silvia K'S
After testing all of these, our pick for the best starter car in Forza Horizon 6 is the Nissan Silvia K'S. It's well suited to road races, which is convenient seeing as the tutorial race that begins as soon as you pick a car is a road race. This B-tier of street racing cars that you'll be dealing with for a while also has a specific set of quirks that can take some getting used to, and it's easier to learn them now rather than in the middle of a campaign race.
The Silvia tends to drift wider than you might anticipate. When you try sliding around a turn and think you'll stay on the road or off the wall, you probably won't, not without some speed adjustments before you go into the turn. Which relates to the second quirk with this class of car: loose handling. You usually need to start slowing down a few meters before the road guide tells you to, and it helps to brake a little harder than you might. It doesn't have to be a full stop. Just take your finger off the acceleration button a bit early and tap — don't hold — the brakes a few times as you turn.
It'll make staying on the inside of the turn a lot easier, which means you're less likely to get overtaken or drift too far and slam into a wall. If you're struggling to get the timing right and you're racing in solo mode, don't hesitate to rewind and try again after a mistake until you feel comfortable.
Horizon Festival starter cars
After you qualify for the Horizon Festival, you get another set of three cars to choose from:
- RAM 1500 TRX
- Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR TM Edition
- Toyota GR86
The situation is the same here as with the first choice. All three cars belong to you, and the one you pick is just the one you immediately start driving afterward. We recommend selecting the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR TM Edition, though. Its higher speed makes it much better for driving in the open-world, and it's the car the game recommends for several of the next qualifying races. Get used to how it handles.
That wraps up our guide on the best starter car in Forza Horizon 6. While you're here, why don't you check out our Forza Horizon 6 review. We've also got features on the Forza Horizon 6 best PC settings and the Forza Horizon 6 performance on Steam Deck.
