Forza Horizon 5 Reveals Hot Wheels Map

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Since Playground Games announced its plans for Forza Horizon 5's first DLC expansion, a return to the Hot Wheels franchise, players have wondered how it would fit into the racing game's open world.Forza Horizon 5 takes place in Mexico, after all, so it would be somewhat odd to have Hot Wheels tracks built around Guanajuato City. Playground has now unveiled the map for the Hot Wheels expansion, confirming that players will soon be leaving Mexico behind for somewhere a bit more fantastical.

For those who guessed that the new Hot Wheels expansion for Forza Horizon 5 would take place in the sky, that's correct. The map revealed by Playground shows a massive structure floating in the air, with cloud cover seen far below. While Forza Horizon 5 prided itself on its massive Mexican open world, it seems the Hot Wheels expansion will be completely separate from the main game. If there's any crossover between the two settings, it's not apparent from this map reveal.

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The most striking aspect of the Hot Wheels expansion map, beyond the fact that it's floating in the air, is that it's composed of three different floating islands. Each of these Forza Horizon 5 map islands appears to have its own respective biome. The north island is a lush green biome with forested areas, rivers, and an overall abundance of foliage. The southwest island is rocky, covered in snow, with pits of lava and what may be an active volcano. Lastly, the southeast island is a desert biome with semiarid shrubbery and canyons.

Spread across these three unique islands is an intricate network of the iconic Hot Wheels orange track and blue track connectors. Close inspection reveals all sorts of features within