The countdown to Christmas is on, and Forza Horizon 4 is kicking off the preparations with a brand new Summer season. We’re now into Series 56, meaning that there is a freshly baked remix of content across the festival that will help see players into the new year over the next four weeks.

Speed is the order of the day in terms of rewards, plus there’s more tempting prizes for completing 50% and 80% on both the full and seasonal playlists.

Fast and Furious

One car headlines the seasonal completion rewards for this week: the 2003 Porsche Carrera GT.

Porsche’s flagship supercar gained both an iconic and infamous reputation during its tenure. It used an old-school approach to engineering when rivals such as the Ferrari Enzo were leaning more towards technology. The 5.7-liter V10 was salvaged from an abandoned Le Mans project and makes a hefty 605hp through a six-speed manual gearbox.

However, the Carrera GT was also known for being very dangerous to drive fast. It was so violent that it even scared the legendary Walter Rohrl.

Joining the Carrera GT is its immediate predecessor, the 1998 911 GT1 Strassenversion.

Despite having 911 in its name, this car shares almost nothing in common with the rear-engined icon. This 911 was built as a homologation model for GT1 racing and is often accused of bringing about the decline of the category.

With a body optimized for aerodynamics and a mid-engined layout, the GT1 is unlike any 911 that came before it. The firepower comes…