In Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels, players will have a chance to join the Hot Wheels Academy to earn exclusive ranks and medals. Once players obtain the Hot Wheels DLC, they will immediately become a member of the Hot Wheels Academy. In order to achieve new ranks within the academy, players will need to earn medals. Players should note that there are a total of five ranks for the Hot Wheels Academy in the Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels DLC, including Rookie (B Class), Pro (A Class), Expert (S1 Class), Elite (S2 Class), and Legend (X Rank). Players will automatically begin at Rookie (B Class), and they will need to earn increasingly more medals to move up the rest of the rankings.
To earn medals to achieve ranks, players need to complete the Major and Minor Missions. Of note, to achieve each rank, players will need to complete a unique set of missions. The Major Missions will reward with medals. For instance, each Major Mission within the Rookie (B Class) rank will earn players 25 medals. However, the Minor Missions typically earn fewer medals than Major Missions, such as the two medals rewarded for each Minor Mission in the Rookie (B Class) Rank for the Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels Academy. For example, to reach the Pro (A Class) rank, players will need to acquire a total of 175 medals. Subsequently, players will need 575 medals to each the Expert (S1 class) rank and 1,375 to achieve the ranking of Elite (S2 class).
In addition to the increasing number of medals required to reach each rank, players should also expect the missions to become more difficult. Additionally, players will need to successfully clear the Pro Qualifier for each rank after reaching the medal requirements in order to advance to the next rank. Accordingly, players will need to sharpen their driving skills to complete the increasingly tricky skill tests required to reach the Legend (X Rank) and master the Hot Wheels Academy.
Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels Academy Missions & Rewards
One of the more difficult Forza Horizon 5 challenges to complete within the Hot Wheels Academy is the Hot Wheels Park Tour mission. To successfully clear this challenge, players will need to drive an A-class vehicle through three distinct regions in less than four minutes. The three regions players will need to drive through are Forest Falls, Giant’s Canyon, and the Ice Cauldron. The easiest way to complete this challenge is to start on the edge of one of the regions, so it counts toward the goal but minimizes the amount of time needed to drive through it.
Probably the best route to follow to clear the Hot Wheels Park Tour mission is to begin in Forest Falls, which is Northeast on the map. With their A-class vehicle, some of the fastest cars in Forza Horizon 5, players should ensure the Forest Falls location is marked complete in the mission menu and then drive West toward the Ice Cauldron biome. One Ice Cauldron is marked complete; players should loop back and head East for the Giant's Canyon. Finally, players should head for the valley and to the Giant’s Chasm mainland to complete the mission within the required four-minute timeframe.
Forza Horizon 5 is available for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.