Forza Horizon 5 Update 1.600.803 - 1.607.493 -e... 【UPDATED ⟶】

Finally, we arrive at version 1.607.493, released in early February 2025. If 1.600.803 was the foundation, 1.607.493 is the finished house. This patch is mandatory for online play and clocks in at approximately 11.5 GB on PC and 9.2 GB on Xbox.

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The dataminers at GTPlanet found seven new car IDs. While the official list hits next Thursday, three have been leaked via the Festival Playlist: Forza Horizon 5 update 1.600.803 - 1.607.493 -E...

For competitive players, the jump from 1.600.803 to 1.607.493 effectively killed the "Bone Shaker" dominance. The 1949 Ford De Luxe (Bone Shaker) received a weight nerf (from 1,100 kg to 1,250 kg), pushing it from S1 900 to S1 886, making it uncompetitive in open racing.

Simultaneously, the 2020 Corvette Stingray Coupe received a PI (Performance Index) boost. Due to a calculation error in 1.600.803, the Corvette was too cheap in A-class. By 1.607.493, its top speed was electronically capped in A-class lobbies to prevent it from beating 1960s race cars. Finally, we arrive at version 1

The -E tag appended to both version numbers indicates that these are end-user public builds that have passed final certification for Microsoft Store, Steam, Xbox, and Game Pass. However, there is a nuance:

If you see 1.600.803 -E in your game’s file manifest but 1.607.493 on the title screen, it means you have all the content but not the latest hotfix for the Retrowave event rewards. Conversely, players who see 1.607.493 -E fully have both the Retrowave content and all subsequent stability patches. Playground Games fully embraced 1980s synthwave aesthetics

Steam users often receive these builds 24-48 hours after Xbox due to Valve’s patching pipeline.