Forza Horizon 5 2019 Ferrari Monza SP2 (DLC)

My first honest reaction to the Monza SP2 in Forza Horizon 5 was a double-take at the garage screen, because nothing else in the roster looks remotely like it. Ferrari built this thing as part of their Icona series, a limited real-world run of cars designed to call back to 1950s barchettas like the 750 Monza and the 250 Testa Rossa, and Playground Games has reproduced that retro-futurist silhouette with the kind of obsessive detail that makes FH5 worth caring about. The open cockpit, the twin fairings behind the seats, the absence of a proper windscreen, it all reads immediately whether you are racing through Guanajuato or just posing it on the Horizon Festival hill. On the road, the SP2 is rear-wheel drive and packs the same 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 that underpins the 812 Superfast, tuned here to around 799 bhp. That means you are dealing with a car that hits 60 mph in under three seconds and screams toward a top speed well past 186 mph. In Forza Horizon 5 terms, this lands the SP2 comfortably in S1 class territory before any tuning, and the RWD layout means casual players will want to keep traction control on until they have a feel for how it snaps under power. Push it too hard on gravel or a wet-looking road surface and the back will step out fast. That said, FH5's difficulty assists are genuinely good, and there is nothing here that punishes new players as hard as, say, a classic race car with no aero. With assists enabled, the SP2 is absolutely accessible and a lot of fun across the highway speed traps and cross-country routes alike. As a DLC car pack this is single-car content, which is the part where you have to weigh value honestly. The SP2 dropped as part of the Car Pass on December 16, 2021, and if you already own the Car Pass this is a no-brainer inclusion you may not have even noticed sliding into your garage. Purchased standalone, the decision is more personal. It is not a car that unlocks new game modes or storylines. What it gives you is a genuinely rare design in a game full of supercars, a high-spec street competitor for online PvP and co-op sessions, and a livery canvas that looks unlike anything else in your collection. The community reception sits at 77% positive on Steam, which for a single-car DLC with 53 reviews reads as quietly satisfied rather than enthusiastic, and that is about right. For the Saturday night crew, the Monza SP2 is a great showboat pick. Bring it into a Horizon Open lobby and people notice it. Use it in a Horizon Arcade event and you will be quick enough to carry your weight. It is not the tuner's first choice for drift builds or off-road chaos, but for tarmac sprints, speed zones, and online PvP it holds its own. The four-drunk-friends test? Passing, with points deducted only because it is a solo-car add-on rather than anything that changes the couch co-op experience itself.

Riley · Scout Team

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