Following last week's latest optimization patch for Forza Horizon 6, which fixed many reported gameplay issues and bugs, numerous rumors about the game have sparked much discussion in the player community.
Some players are saying that this fix has brought back a problematic BMW - is that true? Some are even jokingly claiming the existence of ghosts in the game, as someone spotted a severe afterimage on the screen - a semi-transparent car outline.
Regardless, some of the more concrete rumors can be verified, which is the purpose of this article. We'll verify some of the most popular rumors circulating in the player community.

Rumor 1: The Disappearing Bumper
This rumor concerns a 1988 BMW M3, worth a whopping 250,000 Credits in Forza Horizon 6. Many players exclaimed, wondering if the developers accidentally added an extra zero.
More critically, players have discovered that fitting a custom front bumper through Aero & Appearance menu makes the entire front end visually vanish. This rumor has been verified to be true.
While the missing bumper can be restored by quickly swapping the car back, the bug persists in other situations and has not been fixed in recent hotfixes, still showing the bumper missing in footage.
Rumor 2: Dodge Demon Is A Convertible
This refers not to the 2016 Viper ACR Dodge, but the 2018 Challenger SRT Demon Dodge.
Why is it considered a convertible? Because rolling Roll Cage produces a strange result: with the middle roll cage option selected, the roof completely disappears from the interior view. However, the exterior remains intact; only the interior camera shows a clear sky overhead.
Therefore, the rumor doesn't refer to the car itself being a convertible, but rather to a perspective bug in FH6 that gives the 2018 Dodge Demon a similar effect.
Rumor 3: Winter Season Reduces Tire Grip
Currently, Forza Horizon 6 Series 1 Winter Season is underway, and some players on Reddit have raised concerns about a significant decrease in tire grip during Winter Season.
To verify this rumor, we conducted in-game testing using an AWD S1 car with good grip, standardizing all system settings, and recording lap times for summer and winter on the same track.
According to Anna's records, summer tire temperatures remained consistently above 100°F. In winter, telemetry data showed tire temperatures dropping to the 70s Fahrenheit or even lower, directly impacting mechanical grip.
The summer lap time was 55.5 seconds, while the winter lap time was a full 0.4 seconds slower. This demonstrates that the season does indeed affect lap times, reflecting the developer's deep integration of the weather system into the game's impact. Cold air lowers tire temperature, thus reducing ground grip. The rumor is true.
Rumor 4: Mitsubishi Montero 1997's Tachometer Needle Doesn't Move
Mitsubishi Montero 1997 is a Barn Find in Forza Horizon 6. You need to complete Discover Japan campaign and accumulate Orange Stamps to trigger its location on the map.
After finding it and returning it to the garage, you have to wait several hours for a free mechanic to repair it. Alternatively, you can pay some Forza Horizon 6 Credits for an instant repair.
The rumor says that in first-person cockpit view, Mitsubishi Montero 1997's speedometer needle is visible but very small, while the tachometer needle doesn't move at all, even when the redline is reached.
This is indeed the case, but whether it's an unfixed bug or intentionally designed this way is unknown. Even though players clearly prefer to believe it's a bug.
Rumor 5: The 2012 Nissan GT-R Black Edition's Gear Shift Animation Is Incorrect
If judged by the standards mentioned in the rumor, not only this car, but many vehicles in FH6 have problematic gear shift animations.
The 2012 Nissan GT-R Black Edition is famous for its paddle shifters. Normally, when driving, you need to shift gears to turn, and you don't need to take your hands off the steering wheel to do so. However, in FH6, the character's hands leave the steering wheel to shift gears.
The game doesn't include an animation for this, as it would display too much on the screen. This makes the rumor strange. You could say the rumor about the gear shift animation is correct - there isn't actually a gear shift animation - but the illogical shift action makes it seem odd.
Therefore, if we have to determine whether it's true or false, it's clear that this rumor is not true.
Rumor 6: Audi RS4 Avant's Interior Color Changes With The Exterior Color
The 2018 Audi RS4 Avant has a strange characteristic. Painting the vehicle any color other than the factory options not only changes the exterior - it also recolors the trim on the steering wheel and the digital climate control display on the center console.
This feature is reminiscent of the optional 30-color ambient lighting system on the real RS4, but in Forza Horizon 6, it seems to be caused by the paint system being incorrectly applied to the interior materials. Even without advanced paint groups activated, the color of the climate control unit changes. This rumor is true.
Rumor 7: Porsche Cayman GT3 WTAC Has No Engine
The 2005 Porsche Cayman GT3 WTAC, a highly anticipated new model in FH6, is one of the very few cars that rolls out with full aerodynamic pressure, terrifying cornering G-forces, and is extremely grippy for Touge Runs on Tokyo and Japanese mountain roads.
Rumors suggest this incredibly powerful car lacks an engine because players discovered that during Forza Vista checks, you could see directly to the ground from the engine bay, with no engine model loaded, not even the iconic red exhaust pipes.
This is shocking; the rumor has been confirmed, and it reveals a grave technical mistake by the developers.
Despite that, Porsche Cayman GT3 WTAC remains unaffected in its status; having it in your garage can greatly improve your race rankings. In FH6, you currently obtain it primarily through three methods:
- Autoshow: Costs 180,000 Credits, making it the most cost-effective option among vehicles in its class.
- Wheelspin: You also have a chance to obtain it through lotteries using earned tickets at Wheelspin or Super Wheelspin.
- Auction House: A small number of players who have drawn duplicate vehicles or urgently need credits will list them for sale below retail price here. You can keep an eye out for them.
Besides spending credits, the other two methods of obtaining credits have tiny probabilities. If you don't have enough funds, consider to buy Forza Horizon 6 Credits from EZG.com. Ordering now with the code RACE offers a 15% discount, and Credits will arrive in about 30 minutes.
Rumor 8: Photo Mode Can Be Cheated
This rumor sounds more like an exploit of an existing game mechanic than a bug.
Some players have discovered that during Time Attack laps, repeatedly and quickly turning photo mode on and off can trick the system into submitting an abnormally fast lap time at the end. Our actual testing confirmed that a lap time of 52.6 seconds was submitted as 48 seconds.
Even if the rumor is true, it's only valid within a limited scope because this mechanism doesn't work on Drag Strips. More importantly, abnormally fast lap times are not published on the official leaderboard. Therefore, players are best advised to rely on their own efforts to speed things up.
Actually, judging from the rumors above, it's not hard to see that Forza Horizon 6 still has many bugs. With Spring Season and Series 2 coming soon, it remains to be seen whether the official team will pay attention to and fix the internal bugs and graphics issues. It's something to look forward to.









