Forza Horizon 5boasts a library of over 500 cars for players to acquire and drive, but for some gamers, this doesn’t appear to be enough. Some fans have decided to draw on other franchises and even existing cars for inspiration when crafting new skins for their vehicles. Now, not one but twoForza Horizon 5fans have pieced together striking and otherworldly skins modeled after Hot Rod fromTransformers.
Hot Rod, also known as Rodimus Prime or Rodimus, is a brash and headstrong Autobot from the wartorn planet of Cybertron. In most renditions of theTransformersfranchise, Hot Rod has used his shapeshifting abilities to disguise himself as a 1988 Lamborghini Countach. However, in his appearance inTransformers: The Last Knight, he changed his vehicle of choice to the Lamborghini Centenario LP770-4.
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A post shared by Twitter user Transformers Den drew attention to aForza Horizon 5paint job for the 1988 Lamborghini Countach clearly modeled after Hot Rod. Created by Redditor roam_hylia, the design features a magenta body, yellow markings that evoke flame and speed lines, and a prominent Autobot Insignia displayed proudly on the red hood. The clear lack of a driver finishes the picture of a stylish alien pretending to be a stylish car. The 1988 Lamborghini Countach may not be thefastest car inForza Horizon 5, but with this paint job, it may be the most visually striking.
It may not surpriseTransformersfans to learn that this isn’t the only Hot Rod-inspired paint job created by Forza Horizon 5 players. Twitter user Cdub5k also created their own rendition of Hot Rod with an alternate color scheme. This version of Hot Rod depicts him with a dark red body, an orange hood, and a splash of yellow-green around his Autobot Insignia. However, thispowerful Autobotis still depicted with no driver at the wheel, making the paint job easily recognizable.
As of writing, it appears that theseTransformers-inspired paint jobs have inspired otherTransformersfans to create paint jobs for other vehiclesfound inForza Horizon 5. Twitter user bighairprime seems to have created a paint job based on Jazz from theTransformersG1 cartoon, while JamesMc41912863 has put together a solid rendition of Red Alert.
With over 500 cars to pick from,Forza Horizon 5may be an ideal playground for fans to experiment withTransformers-inspired paint jobs.
Forza Horizon 5is available now on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
