A laid-back question from the official Forza Horizon Twitter went viral. They asked gamers, “Every car has a story. What’s yours? 🚗” The replies were definitely worth the wait. Those moments remind you why gaming communities are so much fun. Not everything is about frame rates and patch notes. Sometimes, it’s about sharing a little piece of your life.
The replies were a wild combination of humorous, touching, and absurd. One player shares that his son yelled down to the exhaust, “Fasty! The fastest car ever!” while driving in the slow lane to be passed by everyone else down there. That’s pure dad energy. And the next one called his wife’s car a “herd of turtles.” Really, you cannot take these stories anymore.
Another player named his Santa Fe “Georgia” after Georgia O’Keeffe because, well, Santa Fe, New Mexico; that is some next-level naming logic that I can fully back. Another one named his Mustang “Rosalind,” which supposedly means “gentle horse,” and it just hits the spot! Seriously thoughtful.
Then, of course, there were those car names that didn’t bring the good feels: One player named Buck Fudweiser went ahead with one of the most passive-aggressive car names ever: “we pick and choose who we ban forever based on their following.” Yikes. That’s one way to air your grievances against the moderation policies. What an excellent use of your platform.
Those were just a few creative ones: “The White Monster” for a Stage 3 Focus ST; “Bluey,” strangely for a bright blue car; and even a Mustang called “Le Mustang,” just because it sounded cool. Sometimes simples are the best.
Amid these personal stories were the inevitable requests for adding cars to the game, one incessantly pleading for a Maserati MC20, the other begging for a Volvo S60. Classic “please add this car” comments are simply part of the Forza Horizon Twitter experience.
What makes the entire thread so great and fitting is showing romantic relations these guys build with their cars (both virtual ones and actual ones). Given that the racing game series is all about the love of cars, it’s heartening to see players share these little snippets of their own lives and the stories behind their vehicles. It reminds everyone that behind every gamer tag is a real person with experiences and memories filed under these vehicles.
It looked like the Forza Horizon social media team was even engaging with some of the responses, which is always a plus. They called the panda liveries designer-font “longtime fans” of the work. That will surely boost engagement.
So, yeah, those are some of the small-community moments that make it special during all the waiting for the next big update or expansion for Forza Horizon 5. People share stories about their cars, about whether those cars exist in reality in their driveway or whether those cars are virtual cars they’ve invested countless hours into putting their heart and soul in. That, in a nutshell, keeps car culture and, by association, racing games alive.
Actually, after sifting through all those responses, I found myself quite inspired to go name some Forza cars. Maybe I’ll finally name that Sesto Elemento I’ve had forever. I just have to come up with a good name… maybe “The Italian Missile” or something utterly ridiculous like that. There’s no end to it.
