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Best Road A cars

Road A is the most-searched best-of category across the Horizon series. A 700 is the FH6 sweet spot for sealed-tarmac circuits: enough downforce budget to make aero matter, low enough power that grip and weight beat brute force. RWD mid-engine and front-engine GT cars dominate this class; the picks below cover the weight spectrum from 940 kg featherweight to 1875 kg V12 GT.

Last verified 2026-05-29 · Updated 2026-05-29 · All best-of lists

How we ranked these

Aero balance near 0.50 is the new normal in FH6, and brakes are now a real upgrade path. Cars that can hit those targets without compromising their stock character rank higher. Power-to-weight, mid-engine balance and turn-in response weighted over straight-line speed. Early-meta note: balance changes will land; we re-verify at every Series reset.

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2014 Alfa Romeo 4C, a A class car in Forza Horizon 6
2014 Alfa Romeo 4C
AStock 644

RWD · Modern Sports Cars · 940 kg · 240 bhp

940 kg. Mid-engine. That is the headline. With a small power upgrade to hit A 700 it has the highest cornering speeds on the list and rewards trail-braking under FH6's reworked brake model.

Strengths
  • Lowest weight in A class for any non-track car
  • Mid-engine rotation; perfect for the new aero-balance display
Weaknesses
  • Stock 240 hp; the engine swap path is essentially mandatory

Build target

  • PI 700Race brakes, race transmission, light power tune. Aim aero balance at 0.50, mechanical near 0.48.
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2018 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS, a A class car in Forza Horizon 6
2018 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS
AStock 675

RWD · Modern Sports Cars · 1422 kg · 361 bhp

Flat-six mid-engine that turns A class into a Cup-car experience. More forgiving than the Alfa, marginally slower at the very top of the class. The easiest pick for new road racers.

Strengths
  • Best handling balance on this list
  • Stock brakes already strong; small upgrade budget needed there
Weaknesses
  • Less PI headroom than the lightweight picks
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2020 Toyota GR Supra, a A class car in Forza Horizon 6
2020 Toyota GR Supra
AStock 616

RWD · Modern Sports Cars · 1541 kg · 335 bhp

Long wheelbase, front-engine, B58 inline-six. Loses to the mid-engine picks on tight circuits but pulls hard on long sweepers and the Tokyo expressway-style road events.

Strengths
  • Excellent stability under aero load
  • Tuning community familiar from FH5; many builds carry over
Weaknesses
  • Stock weight (1541 kg) hurts on jinba-ittai mountain stages
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2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, a A class car in Forza Horizon 6
2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse
AStock 669

RWD · Modern Muscle · 1791 kg · 500 bhp

New for FH6 and one of the headline Modern Muscle cars. 500 stock hp and a stiff Track Pack chassis; tunes down to A 700 cleanly. Watch the 6.2 V8 swap path, in FH6 it adds ~45 kg over FH5 so the swap hurts road handling more than it used to.

Strengths
  • Strongest A-class straight-line power
  • Modern Muscle category eligibility for Playlist events
Weaknesses
  • Front-heavy; needs aggressive brake balance and rear aero to tame
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2017 Aston Martin DB11, a A class car in Forza Horizon 6
2017 Aston Martin DB11
AStock 679

RWD · Super GT · 1875 kg · 608 bhp

608 hp V12 in a 1875 kg GT body. Top of A class stock at PI 679; barely any tuning budget but it does not need much. The pick for long, flowing circuits where its V12 torque dominates the run-out of every corner.

Strengths
  • Highest stock PI of the list; near race-ready as delivered
  • Effortless on high-speed road sections
Weaknesses
  • Weight punishes tight courses; small upgrade headroom

Honorable mentions

  • 2022 Cadillac CT4-V BlackwingA · RWD

    Sleeper sport sedan. Closer to the Mustang in character than the Cayman; pick when you want a four-door at A 700.

  • 2019 Nissan 370Z NismoA · RWD

    Cheap, light, low stock PI (603). The budget-friendly entry point into A road. Carries over the FH5 road-build playbook with minor adjustments for the new brake model.

  • 2015 Mercedes-AMG GT SA · RWD

    Top-of-class stock at PI 691. Big front-engine GT in the DB11 vein but with smaller tuning budget. Treat the two as alternates.

Sources

Real-world specs (engine, drivetrain, power, weight) come from the Forza Wiki and manufacturer data; in-game class and PI are stock values that may shift with game updates. Rankings reflect FH6 early-meta reads and are revisited each Series reset.

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