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Microsoft is taking ten supercars on a four-day road trip for the upcoming release of Forza Horizon.
Entitled ‘Escape The Grid’, the tour will start on October 23rd in Paris, from the Forza Horizon Gymkhana competition and partake in challenges on its way to Top Gear Live in Birmingham, which takes place on October 26th.
The cars will drive over 1,000km and complete six challenges in four days.
Cars confirmed tobe taking part are the Mercedes Benz SLS, BMW M3, Audi R8, Mercedes Benz C63 and BMW M5. Five more cars are yet tobe announced.
The winning car will be announced at Top GearLive and will be displayed alongside six other supercars in the show’s gallery.
Forza Horizon is the first Forza title to be developed outside of Turn 10 Studios. British developer Playground Games – formed in 2009 by former Codemasters, Bizarre Creations and Black Box employees – are creating the racer.
