Forza Horizon 4 - Year of the MINI

2019 marks the 60th birthday of the MINI and the recent series update features four additional MINIs new to the franchise. Having fought my way through this series' Spring Playlist, I got the first two MINIs new to the game; an ancient Morris Mini-Traveller and the new Mini JCW Cabrio.



First off, there's the Morris Mini-Traveller no one would really want to drive it in-game unless if someone's a big fan of vintage classics. Launched in 1961 and produced until 1969, this two-door estate derivative of the Mini features a double "barn-door" style rear doors fit for utilitarian purposes. High-end models of the Traveller featured wood inserts of the rear body. Under the hood, the Morris Mini-Traveller is powered by an 850cc 4-cylinder engine producing a small 45hp of power and it is capable of reaching a top speed of just 70mph.



Although I'm not a fan of vintage Minis like this one, I am willing to give this Mini Traveller a try since this is the year of the Mini after all so here goes...



After my time with the Morris, I went to a more modern MINI and yes, it's the long-overdue F56 Mini finally but the bad news is, they only offered us a Cabrio model.



Specifically the F56 MINI JCW Cabrio, of course. And while this is the kind of Mini you won't expect to appear in future installments rather than FH4, it's definitely better late than never because we've been waiting for the F65 MINI to come into the world of Forza since this car was launched five years ago.

Although this is basically the Cabrio variant, it's still the MINI JCW F56 underneath it and it has the 2.0L Mini TwinPower Turbo engine producing 231hp of power and meeting Euro 6d TEMP emissions standards.



Even though it has a different style and a different trim level, albeit a high performance, is it really worth the wait after five years now that the F56 Mini arrived in the world of Forza? I managed to take a crack at it and man, this Mini is like it was set into wumbo. You know? Wumbology, the study of wumbo. Here's how;



Hmmm, although being a wumbo, it feels as enjoyable as a Mini should be but whatever. At least I had fun with the F56 Mini.

So, with two additional Minis of this series update now under my care, there's so much Mini madness to expect later on in this series update so stay tuned and keep on playing Forza Horizon 4 for more.