The Ultimate Driving Machine weekly challenge in Forza Horizon 6 is part of the Winter playlist under the Festival Playlist, and it puts you behind the wheel of the 2020 BMW M2 Competition Coupé for four tasks. Finishing all four earns you Festival Points toward the Welcome to Japan playlist rewards, plus 25,000 credits dropped straight into your account. Here's exactly what you need to do.
What are the four Ultimate Driving Machine tasks?
The challenge breaks down into four sequential steps. You need to complete them in the order they unlock, and you can only access the playlist after earning the Rookie Yellow Wristband in the main story. If you've been playing through the story normally, the first task may already be ticked off.
How to get the 2020 BMW M2 Competition Coupé
The 2020 BMW M2 Competition Coupé comes directly from completing the Yellow Wristband event. There's nothing extra to buy or unlock separately. Once you have the car, swap to it in your garage and drive it a short distance toward any Horizon festival. That motion is enough to register the task as complete.
If you've been progressing through the main story before touching the weekly challenges, there's a good chance this one is already done.
Swap to the BMW M2 CC first
How to earn 3 stars at Speed Traps
Speed Traps require you to pass through a marked zone above a set speed threshold. Each trap has three speed tiers, and you need to hit the top tier to collect all three stars in a single pass. You only need to do this once at any Speed Trap on the map.
The River Split Speed Trap in the Minamino region, north of the Tokyo Railway Split Road Racing way, is a solid pick. The road layout there gives you a clean straight run to build speed before the trap. The Festival Loop speed trap, south of Horizon Festival Drag Strip, works too: 30 MPH gets you one star, 60 MPH two stars, and 90 MPH the full three.
Stay on the road surface the entire time. Leaving the road voids your speed trap attempt entirely, so pick a trap with a long, unobstructed straight rather than one near a junction.
With the BMW M2 CC's stock performance, hitting 90 MPH on a straight is no problem. Just make sure you're up to speed before the trap zone begins, not accelerating through it.
River Split Speed Trap location
How to take a photo of your 2020 BMW M2 Competition Coupé
This one is as simple as it sounds. Pull up photo mode by pressing Up on the D-pad (controller) or P on keyboard, frame the BMW M2 CC however you like, and take the shot. The background, time of day, and composition don't affect completion. Save the photo and the task registers immediately.
You can share your photo externally through the official Forza website if you want to keep it, but saving it in-game is all that's needed to tick the task.
Photo mode snap of the BMW M2
How to complete 3 laps at the Soni Time Attack
The Soni Time Attack sits at the top of the map in the Takashiro region. You need the Green Wristband unlocked before the event becomes accessible, so if you haven't progressed that far in the story yet, that's the next step.
Once you arrive, pull up to the starting line in the BMW M2 CC and cross it to begin. The time attack starts automatically when your car crosses the line. Run through the circuit three full times. Your lap times are completely irrelevant here; the task only checks that you've crossed the finish line three times, not that you set any particular speed.
You must be driving the 2020 BMW M2 Competition Coupé specifically for the laps to count. Switching cars before finishing all three laps resets your progress on this task.
After the third lap, the challenge completes and your 25,000 credits and Festival Points are awarded automatically.
Is there anything else worth doing this week?
The Ultimate Driving Machine challenge feeds into the broader Welcome to Japan playlist, so every Festival Point counts. If you want to maximize your weekly haul, check out the full breakdown of all Welcome to Japan challenges and rewards to see which other tasks are worth your time alongside this one.
The Soni Time Attack is also a decent circuit to practice if you're looking to sharpen your lap times for competitive events. The BMW M2 CC handles well enough stock, but if you're planning to push into higher-tier events, the best cars guide for every race type is worth reading before you commit to a build.
The Festival Loop speed trap south of Horizon Festival Drag Strip is one of the easiest traps on the map for new players. If you're still getting oriented in Japan, start there before heading to Minamino.
For everything else the game has to offer this season, the full Forza Horizon 6 guides collection has you covered across weekly challenges, car unlocks, and race-type strategies.