Forza Horizon 4
178 Achievements
3,610
122-162h
PC
Xbox One
Xbox Series
German Efficiency
Earn 30 stars on "The Car Files".
25
1.42%
How to unlock the German Efficiency achievement in Forza Horizon 4 - Definitive Guide
File 001: 1 min 25 - Follow the racing line and stay on the road. There is one corner where I drifted through. Slowing down here will cost you too much time.
File 002: 1 min 5 - Turn directly left and right afterwards, following the big road. You should be on the needed speed before 35 seconds else you need to retry. There are no hard corners, so it is easy to stay 30 seconds above the speed target.
File 003: 122M or 400ft - Turn around and make a clear path back through the castle gate you see in front of you. When you see the stone fence, stop and turn around. Try to go as fast as you can by following the road through the castle gate. You will need to ride on the grass a little to not lose too much speed. This should give you easily enough distance when you make the jump.
File 004: 227 KM/H or 141 MPH - Turn around and follow the road back till you are about 1.1 or 1.2 KM away from the destination. Now hit the pedal and you should be able to hit 227 or higher.
File 005: 2 min - Follow the route from start till end. You only have 10 seconds to get of the road, which won't allow you to take big shortcuts. You are able to take smaller ones. Break on time and use the rewind when needed.
File 006: 32 sec - Drop down from the start and go straight to the destination. Use the rewind to avoid losing too much time. Shouldn't be too difficult.
File 007: 204 KM/H or 127 MPH - A speed zone with 2 corners at the end. Make sure you are going full speed at the begin of the zone. Try not to lose your speed in the corners and make those last 2 corners count. Use the rewind when needed. You should have not much trouble maintaining a high enough average.
File 008: 1 min 50 - Another one where you have to stay on the road, the dirt road this time. Follow the track, because there isn't much opportunity to really gain an advantage. When you are around 2.0KM away from the destination take a shortcut. After this there is one more option to take a shortcut, this is around 1.3 KM away from the destination. Simply go straight instead of following the driving line. You should be on time without a problem.
File 009: 200,000 -
Option 1: Turn around and make your way west while getting some points. Do drifts and hit things. It will become easier when you are at the strip. Don't stop till you have 40.000x5, you need the multiplier!
Option 2 (submitted by Jeffchob): "Go to the dune area across the road to the right of where you start (making sure you get there with a multiplier already forming by drifting etc) and then just gunning it in a straight line (don't drift) down the dunes until they stop / turn to grass or road, then do a 180 by drifting/e-drifting and then gunning back in the opposite direction at full pelt, and rinse a repeat until the 2 minutes are up and obviously make sure your skill chain never breaks (you'll get a ton of kangaroo's & great skill chains etc). On my second try of this method i got 213,000. Previously, I'd had 10+ attempts at drifting over the dunes (rather than going at full speed in a straight line), and never finished with a score above 175,000. Hope this method helps anyone struggling..."
Tip: your streak can end by hitting an non-destroyable object or by not getting another skill on time. You will see your score flashing when you are close to losing your streak. Make a quick (e-)drift to get 100 points if needed.
File 010: 28 Speed - It is time to say goodbye to Hans, but we will do this with speed! 28 times to be precise. Simply follow the road, and use your breaks wisely. Avoid hitting things and using rewind. This will cost you some speed skills. To give you an indication, I was at 15 before hitting the speedway and I made some minor mistakes. I was over 30 when hitting the destination.
If you are more a visual person. MotoGamesTV recorded all 10 files.
Thank you WELL DONE BAKU for adding the non metric numbers and units.
Feedback is appreciated. If you vote negative, please let me know why so I can adjust this solution appropriate.
File 002: 1 min 5 - Turn directly left and right afterwards, following the big road. You should be on the needed speed before 35 seconds else you need to retry. There are no hard corners, so it is easy to stay 30 seconds above the speed target.
File 003: 122M or 400ft - Turn around and make a clear path back through the castle gate you see in front of you. When you see the stone fence, stop and turn around. Try to go as fast as you can by following the road through the castle gate. You will need to ride on the grass a little to not lose too much speed. This should give you easily enough distance when you make the jump.
File 004: 227 KM/H or 141 MPH - Turn around and follow the road back till you are about 1.1 or 1.2 KM away from the destination. Now hit the pedal and you should be able to hit 227 or higher.
File 005: 2 min - Follow the route from start till end. You only have 10 seconds to get of the road, which won't allow you to take big shortcuts. You are able to take smaller ones. Break on time and use the rewind when needed.
File 006: 32 sec - Drop down from the start and go straight to the destination. Use the rewind to avoid losing too much time. Shouldn't be too difficult.
File 007: 204 KM/H or 127 MPH - A speed zone with 2 corners at the end. Make sure you are going full speed at the begin of the zone. Try not to lose your speed in the corners and make those last 2 corners count. Use the rewind when needed. You should have not much trouble maintaining a high enough average.
File 008: 1 min 50 - Another one where you have to stay on the road, the dirt road this time. Follow the track, because there isn't much opportunity to really gain an advantage. When you are around 2.0KM away from the destination take a shortcut. After this there is one more option to take a shortcut, this is around 1.3 KM away from the destination. Simply go straight instead of following the driving line. You should be on time without a problem.
File 009: 200,000 -
Option 1: Turn around and make your way west while getting some points. Do drifts and hit things. It will become easier when you are at the strip. Don't stop till you have 40.000x5, you need the multiplier!
Option 2 (submitted by Jeffchob): "Go to the dune area across the road to the right of where you start (making sure you get there with a multiplier already forming by drifting etc) and then just gunning it in a straight line (don't drift) down the dunes until they stop / turn to grass or road, then do a 180 by drifting/e-drifting and then gunning back in the opposite direction at full pelt, and rinse a repeat until the 2 minutes are up and obviously make sure your skill chain never breaks (you'll get a ton of kangaroo's & great skill chains etc). On my second try of this method i got 213,000. Previously, I'd had 10+ attempts at drifting over the dunes (rather than going at full speed in a straight line), and never finished with a score above 175,000. Hope this method helps anyone struggling..."
Tip: your streak can end by hitting an non-destroyable object or by not getting another skill on time. You will see your score flashing when you are close to losing your streak. Make a quick (e-)drift to get 100 points if needed.
File 010: 28 Speed - It is time to say goodbye to Hans, but we will do this with speed! 28 times to be precise. Simply follow the road, and use your breaks wisely. Avoid hitting things and using rewind. This will cost you some speed skills. To give you an indication, I was at 15 before hitting the speedway and I made some minor mistakes. I was over 30 when hitting the destination.
If you are more a visual person. MotoGamesTV recorded all 10 files.
Thank you WELL DONE BAKU for adding the non metric numbers and units.
Feedback is appreciated. If you vote negative, please let me know why so I can adjust this solution appropriate.
22 Comments
Great guide, all i'd add is that for people using alternative units, the speed and distance targets are displayed differently, in game the differences are:
FILE003: 400ft
FILE004: 141mph
FILE007: 127mph
FILE003: 400ft
FILE004: 141mph
FILE007: 127mph
By WELL DONE BAKU on 26 Sep 2019 11:57
@WELL DONE BAKU, added it to the solution, thank you!
By SantaUndercover on 26 Sep 2019 15:39