Forza Horizon

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40-50h

Xbox 360

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Hard Driving

You finished in first place on HARD? Nice.

How to unlock the Hard Driving achievement in Forza Horizon - Definitive Guide

ColonialPie

TrueAchievements

27 Oct 2012 02:39

I found the easiest way to do this is do the 1st Showcase Race (Mustang vs Mustang). The showcase event only has You, and the Plane. It should be easier because you only have one opponent to take care of while in other races, you have 7. If you already did this showcase race, you can go to the location where Mustang vs Mustang was and replay the showcase. I hope this helped

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27 Oct 2012 02:39

40 Comments

Can i re-drive the event after i finished it ...?

By BastiXS96 on 27 Oct 2012 23:57

Im not 100% on this but I believe you should if you drive back to the place where the event was held. If you weren't able to redo the event, then you would not beable to get the 1st place on all showcase events achievement.

By ColonialPie on 28 Oct 2012 02:39

Yes you can. Just drive back to the event location and start over.

By matrikzHH on 28 Oct 2012 08:25

worked on the first try! Thanks :)

By BastiXS96 on 28 Oct 2012 10:38

The showcase is called "Mustang vs. Mustang".

By Reckless Shaggy on 28 Oct 2012 14:33

This worked for me even with spinning out twice at the start. Thanks.

By Crackkerr on 28 Oct 2012 16:38

I updated this, thank you for the feedback.

By ColonialPie on 29 Oct 2012 00:27

Thanks got it first time

By MoS x Jameo on 30 Oct 2012 11:06

thxs for the advice and it worked for me so i gave u a postive vote

By MarcusGearHero on 31 Oct 2012 02:39

1st try, great tip!

By NMN on 07 Nov 2012 22:13

Looks as if the plane has a set time for completing the course, so the difficulty level doesn't affect it. Great find, got it first time!

By thekingofguff on 09 Nov 2012 10:59

Worked great!

By eufo on 21 Nov 2012 01:52

Even my old fart gaming ass got it "first try". BTW, it's located on the road between Montano Plains and Red Rock, lower left of the map.

By HAMbidextrous1 on 22 Nov 2012 15:56

Even when you look like you're not going to make it, they seem to give you plenty of leeway on at the finish line. Thanks buddy, thumbs up!

By Snow Brigade on 22 Nov 2012 16:10

Well done Pie, I got to use your solution! ;)

By Yin on 31 Dec 2012 05:56

Worked a treat first time, and i am crap lol

By NawtyCawty on 13 Jan 2013 02:43

This worked for me first time after several attempts at doing this in races try this first!

By Hanrec2 on 02 Feb 2013 15:25

worked. first time.thanks

By VILIUS169 on 23 Mar 2013 12:10

Worked first time!

By AmbaLaBamba on 28 Mar 2013 00:00

There is any class retricion with mustang vs mustang race off?

By on 13 Apr 2013 00:49

Easy. Thanks.

By The Globalizer on 05 May 2013 01:24

Thanks. Got it first try.

By Wingman709 on 30 May 2013 03:29

Darkplayer2 it makes you use the mustang boss 420 428. I cant remember exactly what the numbers are.

By PESTILENCE#7275 on 02 Aug 2013 18:27

It works took 2 tries because i have not drove the mustang boss recently.

By PESTILENCE#7275 on 02 Aug 2013 18:35

Works if I set just the opponent hard dificult?

By MRT Gatti on 08 Oct 2013 12:16

Yes, all you should have to do is switch the difficulty to hard before the race.

By ColonialPie on 13 Oct 2013 03:34

Once I remembered how to rewind... got it! Thanks for this tip.

By xBTCx Corrupted on 13 Oct 2013 09:49

For reference, the plane mustang finished in 2:59.412 when I did it just now.

By GameTagwastaken on 27 Oct 2013 05:00

Got it first try
Thanks

By ParadoxReal8 on 06 Dec 2013 05:38

Got it first try
Thanks

By ParadoxReal8 on 06 Dec 2013 05:41

thank you worked like a charm

By lildevilbmxer on 06 Sep 2014 07:17

Second try... just kiddin, lol. First try! Thanks!

By FireRaiser1985 on 19 Mar 2015 01:04

First try here too. Great solution

By Big rick 1969 on 02 Feb 2016 09:55

thanks man really great solution

By CciHaNn on 03 Sep 2016 14:00

You can use custom mode along as the AI difficulty is on Hard, so you can put braking assists on rewinds and other stuff and still get this.

By iFlyHi on 04 Sep 2016 00:25

First try and I am rubbish at driving games

Thank you

By Beggi Har on 01 Oct 2016 21:58

First try => awesome solution

By Lone Wolf 8720 on 23 Sep 2017 19:45

Dr Seaword solution, works for me at first time, thanks

By castanedajorge on 22 Jun 2020 21:47

Excellent guide. I'm playing through this game in preparation for FH5, and getting every cheevo that I can. Some are unattainable, thanks to online no longer being available, but them's the breaks.

By Trych Master on 25 Jul 2021 09:28

First try! Excellent solution.

By MaxCarnage42 on 13 Apr 2024 18:35

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Dr Seaword

TrueAchievements

08 Sep 2013 21:09

I was able to get this achievement by doing the HORIZON High Noon Balloon challenge. You are racing against a hot air balloon and even with a couple of screw ups I was able to beat the balloon with plenty of time.

08 Sep 2013 21:09

12 Comments

I don't know how this solution gets so little recognition, while the one that suggests that ridiculous plane challenge gets over 100+. Thanks for this solution. +1

By neeker75 on 01 Sep 2014 15:02

It was a close one but it works :)

By ChuckieJ on 11 Nov 2014 03:59

Got it first try, it was close for sure.

By KurbStomped on 27 Apr 2015 02:41

Perfect!!! Got it first try!!! :-)

By Brainiac427 on 27 Jul 2015 14:42

Splendid solution, first attempt and i am self-admittedly shite at driving games so if i can do it using this method anybody should be able to.

By Gloss666 on 13 Sep 2016 21:33

Got it first time :)

By Grazer J on 26 Sep 2016 17:43

Good solution. Got it first try!

By SpookyNannix on 07 Dec 2016 22:10

Excellent solution! Thank you so much. Got it the first try.

By TheAnonymity on 12 Jan 2017 08:59

great solution got it first go

By xONLY INSANEx on 01 Feb 2017 14:49

Great solution! Got it first try!

By caiosantiago on 05 Mar 2017 11:21

Super easy, first try. +1

By SirBaxter77 on 04 Jun 2017 06:00

First time. Thanks

By DunGlen on 30 Sep 2020 22:13

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GesterX

TrueAchievements

23 Oct 2012 09:26

For this achievements the AI Difficulty needs to be set "Hard". Assists settings have no effect on the achievement.

This is easiest to do on the very first race (Horizon Heats). If you've done the Heats event, then your best bet is the yellow wristband events. I personally find the "G-SHOCK Super Sprint" the easiest of the 3.

23 Oct 2012 09:26

2 Comments

I did this in the one on one rival event against Baran, it's a fairly straight race on the highway.
I used the F40, he crashed a couple of times which allowed me to get past him, and hold on for the win

By Scowy on 26 Oct 2012 20:31

Perfect solution thanks

By Iron Man TStark on 25 Jun 2015 18:12

Oobgarm

TrueAchievements

31 Oct 2012 16:56

I actually found that the Star Showdown with Marko (after you get the orange bracelet) was an easy way to get this achievement. It's all fairly straight highway driving except the very end, so all you really need to do is avoid traffic and blow by him. I raced a stock Nissan GT-R Black Edition against him and had no problems, nailed it first try.

31 Oct 2012 16:56

DEG23, Jappe, x360a, Corrupt

XboxAchievements

This can be done on any race but will require you to set the overall difficulty to HARD. Even if you aren’t the greatest at driving games, this isn’t all that difficult as it still enables many of the driver assists including the rewind feature, so don’t be afraid to rewind if you make mistakes along the way. Once you win the race the achievement will unlock.