This guide also takes a look at the fastest car in the game, customization and paint job options, and ways to unlock all perks in the game. Forza Horizon 2 is developed by Playground Games and Sumo Digital, while being published by Microsoft Studios. Check out the complete game guide below and let us know if you have any questions in the comments section below.

Skill Points:

In Forza Horizon 2 there are a number skills that can be purchased in order to gain new abilities for your driver, These will help players out in winning races and challenges as well as aiding the player in unlocking other skills. Below is a list of all skills, points required, and their effects.

Cost: 1 Point

• X Everywhere -Earn XP for skill chains.
• Drift Star -Increases Drift skills by 10%.
• It’s not easy being clean -Increases clean skills by 10%.
• Slipstream -Increases drafting skills by 10%.
• Street Racer -Drivatar races will earn you an extra 25% more credits for winning races.

Cost: 2 Points

• Bribe Ride -Votes for online road trips count 2 votes.
• Clubbed Up -Earn 0% more extra XP from club bonuses.
• Daily Double -Payouts earn the player double rewards.
• Ghost King -Ghost slate will last for 2 more seconds when the player becomes king.
• Hot Lapper -10% more credits will be earner for rival events.
• Immune System -Start games of infected for a ghosted state of 15 seconds.
• Profit Share -Earn 25% more credit for tuning and on paint downloads.
• Risk Taker -Skills increase by 10%.

Cost: 3 Points

• Bounty Hunter -Drivatars will become marked for extra credits.
• Discount Parts -10% discount on all parts.
• Hang On -Skill chains will last 1 second longer.
• Life in the fast lane – 10% increase in Event Finish XP.
• Most Wanted -25% extra XP will be earned from speed traps and zones when driving above 150mph.
• Paparazzi -Cars needed for the Horizon promo will become marked.
• Show Off -Skills in free roam will earn an extra 25%.
• Skill Shortcut -Skill chains build up quicker by 2x.

Cost: 5 Points

• Bargain Hunter -All cars at the Autoshow will get a 10% discount.
• Fast travel anywhere -Fast travel anywhere you want.
• It’s a lottery -Better prizes will be awarded at Horizon wheelspin.
• Skill legend -Skill multiplier will increase up to 6.

Barn Find Locations And Other Collectibles:

In Forza Horizon 2 there are a number of barns that must be found, should the player wish to find hidden vehicles to add to his or her collection. Below is a video guide showing all the known locations of the barns and the vehicles that they contain. (Storage Hunter Achievement)

150 reward board collectibles

Sisteron Reward Boards

Castelletto Reward Boards

The Fastest Car in the game:

Customization and paint jobs guide:

Money and XP Guides:

Forza Horizon 2 has exploits for earning money and XP at a faster rate than simply completing races and upgrading. Below you will see a list of glitches and techniques along with a corresponding video guide for each one.

Easy Money and XP 

Money glitch

Fast Easy Money $50,000

How To Get Easy Skill Points To Unlock All 25 Perks (The Chosen One Achievement) 

$50,000 in less than 30 seconds

Unlimited XP & Skill Points Glitch

Unlimited Credit/Money Exploit 

How to Earn Money Fast (77K in 2 Minutes)

Achievements: 

Forza Horizon 2 contains a number of achievements that can be found by completing tasks and finding hidden collectibles. See the video guides below.

Follow That Car Achievement

Human GPS Achievement

Stone Cold Skiller Achievement

Photographer Achievement

Smash Happy Achievement

(This achievement requires finding all XP boards from no.1-100. See video guides below)

XP Board locations 1-25

XP Board locations 26-50

XP Board locations 51-75

XP Board locations 76-100

Cruise Club Achievement

Super Meet Boy Achievement

Wanderlust Achievement

Number One Achievement

The Train’s in Vain Achievement

Welcome To Nice Achievement

Welcome to Sisteron Achievement

Welcome to Horizon Europe

Welcome to San Giovanni Achievement/Driver for Hire Achievement

Gold Wristband Achievement

Note: This guide will updated once we have more information about the game.