Every Skill in Forza Horizon 6, Explained

Car Skills are back in Forza Horizon 6, and they are still one of the easiest ways to accidentally spend thirty minutes driving in circles instead of progressing the campaign. One Near Miss turns into a Drift Tap, which turns into a Wreckage chain, and suddenly the game is throwing Skill Points at you like candy.

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That said, the game also ties several meaningful rewards directly into its Skill system through the Collection Journal and Wristband progression. So yes, smashing vending machines while you’re exploring Japan does technically count as career advancement.

Keep reading for a full breakdown of every Skill currently available in FH6 and what you actually get for performing them.

Every Forza Horizon 6 Skill and How to Do Them

Some Skills happen naturally during races, while others seem to have been specifically designed by Playground Games to make players terrorize roadside infrastructure for points. If you are hunting for a particular entry, Ctrl+F (or the “Find in Page” option in your browser) is absolutely your best friend here.

All Driving & Racing Skills in FH6

Most of these are tied to aggressive overtakes, clean racing, and driving dangerously close to traffic without immediately turning your car into scrap:

SkillDescription

Airborne Pass	Perform an Air and Pass skill at the same time.
Clean Start	Avoid colliding with any opponents at the beginning of a race event.
Daredevil	Perform 3 Near Miss Skills in quick succession.
Hard Charger	Perform a Burnout Skill and then a Speed Skill within 35 seconds.
Lucky Escape	Perform a Near Miss skill whilst driving.
Show Off	Perform a Pass Skill whilst drifting.
Slingshot	Perform a Drafting Skill and Pass skill in quick succession.
Stuntman	Perform an Air Skill quickly followed by a Near Miss Skill.
Threading the Needle	Drive between two close cars at a high speed without touching them.
Trading Paint	Brush past a traffic vehicle at high speed without having a serious collision.
Triple Pass	Perform 3 Pass Skills in quick succession.
Ultimate Clean Racing	Avoid colliding with any opponents while racing.
Ultimate Drafting	Drive directly behind another vehicle during a race event.
Ultimate Near Miss	Closely pass a traffic vehicle at a high speed without hitting it.
Ultimate Pass	Closely overtake an opponent in a race event without hitting them.
Ultimate Skill Chain	Perform multiple skills in succession.
Ultimate Speed	Drive above 100 mph (161 km/h) for a short distance.

All Air & Stunt Skills in FH6

These mostly reward airtime, awkward landings, and sending your car off ramps with far more confidence than common sense:

SkillDescription

Barrel Roll	Launch off a ramp with only one side of your vehicle on it. Your vehicle should twist through the air and land on all four wheels.
Crash Landing	Perform an Air Skill and then smash an object within 1.5 seconds.
Ebisu Style	Perform a Drift Skill and then perform an Air Skill within 0.5 seconds.
Kangaroo	Perform three Air Skills in quick succession.
Two Wheels	Keep the wheels on one side of your vehicle on the ground while the opposite side stays in the air.
Ultimate Air	Get all wheels off the ground.

All Drift & Handling Skills in FH6

FH6 still loves rewarding stylish driving, especially if your car looks seconds away from completely losing control:

SkillDescription

Drift Tap	Gently tap an object with the rear of your vehicle while drifting.
Sideswipe	Smash an object with the side of your vehicle while drifting.
Ultimate Drift	Accelerate while turning to make the vehicle slide while counter-steering to maintain control.
Ultimate E-Drift	Use the e-brake while turning at speed to force the vehicle into a slide.
Ultimate J-Turn	Use the e-brake while reversing to spin the vehicle around before accelerating forward.
Ultimate One-Eighty	Use the e-brake to spin your vehicle around and accelerate in the opposite direction.

All Burnout & Destruction Skills in FH6

This category mostly revolves around tire smoke, property damage, and not lifting off the throttle:

SkillDescription

Ultimate Burnout	Apply full throttle from a standing start to spin up your tires.
Ultimate Wreckage	Smash an object without losing too much speed.
Wrecking Ball	Smash 8 objects in quick succession.

All Smashable Object Skills in FH6

Some of these object-specific Skills are strangely personal against public property:

SkillDescription

Abominable	Smash a snow monster tree.
Bamboom!	Smash bamboo.
Bullion for You	Smash a treasure chest.
Clean Sweep	Smash a garbage bin.
Feat of Clay	Smash a potted plant.
Feed Me!	Smash a vending machine.
Landscaping	Perform multiple Wreckage skills with fences in quick succession.
Lumberjack	Smash through a tree stump or a pile of logs.
Road Open	Smash a roadworks barricade.
Shredder	Smash skis.
Under The Sea	Smash a seaweed farm.
Waterworks	Smash a fire hydrant.
Wrong Number	Smash a phone box.

Every Reward Tied to Skills in Forza Horizon 6

Performing a Skill for the first time rewards you with 10 Horizon Festival Points through the Collection Journal. Since there are 45 Skills total, that adds up to 450 points tied to this section alone, which is, of course, a pretty substantial chunk of early campaign and Wristband progression without touching half the map yet. You also get some decent rewards for reaching certain milestones here:

• 100 Points: Applause (Car Horn)
• 200 Points: “I’ve got the skills to pay the bills!” (Forza Link Phrase)
• 300 Points: Wheelspin
• 400 Points: Formula Drift #117 599 GTB Fiorano (Car)
• 450 Points: Wheelspin

Then there are Skill Points themselves. Every drift, wreckage combo, burnout, and near-death traffic maneuver feeds directly into your Car Mastery progression. This is still one of the fastest ways to farm Wheelspins and Super Wheelspins in Forza Horizon 6, something we’ve covered in much more detail in our dedicated Super Wheelspin farming guide.

Which Forza Horizon 6 Skill gave you the most trouble so far, and which ones are you farming constantly for Skill Points? Let us know in the comments below!