Forza Horizon 6 Best JDM Cars: Skylines, Supras & RX-7s
The best JDM cars in Forza Horizon 6, set in Japan: top Nissan GT-R, Supra, RX-7 and Skyline picks for street, touge, drift and drag, plus how to get them.
This Is the JDM Game
Forza Horizon 6 is set in Japan, and it shows in the car list. JDM representation is deeper here than in any previous Horizon, with Honda fielding one of the largest single-manufacturer lineups in the game. You get the Skylines, the Supras, the RX-7s, the GT-Rs, the lot, and the map is built for them: neon Tokyo streets, the famous touge passes like Irohazaka and Mt Haruna, mountain switchbacks that were basically designed for tuner cars.
So if you came to FH6 to build the JDM dream garage, this is the right place to do it. The trick is matching each car to what it actually does well, because “best JDM car” depends entirely on whether you are drifting a mountain pass, drag racing the Festival Kilometre, or grinding street races through the city.
The game is eleven days old, so these are current early-meta picks and the list will shift with patches. Check the in-game stats for exact PI before you buy.
The Top JDM Pick: 2024 Nissan GT-R NISMO
Start here. The 2024 GT-R NISMO is the standout JDM car in the early meta and one of the best S1 cars in the whole game. It is monstrous on the touge thanks to its AWD grip and balance, strong on street races, and a genuine drag contender too. There are early events where two GT-Rs end up filling the top slots of a “best cars” list, which tells you how dominant the platform is right now.
Even better, the GT-R NISMO is a Collection Journal reward, so you have a clear path to it through normal play rather than just buying it. If you build one JDM car in FH6, build this one.
Best for Street and Touge
The Japan map lives and dies on its mountain roads, and these are the JDM cars that own them.
Nissan Skyline GT-R R32
The R32 “Godzilla” is the classic touge weapon and it holds up here. With its AWD system and a strong tuning ceiling, a built R32 can run with much newer machinery on the mountain passes. It is also one of the iconic cars people specifically come to FH6 to drive on Japanese roads, and the game delivers exactly that fantasy.
Honda NSX or Acura NSX Type S
The NSX is a balanced mid-engine street car that flatters your driving on twisty roads. The Acura NSX Type S in particular shows up on early lists as a top-tier S1 all-rounder. If you want a JDM car that is fast without being a handful on the touge, this is a smooth, forgiving pick.
Best for Drift
The mountain passes are made for sideways driving, and a few JDM cars are drift royalty.
Nissan Silvia / S15
A Nissan Silvia is the textbook drift car: RWD, light, and endlessly tunable. One of the three free starter cars is the Silvia K, which leans drift, so you can begin building your drift skills the moment you start the game. Step up to an S15-based build and you have one of the best drift platforms in the JDM stable.
Mazda RX-7
The RX-7 is a drift legend for a reason. The rotary scream, the perfect balance, the light RWD chassis, it all adds up to a car that loves to hang the tail out through a corner. Tune it for drift, take it up the touge, and it is one of the most satisfying cars in the game.
Best for Drag
JDM and drag racing go together, and FH6 has the cars for it.
Toyota Supra (A80) and 2020 GR Supra
The Supra is the JDM drag icon. The classic A80 with its 2JZ is a tuner’s dream that makes huge power, while the modern GR Supra is a versatile pick that also drifts well. Either one, tuned for the strip, is a serious Festival Kilometre contender.
Nissan GT-R Black Edition R35 Forza Edition
For pure drag performance, the GT-R Black Edition R35 Forza Edition is the JDM weapon. It pushes past 300 mph and launches hard thanks to AWD. It is the JDM answer when you want maximum trap speed on the drag strip.
How to Get and Build Them
Most of these come straight from the Autoshow for credits. The GT-R NISMO comes through the Collection Journal, and the Forza Edition GT-R is a reward car you chase through play. The free Silvia K starter gets your drift career going on day one.
For tuning, match the build to the job: AWD and grip tunes for touge and street, light RWD drift tunes for the passes, long gearing and launch tuning for the drag strip. The community posts JDM tune share codes for every popular car inside the game, so search the car name in the tune browser for a tested setup.
One detail worth knowing: the engine swap pool is wider in FH6 than in past games, and that opens up older JDM cars in a big way. A classic Skyline or an RX-7 that felt underpowered stock can take a modern swap and jump up multiple classes, which keeps the iconic shapes relevant instead of stranding them in low brackets. So do not write off an older JDM car because its stock numbers look weak. Check what it can swap to first. Half the joy of the JDM scene in this game is taking a cheap, beloved old shell and building it into something that runs with the hypercars on the touge.
The Starter JDM Garage
Earn the 2024 GT-R NISMO through the Collection Journal as your do-everything S1 car. Build a Nissan Silvia or RX-7 for the touge drift runs. Add a Supra when you want a drag and street all-rounder. That trio covers the JDM fantasy this game was built around.
Every pick here is early meta and will shift with patches. Check the in-game stats and grab a current tune share code before you commit credits.