The best racing game ever made is getting a truly insane addition

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April 26, 2017 5:55 PM

"Forza Horizon 3" was already the best racing game ever made. It's about to get even better!

This is a real screenshot from "Forza Horizon 3" on the Xbox One. It's a ridiculously gorgeous game.

There are few better games on any modern video game console than "Forza Horizon 3."

It's a killer racing game — the best ever made — but it's also just a fantastic game. One of its strongest features is its variety: There are dozens of cars, SUVs, trucks, and other vehicle types to drive in "Horizon 3," to say nothing of environmental variation. You're just as likely to fly down a twisting coastal highway in this Lamborghini as you are to fly over sand dunes in an off-road buggy.

There's just one thing missing from the massive open-world of "Horizon 3": Fantastical, gravity-defying madness.

That's where the new Hot Wheels expansion comes in!

Check it out below:

First and foremost, the Hot Wheels expansion arrives on May 9 — just a few weeks from now.

As you see in these ridiculous images, the expansion is a completely different take on the typical racing in the "Horizon" racing series.

That means not just Hot Wheels-based cars, but also "miles of looping, banking, giant, iconic, orange Hot Wheels tracks."

But just because they're Hot Wheels cars doesn't mean they're not insanely detailed, as the "Forza" games are known for meticulous craftsmanship.

The expansion contains an entirely new campaign mode that's set on "six new themed islands located off the coast of Australia." The islands are connected by Hot Wheels track, loops and all.

There's still plenty of classic racing — don't worry.

Though, if we're being honest, the most appealing thing here is the entirely new type of racing being introduced.

Flying around turns — high in the air, on a track with no guard rails — is going to be nuts. No doubt we'll be putting the game's rewind function to regular use.

One of the new cars included is this 2016 Jeep Trailcat, an ultra-rare SUV that can't actually be purchased in reality. It was specifically built with the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah in mind.

Here's a closer look at the scale of this expansion — that's a lot of track!

The Hot Wheels expansion arrives on May 9 for both Xbox One and Windows 10 players. You'll need a copy of "Forza Horizon 3" to play it, and you'll need a $34.99 season pass to download it. It's also sold separately from the season pass for $19.99.

But you really need to see this in action to fully appreciate how insane it looks — check out the debut trailer right here:

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