Within the first few seconds of this new Forza Horizon behind the scenes video, there's talk of passion for cars again. Say what you like about Forza; there's no denying that it's always full to the brim with car passion. And so it goes for Forza Horizon, which sees Turn 10 teaming up with Playground Games for a speedy contest across the roads of America.

There's miles and miles of roads of varying surfaces, including asphalt, gravel and sand, with traffic on the roads and fences to drive through of you want to take shortcuts. "It's not just about racing against opponents," says Forza man, Dan Greenawalt in the vid. " It's about racing against the world."

The team is also very excited about night racing and "the new layer of challenge" it'll bring to Forza Horizon. Check out the sweet behind the scenes video below, then get ready to race against the world when Forza Horizon launches on October 23rd in North America and October 26th in Europe.