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DiRT Rally 2.0vsForza Motorsport 7
DiRT Rally 2.0 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Forza Motorsport 7 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
DiRT Rally 2.0Forza Motorsport 7
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
DiRT Rally 2.0 leans harder on execution: Millimetre steering corrections at speed define stage time
Reads1 vs 2
Forza Motorsport 7 leans harder on reads: Online racecraft adds light human positioning play
Variance4 vs 2
DiRT Rally 2.0 leans harder on variance: Hidden surface cuts, gravel buildup and weather are unmappable mid-stage
Optimization6 vs 6
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.