head to head
vs
Dirt RallyvsTOCA Race Driver 3
Dirt Rally leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); TOCA Race Driver 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dirt RallyTOCA Race Driver 3
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Dirt Rally leans harder on execution: Unforgiving car control on loose surfaces is the entire test
Reads0 vs 1
TOCA Race Driver 3 leans harder on reads: AI rivals race aggressively but predictably.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.