head to head
vs
Forza HorizonvsTop Gear 2
Forza Horizon leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Top Gear 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Forza HorizonTop Gear 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Forza Horizon leans harder on execution: Driving skill with assists off carries every event
Reads1 vs 0
Forza Horizon leans harder on reads: AI drivatars follow patterns; casual online adds little
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.