head to head
vs
Forza Motorsport 4vsGran Turismo 7
Forza Motorsport 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Gran Turismo 7 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Forza Motorsport 4Gran Turismo 7
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Gran Turismo 7 leans harder on variance: Tire wear and weather add modest randomness.
Optimization6 vs 8
Gran Turismo 7 leans harder on optimization: Car setup, tuning, and pit strategy heavily decisive.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.