Actually better than Dirt Rally 2 in some ways.
The graphics are a little crisper with more defined textures. The career mode differs in the way you develop and upgrade the cars and in particular your team, and the physics seem a little more forgiving, particularly with the handling of the RWD cars.
However there is less content here than DR2 ended up with once all it's DLCs were added. DR2 not surprisingly also has more players still competing in the daily, weekly and monthly online events. DR1 does have Pikes Peak though, so probably worth getting just for that. 9.5/10

Actually better than Dirt Rally 2 in some ways. The graphics are a little crisper with more defined textures. The career mode differs in the way you develop and upgrade the cars and in particular your team, and the physics seem a little more forgiving, particularly with the handling of the RWD cars. However there is less content here than DR2 ended up with once all it's DLCs were added. DR2 not surprisingly also has more players still competing in the daily, weekly and monthly online events. DR1 does have Pikes Peak though, so probably worth getting just for that. 9.5/10