It would, but I have Shift and I hate the car handling with a passion. It's no better with a wheel too, so I thought it would put a newcomer off pretty quickly. The cars have too much weight and not enough grip, it's like trying to steer the worlds largest slippery turd around an ice rink, with a big pivot in the middle. Personally, I don't get why a lot of people find it so playable! I've got a lot of racing games and it's by far the biggest disappointment.
Couldn't agree more, it reminds me of those really old arcade racers where the car pivot to signify turning while remaining in the same place. Looked great, played horribly. Dirt 2 is my favourite of late, and dirt 3 looks to be a great return to the values we want. Grid and dirt are where it's at until then
