yeah, the environments look really nice. I remember watching an episode of Top Gear where they look for the best driving roads and wanted a game with courses that looked like those did. Forza 3 seems close enough.
I don't know if I'll buy it, though. Shift looks more interesting right now because it's compared to PGR. It depends on if I'm burned out on racing games. Or if they let me use my Logitech wheel to play the game.