Arcade even on sim mode. Car graphics looks like wax. Scenery looks fine. FWD oversteers on throttle. FFB is completely weird when you hit tarmac. Not bad if played with a gamepad, though.
If you stick to better upgraded AWD WRC level cars it's quite enjoyable, but to get there you'll wade through a slow career first.
It's an arcade racer that tries to be a sim but fails miserably. Don't buy it if you're after a sim, there's only one option, RBR if you're after an arcade game you might like it but I'd consider looking at 1nsane instead
You said you want new rally game, but do you have Richard Burns Rally? If you want any kind of sim aspect from the rally game, it's the only choice. RBR's availability might be quite crap on stores but eBay is the savior.