I do think some of the day/dusk lighting and tracks, interior windscreen graphics and physics top some of Dirt 4 having played back to back Maybe the photomode helps but driving the tracks they seem more realistic than I remember.
After the huge DiRT 4 disappointment I have been playing SLRE like mad. What a fantastic game. Just time trialing against Loeb's ghost keeps me entertained for hours. What great physics, great stages, great car list. Just loving it. It runs great on the PS4 Pro. @torque99 I agree, the game looks much better than it did when I platinumed it over a year a go.
Finland isn't the best-looking location but here's some intense Loeb ghost action: