Forza Motorsport received universal acclaim according to the review aggregation website Metacritic, and received a Gold sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom.

The NPD Group reported that in its release month the game sold over 100,000 copies in North America.

[1] There are 231 cars in Forza Motorsport ranging from a Honda Civic to supercars such as the Enzo Ferrari and Le Mans race prototypes such as the Audi R8.

There is a wide range of tuning available including tire pressure, which changes during races due to temperature, downforce, gear ratios and limited slip differential.

More noticeably, spoilers can be knocked off cars, bumpers dangle from their supports, paint can be scraped off and windows can be smashed completely.

In addition to these, Forza Motorsport also contains a wide variety of autocross, oval, and dragstrip courses.

Objects can be change in shape, scale and color, which allowed for players to create custom designs and liveries.

[2] A custom soundtrack was composed by DJ Junkie XL, which features 56 original music tracks.

"[16] It was developed to display in high definition at 480p, and supports Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.

[36] The NPD Group reported that in its release month the game sold over 100,000 copies in North America.

[37] Forza Motorsport received universal acclaim according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

[39] GameSpot's Brian Ekberg noted how well the game balanced accessibility and pleasing genre fans.

"[40] The Times also gave it all five stars, saying that "the really ingenious element is the Drivatar AI, in which the computer learns your driving technique.

"[34] The Sydney Morning Herald gave it four-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "Car handling is demanding, but beginners can instantly have fun, thanks to helpful driving assists and generous early prizes.

"[41] However, Jim Schaefer of Detroit Free Press gave it three stars out of four, saying, "man, is this game difficult, even on the easy setting.