I just started playing this last night. Looks good with a lot of challanging courses, but you just don't have a realistic impression of speed. I was consistantly understeering into the wall of a turn on one track untill I realized that I was over 100mph going into the turn. Never had a clue that I was going that fast untill I saw the speedo. I don't want to check the gauge to know how fast I'm going, I want to drive by the seat of my pants!
My fav is still the original Need For Speed with that edge of your seat, desperate concentration needed to navigate thru the blurred scenery. Not as realistic as other games by any means, but more fun.