I wish Rockstar goes back to this series and release one for PC as well. Although I wouldn't be able to play it due to GPU prices lol but I won't go far into the off topic.
This game is racing at its best. I used to be a die hard Underground 2/Most Wanted/Carbon fan, until I played this game for 30 minutes. The music, the different arcade powers of cars, and motorcycles? Like seriously, bikes? The races don't have the cookie-cutter visual walls of NFS series, which is a big deal, because in some races, you can take 10+ routes to the checkpoint. Checkpoints (waypoints) are where you should be driving, so instead of a wall, this game gives you flares. There are multiple flares in a race, and only one flare will be visible (co-ordinations of the next flare will be visible on the map however, so you can better tune in for the next waypoint. That was what sold me this game. No walls to stop you from committing too much in a cross road, and also giving you the choice of routes for winning a race. There are also championship races that include race tracks with only one route to tack. They are so difficult.
Oh, and I love Salleen S7.