This is called Need for Speed Burnout...the cocktail no one would admit was waiting for.
This is, so far, the best arcade racer i've driven, being great at every aspect of the game. The graphics are absolutly amazing, car modeling is realistic, yet driving is n't remotely as "realistic" as Hot Pursuit, but more Burnout-ish. And in the end is the perfect mix between them. I think you already know about the cars being everywhere in the city which i find unique and really brings that something new to the racing genre. The racing is fun yet a bit hard and repetitive at times. The AI is challenging and the city's structure, though might seem small, is complex. I have very little to complain about, being quite irrelevant to the great futures of the game.
This is not Horizon and it doesn't want to be anything near simulator. This is not Most Wanted (2005) and i hate to say it but racing with a Pimp Mobil is so 2005. This is Burnout with licensed cars and mind-blowing police chases.