@Sentry87 -- I'm aware you associate "racing" with certain sanctioned motorsports and expect that from your racing sims. I'm aware that's what you read from the 'R' in C.A.R.S. That's an association, not a definition.
This to me has always been a huge part of the appeal of pCARS. I've always seen it as a sort of Gran Turismo for people who actually like racing, and race cars. Instead of just cars in general. A little bit of everything all across the spectrum including street and track-day cars, but focused on racing instead of whatever exactly GT was focused on(because it sure was never professional motorsport).
Gran Turismo's original focus was on depicting a range of cars that included everyday models that more players could relate to. In the 1990s, it was not so uncommon for sims to exclusively feature roadcars, like the earliest Test Drive titles,
The Need for Speed, or
Viper Racing for example, but such titles were conceived as thrilling showcases of expensive sportscars. GT went downmarket a bit while offering a larger roster to choose from.
By the time of GT4, the objective had essentially turned into becoming an interactive encyclopedia of automotive history; a torch that Forza now carries all by itself with
GT Sport's deviation from that mission, though GTS retains an educational vibe.
I miss GT's encyclopedic roster of cars, which is about the only reason I'm thinking of coming back to GT after more than fifteen years and picking up GT7 whenever it arrives. GT's bias toward cool old economy cars and JDMs and so forth was always a bit more to my liking than Forza's bias toward U.S. & European makes and higher-performance models.
I'm a guy who's more fascinated by a 4-cylinder 1980s car with rad rear window louvers or a crazy old-fashioned digital dashboard than a Ferrari or a Mustang Mach 1.
PCARS touches on my taste in cars too with its historic 1960s-1980s content. 👍
