This is still the game I compare every open-world racer to. And they all lack that tight frantic city racing that this game got so right.
Honestly, I wasn't able to re-play that game since my PS3 died a few years before the PS4 was released, so there is probably a heavy dose of nostalgia mixed in. Still, I really miss this game and there are these days when I almost buy a PS3 just to play that one again...

PS: Actually bought a PS3 again mostly to play this game again 😅