Two words: BAD ASS!
It took a few minutes to adjust to this one... I'm a huge fan of Burnout: Revenge, and not being able to plow through traffic in Paradise was a little off-putting at first. After a bit of play however, I'm a bigger fan of the new game than I was its predecessor! As you progress, you get better cars; cars that CAN plow through traffic
The map is HUGE. It's an open world with no levels. In the same vein as some of the newer Need For Speed series games, you drive around an expansive city/countryside looking for races & challenges. In between the races & challenges there is a lot to see... and crash.