Much like the first, but slightly expanded. Still pretty clever in that it has no front end, you drive or warp to anything you want to do. Very multiplayer-centric which is not so good for people like me who hate other human beings.
Unusually a lot of the extra challenges (not championships) seems to be based on driving slowly and carefully. Like driving women home who are carsick. In a luxury automobile. Right. There seems to be a strong emphasis on just cruising around and looking at the scenery which is all very pretty.
Some good variety. There's offroad in this one, but it feels a bit tacked on. Like asphalt driving but a bit slipperier. Basically if you're interested in offroad you're probably going to play a rally or offroad specific game like Dirt or Fuel.
Lots of unnecessary shit like houses and clothes and plastic surgery (really) to buy. If you want a fairly middle of the road racer with no big surprises, you could do worse.