I think gta games now, like gta 4 and 5 are more about racing. Before with Gta 3, Vice City, and San Andreas, racing wasn't really that fun because you had to be careful in not wrecking your car, otherwise it would blow up and cars easily get damaged fast in those games. Now, racing is fun, cars don't get damaged so easily, and also not as frustrating to race as in previous gta titles.