Majority of the real car mods are of poor quality, usually models from other racing games slapped on top of a vanilla physics structure, leading to inaccurate driving/crashing physics.

The graphics were slightly downgraded in 2015, but were improved in version 0.23.

And damage model is more drastically limited than the BeamNG cars.

Cars imported from Automation lack interiors and they feel a lot different than other cars.

Since a recent update added PBR materials the game looks better than ever.

Tire models were not the best, but they were improved in version 0.22.

Developers were experienced from a 2005 game called Rigs Of Rods, which is a similar simulation game with great, albeit buggy crash physics.

Lots of vehicles, from a modern hatchback/crossover (Cherrier Vivace/Tograc) to a 50s sedan (Burnside Special) to a Japanese rally-inspired sports sedan (Hirochi Sunburst Sport RS), an 80s European midsize (ETK I-Series), a Japanese rear-engined shooting brake (Hirochi SBR4 TTS2), a three-wheeler (Ibishu Pigeon/Wigeon), and a German sports car (ETK K-Series) and they all feature detailed customization!.

However, the traffic AI is rather basic at best and you might need the know-how in teaching the AI in terms of pathing.

The Traffic app added in late 2019 makes the game even more realistic.You can import cars to the game from Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game as of 0.13.You can make your own gameplay in Free Roam mode.The new game engine, Torque3D, runs better than CryEngine 3.The game runs well and seldom lags even on big maps.

It is priced perfectly at US$25, and even gets discounted during the usual Steam sales.Tons of mods that include additional cars (including real ones such as the Koenigsegg CCX) and maps (such as the Burnout Paradise map, albeit WIP), which are free.While it is still in an alpha, it still shows that the developers care about the game.Has the best car physics out of any game in modern gaming history, even if compared to a game with great crash physics (such as Grand Theft Auto IV).

Beamng