A title that, at the time, felt like the absolute zenith of the series, it's shining monument. History alas, has shown this to be the case in a much different way. A metric truck load of content, but content that would continue to linger in the series for nearly a decade afterwards. The true beginning of Polyphony huffing their own farts to a substantial degree. AI problems that still are not fixed even today. And a game that while good, is weighed down by the power of hindsight and knowledge that many of the problems faced by GT today, really originate from this title.