Can PMR 2.0 Compete? GT500 EVO at Takimiya Circuit

Описание: Instead of grinding through this week’s all‑snow Fly By Rally, I decided it was finally time to sit down with Project Motor Racing’s Update 2.0 and share some honest thoughts. This update lands alongside the Japanese GT500 Pack, which adds nine cars across two eras: early‑2000s JGTC‑style GT500 machines and the current GT500 EVO cars, plus the new Takimiya Circuit, PMR’s version of Okayama under a license‑free name. I load into a mix of the classic and modern GT500s and spend my session running laps around Takimiya to see whether this update moves the sim closer to the competition.

The short version is that I am underwhelmed by Update 2.0 overall, but there are clear bright spots. Handling and force feedback still feel inconsistent from car to car and corner to corner, echoing long‑running complaints that PMR can be excellent one moment and oddly disconnected the next, which hurts confidence over a full run. The wider sim package also continues to struggle with polish: UI and flow are better than at launch but still clunky compared with other modern titles, and there are enough rough edges that it is hard to recommend PMR as a primary sim right now.

On the positive side, the GT500 content itself is a lot of fun. The early‑2000s cars have that classic high‑downforce GT character, and the newer GT500 EVOs feel properly wild, with big grip and big speed that suit PMR’s strengths when everything lines up. Takimiya is also a strong addition: the layout, flow, and references line up closely enough with other Okayama versions that it feels immediately familiar and drivable, and visually it is one of the better environments in the sim.

So my verdict in this video is mixed but hopeful. I like the spirit of the GT500 pack and think Takimiya is a genuinely good track, yet Update 2.0 still leaves Project Motor Racing short of the consistency and refinement it needs to stand shoulder‑to‑shoulder with today’s top‑tier sims. I am still rooting for the team behind PMR, but there is a lot of work left if they want this platform to be taken seriously in a crowded sim racing landscape.

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