Yeah its good all round fun and the best bit is the community is constantly developing new cars and maps so one doesn't bored.
Although like I mentioned its got the mud, jungle and rock simulation down right, the desert and dunes maps are basically mud which looks like sand in the game.
But all hope is not lost, I've been following the development of this and should be out soon. Dakar 18 and since majority of the rally is on sand they should get the desert driving simulation right, or atleast I hope they do. Check out the official trailer
Also check out their facebook page for more videos
https://www.facebook.com/dakarthegame/
Oh and @shadow79 I remember Driver and Driver 2 pretty cool with a hip 70s vibe, loved doing burnouts in that! And my all time favourite car sim is GT and if I ever buy a Playstation 3/4/5 or whatever is out at the time will be solely because of GranTurismo