R - Racing Evolution - Gran Turismo Beater?

Thanks to Gamepro, we have a new interview with Namco's Isao Nakamura, producer of the latest in the Ridge Racer series, R:Racing Evolution. The interview discusses how Nakamura has "..changed the power slide oriented gameplay of RR to a more realistic feel", and also mentions that there are licensed cars and off-road rally tracks in the game. This is a move sure to set up even more comparisons with the Gran Turismo series, although this is tricky so far, since Gran Turismo 4 was playable at E3, and R:Racing Evolution was only shown in rolling demo form.