Just another grinder car collection game. Where you have to waste time on stupid side missions to get the cars you want. I don't want to go shopping, I just want to drive.
I rewatched it and I don't have the impression you got. Or do you simply mean you will need to play the game to get in-game money to then buy a car you want? That's a part of how TDU games work. Yes, it's not the type of games where you start the game and then can select whatever car you like.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1249970/view/3639508923218266317 New info dropped a few days ago. The game won't throw tons of cars at you like other open-world games, instead it will be a TDU1/2-style process, with free walking in dealerships, looking at and interacting with vehicles, choosing paint colors, interiors, rims, test driving to try the car out. Sounds very promising. Some performance tuning will also be available. Not sure how to interpret this info from the official website regarding houses: Will it be our only house? Or one of many?