Can anyone quickly confirm how long the load times are for an average race?
Once the game installs the particular track for the first time you ever play it (install is now done completely in the background), it takes 20 seconds from the entering the event from the menu until you are prompted to the start.
All menus are literally flying compared to GT5, it is 100% streamlined experience. Ability to recall the garage, cars and tuning menu from anywhere by pressing start is a given as well.
GTAuto operations are also fast and responsive. Change oil, chamge rims, whatever. Few seconds for anything.
Only slow thing is loading/saving the cars into the Depository garage (cars you own but you don't want to have them on the main list). Game probably holds them in the separate part of the game file and have to completely overwrite/recall them. However, I guess that will not be oftenly used so it is not a big deal at all.