Pretty much. The thing that struck me as odd about PGR is that there was never a specific avatar as such (you choose your racer at the start, but that's almost literally the last you see of them), at least not as much as GT5 or any of the other racing games that have progression... yet it's very much a distinct game that (to me, at least) has a defining look and feel to it. You know there'll be slick menus (PGR3 and 4 stepped it up massively in this regard... and nothing's come close to matching it since IMO), great videos and a good selection of music. Little details are never overlooked either, so you'll hear squeaky windscreen wipers, aquaplane across puddles (in)conveniently placed around corners and crack rear-vision mirrors when tussling with opponents.
Oh, and that Kudos "click".