They're trying to find new driving talent for the Nissan Race team, so no arcade handling will be present. As for damage, I'm not sure it's needed in a one car TT race anyway, so don't see that as an issue.
Personally I'm interested in seeing how the physics have changed from GT5P, and how 'real' it feels to drive using a G25 wheel.
We're still a long way off from release date, so I'm not expecting the Academy demo to be that representative of the final game, but it should be a bit of fun in the meantime!
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