I'm absolutely the person who completely wrote this game off back at release just from the marketing and subtitle/sponsor alone. Juiced 1 has nostalgia, and was a decent first effort for a first time studio, but couldn't compete with the likes of Need for Speed Underground 2.
Juiced 2 meanwhile... it actually can.
Featuring customization that's better than most modern games for both your car and character, a fantastic drift mode, pink slips + betting, and even a damage model that allows bumpers to hang on the edges of your vehicle while driving, the attention to detail in this game is impressive to this day.
Damn you THQ for tricking me into thinking it was just DOAX but Cars.
P.S. Game is best played on 7th-gen consoles, PC & 6th gen have some missing features or have gameplay quirks when raising the frame-rate.