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You are correct, but the game itself? No. Rockstar put so much thought into GTA4, and GTA5 seems to go more for graphics.
I'd rather have a car that slides around with a faint touch of realism than an arcade-style handling where you can smash into a wall at 150 kmh and come out with a broken headlight and scratches.

Fair enough. You will just have to get the realism mod when it comes... they always make one for cars/NPCs/yourself so when you take damage you actually do take damage and don't fly around like a ragdoll :p