I expect games to make sense and be fun, even in early access.
Attracting the attention of the police by bumping their cars makes sense; attracting their attention by repeatedly bumping their cars until they explode does not.
Taking down opponents is fun; finally pulling next to an opponent only to be forced off into the dirt & brush by a sharp turn nearly every single time is not.
Crashing in that dirt & brush then being reset on the road makes sense; being reset on a completely different road which ends at sudden vertical drop does not.