I fixed it for you, what kind of sane executive from Toyota would allow their car to be turned to a weaponized technical for a racing game? Arcade racing games died for a good reason and it isn't creativity related. It's just the prestige of real cars makes more money and attract more attention than Ridge Racer selling you a strangereal car that resembles x brand.
You're trying to fix something that wasn't broken to begin with. I'm not asking for every Toyota, ford, or Chrysler vehicle to get wrecked. What I am asking for is for these racing games to have some goddamn personality and style. You can have personality and style without turning into wrecked junk. But if these pricey cars all got wrecked, then I wouldn't be crying or complaining. These car dealerships and companies got more than enough money so they're crocodile tears have no effect on me. Arcade racers aren't completely dead, since the lower budgets and Indies are keeping them alive nice and fine. Besides, the Hollywood movie and TV industry, destroy, blow up, manhandle, or wreck some type of car everyday. Yet the same dealerships don't cry to them or get upset when a specific car gets destroyed. Unless it's a new one that came out the same year, but even then it's not exactly immune all the time.
The prestige of real race cars wears out it's welcome when a game is dull, lifeless, and boring. The prestige only stays to those in denial or want everything to be super "realistic". Basically, the super nerds with nothing better to do in their lives and would not know fun if the bit them in the groin.
Once again, you don't know a damn thing.