First one's in, from IGN!
IGN (360) (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/113/1133106p1.html)- SPOILERS: 9.0/10

More:
Game Informer (PC) (http://gameinformer.com/games/need_for_speed_hot_pursuit/b/pc/archive/2010/11/09/criterion-races-into-pole-position-with-hot-pursuit.aspx\)

Destructoid (360) (http://gameinformer.com/games/need_for_speed_hot_pursuit/b/pc/archive/2010/11/09/criterion-races-into-pole-position-with-hot-pursuit.aspx)

GamesRadar (PS3) (http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/need-for-speed-hot-pursuit/review/need-for-speed-hot-pursuit-super-review/a-20101110151955119088/g-20100614141450907014)

From the sounds of it, it looks VERY much like Burnout Paradise meets NFSHP2. Whether that's a good thing or not, I'll see when I play it.

What I'm looking forward to is changing weather conditions. You can't choose them beforehand like in the classics, though.

I just think the fact they are in there at all, is an achievement in modern game design