For Slightly Mad Studios, the Need for Speed name was clearly a mixed blessing. A whole garage full of licensed cars and circuits, plus a guaranteed baseline level of success thanks to the well-known brand, had to be weighed against the fact that racing-gameby-committee didn’t fit with Slightly Mad’s hardline simulation stance.
If you really want to try this game out during its development process, you can pay as little as 10 euros (or near $15) and you'll be able to play monthly builds. Not only that, but you'll get a discount on the game's final release. If you're not satisfied, I believe you can get a refund.
Read all the info about them here.
http://www.wmdportal.com/