Maybe it was the fact that everyone was dogging on this so hard, but I just finished watching it. I actually enjoyed it. I was really young when the original came out and I remember loving the car and all that, but this new series could be good in time. Sure, a lot of the acting wasn't the best and some of the driving scenes (from a distance) scenes looked pretty poor, but for two hours I sat and watched this and was entertained.
It reminds me of Viper in a lot of ways which I also enjoyed. Everyone on here seems to hate remakes or re-imaginations, but I for one will stand up and say I like it and look forward to the series.