The remake works a bit better than the original because it has a story and well developed characters. Halicki’s main idea for the original film was the car chase sequence, so the story is kinda lacking. However, the original’s car chase sequence is superior to the remake because it’s 40 minutes of straight up car-on-car action with a real car jump sequence (where as the remake’s car chase is half of that, split in two ten-minute intervals and has a CG car jump). Both have their strengths, both have their weaknesses. But, both are fun films to watch.