Want to give this a go finally. Ridge Racer just disappoints me after all the hype, wanna try GT

I read 4 is the best a lot but people are just nostalgiafagging right? Is Is 5 or 7 the best?

The only thing that always prevented me from giving this series a shot is that it looks very quantity > quality and like it doesn't have a lot of personality and tries too hard to be realistic and mature, maybe factor this into your recommendation