I could bob and weave in GTA IV too though, it just took a bit more finesse and actually maybe having to brake once and a while.
Pulling off a drift around a corner was immensely satisfying too, you were sideways way before the actual turn.
In GTA V I was doing jumps, offroad, in a sports car and if you were running from the police you were constantly driving a boat anyway because they always managed to shoot out your tires while you're flying down the streets.