Well, I guess you must've played it back in the day to really feel the reason for a remake.
Anyhow, POD was one of those games that showcased Intel's then new MMX-technology. It didn't look too much different from the non-MMX version though.
Yeah, I remember POD - it came free with quite a few graphics cards at the time here in the UK - and let's face it, the storyline for a racing game is never going to be the greatest. ;) It was a pretty cool racer, though, even though it looked no different on my friends P166MMX and my vanilla P133 (which, IIRC, was below min spec but still played it fine...)