Id say yes!.
When you first shoot at the gas tank of a car it doesnt blow up.
It merely blows away the lid and starts leaking petrol.
Maybe even if you fire from the gas lid and down it will start leaking.. a few leaking holes would be nice.. now if you blow out a tire so it starts sliding and starts driving on the rims and sparks start flying.. you get the idea.. KABOOOM!
Cmon.. who drives the same car for 60 minutes??
Simply have speedometer and a tripcounter telling how far you have driven ( it was already in VC where there was a counter for travelling in various ways such as on foot and bikes and cars.
The longer you drive the more the gas goes down ( ofc the faster you go counts too )
Imagine doing cop missions ( like in SA)
Instead of having to pretty much blow up the villans car you pop the tires out the window or from the policebike then either somhow arrests the villan or pop a few holes in his gas tank and sets his car on fire in very short time.. mission complete.