The Smoking Tire — One Take: Matt Farah’s 1990 Nissan Skyline GT-R.

For those of us Americans who grew up with the original racing simulators, but without the ability to see JDM Sports Cars on the street, the Skyline GT-R was the ultimate fantasy mobile. I remember the car going all the way back to the first Gran Turismo, and it was so much better than any other car in the game it was crazy. Turns out that was also true in real life, as the R32 Skyline GT-R was so fast it was banned from Group A racing. To drive one today is to be impressed not only with the car’s pace, but also with the level of refinement and driver involvement.