A Toyota Century-sourced 5.0-liter V12 with twin turbos and custom forged internals powers the vehicle, providing roughly 930 horsepower and 745 pound-feet of torque at the wheels. The project's original intent was for the car to reach a top speed of 249 mph, but it never did. The automobile was flown to Italy once it was finished and ready for testing, where it performed a top speed lap of the Nardo Test Track, reaching 222.6 mph before topping out its engine at 7,300 rpm.
My first experience behind the wheel was in their family truck. Growing up around a father who loved driving fast explains whyI grew up as a speed freak. I acquired a motorbike and then a go-kart as my passion for speed intensified. I would go to drive the go-kart in the town streets because my neighborhood was entirely made up of farms. Aged 15, I got my first car, a 1970 Mitsubishi Galant GTO with over fenders.
Born in 1964, Smokey Nagata spent his formative years in the Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido, in a little village surrounded by picturesque countryside and rolling hills. Smokey's fascination with automobiles stemmed from tinkering with cars from an early age. After a bad break in his career as an amateur mechanic when he was 16 years old, he headed to Tokyo to pursue his dream of becoming a racing car driver. Though a humble guy, Smokey Nagata has never humbled his dreams and ambitions. He eventually rose to prominence as a leading street racer and tuning expert in Japan. Smokey Nagata is a speed demon. Owning several well-modified cars capable of pro-level drifting, street, and circuit racing, he's rumored to have been a member of Japan's notorious street racing outfit – the Midnight Racing Club. On the Yatabe oval circuit (when it was operational), he drove an R33 Skyline GT-R from 0 to 186 mph in 17 seconds, before breaking 204mph in the Aqua-line tunnel (Tokyo).