- Welcome to Miracle Whips.
I'm comedian Byron Bowers.
Also I'm a actor.
I can read too.
What is Miracle Whips, you ask?
Imagine you met a genie, right?
He don't grant wishes.
But he said,
"I'll give you that car
"it's the only car you get to drive
(nervous inhale)
- Every week, I'ma drive one of my dream cars
in search of my Miracle Whip.
I want y'all there with me.
Today I get to drive an R32 Skyline.
This might be my Miracle Whip.
(trap music)
The Skyline GT-R is a car that almost everybody knows about
but not a lot of people get to experience it.
These cars were never sold in the US
but thanks to The Fast and Furious,
Initial D, and Gran Turismo,
they've been the wet dreams of fanboys
for almost three decades.
Within the past few years, this car,
and other Japanese cars within the same era,
just turned 25.
We can finally drive the cars that we couldn't get
when we was teenagers.
(trap music)
The doors open.
Oh my god!
And I'm moved.
My heart only does what it does in Disney films.
Man, this is beautiful, right here.
- I met Byron, like, six years ago,
when we worked for Adult Swim,
and he drove a Porsche 944 and I remember thinking,
"Hey, this guy's pretty cool."
Since then, he's driven, like, 50 different cars
and I'm sick of keeping track,
so were going to try and find him a car
that he can love forever.
- [Byron] The GT-R made a claim
276 horsepower from it's twin turbo RB26 inline six engine..
Paired with the all wheel drive system,
the R32 does zero to 60 in 5.6 seconds.
This was the most advanced car in Japan at the time.
At Nissan they made it a top dog.
Nothing could test the R32 on the road, or the racetrack.
First impressions? Man, this is a good looking car.
Hey baby, it's going to be me and you today.
I hope you like black people.
Can this outrun the cops?
It's a statement, sophisticated.
How do I say the last name?
Tommy--
- Tommy Kaira.
- This is a Tommy Kaira R32 Skyline GT-R.
They designed the original front bumper,
hood, the wing and then all the small detail,
the dash, cages.
- I feel like I'm taking your daughter to the prom.
Designed in the 80s, so it's square,
but, since it's a GT-R, it got really nice box flares.
That's my box flares.
Man, in person, this car's way more beautiful
than I thought it would be.
I seen these cars a million times, photos, film.
You know what it's like?
It's like seeing Jennifer Lopez in real life.
She look good on the screen, but in real life,
you're like, "Oh, I get it, I get it."
I'm actually a little nervous about driving this car.
Like, if I don't like it,
it's going to be really disappointing.
Let's drive this bitch.
(hip hop music)
Alright, we're getting onto the freeway.
You can hear the turbos now.
(whoops)
That first pull, the lag, and the sound?
(whistles)
This car has so much turbo lag,
you had to think totally different
than if you was in a newer car.
It literally wants to be driven on the edge the entire time.
(whoops)
I'm a grown-up, and this Skyline is a needy 25-year old.
Fun, willing, but needy.
Look, I don't want to go dancing with your friends tonight,
it's Wednesday, don't you got to go to school tomorrow?
I got work in the morning, I pay taxes.
I'm not on my parent's insurance.
(engine sound)
We're riding it now.
I got an open stretch on the route?
I'm getting it.
(makes engine sound)
This car is checking off all the boxes.
It's raw, it's driver-oriented, and it's simple.
Right hand drive is tough,
you think you've got a ton of room over there,
turns out, you halfway in the other lane.
I used to hate those roll indicators,
like those, on the side of the road,
I appreciate those now, because it lets you know, like,
"Hey, you drifting too far left," you know?
It handles tight, though.
Surprisingly, the hardest part about
driving a right-hand drive car, is the blinker.
I was getting confused.
It's weird to shift the gears in the opposite direction.
It takes some getting used to.
If this was a snowboard
it would be considered riding goofy,
on the left hand it sort of helps a little bit,
just a little bit.
I can't believe I'm in this car.
(hip hop music)
We pull of the PCH to take a breather.
How are things going, so far?
(whoops)
I always want to go old school
and get the dirt off the wheels.
They going well.
Honestly, I'm super impressed.
The car's beautiful, it drives great, it's fast,
if you like driving cars, this is it.
It handles well, it accelerates fast,
and when the turbos kick in, you get scared.
Your eyes get bigger, yeah, once that turbo kick in,
it's like, "Uh oh, uh oh."
I'm a little concerned with comfort, will girls like it?
And actually, driving this car every day, can I do it?
Can I be in the middle of two lanes every day?
It's kind of exhausting, 'cause I'm scared,
but that shit is fun.
On a lot of levels, it's exactly what I thought it would be,
but, we talking about driving it for the rest of my life.
I think I need a little bit more time to spend with it,
before I can make a decision.
(80s pop music)
We parked this car in the middle of the parking lot
at Malibu at the beach,
just to see who would stop and stare at it,
and I was leaning up on the car,
looking all gangster-like, and nobody stopped.
For those in the know, it's the ultimate dream car.
Yay, we're here!
Yeah, yeah, I'm all about it.
Yeah, you see how small this--
hey, wait!
For those who are not in the know, it's a two door maximum.
I got people passing me, I'm passing people,
most people ain't even looking.
It's like, "Come on, people, this is a Skyline!"
You see what we're doing?
He got a kid, so he might know.
The outside is for them, the inside is for you.
The interior is very driver-oriented.
It's older, it's simple, but I like that.
Oh man, this hugs your hip, look at that.
It's like it's made to be driven fast
and you can hit everything and keep going.
Everything is simple here.
There's less stuff to break,
and there's less stuff to distract you.
This thing don't even have an Oh Shit handle
for the passenger.
I mean, they got to man up and take these
horsepowers to the chest.
There's a reason this car's a legend.
Feels like I'm in Tokyo, 1992, and I got a reputation.
It just make me smile, I can't even talk,
I'm just laughing.
But, we talking about driving it for the rest of my life.
(dramatic horn blasts)
Is the Tommy Kaira Skyline R32 my Miracle Whip?
No, it's legendary, it looks great, it's raw,
but it's not that fun if you're not taking it to the edge.
The right-hand driver quirks are, honestly,
a pain in the ass, and I would have to explain
to 99% of the people why it's dope.
I love this car, but I would hate to drive it every day,
and I do not want to hate this car.
So, I'm going to stay in love with the R32 Skyline,
but from far away, and I'm going to continue my search
for my Miracle Whip.
Yo, I want to give big thanks to Auto Conduct,
for helping us put this thing together.
Auto Conduct is a series of car shows,
basically, it's an auto magazine that come to life.
If you like the car I drove today,
they're going to have a car show coming up soon,
come out, say hi, meet Sky, couple Donut guys be there too.
Maybe, get some of that Donut merch, huh?
Thank y'all for watching Miracle Whips,
tune in to see what videos we got next week.
The car that we had inline six twin turbos,
if you like turbos, click on this video right here.
And if you like the GT-R, click on that video, up here.
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