For a car never sold new in the U.S., the Nissan Skyline GT-R has an enviable reputation here. Enthusiasts know it as a movie and video-game star, and even as a surprisingly common matchbox car.

The dimensions of the car are 4,710mm long x 1,895mm wide x 1,370mm high. It has a wheelbase of 2,780mm. The GT-R NISMO variant is slightly shorter, with a length of 4,690mm. For this variant, to ...