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Shock Value: Nissan GT-R vs Scion Drift tCs
Why Pit Godzilla Against a Pair of Purpose Built Drift Cars? Why Not?

2010 Nissan GT R Drift Scions Front 1
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Psst. Hey, you. Put down that PBR and check this out. In our latest installment of "things-we-probably-shouldn't-be-doing-with-a-baby-Veyron" we pit our long term Nissan GT-R against a duo of Scion tCs. Except that they aren't really tCs. Confused? Click the play button below and watch the video. Then come back for all the behind-the-scenes information.

Cool? Lame? Meh? Maybe this will help:

2010 Nissan GT R Drift Scions Front 5
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Who... is the cheeky Jon Gosselin look-a-like? Yours truly, the author of this piece and chief instigator of all this nonsense. I suggested the idea of GT-R vs tC to editor-in-chief MacKenzie, who loved it purely for the shock value. After all, in what alternate reality does GT-R vs. Scion-anything make sense? Since no good deed goes unpunished, I was assigned to shepherd and host this story, though the sandpaper-dipped-in-honey voice over was provided by MT's own Antoine St. Claire.

2010 Nissan GT R Drift Scions Front 2
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Where are Ken Gushi and Tanner Foust, and why don't we see more of them? Though we kicked it around for a while, the shoot actually came together rather quickly. All of it had to be done in one day, which is a lot tougher than you might think since we had to test and shoot both Scions. Little things like the tiny fuel cells in each car (usually filled between rounds of Formula D), tire changes, a three-hour lunch and happy hour conspired against us. Furthermore, Tanner commands millions of dollars to appear on camera, and Ken believes being photographed steals one's soul (that last part may or may not be true). Without a doubt, both gentlemen would have made the video much more interesting, but there just wasn't time, people.