Initial D parody sees an R32 Skyline GT-R touge battle a Lincoln Town Car limousine

If there’s any question about how influential Initial D is, the references to it in popular culture should provide a clue. It’s been parodied in countless other works, but one of the nuttiest we’ve seen has to be this touge battle between an R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R and a full-on Lincoln Town Car stretched limo. We don’t even know what anime this clip is from, but it’s hilarious.

The all-too-brief clip has everything: the rival coming up from behind and flashing their headlights, the sudden breakout of eurobeat music, the quick cuts between cars as they enter the same turn, the rear bumper millimeters from the guardrail, the eyeball closeups and inner monologues. It’s pitch perfect, really, and bonus points for the Mitsubishi GTO background car at the beginning of the clip. It’s a thrilling battle that’s no contest at all, because no one can really pass you when your car is long enough to block the whole road.