tˈɜːnɪŋ tə tˈɑːm wˈɔːkɪnʃˌɔː ɹˈeɪsɪŋ tˌiːdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɑːɹ, nˈɪsmoʊ bɪɡˈæn dɪvˈɛləpɪŋ ɐ pɹˈoʊɾoʊtˌaɪp ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti dʒˌiːtˈiː wˈʌn, nˈeɪmd tə fˈɑːloʊ ɪnðə tɹɐdˈɪʃən stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z wɪð nˈɪsɑːnz ˈɑːɹ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi.
Turning to Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR), Nismo began developing a prototype of the R390 GT1, named to follow in the tradition started in the 1960s with Nissan's R380.