Edit : I referenced wrong car in OP. This is what I meant to say:
Is the speedometer shown in the #83 Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo inside out, or is is it just me?
Actually, I referenced the wrong model:
#83 Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo.
Yes, it is supposed to be upside down.
Why would that be done?
It could be because steering wheel blocks the top half of the gauge so they turn it upside down so that the unused part of the gauge is blocked by the steering wheel and the part with the numbers on it can be still be seen. Another reason would be if the driver had a preference on where they wanted to see the needle at for specific points, for example maybe the driver wanted to shift when the tachometer was pointing straight up, they would rotate the gauge so that the redline is at the 12 o-clock position.
Not something a manufacturer would do in a street car because people would assume it is just poor build quality, but in a race car aesthetics and symmetry are not high on the consideration list.
It’s like that on the real car as well. As Mike said it is that way due to the view being obstructed by the top of the steering wheel. I believe some older 911s have gauges like this as well.
Look it up. Enhance your car knowledge.
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Tachometers were tilted to give better visibility of the redline area to the driver. Most of the vintage cars in the game with analog gauges are like this.