DSPORT 2012 Nissan GT-R Preview

DSPORT Magazine: 2012 Nissan GT-R

If you own a Porsche 911 Turbo, Corvette ZR1, R32/R33/R34 Skyline GT-R or just about any of the six-figure European exotics, prepare to be pissed off. Japan's reigning mass-production supercar, just got better. How much better? Let's just say that even owners of '09, '10 and '11 GT-Rs are likely to be envious of the major improvements from the minor-change 2012 Nissan GT-R. Kazutoshi Mizuno, the Chief Vehicle Engineer and Chief Vehicle Specialist for the R35 GT-R, said it would take about three years to fulfill the promise of making the R35 GT-R a worldclass supercar after the first R35s rolled off the assembly line in late 2007. With the 2012 Nissan GT-R, Mizuno-san has lived up to his promise with the 2012 Nissan GT-R.

For the special-invitation long-lead on the 2012 Nissan GT-R, Nissan outdid itself by selecting the most incredible driving routes ever for a street evaluation. Starting from the coast and blazing through the canyons of Central California we experienced a smorgasbord of road types. There was everything from wide-open mile-long straights to the edge-of-the-cliff, "ohshit- we're-going-too-fast" off-camber drop outs. Despite the significant weight of the GT-R, it negotiated any challenge pointed in its way. The additional power and improved power curve delivered more reactive throttle response. In the earlier R35 GT-Rs, the lag of the drive-by-wire controls made the vehicle respond as if the control system had overdosed on cold medicine. With the 2012 GT-R, the driver-to-vehicle connection is now completely online. Improved steering response, improved gear-selection in the AUTO mode and increased brake response were all evident on the road to the racetrack. If you miss that lag in throttle response, a simple swap to the new "SAVE" mode delivers a noticeable reduction to improve fuel efficiency. Finally, the difference in the "COMFORT" mode setting between the 2011 and 2012 GT-R was noticeable with the 2012 doing a much better job of smoothing the bumps.


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[TheSupraTRD]

Gah I need to hit the lotto

[streethustla34]

thank you little asian guy for creating an attainable dream car

[Yourheartjustglows]

Asian engineering = engineered to nearly perfection.

[trustme789]

that car cost 80.000$ now or 75.000 euro !

[StayinClassyy]

I can has?

[krazayameno]

my dream car :(



[dangreenwood123]

OMG only FUCKING $89k in America - my buddy just payed over $200k USD for a brand spanker.

[phofierka]

This car costs AU$180K here in Australia..... which is about US$195K. Crazy huh! Bloody rich ozzies!



[infusednz]

@darkness2121 Because you have shit import car protection

[nagasako7]

"STFU, I'm trying to do science"

[youngmin47]

This is the only supercar that I will actually be able to buy sometime in my life without any help from the lottery.

[privateryn14]

only 90k? sweet. college, here I come!