2012 GTR shaves 6secs off 'Ring time'. 0-60 in 2.9seconds!

[Mockngbrd]

2012 Nissan GT-R: 530 HP, 7:20 'Ring Time



An overnight spec-drop from the Land of the Rising Sun confirms the 2012 Nissan GT-R is the Car of the Rising Power with a 45 horsepower bump, which is enough to drop the Nurbürgring time to a Corvette ZR1-confounding 7:20.


The new 2012 GT-R is now more than just slightly revised aerodynamics. According to NAGTROC, the 2012 model adds more power through added boost, larger exhaust piping, modified valve timing, and a few other tweaks.




The new GT-R now makes 530 hp at 6,400 RPM and peak torque of 450 lb-ft from 3,200-6,000 RPM. They've also attempted to preempt any jokes by mentioning there's an upgrade to the transmission programming as well.
Not surprisingly, they've extended the number of editions to six: Club Track (racing-only), EGOIST (super customized), Pure Edition, Black Edition, Premium Edition, and SpecV.




Magically, the 'Ring time dropped from 7:26.4 to 7:20, enough to best both the ZR1 and Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

 

[hitmee]

Re: 2012 GTR shaves 6secs off 'Ring time'. Gains quilted interior and EGO.

the rims are ugly. else a damn good car!

 

[Racebred]

Re: 2012 GTR shaves 6secs off 'Ring time'. Gains quilted interior and EGO.

wow car looks so much better when the interior's not black

 

[RaidenGear]

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An extreme car made even more extreme. However, the quilted interior is quite out of place imo...

the rims are ugly

 

[Terry]

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wow thats a nice interior...look like bentley

 

[Ahbengdriver]

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The ugly just gets uglier.

But wait, dun cha look down on the GTR. A lot of my hiadees driving it...respect !!!

 

[Niva]

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interior a bit off...

nonetheless an awesome car. wonder wat is the 0-100 time..

 

[ACS6]

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Launch control on this baby is a must try....idiot proof 0-100 king.

 

[Niva]

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Nissan is making quite a splash at the 2010 LA Auto Show. Despite the presence of the bat-guano-crazy Murano CrossCabriolet and rather attractive Ellure Concept, perhaps the most highly anticipated machine from the Japanese automaker is the 2012 GT-R. Here are the most important pieces of information to chew on: 530 horsepower and 488 pound-feet of torque.

That means Godzilla Part II (Tokyo Strikes Back!) offers up 45 more raging stallions than the first edition, which Nissan claims is enough to push its all-wheel-drive super coupe to 60 miles per hour in under three seconds(!). Those upgraded figures come courtesy of increased boost from the twin turbos packed into the six combustion chambers along with larger inlet and exhaust pipes.

Body modifications include an enlarged front fascia and grille openings along with double rectifier fins and LED running lights. These updates are said to allow for more air to enter the engine compartment and sweep across front brakes for cooling. Out back, Nissan says its redesigned rear fascia lowers the car's center of gravity.

Aerodynamic improvements such as the aforementioned front fascia, rear diffuser and underbody trays equal a coefficient of drag that falls to just 0.26. All models get new and improved Rays wheels, and a new Black Edition sees darkened six-spoke affairs along with red-trimmed Recaro seats that should look pretty darn nice with the new across-the-range carbon interior highlights.

Colors include Solid Red, Gun Metallic, Pearl White and a limited production four-stage metallic Super Silver, which join two new shades for the new year: Deep Blue Pearl (pictured) and Jet Black. Full details can be found in the press release after the jump, but what you really want to see are the high-res images in our galleries below. Enjoy!

 

[TripleM]

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is this 7.20 believable? Someone is going to prove it again..............

 

[powersteer]

Re: 2012 GTR shaves 6secs off 'Ring time'. Gains quilted interior and EGO.

know some of us are fascinated with 0-100 .. chk it out

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ZR5lf00SU"]YouTube - ?MY11 GT?R Part2?0-100km/h time 3.xxx!!!?The fastest news!!?[/ame]

 

[kenntona]

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is this 7.20 believable? Someone is going to prove it again..............

Oh no, the Porsche-GTR feud again......

 

[TobyNik]

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Wah lau........3.046............

 

[TripleM]

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shud be well matched by the PDK Turbo of 997

 

[TobyNik]

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shud be well matched by the PDK Turbo of 997

Yup....same 4WD and Boosted too.......

 

[hitmee]

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if road tempreture is hot.....
air also hot lei.....

 

[TobyNik]

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if road tempreture is hot.....
air also hot lei.....

Ya, I was wondering also....

Bloody hell, the air temp in the vid was 13Deg nia....so....come to SGP 0-100 become 4.046sec???

 

[marklee]

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Think the benefit of having hotter tires and tarmac would outweigh the power loss due to hotter air? Just gut feeling though..

Driver in the vid didnt spin the tires much...very good throttle control.

 

[Niva]

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new gtr below 3secs is unbelievably quick!

 

[TripleM]

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yeah it's a drag and hardly any traction issue anyway on that dry tarmac.. dunno wot they are trying to claim