2012 Nissan GTR [0-60: under 3 seconds]

[Leonidae@MFT]

Nissan 2013 Nissan GT-R Gains 15 Horsepower to 545 HP Total


– Nissan’s Multi-Dimensional Supercar Receives Engine and Suspension Refinements for New Model Year; Set to Arrive at Select Certified Nissan Dealers Nationwide in January 2012 –


Since its introduction, the iconic Nissan GT-R has had one goal in mind – never rest on its laurels. One of the most acclaimed supercars in automotive history, the Nissan GT-R is the ultimate expression of the Nissan brand and its “Innovation for All” philosophy. A multi-dimensional performance machine that lives up to the concept of “the ultimate supercar that can be driven by anyone, anytime, anywhere,” the Nissan GT-R receives a number of engine and suspension refinements for the 2013 model year, all designed to enhance its already legendary performance.

“The 2013 Nissan GT-R once again sends a bold statement that it remains on the leading edge of international sports car design, technology and performance,” said Brian Carolin, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, Nissan North America, Inc. “It’s our desire to keep pushing the envelope, to never settle for second best or second place – a philosophy that makes Nissan GT-R one of the most coveted and affordable supercars in the world today.”

The major refinements to GT-R’s renowned engineering masterpiece of an engine include improved intake efficiency, reduced airflow resistance including an enlarged air intake duct for the intercooler, and improved exhaust emissions efficiency and enhanced control. The engine is hand-assembled in a special clean room, similar to racing powerplant construction. As a result, horsepower is rated at 545 hp, an increase of 15 hp over the 2012 GT-R’s 530 hp. Similarly, torque has been increased to 463 lb-ft from 448 lb-ft.

Transmission shift feel and quietness have been refined through a strengthened design of the shift fork arm and a firmer fixing bearing for the flywheel housing. Also, high performance differential oil, used in GT-R motorsports competition, is now standard for production models.

In addition, the suspension has been retuned and a handmade dry carbon rear spoiler has also been added to the Nissan GT-R Black Edition model. Other enhancements include the addition of a new blue lighting treatment inside the tachometer ring to match the shift position indicator light, helping provide a more sophisticated cockpit atmosphere. A RearView Monitor is now standard on all models.

The 2013 Nissan GT-R is scheduled to go on sale at select certified Nissan dealers in January 2012.

About the 2013 Nissan GT-R
Following a major revision just last year, the 2013 Nissan GT-R is offered in two models – GT-R Premium and the GT-R Black Edition with special lightweight black aluminum forged RAYS® wheels, unique read and black interior, Recaro® leather-appointed seats and new dry carbon fiber rear spoiler. The 2013 Nissan GT-R is once again anchored by an advanced 3.8-liter twin turbo V6 engine matched with a high-performance 6-speed dual-clutch transmission. Engine efficiency has been improved for the new model year, which helps raise horsepower to 545 hp (versus the previous 530 horsepower) and torque to 463 lb-ft (versus the previous 448 lb-ft). The engine is hand-assembled in a special clean room.

GT-R is built on an exclusive Premium Midship platform, which enables the use of the world’s first independent rear transaxle ATTESA E-TS all-wheel drive system. This system places the transmission, transfer case and final drive at the rear of the vehicle, optimizing weight distribution and maximizing handling capability.

Total vehicle adjustability is provided by a “set-up switch” located in the center of the instrument panel, enabling the driver to adjust transmission shifts, shock absorbers and the Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC-R) among three settings – Normal, Special or “R,” for ultimate handling.

The Nissan GT-R suspension has been retuned for 2013. The vehicle again utilizes a special Bilstein DampTronic system, and the braking system consists of Brembo full-floating drilled rotors, low steel high stiffness brake pads and Brembo monoblock six-piston front and four-piston rear calipers.

The 2013 Nissan GT-R’s lightweight 10-spoke forged aluminum 20-inch RAYS® wheels feature a premium dark (near black) finish, which provides a high quality, high-performance look. They are mounted with Dunlop Sports Max GT 600 DSST CTT tires – P255/40ZRF20 in front and P285/35ZRF20 in the rear. The Black Edition features special metallic black six-spoke RAYS® lightweight wheels with Dunlop Sports Max GT 600 DSST CTT tires – P255/40ZRF20 in front and P285/35ZRF20 in the rear.

Nissan GT-R’s aerodynamics were improved last year with increased downforce and the coefficient of drag reduced to 0.26 (from 0.27). A new front fascia with aggressive double rectifier fins and integrated high intensity LED running lights was also added, enhancing the car’s strong visual presence. Other exterior features include high-mounted LED stoplights, bright LED rear combination taillights, “super wide beam” headlights, heated door mirrors and flat-blade windshield wipers. Six exterior colors are available for 2013: Deep Blue Pearl, Jet Black, Solid Red, Gun Metallic, Pearl White and a 4-stage metallic Super Silver.

Inside, Nissan GT-R’s four-passenger cabin again balances functionality with a sense of ease and comfort. It features sculpted performance bucket seats for an optimal driving position, a cockpit-style instrument panel with a large center-mounted tachometer and multi-function display – which includes mechanical and driving information, as well as an on-board driving recorder, and carbon fiber trim. The Black Edition adds custom red and black Recaro® leather-appointed seats, red and black interior trim and a dark headliner.

A specially designed 11-speaker Bose® sound system with speakers mounted in rigid aluminum die cast panels, which provides sound quality suitable for a supercar, is standard.

Additional standard equipment for 2013 includes a RearView Monitor, Nissan Navigation System with XM NavTraffic® with Real-Time Traffic Information and NavWeather™ capabilities (XM® subscription required, sold separately), and Bluetooth® Hands-free Phone System.

Safety equipment includes a Nissan Advanced Air Bag System for driver and front passenger, front seat-mounted side-impact supplemental air bags for driver and front-passenger and standard roof-mounted curtain side-impact supplemental air bags for front seat occupant head protection – along with front seat belts with pretensioners and load limiters and tension reducers, and three-point ELR/ALR rear seat belts.

Also, press release claims that 2.72 0-60 was achieved.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Also, press release claims that 2.72 0-60 was achieved.

Nissan is freaking nuts.






And I like it!

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

👍 Well driven, Suzuki-San!

 

[CodeRedR51]

So 4-5 seconds faster?

Now with the '13 model coming out they're going to have to do it all over again.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Yeah, probably They will be back around April I think.

 

[Zenith]

Make sure your head is touching the seat before you activate launch control. Nissan probably won't foot the bill for your whiplash treatment.

 

[ChupiChupi]

Does anybody know if the 2012 GT-R's transmission is durable enough to sustain multiple hard-launches? Is this supercar very durable? I don't want to buy a car that breaks when you want to race it. :]

 

[Owen.C93]

Does anybody know if the 2012 GT-R's transmission is durable enough to sustain multiple hard-launches? Is this supercar very durable? I don't want to buy a car that breaks when you want to race it. :]

More than say a Ferrari or a Lambo, but then they only last a hand full of times. It's not something you would use that much.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Pretty sure the new models have a system that won't let you do hard launches when the transmission is over a certain temperature.

 

[Beeblebrox237]

May already have been mentioned, but road and track magazine did a feature about cars that can get to 60 in under 3 seconds. They managed to get three: Bugatti Veyron SS, Porsche 911 Turbo S, and the Nissan GT-R. The GT-R actually had the lead up to about 50 mph. That's a good launch.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

And about durability.. One of the NAGTROC members who drag races his 800bhp GTR managed to get 400+ launches before differential exploded. Differential, not transmission, although they're both packaged at the rear axle. And 2012 model ( the current, not this latest) already has program that prevents owner from doing more than 3 launches in a row. After that the car has to be drive for certain distance to cool down the fluids and transmission.

 

[niky]

What I remember is on the first-generation R35, one guy managed to get 100 launches on the dragstrip (consistent low-11s to sub-10s (modifed near the end of it)) before the transmission blew. And since then, Nissan has disabled the ability to perform hard launches by turning off the VDC. Instead, they've integrated launch control, so now you don't void your warranty by doing a VDC off launch. The second-generation iteration of launch control gives you the same 0-60 times as a first-generation VDC off launch without the risk of premature transmission detonation.

The minimum number of launches you can do on the first batch of GT-Rs before blowing the diff is somewhere around 20 or so... that's launching hard when the transmission is cold, launching multiple times in a row, subjecting the transmission to gear-shredding wheel hop when the tranny fluids aren't at proper operating temperatures and acting like a total tool. (The guy who was cited on those numerous stories on "fragile GT-R transmissions managed to do those launches all within a two week period... insane)

Observe proper warm-up, and even with VDC off, you can do 50-100 launches. With VDC on, more... and you won't void your warranty.

On the F430 with LC, word was you'd be lucky to get five launches before breaking something. On BMWs with SMGs, probably ten or so. On older manual transmission Lambos, you could roast a $15k clutch just by dawdling along in traffic. With dual-clutches, do several launches in a row and the transmission will shut down to prevent overheating. Hell... modern torque-converter automatics do the same thing. I triggered limp mode on a brand new Volvo simply by staging and torque-braking.

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400 launches with an 800 hp car before the differential blows? Freaking nuts. There are very few tuner cars that can achieve that level of reliability at that power level.

 

[Blackbird.]

Sounds like Launch Control by all means will destroy your car at some point or another.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

400 launches with an 800 hp car before the differential blows? Freaking nuts. There are very few tuner cars that can achieve that level of reliability at that power level.

I'll have to read more of that guys threads, it is possible that he lost one more differential earlier. At least the thread title was "another differential blows up" or something along those lines. Either he has blown up one before or is referring to the differential as a common weak link that has blown up with others as well instead of the actual transmission.

Here's the thread: Another differential goes bang

As you all know Nissan does not sell the rear diff separate , you have to buy the whole freaking tranny if you break one.. I got lucky and found one , it will be here on tuesday and I should be back on the road next friday.. which I am very happy about

So after 3-400 launches , the Diff finally gave out , was it bad tire hop? was it all those launches that eventually wore it out? would the Willall Brace helped ? who knows ..

 

[niky]

Sucks... but 300-400 launches? That's a whole lot. He certainly got his money's worth.

Sounds like Launch Control by all means will destroy your car at some point or another.

More accurately, drag racing itself will destroy your car at some point or another.

Look at it this way. Clarkson stripped a syncrho on a Corvette ZR1 in just two days on the salt flats. And land-speed racing doesn't even involve hard launches. Just high rpm full-bore shifts.

No "ultimate" shootout that includes drag racing and top speed is complete without somebody blowing a differential or a whole transmission. Hennessey and Lingenfelter have lost a few of both at Car&Driver's tuner car tests over the years. Blown transmission and engines were a regular occurence at Sport Compact Car's Ultimate Car Shootout, too. None of the broken cars used launch control.

There was one SR20-powered feature car at SCC that made a "mere" 400 whp, and yet the owner trailered around three extra transmissions because it kept blowing transmission cases. I can relate. I kept stripping drive axles on mine.

Blown transmissions and differentials are common on drag-raced Evos and STIs... and those don't come with launch control.

Unless you have really horrible tires, a slippery track, or a fully-built three-speed drag-racing automatic with a beefy live-axle rear-end, when you drag race, crap breaks. That's life.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Sucks... but 300-400 launches? That's a whole lot. He certainly got his money's worth.

Indeed. And even then it wasn't the actual differential that blew, but the aluminum casing that cracked open and fell apart under the stresses caused by wheel hop.

 

[sumbrownkid]

I kind of agree with the stooges on Top Gear on launch control...It kind of makes you look like an idiot if you do it at a light.

 

[ChupiChupi]

Sucks... but 300-400 launches? That's a whole lot. He certainly got his money's worth.



More accurately, drag racing itself will destroy your car at some point or another.

Look at it this way. Clarkson stripped a syncrho on a Corvette ZR1 in just two days on the salt flats. And land-speed racing doesn't even involve hard launches. Just high rpm full-bore shifts.

No "ultimate" shootout that includes drag racing and top speed is complete without somebody blowing a differential or a whole transmission. Hennessey and Lingenfelter have lost a few of both at Car&Driver's tuner car tests over the years. Blown transmission and engines were a regular occurence at Sport Compact Car's Ultimate Car Shootout, too. None of the broken cars used launch control.

There was one SR20-powered feature car at SCC that made a "mere" 400 whp, and yet the owner trailered around three extra transmissions because it kept blowing transmission cases. I can relate. I kept stripping drive axles on mine.

Blown transmissions and differentials are common on drag-raced Evos and STIs... and those don't come with launch control.

Unless you have really horrible tires, a slippery track, or a fully-built three-speed drag-racing automatic with a beefy live-axle rear-end, when you drag race, crap breaks. That's life.

So therefore, that is why so many drag racers have transmissions such as the Quaife 4 Speed Rocket Tranny? So the less gears the less you wear it down? Very interesting, I shalt continue to speak about this via VM. Thanks.

 

[Horde_R35]

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[Slash]

It looks uglier than the previous model in my opinion.

I think they are all ugly.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Ah, but they're functional ugly.

 

[CodeRedR51]

They're not ugly, they're special.

 

[ChevyFan1912]

They're not ugly, they're special.

special AND terrifyingly fast i was able to drive a 2012 GT-R and i was able to use the launch control. if you are not ready for it your head gets thrown back in the seat violently

 

[Slash]

I dislike 99% of all foriegn cars. I still think it's ugly.

 

[Horde_R35]

I dislike 99% of all foriegn cars. I still think it's ugly.

99%?! A real American huh?!

 

[Keef]

I dislike 99% of all foriegn cars. I still think it's ugly.

So you dislike most cars sold here under an American brand? Must not be much of a Chrysler fan. Chevy and Ford make most of their cars overseas. Camaros are Canadian. Foreign brands together make more cars inside the States than the American brands do.

 

[CodeRedR51]

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/17/2013-nissan-gt-r-la-2011/

I like this quote:

Carbon ceramic brakes have also made their way to the option sheet for 2013, which is a good thing considering that Nissan claims the machine can hit 60 mph from a dead standstill in just 2.7 seconds. Two. Point. Seven.

 

[MHPALA]

Seems that the U.S doesnt get the aero upgrade (front bottom lip) 👎.

 

[hampus_dh]

I dislike 99% of all foriegn cars. I still think it's ugly.

The same could be said for the rest of the world if you check the numbers.

European brands sell cars all over the world in massive numbers.
Asian brands sell cars all over the world in massive numbers.

American brands sell cars in their own country only.
The cars they sell outside the borders are the equivalent of a fart in space.

Ford even has a european brand in order to sell cars over here.

 

[Bones Brigade]

The same could be said for the rest of the world if you check the numbers.

European brands sell cars all over the world in massive numbers.
Asian brands sell cars all over the world in massive numbers.

American brands sell cars in their own country only.
The cars they sell outside the borders are the equivalent of a fart in space.

Ford even has a european brand in order to sell cars over here.

I really think this has a lot to do with the markets being completely different. The majority of Accords, Camrys, etc are made in and for the US. Almost every manufacturer has a large degree of variance in the lineups from country to country.

For instance, Ford has only had 1 success in 3 tries selling Euro Fords in the US; MkI Focus. 1.5 in 4 chances if you include the Fiesta, which hasn't been meeting expectations, though it's doing well.

You can't really rag on interiors, either. US companies have always made their interiors to a price, and while they suck, the average US car buyer didn't mind all that much, which is why VW, though lauded for quality world over, sells some atrocious plastics in their cars over here. We're now seeing the big 3 realize it's better to compete in all aspects than try to offer a value proposition. And because of this, we are seeing outrage over the prices of certain cars like the new Fiesta, even though it is priced well against it's European counterparts. The expectation has long been for the American car to be cheaper, but with improved quality across the board that expectation needs to be tempered.

I don't even remember what this thread is about...

WOW 2.7 seconds to 60!