2012-2013 Nissan GTR

Godzilla, as its known to its many fans worldwide, is back, and it’s leaner and meaner than ever. Based on what is the most technologically advanced, rewarding and, dare we say, affordable supercar there is, the “new” 2012 GT-R is sure to get you fired up. It has been messed with to get even higher levels of performance out of what is already a very exciting and more than great package. I personally believe that this car is the number 1 bang-for-buck car out there. That is my personal opinion. The mods Nissan engineers have carried out are purely functional, with driving pleasure and dynamic proficiency at the top of the agenda. This is not a “facelift”.

The new GT-R now comes in six different versions: "Pure Edition," "Black Edition," "Premium Edition," "SpecV," ClubTrack," and "EGOIST." The big news of this year is the Egoist edition. It was exclusively created by Takumi, or "master with greatest skills." Each unit will be unique, as customers will be able to choose from a combination of 20 interior colors, four upper area interior colors, and 10 lower area interior colors. The seats are an exclusive quilted design with single and double stitching combined in a reticular pattern.

The GT-R sits on newly designed, lighter, and more rigid forged aluminum 20-inch Rays wheels. The wheel surface comes in a new Hyper Blue Black chrome color with a deep gloss. The wheels are wrapped around Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT 600 DSST CTT tires. Exterior color options will consist of Solid Red, Jet Black, Super Silver, Gun Metallic, Pearl White, Aurora Blue Pearl, and Meteo Flake Black Pearl.

The option list is rather small and includes a Cold Weather Package, carpeted GT-R floor mats, and rear view camera.

Probably the biggest modification is under the bonnet. You can tell by a cool-looking red valve cover. The standard VR38DETT 3.8-liter V6 twin turbo engine and 6 speed dual clutch transmission have been kept, which speaks volumes of the standard to which they have been engineered. By revising the valve-timing, air/fuel mix ratio, and cranking up the boost, power is up from 475hp to 530hp at 6,400rpm, whilst torque jumps 24Nm to 612Nm at 3,200 - 6,000rpm. That’s a pretty significant jump in the power stakes and, although the torque gain doesn’t seem that impressive, it is available for more of the time which is great. To cope with the extra grunt are bigger brakes and stickier Dunlop tires. Acceleration times have been released for the 2012 GT-R with the Nissan GT-R Pure Edition model making the 0-62mph sprint in just three seconds!

This car is number 1 on my list of cars to get! Thanks for reading!