Nissan has finally taken the wraps off the 2012 model year GT-R and the biggest piece of new for the people thinking that Porsche will finally dethrone Godzilla with the new generation Turbo is that the Japanese supercar now has 550 hp coming from the same 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6. This is a massive 70 hp improvement from the output the car came with in 2007, when they said it wouldn’t get any better.
What’s more, the Japanese engineers have managed to squeeze out more power while decreasing fuel consumption from 12 l/100 km to 11.8 l/100 km on the combined cycle.
Nissan says the power increase is also couple with more mid- and low-torque and comes thanks to improvements in intake efficiency, lower air flow resistance and better exhaust valve cooling performance.
The automaker also says that for the RHD versions of the car, which obviously include domestic models, the suspension has been set up asymmetrically to compensate for the driver and the fact that the propeller shaft for front wheels is located on the right side of the vehicle.
Interior wise, as of now all GT-Rs will have a rear view camera installed as standard, while the Bose sound system woofers, have been changed to Bose Precision Sound System woofers that were developed for the EGOIST grade to further enhance sound quality.
By the time you are reading these lines, you’re probably already dreaming of what you can do with 550 hp and a track-focused all-wheel drive chassis.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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