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Wednesday 25th August 2010

First Pics: Updates For Nissan GT-R

Another nip/tuck for Godzilla leaks out



Another year, another round of minor tweaks for the Nissan GT-R - and these are the first leaked pics of the update. This time it's the 2012 model year (which we're pretty certain is Yank-speak for something that goes on sale in 2011) upgrade.

According to the folks at GTRblog.com, design tweaks to the front bumper drop drag down to Cd 0.268 from 0.272, while a new rear diffuser increases downforce by 10 per cent, and there is (unconfirmed) talk of more horses beneath the bonnet.

A new set of forged alloys from Rays also cuts 3kg of unsprung mass from each corner of the car, chopping overall unsprung weight by an impressive 12kg.

New colours for the wheels include the bruised-sounding Hyper Blue Black and Hyper Titanium, while the bodywork itself can now be treated to Aurora Flare Blue Pearl and Nebula Opal Black.

The only bad thing, as far as we're concerned, is that the GT-R has caught daytime running light disease. For shame.




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Stew2000

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Why didn't it look like this in the first place? silly

Davi

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why is the thread title a period?!

magnus911

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Davi said:
why is the thread title a period?!
That time of the month again

pablo

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Davi said:
why is the thread title a period?!
there is a joke there about this thread being a "sticky" but i'm not going there until at least midday....

BUG4LIFE

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About time then did a [kind of] bayside blue...looks good smile
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Paul 8v

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Looking good, I can't wait untill about 10 years time when I can afford a used one smile

Stew2000

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Paul 8v said:
Looking good, I can't wait untill about 10 years time when I can afford a used one smile
be less then that if it's well used. they depreciate more than £1 a mile.

Edited by Stew2000 on Wednesday 25th August 11:10

BUG4LIFE

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Paul 8v said:
Looking good, I can't wait untill about 10 years time when I can afford a used one smile
Me too, though the running costs will still be sky high...imagine the cost of fuel in 10 years too, in fact will will still be aloud to run cars like this frown

Edited by BUG4LIFE on Wednesday 25th August 11:08

Godzilla

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Apparently if you read that article in full, it's a fairly major "facelift" with changes to the chassis, suspension, brakes, interior, engine etc.

But they had me at "blue"... biggrin

(Although the return of Midnight Purple would have been even more irresistible!)

SWoll

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Be more interested to know what changes have been made underneath as the GTR is never going to be much of a looker no matter what colour etc its painted. I wonder if they've toughened up the gearbox at all?

Good reduction in unsprung weight with the new wheels, should make a difference handling wise and possibly aid ride quality as well.

Dont mind DRL's myself, if it means that I can see the idiots who dont bother to put their lights on when driving down the M1 in the pouring rain then I'm all for them. Over on the GTROC DRL's are one of the most popular mods, so will probably be warmly welcomed.

Gad-Westy

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Stew2000 said:
Why didn't it look like this in the first place? silly
I can't tell the difference paperbag

magnus911

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pablo said:
Davi said:
why is the thread title a period?!
there is a joke there about this thread being a "sticky" but i'm not going there until at least midday....
Menstruation jokes are the lowest form of wit. Period.

snorkel sucker

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(Although the return of Midnight Purple would have been even more irresistible!)
pah, but then yours wouldnt be unique!

FishFace

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Stew2000 said:
Paul 8v said:
Looking good, I can't wait untill about 10 years time when I can afford a used one smile
be less then that if it's well used. they depreciate more than £1 a mile.

Edited by Stew2000 on Wednesday 25th August 11:10
Oh dear, I best not clock up 60k miles then!

Stew2000

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FishFace said:
Stew2000 said:
Paul 8v said:
Looking good, I can't wait untill about 10 years time when I can afford a used one smile
be less then that if it's well used. they depreciate more than £1 a mile.

Edited by Stew2000 on Wednesday 25th August 11:10
Oh dear, I best not clock up 60k miles then!
http://www.motorline.co.uk/nissan/used-cars/view/4...biggrin

andyturner

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Stew2000 said:
Paul 8v said:
Looking good, I can't wait untill about 10 years time when I can afford a used one smile
be less then that if it's well used. they depreciate more than £1 a mile.
That's great news. I think I'll look for one with about 50k on the clock then.


LuS1fer

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Looks slightly better but not enough for me to even make the effort of considering an exclamatory "wow". Great car. Dull looks.

JonRB

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magnus911 said:
Menstruation jokes are the lowest form of wit. Period.
rofl

Sivraj

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Are they importing these thing officially yet?

To be fare i'm kinda loosing interest (isn't there a faster 'ring time' yetsleep)

marcosgt

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Gad-Westy said:
Stew2000 said:
Why didn't it look like this in the first place? silly
I can't tell the difference paperbag
Ditto.

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