2012 Nissan GT-R could go on sale in Australia in Q1: 420kW rumoured

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By Tim Beissmann | September 27th, 2011

Details of the 2012 Nissan GT-R have leaked out from a European press event around two months ahead of the supercar’s unveiling at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show.

According to the North American GT-R Owners Club (NAGTROC), the 2012 Nissan GT-R will again score a substantial power increase. Although the exact figures are not expected to be revealed until early November, the uprated GT-R was reportedly shown to produce at least an additional 40hp (30kW).

With the MY2011 Nissan GT-R currently producing 390kW, it appears the 3.8-litre twin-turbo V6 will generate at least 420kW. Higher boost levels and revisions to the intake and exhaust are also on the cards.

Nissan Australia’s Jeff Fisher said the 2012 GT-R could arrive in Australia as early as the first quarter of next year, but admitted the final timing was still to be locked down.

The NAGTROC report said there will be no visual changes to the new model, with the engineers focusing on retuning the suspension and transmission logic, and revising the underbody to improve aerodynamics and cooling performance.

Despite the power increases, fuel consumption and emissions will fall marginally from the current 11.9 litres/100km and 281g/km levels.

The report also suggested the Premium Black and Egoist variants would be offered worldwide, while a Track Edition with carbon panels and slick tyres would be made available exclusively to right-hand drive markets.

Mr Fisher said Nissan Australia would continue to offer just one highly specified model of the GT-R rather than individual variants. He said Nissan Australia was in the fortunate position where it could effectively design its own cars for the wants and needs of the market, and said as a result our car would offer “the best of all versions” to Australian drivers.

According to the report, the R35 GT-R is likely to continue for another two model years, which should see production roll on through 2014.

If rumours are correct, expect the 2012 Nissan GT-R to launch an official Nurburgring lap time assault in the middle of October.

Note: 2011 Nissan GT-R pictured.

Jim sim

mmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm
Jason

What ever happened to that 206kw “gentleman’s agreement” with all cars out of Japan?

Noel

206kw is family car power now, Japanese cars just wouldn’t be able to compete at such low power figures.

Frenchie

I thought it was 206 km/h maximum speed.

Lindsay

What happened to it?

The last car designed under that agreement went off the market almost ten years ago.

mrxandthexfactor

LFA and GTR – the two greatest supercars from Japan.

theillestlife

dont forget the original and best, the NSX. gone but never forgotten!

mrxandthexfactor

true that!

The Springboks

i disagree LFA is fast but at what price? GTR is the greatest super car on earth at the moment

scottjames_12

Yeah the LFA is mehtastic… Incredibly expensive and for what, exactly? The engine is nice but nothing else stands out about the car, for me.

The GTR on the other hand seems like a purpose built speed machine, and is great bang for buck compared to its rivals.

David

It might do 0-100 in 2.8s. Nice!
http://wmcaprice.com Troutman

It was not so many years ago that it cost as much as $2 million for an XJ220 or MacLaren to get this level of performance.
AndyGF

What A Machine!
JEKYL & HYDE

hateing the big front euro plate…
joe’s wheels

dumb dumb dumb
no one needs 420kw.
a lighter, more efficient car would be more admirable than this monster.

Jim sim

Get back in your prius and hug a tree.
Hippy.

http://mickdim@internode.on.net honda1

lol

AndyGF

Nissan is proving to the world that the way forward, is not ‘two steps back’ like many of the conservative manufacturers.

I admire that… Its human nature to push boundaries, if we didn’t, we would still be living in mud huts and caves! Other than the love cliche, its what makes the world truly go round!
F1MotoGP

People need more kW so car companies can make more money. There only a racing circuit where you can use that power. I love sport cars but if I would use max 30% of that power. Waste of money.

JooberFPVGT

So my guess you ferraris, lambo, Astons and all those sorts too are a waste of money?

It’s only a waste of money if you truly can’t afford such a car but for those in high paying roles who can afford high end performance cars this is a bargain.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1715760895 Charles Dean

This is a monster machine.. And I like the presence it has on the road.. The massive exhaust pipes are awesome..
Yeti Man

Can I have one with deleted back seats and half roll cage.
F1m

My god that is so powerful
Altezza

This 3.8L V6 twin turbo will have even more power than Mercedes Benz’s 5.5L V8 twin turbo. Impressive figure Nissan!
FrugalOne

Was/nt this just recently updated?

Why?

Yes it was but Porsche released the 911 Turbo S after the 2011 spec GTR and the 911 was quicker, so this is Nissan’s response.

STP

I soooo want one!!!!!!!
Why?

What Nissan need to improve on is not the car, but dealership customer service. They are rude, arrogant, and quickly dismiss potential GTR owners as time wasting tyre kickers. Nissan listen up. You don’t need to be 55, grey, and wearing a suit to be deemed wealthly enough to afford one of these. You can be young, and successful!

AndyGF

I know exactly how you feel… When I brought my S2000 all those years ago, I was treated like dirt by the dealership. I had to actually test drive a friends S2000, and then walked into the dealership and brought one.

However you need to see the other side of the coin. How many young men do you think come into their showrooms everyday and try to act like they could buy one of these cars. If the dealership is too friendly they get written off as ‘pushy’, and if they are too rude, its because they wont let you test drive it, their insurance probably only covers 35 year olds+ for a test drive anyway, and their demo model GT-R would be the hardest working car in their fleet if they let just everyone have a go.

Lets put it this way, its not like the GT-R has many competitors that you can choose from. I know you will have the same luck at the Porsche dealership. If you are serious about buying a GT-R, you will just buy it anyway, you wont give the salesman time to be rude…

PS: they might let you try a 2nd hand boxster or 350Z.

Why?

I am 35+ but the dealership wouldn’t even open the doors of the GTR for me to sit inside the showroom. Their excuse was “we can’t find the keys”. When I went to Mercedes to test drive the new E63 ($100K more than a GTR), Mercedes were extremely welcoming. So it’s not a question of the cars value or performance. It’s the attitude of the dealerships. If Nissan can produce a supercar the price of a M3 or C63, and they aren’t walking out of the showroom then obviously there are other issues.

AndyGF

Quite the opposite my friend, its not that they aren’t walking out of the showrooms, otherwise they would pander after every sale they could get? Its that they are selling more than enough GT-R’s to not worry about one extra customer, especially one with a seaming bad attitude…

Hence my point about there being no competition, they dont have to work for the sales. What you going to do, spend double the cash on a 911 Turbo ‘just’ because the salesmen wont let you test drive one?

Dont get me wrong, in a perfect world I would rather have the 911 Turbo, but in real life, I would never part with double the already significant amount of money just to be a badge snob. The GT_R is a serious contender in the supercar market, and that a tribute to Nissan that they keep on making it better too…

JooberFPVGT

Haha we now can have and name for this… the ‘GASP’ syndrome

LN

When I was 24 I worked at a Nissan dealership that was selling the GTR and I wasnt even allowed to drive it even around the yard. As much as I was want to drive the car or even would like to sit in it, I would be liable for whatever damage I have done to the car and at worst, if I drove the car around and got into an accident with it, the dealership would have made me pay the excess.

The dealership paid lots of money to have the GTR on display and its not easy to allow young men to test drive the car considering how powerful they are and if they get into an accident the dealership would have been liable as they are the ones who were responsible.

And tbh, the buyers were the parents buying the car under their name for their son due to high insurance costs and legal issues.

GPx

When I bought my 2011 GTR, I didn’t test drive it. Put the $10K deposit and the saleman said do you want to test drive it?? WT.. Anyway, money talks. If you’re not serious then don’t bother coming up and talk to the saleman about it.

Why?

Congratulations to you. You are a champion. No person with half a brain would put a $10K deposit without even driving it.

Do you buy houses without walking through the front door?

AndyGF

And look what happens when you dont put down a deposit? You become unhappy enough to whine on public forums about your complicated-life-dealership-story.

Happiness > $10K.

Zzzzzzz

I think is how you present yourself to the dealer. I had test drive few prosches but didn’t buy them. Also had test drive the M3 & RS4 and able to take it to 190km/h. IMO you had to be selective on what you want to test drive.

Ben

WTF?

You were driving at 190k on a public road? Are you really that stupid and reckless?

Please tell me they took you to a test track at least!
JooberFPVGT

Actually one of my friends, mentioned he was ‘looking for a weekend car’, and it made salesmen more open to him, managing to sit and start up the motor of various less public cars.

GPx

AndyGF- I agreed, putting down a deposit makes you happy knowing you’re actually buying it rather than just pretending. If you’ve done enough research about the car and there’s no need to test drive. Plus the new car is not even released yet so how can you test drive it?. The salesman let me drive the current model to let me know how it feels
Why? I did actually bought an old house with the block of land I want without inspecting the house. Trust yourself/instinct man!.
Jonno Smith

The performance yardstick for the Nissan R35 GTR is it’s dominance of major Tarmac Rallies in Australia. It’s won 3 or 4 Targa West rallies todate, dunno about Targa Tasmania but I’d think the GTR also won there. The only competitor against the GTRs is Jim Richard’s Porsche GT3, a car 2-3 times more expensive than the GTR but still can’t match the pace of the GTR inspite of Jim’s incredible driving skills.
After these cars (GTR and GT3) are the Mitsubishi EVOs (6,7,8,9, & 10) and the Subaru STis. Bottomline: Nothing beats AWD and Turbocharging!