The 2013 Nissan GT-R Black Edition has a few changes from the 2012 car. The 2013 gets a power bump to 545hp, and a carbon fiber rear wing. Check out the first photos that I have seen of the $106,320* 2013 BE from Rif. The Buyers Guide lists all the differences year to year for the Nissan GT-R.
I do have to eat my hat a little on this one. Its not something that I ever expected to come together. However, when you have support from Nissan Europe, and RML building it with a team of engineers, anything is possible. More than just a motor swap, this is a car swap, a rebody.
In this post over at Jalopnik, Mike Spinelli takes the GT-R, I mean, Juke R around the track in Dubai on Nissan's dime. The 3,600 lb Nissan specs out with a 0-60 of 3.7 seconds, and a 165 mph top speed, although these numbers might be up for debate.
In contrast, the Juke R's shorter wheelbase (by almost a foot!) gives it
a more manic temperament than the tank-like GT-R. It's more direct and
edgier, changing direction with extra sparkle, but still feels as
neutral and easy to predict as its chassis-mate. The higher seating
position affects the brain's equilibrium center, amplifying body roll —
tweaking the suspension's street tune would correct that — but it's not a
distraction during transitions.
Head over to Jalopnik for the full story, on their drive of the Juke R.
Inside Line did a quick test of the Nissan GT-R several weeks ago, but now post the full test with all the details.
They bring up a good point about the driving dynamics of the Nissan GT-R. Has the person that is making claims that the car is boring to drive, actually driven a GT-R?
"The GT-R is boring to drive" and "The GT-R is easy to drive" are
statements trotted out by the Internet infidel crowd so often they've
become trite. Quite apart from the fact that one must actually have driven a GT-R to make such an observation authentic, these claims are simply no longer true.
From Inside Lines testing, even with the additional 15 horsepower of the 2013 model over the 530 hp of the 2012, the 2013 was not any faster than the year earlier car.
A dramatic all-four-tires-spinning launch netted 60 mph in 3.1 seconds (2.9 seconds with a 1-foot rollout
like at a drag strip) and finished off the quarter-mile in 11.1 seconds
at 123.3 mph, identical to the 2012 model, other than that car's
slightly higher trap speed of 124.1 mph.
Once again proving its better to boil than bog off the line. You want a balance of wheelspin to forward motion, to keep the car up in the rev range. If you bog, you have to make those RPM's all up again, and the car is nearly always a bit slower.
Video and a link to the full article after the break.
Last year at the World Time Attack, the Goldray Energy Nissan GT-R, came in 4th place. This year, the owner is putting the car up for sale. At $147,000 Australian, it really is a bargin. The list of modifications is impressive. The car is located in Australia.
Check out the mod list, and video after the break.
Cyber GT-R (NISSAN R35 GT-R)Release. TOKYO AUTO SALON 2012
In this video Toshi Hayama runs us through the new Time Attack Cyber GT-R. In this interview he talks with Tarzan Yamada, the driver, and the rest of the Cyber crew.
Cyber are building two cars. The first car shown here is the data/test car, and there will be another one that will go for the top lap times. They have it mapped out as a 2 year project, and are expecting to put out between 1000-1200 horsepower.
