The 2012 Nissan GT-R will come with LED driving lights/daytime running lights integrated into the front fascia. It’s front grille has also been re-designed and the car shows a new front apron. The rear of the 2012 Nissan GT-R facelift shows a new bumper and a restyled integrated diffuser. There are two new colors for 2012, neither of which have been confirmed for the US market. Aurora Flare Blue Pearl – RAY , and a new black called Nebula Opal Black – GAG (choke?). Part of that GAG may be the Premium price increase of 210,000 yen to 9,450,000 yen in Japan ($110,811 USD). Will the US market Premium car be able to be under $100,000? In 2008-2009 the conversion was about 110-100 yen to a dollar. As you can see, this is a huge change on a $70k car. 9,450,000 yen at the 110 yen to a dollar rate would be around $85,900 USD. At 100 yen to a dollar $94,500.
There’s also a new rear diffuser that adds 10 percent more downforce at the business end and a set of forged wheels from Rays cut 6.6 pounds of unsprung weight at each corner for a total loss of over 26 pounds. Impressive. There are reportedly two new colors for both the wheels – Hyper Blue Black and Hyper Titanium – and for the car – Aurora Flare Blue Pearl and Nebula Opal Black.
The power of the 2012 Nissan GT-R facelift will still come from the 3.8-litre V6 twin-turbo engine and the car will be fitted with an
Source: Online News
