First Pics of North American Spec LHD 2012 Black Editon GTR

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lol my parents are probably going to trade in their 09 GT-R for this
one

2012 Owners Manual

2012 GTR Owners Manual - NAGTROC - The Nissan GT-R Owners Club

now with R mode Start guide!

R MODE START FUNCTION


This function enables the driver to start acceleration from a stop by selecting R mode with the
VDC and transmission setup switch. The engine
output will be maintained at approximately 4,000
rpm. When using the R mode or the R mode
start function, always use proper seating position and follow the safety instructions in Section
1 of this manual





HOW TO USE R MODE START
FUNCTION
position. M& or A& 1. Move the shift lever to the
2. Select the R mode with the transmission
“VDC, transmission and setup switch. (
suspension setup switches” page 5-24)
3. Select the R mode with the VDC setup
switch.
4. Depress the brake pedal firmly with your left
foot and keep depressing the brake pedal.
5. Depress the accelerator pedal quickly to the
floor with your right foot while the brake
pedal is depressed. The engine speed will
increase to approximately 4,000 rpm and
will be maintained.
6. Within 3 seconds after depressing the
accelerator pedal, release the brake pedal.

That blue is sex.
SO MUCH! nicer than Gray. Or grey. Or...any other slight variation of the theme.

Going to admit here, if the new GT-R was as affordable as a new Z06, I would have bought one instead and just learned to deal with the autotragic. I love how they look. Saw one in person at the (gasp!) Ford dealership that someone had (wtf?) traded for a GT500. Very nice and pix don't do them justice.

Is "R" mode in this capacity new for 2012? That sounds like it's full of win.

yes and no.... yes as its its own function now to launch the car its not really "new" just revised improved and endorsed...

but no in the sense that all models previous would do something similar

Still nice to see it endorsed for that purpose.

love that blue, keeps growing and growing on me.

MC--what's the latest on the delivery date for your '12??

i have a order # as of like 3 weeks ago so i think its one of the first black editions ordered in the whole country ... i should have a VIN# by mid February if everything goes like i hope which would probably take delivery in early April

I bet the wait is killing you! :) (I know it'd be killing me)

BTW, might have missed it earlier, but do you have any idea how many black ed vs premium's are slated for the states?

Nissan internally told their dealers to expect 748 Premiums 403 Blacks.... not sure if that will end up being a little high or low....

MC

man you keep getting the new stuff...

is there any car that you'd keep...

either way bro keep it up...

I remember you being this hyped about the first nismo....how time flies...

dudes ordering GTRs like it's nothing lol

yup i had the nismo #33 like the first week they came out(loved it)....i plan to keep the black edition for a good while man ... with the special interior the DRL's and the specV wheels it really is like the perfect GTR to me. love my current GTR obviously but the changes are a pretty big deal atleast to me and finally offering a black edition is really cool.. so i have to jump on this one... so far the stars have all aligned just right.. i got probably the best deal on one in the whole country and my car is still holding strong value wise so it looks like im going to be able to pull it all off again somehow...

i would take having a special version like this just stock and enjoying it as is than a 1K HP GTR anyday, so yeah i will say that i will keep it until a R36 GTR is out

but if for some reason that never materializes here in the US then i will be holding on to this car for a long long while as i cant see my self in anything but a GTR


so the countdown is on hopefully it will be here in a little over 2 months :driving:

Thanks for the info. So, around 1150 cars total for the year? Do you think they'll be able to move them all or are we going to see a repeat of 2009/2010?

well im seeing a good bit of initial demand on the owners club site but thats sort of skewed obviously and might not reflect whats going on at some local dealer in some random town in middle usa......

but i think they will mostly be spoken especially if that total falls on the shorter side of 1100.... but you are always going to have dealers dont want to deal and those cars will obviously sit and be available for a while..
.....

from what i can tell the cars that are actually being sold on average the sale price of premium is about 2K over invoice and the black editions are holding closer to MSRP..... but thats outside of california... MSRP or more for the black is what looks to be going on there...