Nissan GT-R – the Track Pack option ramps it up

Nissan GT-R – the Track Pack option ramps it up

A bog standard 2012 Nissan GT-R should suffice for most, but those seeking an edgier prospect can look towards outfitting the car with its Track Pack option, just the thing if circuit runs are your cuppa.

The package, available for the Pure Edition variant, is jointly developed with Japanese-based company NordRing, and features a suspension, air guide for both front/rear brake cooling and a set of lightweight six-spoke Rays alloys with gloss black painted centres; the wheels identify the version externally.

The brakes behind these are cooled by additional cooling ducts, built into the front bumper; these reduce the operating temperature of the front brake discs by as much as 100 degrees during track use, improving the stopping performance. Similar ducts, hidden behind the rear wheels, channel cooling air over the rear discs.

Nissan GT-R – the Track Pack option ramps it up

Meanwhile, the suspension’s spring rates have been revised to be optimal for track use, though like all GT-Rs, the dampers are adjustable to offer more comfort when the car is being used on the road.

Inside, going the TP route gets one Recaro front seats trimmed with blue bolsters and an innovative high grip material to help keep the driver in place during hard cornering and braking. No rear seats on this one – they’ve been removed to save weight. A ‘Track Pack’ emblem on the centre console helps remind the driver what the model is.

No changes to the output, which is 550 PS, like the regular GT-R, though going with the package adds to the total cost. A case of less is more? Definitely, however you choose to look at it.

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Anthony Lim

Anthony Lim believes that nothing is better than a good smoke and a car with character, with good handling aspects being top of the prize heap. Having spent more than a decade and a half with an English tabloid daily never being able to grasp the meaning of brevity or being succinct, he wags his tail furiously at the idea of waffling - in greater detail - about cars and all their intrinsic peculiarities here.

 

Comments

  • We want Z-Tune options as well~

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  • msbr91 on Dec 10, 2011 at 2:36 pm

    aiyoo.. when la ETCM can bring this car in Malaysia…

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  • ahmadfaris93 on Dec 10, 2011 at 4:01 pm

    GT-R should be a stand alone brand.

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  • Carl Wong on Dec 10, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    Looks beautiful in blue :)…..!

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  • Naj Lazat on Dec 10, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    I saw a white GT-R2012 model with 530ps was advertised on mudah. called to check out and hav been told it is 2nd hand unit which cost approximately rm600k above!!

    So…..not to mentioned about the GT-R2013 model which has 550hp as like the above., Their value after they touch down in BolehL is just ridiculous………….!!!

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  • BeemerFreak on Dec 11, 2011 at 5:29 pm

    Still a nissan.

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  • Carl Wong on Dec 13, 2011 at 7:40 am

    GTR is an incredible piece of engineering, for a super sports car with this kind of performance the fuel efficiency is considered quite good. 0-100km/hr in less than 4 seconds.

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  • elijah on Jan 15, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    wat no manual?? i love this car so much, hope got manual!!

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