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2010 Nissan GT-R with gearbox update posts unofficial 3.3s 0-60mph

 
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One GT-R with the updated software has already posted a quarter-mile ET of 11.347 seconds at 120.85mph

One GT-R with the updated software has already posted a quarter-mile ET of 11.347 seconds at 120.85mph

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Nissan confirmed last month that it was installing a new software update for the gearbox in the GT-R that is designed to minimize stress levels placed on the dual-clutch unit during hard launches. But it turns out that it's still a quick sprinter, even with VDC engaged, as the latest tests have laid down a 3.3s 0-60mph (96km/h) run. That shaves 0.2 seconds off the official 3.5 second time of the current car.

The software update affects the way the vehicle launches from a standstill in two main ways. It increases the allowable rpm level beyond the current 2,000rpm limit when the VDC traction control system is switched on, but sadly it also decreases the maximum allowable rpm limit when the VDC is switched off from 4,500rpm to 3,000-3,500rpm. The news of the unofficial acceleration times comes from GT-R Blog's insiders at the Nissan Tochigi Assembly plant, where engineers have been testing the new car.

The new software immediately concerned many who saw the nanny system as a bane to fast acceleration times. But the reports keep coming that the first batch of cars with the updated software have been received positively and are proving to be just as quick, if not quicker, than the original GT-Rs when it comes to the drag-strip.

One GT-R owner with the updated software has posted a quarter-mile time of 11.347 seconds at 120.85mph, according to DragTimes, and this was with stock Dunlop tires. Incidentally, this time is quicker than official times posted by many reviewers during the launch of the original car last year.

One thought is that by lowering the maximum RPM levels at launch, less wheel spin occurs and the car launches of the line both quicker and more smoothly. Now, if only someone would hurry up and test the new SpecV model.
Via: Jalopnik
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Comments (6)

  1. ma_Chris avatar Chris Posted: 2/5/2009 8:22pm PST

    wow.. 120 in the traps.. nice.. although i expected more low end acceleration from an AWD car such as this.. youd expect the same time but at 110mph in the traps......

    maybe its just me.

    but hey.. i like cars with lots of action in the high revs.. makes for more fun... nothing like a solid power buck at 4 grand
     
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  2. ma_bigslim avatar bigslim Posted: 2/5/2009 10:14pm PST

    chris, the GTR has more low end speed and traction than it does top end speed. that's why you see 0 to 60 in 3.3 and "only" a top speed of 120. with the GTR's weight this can only happen with awd. a 2 wheel drive car with same specs(hp and lbs.) probly wouldn't make it into the 3's. compare to the Z06 which does 0 to 60 in 3.6 and does 125 through the traps, but it's some 800 lbs. lighter.
     
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  3. ma_justinhk2000 avatar justinhk2000 Posted: 2/7/2009 8:32am PST

    bigslim, 120 mph trap time is still a good time no matter what. Porsche GT3 posts somewhere a little lower than 120 so this is amazing. And it costs at least 50k less
     
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  4. ma_justinhk2000 avatar justinhk2000 Posted: 2/7/2009 8:32am PST

    And corvette ZO6's can't turn for anything.
     
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  5. ma_mburleigh8 avatar mburleigh8 Posted: 2/24/2009 8:10pm PST

    That is crazy, these cars don't look all that impressive.
     
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  6. By  Vitamins Posted: 12/6/2009 10:47pm PST

    It's C&D. One thing you remember is that digital timing equipment doesn't allow rollout like drag strip timing lights do. Car tested equipment like this will always trap less because they aren't running the same 1/4 as on the track. In a 1/4 it won't make much difference at all but in the 0-60 it can. Hell with any other rags testing it, I want to see it rolling some ET Streets and pulling the front wheels.
     
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