Last year Nissan took the 550hp, four-wheel drive supercar to the Nürburgring 24-Hour race and a lot of the lessons learned at the race have now been applied to the road car. Nissan says the changes result in a GT-R that is more responsive, has better high-speed stability and a more refined ride.
Engine
No word on a power increase or even the performance advantage the changes bring but the Nissan engineers have seen fit to add new high-output injectors for improved response in the mid to high-rpm range. A new relief valve for the turbocharger bypass is also said to improve responsiveness while a new oil pan baffle helps maintain oil pressure during high-performance driving.
Chassis
Engineers have updated the suspension set-up with revisions to the dampers, springs and front anti-roll bar to lower the centre of gravity. New cam bolts have been installed to improve stability while cornering and the driveshafts beefed up to cope with track driving.
Body
With the Nissan GT-R is seemingly now able to corner harder than ever the dash panel bar and instrument panel member were also beefed up to increase body rigidity, leading to better suspension control.
Anything else?
No performance details as yet (Nissan will probably wait until after it sets a new 'Ring record before releasing them), but punters will be able to get their hands on the updated GT-R from spring of next year. Prices, and those all-important performance details, will be announced closer to that time.