congrats on the new car.. i sat in a black be at the dealership where we do the work on my car and it definitely was nice.
Finally got my 2012 Black BE!
Just picked up my 2012 BE yesterday at Ed Martin Nissan in Indy and drove back home in Dallas. It has felt like a long journey but well worth it! Near the beginning of the year, MC put me in touch with someone who referred me to Todd at Ed Martin. I was supposed to have an April or May delivery, but the tsunami disaster in Japan resulted in my order being one of the cancelled orders. Todd wouldn't accept this though, and suggested that I stay on the list and see what he could do. Somehow he managed to get my order resurrected (thanks Todd!). I flew in on Thursday afternoon. Someone met me at the airport, and brought me back to the dealership where I snapped this picture. Finalized the paperwork on Friday morning first thing, and then did my 1000 mile break in drive back to Dallas.
I traded in my 2009 GT-R so can give my impressions relative to that. I cannot really comment on performance comparisons since I didn't push it on the drive home, and was following the break in procedure. But I can give those of you who have a 2009 my initial impressions.
First of all, appearance wise, I thought the BE wheels look much better in person. To be honest, I initially didn't like them when I first saw pictures, but they had grown on me. In person, they look much better. The first thing I noticed is that they really highlight the rotors and calipers which look huge now. The interior is a big step up with the Recaro seats, and the red trim is very tastefully done. It is a deep red, not a bright obnoxious red. Starting up, the exhaust note is clearly deeper (my 2009 was completely stock), and a big improvement! The touch screen is higher resolution than my 2009 with a much improved GPS nav layout. I really like the way it shows the current speed limit on the map. On the trip back, the car seems a lot more refined than the 2009. There seems to be less road noise, although I don't know if that is due to the different tire pattern or any other changes they have made. Comfort mode now actually works. Shifting seemed a lot smoother, quicker and I did not hear any clunking at all.
Performance wise I cannot really comment until after I've done the 1000 miles service and start playing a bit with it. I did notice that the mid range power seems more than the 2009. As I said I was bone stock with the 2009 and will keep this one stock too (maybe change those orange reflectors but that is it).
I traded in my 2009 GT-R so can give my impressions relative to that. I cannot really comment on performance comparisons since I didn't push it on the drive home, and was following the break in procedure. But I can give those of you who have a 2009 my initial impressions.
First of all, appearance wise, I thought the BE wheels look much better in person. To be honest, I initially didn't like them when I first saw pictures, but they had grown on me. In person, they look much better. The first thing I noticed is that they really highlight the rotors and calipers which look huge now. The interior is a big step up with the Recaro seats, and the red trim is very tastefully done. It is a deep red, not a bright obnoxious red. Starting up, the exhaust note is clearly deeper (my 2009 was completely stock), and a big improvement! The touch screen is higher resolution than my 2009 with a much improved GPS nav layout. I really like the way it shows the current speed limit on the map. On the trip back, the car seems a lot more refined than the 2009. There seems to be less road noise, although I don't know if that is due to the different tire pattern or any other changes they have made. Comfort mode now actually works. Shifting seemed a lot smoother, quicker and I did not hear any clunking at all.
Performance wise I cannot really comment until after I've done the 1000 miles service and start playing a bit with it. I did notice that the mid range power seems more than the 2009. As I said I was bone stock with the 2009 and will keep this one stock too (maybe change those orange reflectors but that is it).
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Congrats . Black BE is the best
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