Nissan Reprograms Skyline GTR Launch Control

Autoblog: GTR's Launch Control Gets Reprogrammed. This applies to cars in inventory, and with "vigorous encouragement" for customers to come in and get theirs reprogrammed too (for free).

Launch RPMs are decreased, and the new softer-side-of-sears launch control is available without disabling VDC/warranty.

Nissan claims standing start acceleration with VDC *on* will improve, but admits the following:

Please note independent media reports of 0-60 drive times with VDC OFF (or what the media call "Launch Control") on closed courses with professional drivers will likely increase after this change.

This does beg the question: Since they added a tamer launch control that doesn't void the warranty to the new firmware, did they also delete the old "secret" launch control that brought them all those magazine acceleration numbers?

Time for a redeux of all the fraudulent magazine tests...

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