Nissan Sunnyvale

Nissan's refresh of the rearing-and-ready-to-go GT-R includes a myriad of changes. Perhaps most noticeable is the boost in power. The 3.8-liter twin turbo V6 engine gains an additional 38 horsepower (hp) and 17 lb.-ft. more torque for a total output of 523-hp and 451-lb.-ft of torque. To paint a clearer picture, this added power translates to an acceleration speed of 0-60 in a mere 2.9 seconds.

To support such aggressive…

The Nissan GTR is better known to its fans as "Godzilla" thanks to a powerful Japanese engine that rips up the track. Not available in the US for many years, Nissan began exporting the beast overseas only a few years back.

Skeptics of the new model wanted to know what was so great about the enhancements on 2012's GT-R. The answer can be summed up in track time, which is half a second shorter…