The Original first year (2009) DID NOT have a Factory provided and approved LC. Mine is an '09 preordered well in advance like my NSX. LC on an '09 was a Hack which was leaked on the web. In fact, part of the buying process paperwork required signing that if you enabled the unauthorized hack you held Nissan Harmless from results (immediate such as damage,failure, bodily harm or worse i.e. accident) or over time damage/failures. Of course there were still those who neglected what they signed, did it anyway and pursued seeking what they signed they would not do with Nissan. The result was a factory authorized and warrantied LC on 2010's. That was made available to 2009 owners with reprogramming. It reduced the launch from about 4500 to 3000 RPM and provided a controlled (softened) clutch engagement from the hacks full and instant dump shocking the tranny and all 4 drive shafts and 6 universals. Plus it monitored the results and attempts over a short time and if needed engaged a forced cool down before LC could be used again. Since then the GT-R LC has been modified and tweaked many times to where it is today.
My point is this 1'st yr NSX HAS an authorized (no hack required) LC which won't void your warranty. As such, I'm glad for what it offers out of the gate against cars with years of learning curve tweaks. Could it be better. I'm sure. We're all sure it could probably be more aggressive and be more impressive. But they wanted a reliable car vs suites for failures so dialed it back. With time and experiences and feedback (w/o failures), I suspect and hope there will be software upgrades which improve the overall performance on the road as well as track. As many have said, you need to drive one and for awhile to get what it offers v.s. what it doesn't. Starting more reserved will better enable upgrades and improvements w/o fixing scars from bad press on failures. But that is just IMHO.
My point is this 1'st yr NSX HAS an authorized (no hack required) LC which won't void your warranty. As such, I'm glad for what it offers out of the gate against cars with years of learning curve tweaks. Could it be better. I'm sure. We're all sure it could probably be more aggressive and be more impressive. But they wanted a reliable car vs suites for failures so dialed it back. With time and experiences and feedback (w/o failures), I suspect and hope there will be software upgrades which improve the overall performance on the road as well as track. As many have said, you need to drive one and for awhile to get what it offers v.s. what it doesn't. Starting more reserved will better enable upgrades and improvements w/o fixing scars from bad press on failures. But that is just IMHO.
