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If you thought Ford was a little possessive about their cars, don’t buy a Nissan GT-R in Japan. Speed limiters are nothing new, but when you drop 80 grand on a car like the Nissan GT-R, you might be interested in at some point taking it over the 111mph governed top speed. However, apparently Nissan doesn’t like that idea, so when you do reach over that speed while driving on the street, an annoying light turns on that can only be turned off by shutting off the car completely. That’s only the beginning.

Now thankfully there is a “track” mode, which once you enter via the computer, gets rid of the speed limit and lets you flog the car all day long for a track day. However, once you are done with that, you are required to take the car into a certified Nissan High Performance center, and pay a $1000 fee for a “safety check”. Failure to do this will void your warranty. That adds a pretty penny to the already expensive track fees.

It’s nice of Nissan to rent out these cars to their owners for a mere $80,000. I mean, if you outright owned the car, you would be forced to perform the (gasp!) safety check by yourself. At least now I can confidently challenge a GT-R from a 111mph roll in my Saab, and maybe even win the pinks.

Via Motortrend

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