Nissan has promised all along that its GT-R would be a constant work in progress. No inactivity around for some mid-cycle refresh or complete redesign. Nope, they would tweak the thing year-by-year in an attempt to keep its supercar competitive.

Well, sometimes those tweaks are smaller than others and the upgrades for 2011 are evenhandedly minor. The base model has been eliminated, so it's Premium or nothing. All cars now get a double shot of clear coat on the front and rear fascias along with darker center caps on the wheels. Like I said, minor stuff.

In terms of actual functionality, Nissan engineers retuned the suspension and stiffened up some bushings in back for better overall ride quality. They also added an additional set of cooling ducts for the rear wheels.

All that for only $84,060.