Months after it annihilated a field of 17 vehicles and won our 2009 Car of the Year, the Nissan GT-R has finally landed in our long-term fleet. And if you’re wondering why it took half a year for us to get our hands on one, well, the answer is threefold: Low volume, high demand, and the fact that Nissan wasn’t exactly clamoring to lend a supercar to a bunch of lead foots for 12 months all were factors. So we waited. And waited. And waited. Our patience paid off, though, and a few months ago we received one of the first $84,040 2010 models. Representing a $2950 price hike over the 2009, the ‘10 GT-R has five more horsepower, a new control module for the six-speed dual-clutch auto, a reworked suspension with retuned springs and Bilstein dampers, darker wheel finishes, and standard side and curtain airbags.