I never broke in my 2012 370z. I'm at 5K miles now. No damage that I can tell. Didn't lose any oil. I checked it right before my first oil change.
From the test drive forward, I've driven this car reasonably hard. It's a 7 speed A/T and I've enjoyed every minute of it.
There is no way in hell you could have convinced me to pussy foot this car for the first 1,200 miles. It would be nearly impossible to keep the RPM's below 4K because it jumps to 6K nearly instantly when you push the pedal halfway down. It's just too sensitive to go easy on it.
The car is tuned to be driven hard. I don't know how people say they've kept the RPM's below 4K. It must have felt terrible, like driving a Prius Hybrid.
I didn't buy a 370z to drive it like an old lady. From my research, it sounds as though the 370z is broken in sufficiently at the factory in the first couple of miles of it's life.
Newer car engines don't need a break-in. We aren't living in the 70's.
The 1,200 mile suggestion is just that, a suggestion.
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