Is the GTR Powered "Super Juke" or a super joke

[freedomperiod]

One off? Not available to public??

Hey Nissan, how about just giving us a Juke that looks like that with 25 more hp, and a manual transmission option!!!

[VarianceVQ]

One off? Not available to public??

Hey Nissan, how about just giving us a Juke that looks like that with 25 more hp, and a manual transmission option!!!

You do have a MT option, just not with AWD.

[freedomperiod]

You do have a MT option, just not with AWD.

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[10Ten]

No one said anything about the car being for sale. The rumor is that it will be a one-off for demonstration purposes if it gets built at all.

my bad I posted after skimming.

[kiznarsh]

The one thing keeping me form liking the Juke is the ugly fascia.

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I can't stand the front...I always feel like I'm drunk when I see it cuz it just doesn't look right.

[A.Wilder]

I hope the one-off is driveable

[Fisherson]

If that's an inline 4, then a V6 shouldn't take up more length? (it's longitudinal, correct?)

I4 =
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V6 =
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Unless I'm looking at a V4?
00
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More like
I4:
OOOO

V6:

O_O_O
_O_O_O

[DrewSXR]

I hope the one-off is driveable

If it isn't drive-able, then it would be a completely pointless exercise.

On the other hand, Nissan is pretty good a pissing people off with funky cars.

[50fridge]

Because then it wouldn't be outrageous as those vehicles already weigh as much or more than a GT-R......might as well gut a GT-R and call it a day.

The Juke is a better choice because it looks funky and weighs considerably less to begin with....

A Cube would have been another interesting idea....or a GT-R powered Quest with a manual gearbox and RWD

It would make a nice M3, M5 destroyer though if they did put the engine in a G37, or M37.

[Bains]

but in reality

[Elbows]

I hope they build it, just so the guys at Top Gear can get their hand son it. (The UK show...not us).

[C4 A6]

but in reality

Unfortunately.

[omoderncultureo]

Last week, rumors about Nissan creating a one-off Juke with the tech side of the GT-R flooded the web, generating a wave of positive response. Now, Nissan is confirming the Juke-R concept,with the company probably set to use this wild one-off to test the public’s reaction in order to build a potential production performance version of the Juke.

The concept, a one-off, street-legal development developed by Nissan and motorsports company RML, has ditched the 1.5- and 1.6-liter usual Juke engines and borrowed the 3.8-liter twin-turbo from the GT-R, along with a modified version of the supercar’s all-wheel-drive system. At the back, we also get the GT-R’s transaxle, while the connection to the road is provided via 20-inch Rays forged alloy rims.

GT-R goodies have also made their way into the cabin, where we find the gauges, dials and 7-inch LCD display that belong to Godzilla. The Juke’s center console has kept its place, but the rest of the interior has been adapted for the tack, receiving two bucket seats and a roll cage.

And don’t think that this will be a sleeper: the crossover gets beefy wheel arches, redesigned front and rear fascias and a split rear wing. Two units of the concept will be built, in order for it to offer both left- and right-hand drive. The project is expected to be in running condition next month, when engineers will start dynamic tests.

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[unleashedd]

but in reality

u ruined everything, ruiner.

[kingrukus]

For a minute I thought that front end was actually available in the JDM.

[VarianceVQ]

Funny how everybody gripes about the front but says nothing about the rear (which is the end I'd make changes to).

[koko12]

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Can't wait to see the final product. Just imagine a GTR with about 500 lbs less, though it remains to be seen if the chassis will have similar dynamics. Anyways, rumors are that if there is enough interest, Nissan might produce it in limited numbers.

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/10...crossover.html

[MCTB]

It'll be the equivalent of that silly W12 Golf.

Except cooler. Possibly not a deathtrap.

Ive ridden in the W12 twice and its silly...awesome.




The Juke is oh so ugly but this might make it slightly more palatable.

[Lwize]

I didn't ask for this.

just put the Altima's 2.5 in there, and I'd be happy. Turbo lag is nobody's friend.

[klaxed]

"can't outrun ugly"

I guess they are gonna try.

[zaYG]

Come on guys, this is actually completely plausible, we are talking about a company that is mass producing THIS

[Bonk2Hossa]

I like the Juke a lot, its one of those its so ugly and weird that I love the looks of it type of deals. Maybe its the Nissan-Renault connection cause I like the ugly french cars too, Im not sure. Never drove one though so no idea how it rides and how the interior is.

[rs4-380]

If that's an inline 4, then a V6 shouldn't take up more length? (it's longitudinal, correct?)

the juke is transverse

More like

V6:

O_O_O
_O_O_O

no, that would be a vr6. Cylinders are not staggered in a conventional v6.



Needless to say, they are going to have to cut the hell out of a juke to fit the engine, transmission, diffs and driveshafts in one.

[Archaeopteryx]

I dont like the car on account of its looks, but with this drivetrain it would be extremely cool.

[SSLByron]

no, that would be a vr6. Cylinders are not staggered in a conventional v6.

Depends on the angle of the V and the conrod/crank design. Some V6s do have a bit of stagger. There's a lot more in a VR6 since they're staggered such that they can share a common head. The narrower the angle, the greater the stagger.

Good illustration:



Nissan VQ/VR (not to be confused with Volkswagen VR) blocks:



12V (I think) VR6:

[VarianceVQ]

just put the Altima's 2.5 in there, and I'd be happy.

Add a liter and two cylinders to that.

[SSLByron]

Add a liter and two cylinders to that.

I think the VQ is a fine engine but a project like this deserves something more special. Also, if you're going to add that much weight, you need moAr juice.

Now, a high-strung 3.8L VR block (sans turbos) on the other hand...

[czykvw]

I think its hilarious that some random person out there created something wayyyy better than a whole group of overpaid designers did.

[Professor Gascan]

I didn't ask for this.

just put the Altima's 2.5 in there, and I'd be happy. Turbo lag is nobody's friend.

Heck, just ditch the CVT for a DCT and I'd be happy.

[VarianceVQ]

I think the VQ is a fine engine but a project like this deserves something more special. Also, if you're going to add that much weight, you need moAr juice.

Now, a high-strung 3.8L VR block (sans turbos) on the other hand...

Are we talking for a production "Juke SE-R" or just in terms of this one-off?

Realistically, they may end up simply putting the new 2.0T slated to go into the next Altima (and G?) in a salable performance Juke. (But I can still hope for a VQ.)