The Nissan Juke R finally came
for to hit the track! With the build complete, engineers take Juke-R to MIRA
proving ground to check all systems work correctly before heading to Silverstone
to push the car's limits.
The Nissan Juke-R maintains
most of the body of the regular Juke, but that is where the similarities end.
This automotive mashup uses all GT-R running gear including the engine,
dual-clutch transmission, and all wheel drive system. A matte black wrap,
special aero kit, roll cage, and GT-R wheels complete the package.
Exterior
Not so different from
the already largest selling Mini SUV in Europe – the Juke – after just a year
on sale, the Juke-R has tweaks comparable to a racing model. For one it has to
accommodate the Nissan GT-R power train underneath and 20 inch RAYS forged alloy
wheels, hence the flared wheel arches.
Video Juke R testing on
the track
Interior
Totally transformed
from the usual Juke’s interior to a conventional supercar, the Juke-R sports
GT-R’s steering wheel, dials and pedals along with racing seats with five-point
safety harnesses and a race spec roll cage for additional rigidity and safety.
Keeping the same console bearing semblance to a motorcycle fuel-tank, rest of
the interior has been modified to accommodate the race specific add-ons with a
7-inch LCD touch screen driver interface adorning the centre, which displays
all gauges. Other transfers from the GT-R are the Sat Nav and the Entertainment
system.
Performance Systems
An online performance
stat calculator predicted a spectacular 3.6 second shoot from Zero to 60 miles
per hour; 11.44 seconds to cover a quarter mile and a 124 mph top speed with
the new 480 hp engine. If however, the Juke-R is lighter than the assumed
weight of 3200 lbs of the Juke for the test, the numbers may go down.
Juke-R is indeed
powered by the GT-R’s 3.8L V6 engine instead of its standard 1.6L inline, the
car literally built around the engine. And not just the engine, the Juke-R is
practically stitched together with GT-R’s components: the drive train, its
four-wheel drive controller and its racing suspension system.
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