Look! Down on the Ground! It's Super Juke!
Nissan Europe goes Frankenstein with the Juke, GT-R.
What do you get when you add a front splitter, dual rear wing, larger alloy wheels and beefed-up wheel arches to a Nissan Juke? Why, a sillier-looking Juke, of course. But when you add all that, plus a detuned version of Godzilla's 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V6 engine putting out 480 brake horsepower (down from the GT-R's 530 bhp) for a zero-to-60 sprint time of less than four seconds, you get something else entirely. You get the "Super Juke."Jalopnik broke this story today, citing unnamed sources that provided the early details of the officially sanctioned swap-project; CarScoop followed up with Nissan Europe representative Gabi Whitfield, who replied with an email stating the following:
"I can confirm there is a project driven by Nissan Europe to create a Super Juke. I can't confirm any other details at this time, but expect more information next week."
That's about all we know right now. Jalopnik says we'll see it by end of year, but whether that's as a concept vehicle or a special limited-edition vehicle is not yet clear.
Interesting concept, fun looking at least...
I can only imagine the sticker price required to make this functional and profitable.
No way would I pay 40-50-60K for a juke.
At the HP / Weight you can figure 1800 a year or more in insurance for a Juke?
Looks like a wanna-be rally car 2 fast 2 furious sorta thang bro....
It looks fiesty. I'll bet it's a hoot to drive.
Jalopnik says we'll see it by end of year, but whether that's as a concept vehicle or a special limited-edition vehicle is not yet clear.
The big question is, in what market will it be seen? I have my doubts it will be in the U.S. Maybe as a concept but not for production.EXPLORE NEW CARS
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