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When we first told you about the proposed Nissan Juke-R with the engine and drivetrain from a GT-R, you thought, "grand". The only problem is building the ruddy thing.
Because if you think the Nissan GT-R conjures up its ethereal speed and stomach-shrivelling grip using witchcraft and sorcery, the following may surprise you: it uses something called ‘electronics'.
The 480bhp Nissan Juke: this is it
An army of digital helpers sit underneath the GT-R's bodyshell keeping it very straight and very fast, and transposing these into the diddy Juke requires more than a spanner and some tea. Nissan knows this. Especially since that army helps the 1700kg GT-R accelerate from 0-62mph in three seconds and a top speed of 196mph.
The videos below show a few of the engineering hurdles Nissan will have to vault in order to shoehorn said engine and gearbox and four-wheel-drive system into said crossover SUV. It's not easy, and it isn't covered by Haynes, so don't try it at home.
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Enzo3185 commented on this article
at 04:07 pm on 12 October 2011
as usual, this could look like a boring notice, but it's the way engineers make cars better, by experiment with this sort of things... by the way... i can't wait to see the Juke-R, never like the little crossover, but with the engine and electrics of the GT-R it's another sort of car, the only rival to the madness of the Renault Clio V6, indeed!!
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Satsuinkyou commented on this article
at 04:07 pm on 12 October 2011
One word: Awesome!
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k2K_mp4 commented on this article
at 04:19 pm on 12 October 2011
production prototype, please!
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monacopaul commented on this article
at 05:26 pm on 12 October 2011
could this be the first ever reasonably priced super car ? Come on Nissan and while you're at it stick one in the 370Z as well .
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327Jagfire commented on this article
at 05:40 pm on 12 October 2011
they should put that engine in 370z they could call it the 370z rr
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