Thursday 18th December 2014

Nissan Juke NISMO RS launched

Six-speed manual, limited-slip diff, 218hp and £22K; the oddball hot hatch gains some credibility!

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We all know why the Nissan Juke NISMO RS is more important to hot hatch fans than simply the sum of its parts. It is quite closely related to the Renaultsport Clio and, well, that's hardly set the hot hatch world alight. If the Juke can be enhanced then it must be possible with the Clio too, right?

Nissan releasing few images. Funny that

As a quick reminder, the main changes for the RS Juke are more power and torque, bigger brakes, retuned springs and dampers plus a mechanical limited-slip differential. Interestingly, the two-wheel drive Juke has a six-speed manual gearbox whereas the four-wheel driven model gets the Xtronic auto and less torque. Surely a Renaultsport Clio with a manual and the diff can't be too hard?

The NISMO RS is on sale now from £21,995, actually a fairly modest jump from the £20,500 the Juke NISMO used to cost. Used to? Yes, the RS has replaced the regular NISMO in the Juke range. So come on Renaultsport; take the initiative, replace the existing car with an RS220 Clio and we'll forget all about this little blip.

 

[WCZ]

£1500 for bigger breaks more power, upgraded suspension and an LSD

an absolute no brainer.