Thursday 3rd May 2012

Nissan: We're going to make the Juke-R

Madcap GT-R and Juke hybrid will be built in limited numbers

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Nissan has announced that it will produce a limited run of the mad GT-R-based Juke-R crossover. And with 550hp, the production version will have more power than the original concept car.

The 3.8-litre Twin-turbo V6-powered Juke-R caused quite a stir when it was launched earlier this year, and now Nissan has announced that it will be building a limited run of production cars, on a built-to-order basis.

Three firm orders have already been taken, and Nissan is now keen to take more orders over the next four weeks, before it knuckles down to build the cars.

While the concept cars were based on a 2010 model year car, the final versions will be based on the chassis and running gear of the latest 2012 models - and the first three cars will be delivered to their new owners in late summer.

Gareth Dunsmore, Marketing Product Manager for the Juke, said: "The Juke-R was originally intended as a one-off concept to marry two of Nissan's most innovative models. But the reaction we had to the car in Dubai was amazing - people were making offers for the original on the street!

"With such a strong reaction, and with three genuine offers on the table, we decided we had to make the car a reality. We can't let down enthusiasts who are this keen to add to their collection of cars. The Juke-R has become something of a phenomenon and I'm enormously proud of the impact it has had."

If you want to have a look at why the quirky crossover has caused such an excited reaction, then take a look at Nissan's promo film of the car, below...

 

[bejc]

Really wanna see one of these on the road

[chiefski26]

Awesome ! hats off to nissan for putting it through to production.

[andycambo]

It's nuts and I love it!

[Dr G]

Hmmmm, would they do me a Veyron underneath a Citroen Berlingo?

Or perhaps an RS200 Evo in an AddyLee Sharan?

[kambites]

Fantastic to see a manufacturer doing something so utterly ridiculous again.

[Soovy]

Brilliant.

[marmite monster]

awesome ............but that video is utter cheese !

[Chriz]

Sounds great but may look out of place next to the exotic super-cars. I suspect that this will turn into a legend not dissimilar to the Renault 5 Turbo 2.

[Otispunkmeyer]

marmite monster said:

awesome ............but that video is utter cheese !

I had to turn it off... I could feel the cardiac arrest coming from all that cheese in my arteries.

[packman10_4]

Nissan GTR engined , Ray Mallock in Wellingbrough grafted all the running gear into the devolopment car.

AKA Bitzsa !

[jetpilot]

Whats the price?

[thewheelman]

As ugly as this car is, it's so batst insane, that you have to love Nissan all the more for having the stones to build it.

Good on 'em.

[gazchap]

So, how much is it?

[DanDC5]

£125k according to the Evo link I posted in the lounge by accident.

[Hoofy]

£125k?? I knew if I had to ask...

Otispunkmeyer said:

marmite monster said:

awesome ............but that video is utter cheese !

I had to turn it off... I could feel the cardiac arrest coming from all that cheese in my arteries.

Fell asleep after 2 minutes.

[ukaskew]

£125k won't cover costs surely?

[frosted]

Nissan and Toyota are coming up with the goods. Love it

[School boy]

I hope it will be at Goodwood FoS

[rhinochopig]

ukaskew said:

£125k won't cover costs surely?

Look at it as marketing budget and it becomes a bargain. It'll get more press coverage than Lotus does from their F1 dalliances at a fraction of the cost.

[nickboazracing]

Great car,great idea and it's good to see a manufacturer making something like this.

But that video is the most horrendous thing i've ever seen. What a load of rubbish. It gives you no real idea of what the juke is capable of. They could have made it with a 1.0 Panda and it would have been the same. Tosh. Such a shame.