Nissan Juke News
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Before heading to the Nürburgring to compete at the German circuit’s 24 hour endurance race last weekend, Nissan’s original GT Academy winner Lucas Ordonez took some time out to test the 545-horsepower Nissan Juke-R crossover on Norway’s Losna Isbane ice tracks. Having grown up in Spain, driving on ice is something Ordonez had never encountered before and it’s easy to see his excitement at the opportunity in the start of this video. Fortunately for him, the Juke-R he drives benefits from the Nissan GT-R’s advanced ATTESA E-TS all-wheel drive system. In...
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545-Horsepower Nissan Juke-R Entering Production: Official
Nissan has announced that its insane Juke-R super-crossover will be built, but in a very limited run and on a build-to-order basis. The production version will stay true to the original concept, complete with a twin-turbocharged V-6 engine sourced from a GT-R supercar, advanced all-wheel drive...
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Nissan Juke-R Dukes It Out With Supercars On Dubai Streets
Calling this a "street race" vitiates the term, but the sort of paved rallycross-like event shows the Nissan Juke-R doing battle with--and beating--a small pack of supercars, free of musical ruination and stuffed full of exhaust notes, screaming tires, and, of course, body roll. Yes, the Juke-R's...
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Nissan Documents The Creation Of The Juke-R: Video
Nissan wants us to remember that the Juke-R is the fastest crossover that you can't buy, and it's released a new video giving an overview of the Juke-R project.
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The Juke R-Inspired Tuning Commences: Fox Marketing's 400-HP Juke
Tuner Fox Marketing has stepped up to build a Juke R-inspired modified Juke.
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Nissan Fields Facebook Questions On The Juke-R: Video
Nissan has been fielding fan-submitted questions about the Juke-R, which should be a fixture at motorsport events throughout 2012.
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A faulty turbo sensor bracket on certain models of the 2011 Nissan Juke crossover may brake, potentially causing the vehicle to stall.
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Nissan UK's secret Juke-R reportedly riles Japan headquarters
The Nissan Juke-R, the mental little mashup of the GT-R and the funky Juke compact crossover, is one of the least likely yet most awesome creations of 2011. It turns out, however, that it wasn't an official program, and the British division that built it is apparently in hot water with the home...
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Nissan Juke-R Video: Shakedown And Testing
The final video in the Nissan Juke-R build series takes us through shakedown and testing of the uber-crossover.
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Nissan's Juke-R Laps Silverstone In The Rain: Video
Nissan hasn't released any on-track videos of the Juke-R yet, but Spain's Autohebdo Sport has released a quick video of their time behind the wheel.
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Nissan Juke Nismo On The Way For 2013: Report
With our appetite whetted by the trickle of Nissan Juke-R information heading our way, a high-performance version of Nissan's crossover looks mighty appealing right now. Official Nissan tuner Nismo could be set to grant our wishes in 2013 with a possible Nissan Juke Nismo. Based on the aggressive...
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Nissan Juke-R Video: Finishing Touches
Episode nine of the Juke-R build series details the work that went into converting the uber-crossover from a near-race car to a near-production car.
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Nissan is expanding its Nismo tuning arm, promising Nismo versions of mainstream Nissan models beginning with the Juke crossover.
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Nissan Juke-R Video: Handling
In the next-to-last installment of the Juke-R build video series, Nissan shows us what it takes to make the Juke-R handle like a GT-R.
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Completed Nissan Juke-R Concept Ready To Hit The Road: Video
Nissan has released a video showing us with the Juke-R looks like and, more importantly, sounds like.
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Nissan Juke-R Video: Body Styling
The latest video in Nissan's Juke-R build series shows the work necessary to fabricate and mount the Juke-R's distinctive body kit.
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Nissan Juke-R Video: Seat Fitting And Ergonomics
This week, RML concentrates on completing the interior of the Juke R, which will use aftermarket seats with GT-R controls and instruments embedded in a Nissan Juke dashboard.
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Nissan Juke-R Video: Gearbox And Drivetrain
This week's video shows the challenges of adapting the GT-R's driveline to the Juke platform.
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This week's installment of the Nissan Juke-R build video series shows fitting the engine into the body, and working out the details of airflow to keep the engine cool.
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2012 Nissan Juke Priced From $19,770
Nissan’s unique Juke crossover sees a slight price rise in 2012 but otherwise there are no major changes. Pricing for the 2012 Nissan Juke will start at $19,770 for the base Juke S model with a CVT and front-wheel drive, and top out at $25,550 for the Juke SL with a CVT and all-wheel drive...
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2011 Nissan Juke-R Concept Revealed
Nissan has taken the wraps off its outright nutty Juke-R concept, choosing a low-key media launch of the European Qashqai crossover in Malaga, Spain, to roll out this sinister monstrosity. In addition to the surprise unveiling Nissan also announced that two Juke-Rs will be created, one in left-hand...
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Nissan Juke-R Video: The Build Begins
In this week's Juke-R video installment, the staff at RML begin building the Nissan Juke-R from a Juke body shell and a lot of steel tubing.
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Nissan Juke-R Video: GT-R Tech Beyond The Drivetrain
The headline feature of the truly nutty Nissan Juke-R Concept is obviously the twin-turbo V-6 powertrain lifted straight out of the Nissan GT-R. But that's not the only tech the Juke-R gets from Godzilla. It also gets the GT-R's advanced traction control and dynamics logic, to help control all of...
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Nissan GT-R Based Juke-R Concept May Spawn Tamer Production Version
Nissan is working on a project based around shoehorning the mighty GT-R drivetrain into the body of a Juke crossover. One might wonder why Nissan would go to such great lengths to pull off such a feat, but for the Japanese automaker and its engineers the reason is simple: to drum up excitement and...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran