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Do you remember the gift your received for your fifth anniversary? We don’t, but we can tell you what Nissan gifted its Juke with for turning five: the Juke-R 2.0. The upgraded Juke-R has just made its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and will give supercars a run for their money on the Hillclimb.
As you know, the initial Juke-R debuted last year, with Nissan UK being determined to give the small crossover a GT-R heart transplant. That 485 hp story is now behind us, with the 2.0 version borrowing the GT-R NISMO’s 600 HP version of the 3.8 twin-turbo V6.
We have no performance numbers, but the old car could hit 62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.7 seconds, while the GT-R NISMO can do the same in 2.7 seconds. Do the math.
A trained eye will easily spot the multitude of subtle changes, but to spare you the time, here’s a list of all the upgrades that make up the 2.0 package.
• Rear bumper; manufactured entirely from carbon fibre, but incorporates a visual carbon diffuser. The bumper will have new exhaust cowlings; these are manufactured from high temperature carbon
• The rear winglets are now of a one piece carbon fibre design with a visual carbon finish
• The front fenders are new shape MY2015 Juke and from standard steel
• The front and rear fender wheel arch flares are new carbon pieces blended in to the bumper and sill designs
• The side sills are a tweaked aesthetic design, manufactured from carbon fibre
• The front headlights, upper and lower, are from the new MY2015 Juke
• The tail-lights are also from the MY2015 Juke
• The bonnet is from the new MY2015 Juke and has integrated bare carbon engine cooling ducts - these are slightly repositioned from the previous Juke-R to further improve engine and turbo cooling
• The Juke-R 2.0 uses the newer design GT-R wheels rather than the previous version
• Colour is matte black as before
For now, the Juke-R 2.0 remains a concept. However, Nissan said the same when they introduced the first incarnation of the model and went on to sell a few units of their Frankenstein. Don’t ask about the price though.
We have no performance numbers, but the old car could hit 62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.7 seconds, while the GT-R NISMO can do the same in 2.7 seconds. Do the math.
A trained eye will easily spot the multitude of subtle changes, but to spare you the time, here’s a list of all the upgrades that make up the 2.0 package.
Bodywork
• Front bumper; heavily redesigned both aesthetically and functionally. The cooling apertures in the front bumper are increased in size by over 100% due to increased engine cooling demand as the vehicle now runs with an uprated 600bhp engine. The bumper is manufactured from 100% carbon fibre• Rear bumper; manufactured entirely from carbon fibre, but incorporates a visual carbon diffuser. The bumper will have new exhaust cowlings; these are manufactured from high temperature carbon
• The rear winglets are now of a one piece carbon fibre design with a visual carbon finish
• The front fenders are new shape MY2015 Juke and from standard steel
• The front and rear fender wheel arch flares are new carbon pieces blended in to the bumper and sill designs
• The side sills are a tweaked aesthetic design, manufactured from carbon fibre
• The front headlights, upper and lower, are from the new MY2015 Juke
• The tail-lights are also from the MY2015 Juke
• The bonnet is from the new MY2015 Juke and has integrated bare carbon engine cooling ducts - these are slightly repositioned from the previous Juke-R to further improve engine and turbo cooling
• The Juke-R 2.0 uses the newer design GT-R wheels rather than the previous version
• Colour is matte black as before
Interior
• No change, other than roof lining now being blackElectronics
• The headlights, tail lights and daytime running lights (DRLs) required the wiring looms of the original car to be updated to accommodate Nissan's latest lighting technologyFor now, the Juke-R 2.0 remains a concept. However, Nissan said the same when they introduced the first incarnation of the model and went on to sell a few units of their Frankenstein. Don’t ask about the price though.
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