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10-17-2012, 01:48 PM
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We haven't heard much about the Nissan Juke-R (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nissan%20juke-r/) since the hyper-performance crossover was confirmed for production (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/03/nissan-juke-r-to-get-limited-production-run-w-video/), but with the first example on its way to a very wealthy customer, Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/) has given us a look at Juke-R No. 001. This GT-R (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/gtr/) in a Juke's skin was originally built as a one-off concept vehicle, and now this white Juke-R is the first of only a "handful" of models that Nissan is planning to build.
As expected, the production version of the souped-up Juke (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/juke/) is a bit more powerful than the concept version displayed earlier this year. Using the 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 from the 2013 GT-R, the Juke-R will be rated at the same 545 horsepower rather than the 480 hp the Juke-R Concept had with the 2012 GT-R mill under the hood. Nissan says this will give the Juke-R a top speed of 170 miles per hour with the ability to accelerate from 0-60 mph in under three seconds.
This is the first time we've seen live images of the Juke-R in white, and the lighter coloring helps show off a few of the changes Nissan made to the exterior design. After announcing that the supercrossover would be built, Nissan looked to its European design team to fine tune the Juke-R's styling. These changes include slight tweaks being made to the front and rear fascias, redesigned side sills and wheels grabbed from the 2013 GT-R.
Nissan did announce the starting price of 400,000 euros (close to $521,000), but for those of us who can't afford this kind of money, the Juke-R will be in a new mobile game called Asphalt 7: Heat available on iPhone and Android devices. Scroll down (http://motorgen.com/2012/10/16/nissan-juke-r-ready-for-first-delivery-w-videos/#continued) to see videos of the production Juke-R in action both in the real world and in the virtual world.Continue reading Nissan Juke R ready for first delivery [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/17/nissan-juke-r-ready-for-first-delivery-w-video/)
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We haven't heard much about the Nissan Juke-R (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nissan%20juke-r/) since the hyper-performance crossover was confirmed for production (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/03/nissan-juke-r-to-get-limited-production-run-w-video/), but with the first example on its way to a very wealthy customer, Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/) has given us a look at Juke-R No. 001. This GT-R (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/gtr/) in a Juke's skin was originally built as a one-off concept vehicle, and now this white Juke-R is the first of only a "handful" of models that Nissan is planning to build.
As expected, the production version of the souped-up Juke (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/juke/) is a bit more powerful than the concept version displayed earlier this year. Using the 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 from the 2013 GT-R, the Juke-R will be rated at the same 545 horsepower rather than the 480 hp the Juke-R Concept had with the 2012 GT-R mill under the hood. Nissan says this will give the Juke-R a top speed of 170 miles per hour with the ability to accelerate from 0-60 mph in under three seconds.
This is the first time we've seen live images of the Juke-R in white, and the lighter coloring helps show off a few of the changes Nissan made to the exterior design. After announcing that the supercrossover would be built, Nissan looked to its European design team to fine tune the Juke-R's styling. These changes include slight tweaks being made to the front and rear fascias, redesigned side sills and wheels grabbed from the 2013 GT-R.
Nissan did announce the starting price of 400,000 euros (close to $521,000), but for those of us who can't afford this kind of money, the Juke-R will be in a new mobile game called Asphalt 7: Heat available on iPhone and Android devices. Scroll down (http://motorgen.com/2012/10/16/nissan-juke-r-ready-for-first-delivery-w-videos/#continued) to see videos of the production Juke-R in action both in the real world and in the virtual world.Continue reading Nissan Juke R ready for first delivery [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/17/nissan-juke-r-ready-for-first-delivery-w-video/)
Nissan Juke R ready for first delivery [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/17/nissan-juke-r-ready-for-first-delivery-w-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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