Rumours are rife that Nissan has approved production of its insane
JUKE-R NISMO 2.0 that recently made its debut at the UK's Goodwood
Festival of Speed.
Packing the same 441kW/650Nm 3.8-litre
twin-turbo V6 from the GT-R NISMO supercar, the rebooted JUKE packs
almost 80kW more than the original limited-edition JUKE-R released in
2012.
With the added power expect the new GT-R enhanced crossover
to hit 100km/h in less than three seconds, beating the original
JUKE-R’s 3.7-second time. Top speed is, again, expected to be limited at
257km/h.
Differing significantly to the regular JUKE are new
carbon-fibre bumpers – with bigger air inlets up front and a lower rear
diffuser. There’s also a new carbon-fibre tailgate spoiler, side skirts
and even wider wheel-arch extensions.
While many car websites
announced that Nissan had confirmed a limited run of 17 cars,
motoring.com.au spoke to Nissan UK which was adamant that no
announcement had yet made.
Thought to be handmade, like the
original JUKE-R of which only three examples were sold, the new JUKE-R
NISMO is expected to cost around $600,000 apiece -- even if production
was increased to a batch of 17 cars.
The mad all-wheel drive
JUKE-R should not be confused with the tamer JUKE NISMO or JUKE NISMO RS
production models sold in the UK, where they were powered by tweaked
versions of the 1.6-litre turbo-petrol four found in the standard JUKE
Ti-S, but offering up to 160kW and 280Nm in front- and all-wheel drive
form.
The JUKE NISMO is expected to be part of a three-model
NISMO model range to be launched here, including the GT-R NISMO and 370Z
NISMO.