Nissan has announced that its Juke-R prototype will enter limited production on a build-to-order basis. Yes, really. Nissan Juke-R (2012): why so serious? The Juke-R is the result of the Nissan Europe Technical Centre in Cranfield teaming-up with UK motorsport engineering firm RML to stuff the powertrain of a Nissan GTR into a Nissan Juke bodyshell to create 'the ...
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Stephen Worthy,
07 March 2012 11:41
Nissan made constant reference to being ‘owners’ of the crossover concept during their Geneva press conference. From the Murano to the Juke, via the Qashqai, rugged urban transport has been one of its big success stories (alright, maybe not the Murano). The seven-seater Hi-Cross Concept, premiered here, showcases some of the styling ideas that Nissan could filter through to future ...
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Ben Pulman,
08 February 2012 11:30
This is the new Nissan 370Z, a facelifted version of the brawny Zed sports car that will be unveiled at the 2012 Chicago auto show today. So what’s new about the new Nissan 370Z? We’re barely into 2012 but this is the 2013 model year iteration of the 370Z. The biggest change is the new front end, the softened and ...
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Tim Pollard,
06 February 2012 13:00
Nissan will unveil the new Invitation concept car at the 2012 Geneva motor show. It's a vision of what the company's B-segment tallboy could become. Yes, it's a snapshot of a future Nissan Note. The Japanese say 'the Invitation concept underlines Nissan's commitment to the compact car segment,' indicating that they aren't going to abandon every conventional bodystyle for another ...
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Sarah-Jayne Harrison,
09 December 2011 15:46
The road-legal Nissan Juke R may never be built, but today Nissan showed off its the GT-R-powered Juke performing on track. It's a madcap one-off Juke pepped up with the GT-R's 523bhp 3.8-litre twin-turbo V6. The video below was recorded at the MIRA track in Warwickshire, as engineers had a chance to fine-tune the chassis. Brilliant! When can I buy a Juke-R? Hold your ...
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Ben Pulman,
30 November 2011 09:11
Nissan will tomorrow unveil this Nismo-tuned Juke concept car at the 2011 Tokyo motor show, and it signals the start of grand plans for the company’s motorsport arm. Nissan Motorsport (Nismo) will tune mainstream models, and this Juke show car shows how such a strategy could come to fruition. So what is Nissan’s plan for Nismo? Besides building and running ...
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Tim Pollard,
09 November 2011 16:32
Nissan – the pioneer of the modern electric car age – is to show a third iteration of its radical Pivo concept car at the 2011 Tokyo motor show. Dubbed Pivo 3 (funnily enough), the new concept is the brand's eighth EV concept car. Nissan Pivo 3: all pie in the sky? Far from it, says Nissan. Earlier Pivos have ...
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Tim Pollard,
04 October 2011 13:53
Nissan has form for creating serious bonkers mash-ups – and the new Juke-R is the latest in a long-line of go-faster humdrum models. They've dropped the turbocharged V6 from a £72k GT-R under the bonnet of a Nissan Juke, spawning a rather bonkers supercar crossover. Strictly for promotional purposes, you understand – there are no plans to sell the new ...
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Mark Hamilton,
27 June 2011 17:30
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has announced the firm's 2011-2016 business plan. The Nissan Power 88 plan aims to increase Nissan's global market share and sets strong profitability targets for Japan's No.2 carmaker. Power 88? Sounds like an FM rock station. What's Nissan's plan about? Putting aside the interesting choice of name for its latest five year plan, Nissan have two main aims ...
