Juke R... Why?

I guess the answer is because they could...

Love what looks like retro 1970s 4x4 rubber fender flares...

This might have been killer in a Maxima body to make it a real 4DSC...

Scott

I think I just puked a little in my mouth.

You ask why put a huge engine into a little silly econobox/SUV/thing?

Hi, welcome to the GRM boards We got people stuffing Jag V12s into MGBs and Northstar V8s into MR2s, so yea, this isn't that exciting.

I really like the idea of the Juke, but the front end just kills it for me.

Love nothing about that except the color would look nice on my BBQ grill.

I think it is all kinds of awesome.

I actually kinda like it.

I feel as though I should perform Seppuku for admitting it.

N Sperlo wrote: I think I just JUKE'D a little in my mouth.

FTFY

Also, WHY NOT?

i am going to end up with a juke at some point

Sigh. If only Nissan would put that kind of effort into something the size of the Versa, they would have a pretty cool little car on their hands.

I like it! It looks like a car Tim Burton would pen for Danny DeVito's kids.

jstein77 wrote: Sigh. If only Nissan would put that kind of effort into something the size of the Versa, they would have a pretty cool little car on their hands.

I don't think the Juke is much bigger than a Versa. They're pretty tiny.

Why? Because Pontiac built a concept Aztek (the reigning ugliest SUV ever) with C5R running gear, so obviously Nissan had to build a Juke (contender for the ugliest SUV ever) with GTR running gear. (Although both concepts look much better than their stock versions).

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Bob

Its a normal hood and a Murano grill away from being decent.

Maroon92 wrote:

N Sperlo wrote: I think I just JUKE'D a little in my mouth.

FTFY

LOLZ

"Juke R... Why?"

noddaz wrote: I guess the answer is because they could... Love what looks like retro 1970s 4x4 rubber fender flares... This might have been killer in a Maxima body to make it a real 4DSC... Scott

I......I want to like it.

But I am no fan of the GTR.

The front end is all out of proportion, and what is with the series of oval-holes in lower front "grille"?

But the kicker for me is: The 3-step fender flares.

1 step is great.

2 steps are okay.

3 are way, way too many!

I kind of like it. In a cute handicapped girl with braces kind of way.

I'm wondering WHY don't they offer that in the dealerships?! LOL Have you been followign the build on youtube? It's awesome!!!

http://www.youtube.com/user/NissanJuke

Same reason they did the Micra R. Same people, too, if I'm not mistaken.

The world is a better place for cars like this. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go work on my LS1-powered MGB with Miata suspension...

Weird.

I think I like the looks of the Aztevette better than the Juke-R, but the build videos are pretty cool, they've done lots of racecar things like change the seating position and the guages, swapped over the whole GTR instument package into the Juke bezels and such. It certainly is an engineering and car building feat.

I like that Micra R...

About the Juke... While I appreciate the whole cramming go-fast goodies in an un-assuming package, I just don't get why a Juke was chosen for this transplant...