From an engineering standpoint, this "thing" deserves a lot of respect. If they can figure out and fix the flaws AND then make it good looking, then more would like it.
As much as I dislike the looks of a Juke, I always love these mad, concept super-cars, the VW Golf W12 will always remain one of my favorite cars, just because of how insane it is
+muhammed abbas maybe a lot cheaper to buy a gtr and a juke and drop them off at a tuning garage and let those people build it for you.... and i think still have 200 grand left of gas and tires
For someone who never goes to the track. I bet this car would be a lot better. This is a very track day biased review. On the street. This car would work.
General jukes aren't slow cars. They've got some pull to them. I've had a juke tekna for a while which is top spec apart from the nismo. Friend has a Mercedes a class...paid the same price and both drive in leather interiors with turbo engines...but the gadgets and gizmos in the jukes out do the a class ten to one. He's said ever since he regrets not getting a juke. He paid for the Merc badge. The juke haters would be surprised how decent the car actually is.
Couldn’t agree more mate, got a Juke Tekna too and people take the piss, but when they get in it and you take them out in it, they soon change their minds
I like the way it looks and I just own a Nissan Juke myself. Instead of scrapping the project altogether why not sell the body kit as Juke's wide body kit and let speed junkies sort out which engine to swap.
Why did not re-invent the Pulsar like they did in the 90's? Those were insane Nissan build a new Pulsar not why not just try the R version of that? It'd sell like free i phones give away!
the juke looks nice in certain trim and this R version looks like it means business. if i was rich id add it to the collection, but as that will likely never happen, nissan has given us the nismo s and rs. . saying all that though, i sat in one for the first time awhile back and didnt like it lol
Wow it's actually heavier then the gtr? Fuck that's sad because I thought it would have been a nice trade off for those who wanted 4 door gtrs that are light even if the handling and aero was sacrificed a bit. Never mind.
i own a Juke SL, and i would buy a faster juke in a heartbeat. that's why i'm saving up to buy the Nismo. it's the feeling behind the wheel that counts.
I like the car out of all my supercharged cars its different for a small turbo cross over different is good get tired of the same plus not a lot of people like them or have them so that's good for me
Maybe like Kia, Nissan could load this with some guys in Frog costumes and a crackin' sound track and make an awesome commercial. Afterall, the Kia Soul is the 2nd most popular vehicle for Kia in the USA, even if it looks like a toaster. I think a Honda Element looks better but Honda marketing ignores anything besides an Accord or a Civic here in the USA.
Like Jason said, interesting engineering project but senseless in real world. I'd rather have the R35 and use some of the leftover 300k on one of those many 1000hp packages that have popped up since...
#FifthGear What do I think of the Nissan Juke-R? I think it serves a similar, more masculine market as the Range Rover Evoque. If Nissan can vastly reduce the cost of manufacture and bring out something related, this, with less of a relation to the GT-R then it may serve more of an upper-class commuter market.. but wait! Is this not already here? Nissan have already got the standard Juke, and the Juke Nismo. For just £20,500 why would I want the Juke-R, when I can have the Juke Nismo AND a GT-R for less?! I agree, interesting project and I enjoy the concept, but unfortunately a waste of money. They may fare better putting their research into the hatchback market that competes with the clio, punto, fiesta etc.. but take it away from the Micra.
All the Jukes in America they thought teenagers would buy, unfortunately all the sales go to people 59 years old or older. I see mostly women 60+ driving them. Maybe sell a Nismo model some more might get sold, grin.
You can't buy a juke for 10k lol top range one like the Tekna is similar price to a Mercedes a class and the nismo is a lot more again. Think they start at about 13k but you're talking basic basic no air con model for that.
Oh boy how about that they took a gtr chassis and put it under a juke there's alot of words that can be used to describe the juke beautiful is NOT ONE of them that thing is UGLY what the hell was Nissan thinking I bet the designer who came up with that is locked in a dungeon somewhere I mean come on if Nissan is going to do something like this put it under a maxima or even a pathfinder 370z maybe
Am I the only one who actually likes the way it looks? 😂
+Karen Ramone00 yes maybe ! haha
I love it.
I love the look
ur not alone
Looks beast! I need to customize mine lol
I DIDN'T LIKE THE FIRST JUKE BUT AFTER TESTING THE JUKE R,I FELT LIKE A MOVIE STAR
I expected Fifth Gear to have no charming presenters at all, i am impressed, this guy is a very fun presenter to watch
Lol, Tiff and Vicki were from Old Top Gear.
If Nissan had used the Cube body this wouldve been epic!
Juan Carlos Imagine that!! Sod the Juke, I need THAT!
Fact hahahahahaha
Whoever that Nissan engineer whose crazy enough to bolt a GTR engine on a freaking Juke must've felt something special.
I have a 2013 juke nismo and it runs better than it needs to. I can't imagine how squirrelly the juke r would be.
From an engineering standpoint, this "thing" deserves a lot of respect.
If they can figure out and fix the flaws AND then make it good looking, then more would like it.
great thought with the juke R but can you imagine the GTR engine/trans/driveline in a 370s roadster or even a frontier or titan? would be a riot!!!
Just twin turbo a 370z Nismo edition and you basically have a rear wheel drive version anyway :)
Just rb swap it or ls3
As much as I dislike the looks of a Juke, I always love these mad, concept super-cars, the VW Golf W12 will always remain one of my favorite cars, just because of how insane it is
God I love these things. I love Frankenstein cars like this and have enjoyed seeing these kick ass at that Russian 500 Unlimited event
Fifth Gears best presenter, thanks Jason
i love the juke r
+Corey Forde Me too! it made me want it so badly, but for 400 grands, I think I will stuck to my 1994 sentra!
+muhammed abbas maybe a lot cheaper to buy a gtr and a juke and drop them off at a tuning garage and let those people build it for you.... and i think still have 200 grand left of gas and tires
For someone who never goes to the track. I bet this car would be a lot better. This is a very track day biased review. On the street. This car would work.
This might become a hot hatch if it's lower,a mini gtr :) nevertheless you can see alot of those in streets here in Japan.
Nissan's batmobil. Every grandma's lusty dream for shopping drives
no, that's the DeltaWing ;)
This show makes me wish I'd paid attention in school when they tried to teach me the metric system in the '70s!
The Cayenne does not have a short wheelbase
I like the juke but a better sport model at best would be for me. One guy i knew did buy one lowered it and turbocharged it. It runs and looks well.
General jukes aren't slow cars. They've got some pull to them. I've had a juke tekna for a while which is top spec apart from the nismo. Friend has a Mercedes a class...paid the same price and both drive in leather interiors with turbo engines...but the gadgets and gizmos in the jukes out do the a class ten to one. He's said ever since he regrets not getting a juke. He paid for the Merc badge. The juke haters would be surprised how decent the car actually is.
Couldn’t agree more mate, got a Juke Tekna too and people take the piss, but when they get in it and you take them out in it, they soon change their minds
In russia they tuned this thing. does 0-60 in 1.6 seconds :)
What? That is way faster than a Bugatti Veyron
Dylan The Villain the veyron isn’t the fastest car lmao
Dylan The Villain look up the dutch channel autoblog and watch their video on the nissan duke R by spilly philly engineering.
One of my dream cars
I like the way it looks and I just own a Nissan Juke myself. Instead of scrapping the project altogether why not sell the body kit as Juke's wide body kit and let speed junkies sort out which engine to swap.
Hahaha. i just saw another video of a Nissan Juke R beating a Bugatti Veyron and a Ferrari 599 GTO an a quarter mile and 1 mile run.
I saw that video too, but the Bugatti won that race buddy
Does this car have hill assist in the manual transmission? I think it doesn't which means it's a no buy
it comes only with a dual clutch transmission
Why did not re-invent the Pulsar like they did in the 90's? Those were insane Nissan build a new Pulsar not why not just try the R version of that? It'd sell like free i phones give away!
YES! The OG Pulsar GTi-R is basically the Volkswagen Golf R32 of its day.
the juke looks nice in certain trim and this R version looks like it means business. if i was rich id add it to the collection, but as that will likely never happen, nissan has given us the nismo s and rs. . saying all that though, i sat in one for the first time awhile back and didnt like it lol
How can uk get this and usa not? Just Diesel gate its way over to my state please
I feel like he should have been comparing it to the standard Juke rather than the GT-R.
Wow it's actually heavier then the gtr? Fuck that's sad because I thought it would have been a nice trade off for those who wanted 4 door gtrs that are light even if the handling and aero was sacrificed a bit. Never mind.
How cool is that.
This and the Aston Martin Cygnet V8 😍
i own a Juke SL, and i would buy a faster juke in a heartbeat. that's why i'm saving up to buy the Nismo. it's the feeling behind the wheel that counts.
The standard Juke with turbo engine isn't a particularly slow car as far as cars go
What feeling? It is just an ultra ugly FWD wannabe SUV for moms to go shopping.
どんなスーパーカーよりカッコいいジュークＲ!!
I fucking love it!
I like it, it's a fucking SUV not a Super car made to do 300km/h
Top gear: Jeremy: I have one thing to sayJames:Its ugly (Jeremy cuts in)Jeremy: Yes it absolutely horridFifth gear: I think its pretty good It nice
how much cost this thing..
New season?
I own a blue GTR R35 and a white Juke.😁😁
I like the car out of all my supercharged cars its different for a small turbo cross over different is good get tired of the same plus not a lot of people like them or have them so that's good for me
*Aerodynamics of a brick" 🤣🤣
Making out its an unsafe vehicle, well don't over drive it like your Vicky Henderson then
Maybe like Kia, Nissan could load this with some guys in Frog costumes and a crackin' sound track and make an awesome commercial. Afterall, the Kia Soul is the 2nd most popular vehicle for Kia in the USA, even if it looks like a toaster. I think a Honda Element looks better but Honda marketing ignores anything besides an Accord or a Civic here in the USA.
It looks like a cartoon squirrel version of Clint Eastwood.
Like Jason said, interesting engineering project but senseless in real world. I'd rather have the R35 and use some of the leftover 300k on one of those many 1000hp packages that have popped up since...
+Chris Dooley And also to buy a new gearbox after you use launch control and void the warranty lol
This is an old episode, they already made it less expensive and they included the turbo engine! around 30 thousand dollar u can buy one!
Imagine that you are standing infront of a traficlight and you smoke an average sportcar like an Porsche ,BMW or an Audi
Nissan still made a sport Juke in the end. The nismo version.
this is so funny because they did build the juke nismo
Cut and Shuts never drive the same !
Who in their right mind would spend over $500k on a Juke.
I love fenders
This guy sounds like Richard Hammond
#FifthGear What do I think of the Nissan Juke-R?
I think it serves a similar, more masculine market as the Range Rover Evoque. If Nissan can vastly reduce the cost of manufacture and bring out something related, this, with less of a relation to the GT-R then it may serve more of an upper-class commuter market.. but wait! Is this not already here?
Nissan have already got the standard Juke, and the Juke Nismo. For just £20,500 why would I want the Juke-R, when I can have the Juke Nismo AND a GT-R for less?!
I agree, interesting project and I enjoy the concept, but unfortunately a waste of money.
They may fare better putting their research into the hatchback market that competes with the clio, punto, fiesta etc.. but take it away from the Micra.
this juke I would own the regular Juke I wouldn't go near😀
Unrealistic in the real world, the Nismo version of the juke is a great hot hatch type of vehicle, dont need an R version lol
Great one Juke R for Boston…..
I don't know....the Cayenne is just the same. If they can sell it at a fraction of the Porsche, then why not?
i wish nissan would build the new nismo sentra instead of building a 3rd perfrormance juke...
"if it's tall and short..." LOL
I'd drive that!
nice graham watch
Massive waste of money, pointless, great review all the same 👍
It reminds me of a group b rally car
🔥🔥🔥
The Golf W12 was a better looking experiment
Oh really 2 cars in filipins there are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many of those
Why is it that when you say a Sheik, it's always they demanded to buy one. Doesn't anyone just ask nicely anymore?
Groovy indeed, different, naughty, non-sense :)
Fall in Love
It's not an R.It should be called a Juke GTR
tumbler?????????
Top Gear testing site lol
i hated this creation from the first day. thanks plato.
Did he just say 80 thousand pound chassis
Walk up to a Bowler Wildcat and tell it that it's not a sports car...... then run.
And so. . . Nissan did, with a NISMO Juke.
Surely he said 8000 pound body right?
Let's hope this doesn't make its way into production
So basically if it looks different and is not shit then you would be ok with it? .... Me to.
All the Jukes in America they thought teenagers would buy, unfortunately all the sales go to people 59 years old or older. I see mostly women 60+ driving them. Maybe sell a Nismo model some more might get sold, grin.
yet they did make one...
I like the appeal, but with a Juke? No thanks, I rather not.
Would soona just have a R35 at a fraction of the price...
Roy de Beer
£500,000 🤣🤣🤣 did they just invoice Nissan out a number and hope they would pay lol
To bad Nissan forgot how to manufacturer proper gear boxes
Now you can get one for 15k
meh half a million? you can just buy a normal juke for 10k, get a freaking 2JZ, turbocharge that beast and hit the streets
+xorkatoss lol a 2jz is already twin turbo hence the "2"Jz..
+ukfjack Depends on the model, "2" doesn't mean the number of turbos since it was available as normally aspirated as well.
You can't buy a juke for 10k lol top range one like the Tekna is similar price to a Mercedes a class and the nismo is a lot more again. Think they start at about 13k but you're talking basic basic no air con model for that.
Nice :D
If they made this it would sale becs it would beat a lot of cars
it's like a 370z-R
Oh boy how about that they took a gtr chassis and put it under a juke there's alot of words that can be used to describe the juke beautiful is NOT ONE of them that thing is UGLY what the hell was Nissan thinking I bet the designer who came up with that is locked in a dungeon somewhere I mean come on if Nissan is going to do something like this put it under a maxima or even a pathfinder 370z maybe
Jeep look like the pope mobile.
Nissan Puke :D
I diss agree
Jm imports made it happen
Ricer body kit? Check!
The Tickle Master apparently you don't know what a ricer body kit is.
The Tickle Master not rice if it's functional.
F*** it: I'd still take the GT-R
Speak for your self bring that bad girl here! Nissan! Tell the American's it's a hotrod and sell a few thousand.
I don't like Jukes, never have and never will..
Half a million pounds for that!