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Nissan Juke R: The engine of the GT-R Cup

Here is an equation that was not easy to realize, is that of placing the heart of the GT-R cut under the hood of the Nissan Juke very original.

You will guess the recess below and the geometry of the small car had to be completely redesigned.

To realize this feat, the engineers of the NTC-E (Nissan Technical Center for Europe or European Technical Center Nissan) were associated to the stable RML transforms and engages Nissan brand cars for the race, the 24 Hours of Mans and the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) since 1990.

The relatively denude interior of Juke R receives bucket seats with harness of competition has five points, an impressive arch safety and instrumentation GT-R cut.

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Aesthetically, the Juke R inherits shields and redraw Reinforced body which are associated with the deflectors not necessarily pretty, but whose effectiveness must be exemplary. The wing mounted on the roof is in two sections. Wheels Rays 20 "GT-R cut are also part of this new set.

For the occasion, the very original Nissan Juke receives the engine cut fiery GT-R, the 3.8-liter V6 biturbo whose power is 530 horsepower with a torque of 448 lb-ft. An automatic six-speed gearbox completes the whole.

The Nissan Juke R benefited also from the integral traction.

Only two models will be built, one with a straight line while the other will benefit from a left hand drive.

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