Let a car run before driving?

[bcla]

Mine has the turbocharger, All of the Jukes sold in North America are the turbo 1.6 L. It takes forever to warm up, longer than the 2.5 L in my Rogue.

Ever heard of the Juke-R? Someone at Nissan's European division had this idea to cram a GT-R engine in a Juke and commissioned a tuning outfit to do it. Then Nissan released it as a limited production vehicle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Juke#Juke-R

I don't believe the chassis was ever designed for that kind of power. Possibly unsafe.

 

[SkaGoat]

Ever heard of the Juke-R? Someone at Nissan's European division had this idea to cram a GT-R engine in a Juke and commissioned a tuning outfit to do it. Then Nissan released it as a limited production vehicle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Juke#Juke-R

I don't believe the chassis was ever designed for that kind of power. Possibly unsafe.

Looks like the good times! The Juke's chassis is actually pretty good, they make a couple of different Nismo version, it'd probably be pretty good, I'd never pay that much for one though.

It is a WHOLE lot more than a badge. It added $2,500 to the price of the car.
I have a 2.3 140 hp PZEV, and I had a 2.0 110 hp non-PZEV, Focus same year and model. There are several differences between the two cars. In California, the PZEV's smog systems are warrantied for 15 years and 150,000 miles. The PZEV has a permanent sealed air filter. The PZEV has a much larger catalytic converter. The PZEV has a stainless steel fuel tank.

Here is an official site on how a PZEV is different.
http://www.driveclean.ca.gov/Do_Your_Research/Benefits_and_Incentives.php

Does it get better gas mileage? or just better emissions? It's not like Ford Focus is a dirty car to begin with.

 

[IndyRnRfan]

Mine has the turbocharger, All of the Jukes sold in North America are the turbo 1.6 L. It takes forever to warm up, longer than the 2.5 L in my Rogue.

Wow, I'm surprised it takes that long. Turbos builds heat quickly. I'm not up to par on the juke except for a kid who thinks its a hot rod in town but I asssume it is oil and coolant fed? This would also explain the larger type cooling capacity but it should still warm up rather quickly. I'm just surprised. Thanks for mentioning this.

 

[bcla]

Looks like the good times! The Juke's chassis is actually pretty good, they make a couple of different Nismo version, it'd probably be pretty good, I'd never pay that much for one though.

It sounded like a weird exercise to me. I really don't think the chassis was built to support 450 HP. Definitely not the 540 HP of later models or the NISMO GT-R with 600 HP. I thought the NISMO Juke was maybe a bit over 200 HP? The big V-6 didn't really fit under the hood, and they had to do a ton of stuff just to keep it from killing the occupants, including a real racing rollcage in place of the rear seats.

Auto media was allowed to test it, but apparently top speed was 160 MPH because of aerodynamic drag. Even though they lowered it and installed flared fenders, it's still too tall for supercar handling. The GT-R is remarkable with how smooth it is and how well the chassis handles the power. The Juke-R doesn't really handle the power well. That's what happens when you put in twice the power the chassis was designed for, and try to bolt on stuff. It was just sort of a "what if" exercise that they decided to actually do. You'd get the same thing if you could cram 450 HP into a Civic. Here's one review:

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/nissan-juke-r-driven-2011-01-17

3.7 seconds is still astonishingly quick, though. Ferrari 458 Italia quick. And it feels it. But in a very un-GT-Ry way. It’s utterly, utterly savage. With the throttle pinned all four wheels skitter forward with such force it feels like they’re trying to run away from the bodywork, which lifts up the whole shell several terrifying inches. Then, when you change gear, it dips momentarily while the double-clutch ‘box arranges a taller ratio, continues to charge in much the same startling vein.

The production version actually had the more powerful engine of the current GT-R. They were apparently built to order and started at over $600,000. It was basically about two dozen custom jobs.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/the-first-production-Nissan-Juke-R-is-ready-2012-10-16