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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 06:54 PM
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More "competition" for the CM

I doubt it'll ever come to be, but what a concept

 
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojito
I doubt it'll ever come to be, but what a concept

Yea youtube has clips also. i doubt it will ever happen, and it will cost a small fortune. i think i'll take the wrc prodrive countryman for that amount. it probably still gets better gas mileage.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 08:53 PM
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you know the cartoons where the character takes off and the rest of the body follows? Well with an engine like that in this car the frame will take off and the plastic parts, i.e. the rest of the car, will just fall to pieces .
 
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 09:17 PM
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It looks like the Batmobile went on a Krispy Kreme diet. I'll just take the GT-R, thanks! No way this thing will handle nearly as well. Still, I'd love to thrash one around for a day.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 09:28 PM
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I like the factory black out concept, though.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 12:52 AM
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A close family member of mine recently owned a Nissan vehicle. The service department at the dealership was a horrible experience. That is the very reason why we decided NOT to purchase any more Nissan vehicles. Not to mention the Nissan dealership had all the ambiance of a bowling alley with a dash of 7-11.

Walking into the Mini dealership and being greeted by a wonderful and classy MA was a breath of fresh air.

Btw, has anyone actually seen the Juke in person? It is one of the ugliest vehicles I have ever seen.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 02:42 AM
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 04:41 AM
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Originally Posted by -=gRay rAvEn=-
are those runflats on the batmobile? lol
 
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 06:28 AM
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Yea youtube has clips also. i doubt it will ever happen, and it will cost a small fortune. i think i'll take the wrc prodrive countryman for that amount. it probably still gets better gas mileage.
I doubt even a full tarmac spec WRC Countryman couldn't keep up with this wee beasty.

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It looks like the Batmobile went on a Krispy Kreme diet. I'll just take the GT-R, thanks! No way this thing will handle nearly as well. Still, I'd love to thrash one around for a day.
I would have thought that on anything other than highspeed turns the Juke R would hand the GTR a canning, shorter wheelbase, quicker turn in, it would be rather like a mordern interpertation of an 80's group b rally car.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by KiwiRob
I doubt even a full tarmac spec WRC Countryman couldn't keep up with this wee beasty.



I would have thought that on anything other than highspeed turns the Juke R would hand the GTR a canning, shorter wheelbase, quicker turn in, it would be rather like a mordern interpertation of an 80's group b rally car.
The center of gravity looks much higher, though. I get the impression it would roll around quite a bit.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 08:26 AM
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BMW / MINI should plunk an M3 engine in a CM just for hoots.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 01:22 PM
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The center of gravity looks much higher, though. I get the impression it would roll around quite a bit.
And you would think the same for a WRC Countryman in tarmac spec, but it doesn't, does it.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by -=gRay rAvEn=-

it's a batmobile space buggy
 
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Old Dec 10, 2011 | 10:01 AM
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video of it in action here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM81m...ayer_embedded#!
 
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Old Dec 10, 2011 | 10:13 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvhDv...layer_embedded
 
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 09:57 AM
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This thing is still very ugly.
 
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