Stuntman Terry Grant set a world record with a Juke NISMO RS, the sportier version of the Nissan Juke, at this year’s Festival of Speed (FoS) in England. Grant had six attempts to beat his previous record of fastest mile while balanced on two wheels, but he only needed one. In 2 minutes and 10 seconds, Grant successfully navigated the Goodwood hillclimb course.
This was a reduction of 45 seconds compared to Grant’s previous record, something he was very pleased about. "I was shocked at how much faster the JUKE NISMO RS was, and to take 45 seconds off what was already a quick time, was unbelievable," said Grant. "To break it by so much on my first attempt was a great way to kick off the weekend, and I'm looking forward to seeing if I can go faster."
The Juke NISMO RS is the performance version of the Nissan Juke, a result of a combination between Nissan’s motorsport heritage and its popular crossover model. But the Juke NISMO wasn’t the only amazing vehicle at the Festival of Speed. The JUKE-R 2.0 concept car made its world debut there as well, four years after the birth of Nissan’s JUKE-R, the world’s first crossover supercar. As impressive as the JUKE-R 2.0 is, however, no one’s driven it uphill on two wheels before. It looks like we’ll have to wait until Terry Grant decides to break his latest record to see that…
Be sure to stop by Sheehy Nissan of Mechanicsville to get a look for yourself at the Nissan Juke, as well as Nissan’s other amazing models. (But if you were planning beating Grant’s record on your test drive, you may want to reconsider…)
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